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Now, the 25th anniversary cele-
bration of Arts Access, held in No-
vember 2018. “I couldn’t believe
what Corey Bliss, the dance facili-
tator, was able to accomplish with
Carly,” says Toni Finley. “It was be-
yond my expectations.” Bliss, now
Client Services & Studio Manager
for DanceBody in Brooklyn, de-
scribes Carly as “very hands-on as
a dancer and choreographer. She
absolutely loves music, and it was
great to watch herdiscover how to
add her body as another instru-
ment to the melodies she con-
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nects to most. Her favorite genres
are classical and country. That was
a very interesting contrast that she
explored in her sessions . . . Her
signals were very subtle -- a slight
hand squeeze or a smile -- but her
intention was always undeniably
clear.”
 Villacis has been coming to Arts
Access for eight years. What she
likes most about the program is
that, “I can be myself, be the per-
son that I truly am.” She particu-
larly likes to create digital art and
sculptures. “It’s fun and exciting.”
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