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A dance ‘recital’ the coronavirus couldn’t stop

B'Ella Ballerina Dance Academy in North Philly just improvised with an hourlong procession of decorated vehicles, with costumed dancers hanging out of windows, poking through sunroofs — even bursting from open trunks,

Students pass the B'ella Ballerina Dance Academy during the studio's drive-by recital May 24, 2020. They usually have an end of year recital and banquet but the coronavirus pandemic changed that this year. But owner/founder Roneisha Smith-Davis said "the show must go on!"

Just in a different way.
Students pass the B'ella Ballerina Dance Academy during the studio's drive-by recital May 24, 2020. They usually have an end of year recital and banquet but the coronavirus pandemic changed that this year. But owner/founder Roneisha Smith-Davis said "the show must go on!" Just in a different way.Read moreTOM GRALISH / Staff Photographer