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Metropolitan Ministries and the Straz Center formed a partnership to teach ballet to children 16 years ago. https://www.fox13news.com/news/metropolitan-ministries-straz-center-open-up-world-of-dance-to-elementary-students FOX 13 Tampa Bay brings you the important videos like breaking news, Tampa Bay weather, and local stories. But also plenty of fun stuff, like 'We Live Here' tips, the best of our archives, and all those 'only-in-Florida' stories. Subscribe to FOX 13 News: https://www.youtube.com/FOX13TampaBay?sub_confirmation=1 Watch more FOX 13 News video: https://fox13news.com/ Watch FOX 13 News live: https://fox13news.com/live Download our app: https://fox13news.onelink.me/Sd7G?pid=social&c=youtube&af_web_dp=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.fox13news.com%2Fapps Get our newsletter: https://www.fox13news.com/email

Hannah Box says dance has been a calming influence on her life, something she strives to pass on to her students at The Patel Conservatory. (Spectrum Bay News 9/Melissa Eichman) https://www.baynews9.com/fl/tampa/news/2022/05/06/-dance-saved-my-life---teacher-works-to-pass-her-passion-to-her-students

Straz Center teams up with Metropolitan Ministries, Hillsborough County Schools to give free ballet lessons to students.https://www.abcactionnews.com/news/region-hillsborough/straz-center-teams-with-metropolitan-ministries-hillsborough-schools-to-give-free-ballet-lessons

After almost two years of this pandemic, many young people have had a difficult time with their mental well-being. So ABC Action News spoke with dance teachers who are using dance to not only help themselves in difficult times but others too.