'Sayaw ng Puso', dokumentaryo ni Kara David, ngayong Sabado sa 'I-Witness'

I-WITNESS
“Sayaw ng Puso”
dokumentaryo ni Kara David
December 7, 2019
Sabado, 11:15pm

Sayaw nga raw ang sinasabing himig ng kaluluwa. Sa bawat indayog ng katawan, puso ang nangungusap.

Iniwan ni Marie ang kanyang trabaho bilang nurse para tutukan ang pag-aalaga sa bunsong anak niyang si Hart. Ipinanganak si Hart na may Down Syndrome. Hindi man niya tanggap noong una, itinuturing ngayon ni Marie na biyaya ang pagdating ni Hart sa buhay nila.

Takot na muling mawala, kasa-kasama ni Sita ang anak na si Jeter sa pagtitinda sa palengke. Gipit man sa buhay, iginagapang ni Sita ang pag-aaral ni Jeter. May autism si Jeter at naniniwala si Sita na kakayanin ni Jeter makipagsabayan sa iba.

Tuwing Sabado, kasama ang kanilang mga magulang, nagkikita-kita sina Hart, Jeter, at iba pang PSN o people with special needs para sumayaw.

Nagsasagawa ng libreng dance movement therapy ang The Heart at Play Foundation para sa mga batang may autism, Down syndrome, cerebral palsy, ADHD (attention deficit hyperactivity disorder), at iba pang developmental disabilities. Sa pamamagitan daw ng pagsasayaw, napapabuti ang kanilang kalusugan, natututunan nilang mamuhay nang hindi umaasa sa iba, at nagiging malaya silang ipahiwatig ang kanilang mga sarili.

Ni sa panaginip, hindi raw inakala ni Gene na kakayanin ng nag-iisang anak niyang si Ariane ang makapagkabisa ng dance steps. Ipinanganak na may Down syndrome si Ariane. Lumaki raw si Ariane na takot sa ibang tao at hindi makapagsalita nang diretso. Dahil sa pagsasayaw, magiliw na si Ariane nasasabihan na raw siya ng “I love you”.

Para kina Marie, Sita, Gene, at iba pang mga magulang tulad nila, wala raw makapapantay sa ligayang makita ang mga ngiti ng kanilang mga anak habang sama-samang sumasayaw. Dinig nila ang sinasabi ng puso sa bawat galaw. Batid nilang sa bawat pagkumpas ng kamay at pag-indak ng mga paa, walang batang maiiwan.

At sinong mag-aakalang dadalhin sila sa Singapore ng bawat hakbang nila?

Ngayong Sabado pagkatapos ng Studio 7, inihahandog ng I-Witness ang kanilang kuwento at paglalakbay sa “Sayaw ng Puso”, isang dokumentaryo ni Kara David.

ENGLISH VERSION
I-WITNESS
“Sayaw ng Puso”
a documentary by Kara David
December 7, 2019
Saturday, 11:15pm

No child should be left behind.

Marie left her job as a nurse to focus on taking care of her youngest son, Hart. Hart was born with Down syndrome. At first it was difficult for Marie to accept Hart’s condition but later she realized that Hart is a blessing in their lives.

Afraid to lose his son again, Sita always brings her son Jeter with her. Sita supports Jeter’s education by selling meat at the market. Jeter was born with autism but Sita believes that through education, Jeter can be independent and achieve his dreams someday.

Every Saturday, together with their parents, Hart and Jeter meet to dance.

Dancing is often seen as a strenuous sport, only suited for able-bodied people who can memorize different choreographies while focusing on coordination and balance. But The Heart at Play Foundation (THP), an organization that gives dance movement therapy to children with autism, Down syndrome, cerebral palsy, ADHD (attention deficit hyperactivity disorder), and other developmental disabilities is determined to break these stigmas and stereotypes.

Never in her wildest imagination did Gene think that it was possible for her daughter Ariane -  born with Down syndrome and challenged in communication - to learn complicated dance steps. But through the dance therapy, Gene knew it was possible. And Ariane can now say to her, “I love you”.

Seeing their children actually following with ease the dance steps through The Heart at Play’s dance movement therapy is not just what makes Marie, Sita, and Gene happy and thankful.  It is really the smiles, the joy that Hart, Jeter, and Ariane show while dancing. To see them dancing is to hear their hearts speaking.

And who would have thought that their dance steps will bring them to Singapore?

Join Kara David as we know their stories this Saturday in I-Witness’ Sayaw ng Puso after Studio 7 in GMA 7.