Dances that heal: Ukrainian teacher helps the blind to adapt to life

Volodymyr Batischev used to serve in the military. Ballroom dance was his favorite hobby. In his mid-50s, he received a second degree in it and made the hobby his work. Apart from ordinary dance classes, he has special ones – for the blind. There are four adults whom Volodymyr teaches for free. I attended a class with Serhiy who lost his sight because of diabetes.

I met Volodymyr and Serhiy near a metro station. Volodymyr was explaining to his student how to get to the new location of the Dance Center studio – its main trainers Yuriy and Yana Vasyutyak…