NorthEast D.C. A lone dancer moves on a dramatically lit stage. As she solos, her face is graced with a smile. This is what Carla Perlo does when she dances - she smiles. It s like her smile alone keeps her buoyant and graceful. Of course, strength, flexibilty, discipline, and training also have something to do with it, but it s Carla s passion for dance itself that moves her through life.
Dance is the heartbeat.
It makes me know that I'm alive. No matter what's going on in the outside world, when you come into the studio or you get on to the stage there is an energy. There is a vibrancy. There s a spirit that propels you into a very special place of flying. Under her leadership and vision, Dance Place has grown from a simple dance studio to a community resource involved in the creative and civic development of its neighborhood.