Comments on the IDEA Inclusion Project.
By M. Wayne Dyer

The moments before the unveiling are the most tense. The array of panels monolithically stand motionless and give meaning and understanding to "The Law." The performers are excited, jittery, poised for action and almost breathless until the silence is broken by the sounds children, teachers, lockers slamming, sounds that are familiar in educational settings. All of the planning and hard-earned sweat, concern, and worry are dissipated in a multi-sensory moment when it is clear that control is now relinquished into the feet of the dancers. The sound, moves, and gestures give the impression of a public school environment. The dancers embrace the IDEA law with their actions, and touches until they group together as a circle. To illustrate exclusion one dancer is expelled and then attempts to come back into the circle with several frustrated attempts but with no success. The segregated dancer moves to another part of the dance floor and collapses illustrating the hurt involved with being excluded. The young people in the circle compassionately move in a circular motion around and around to encompass the segregated student. The group embraces the lone dancer and lifts him high. The music changes to a more melodic, and poetic form to illustrate the value and importance of being included. The dancers all move as if they have magical wings attached to their feet. The event is on its way and before one can ponder, delight, or absorb the vision, it is but a memory. Applause fills the void with instant gratification of the moment, the success, the performance, the law, and the students.