Dancers from the Miami City Ballet twirled through the lobby of the Advanced Pediatric Care Pavilion at Nicklaus Children’s Hospital this May. Dressed in magical costumes from productions such as Sleeping Beauty, Prince Charming and A Midsummer Night’s Dream, the pre-professional ballet dancers demonstrated basic ballet positions and movements to the young patients. All of the patients received an educational guide booklet with kid-friendly activities related to the wonderful world of dance, a magic wand and a sword.
The young patients loved meeting the dancers and learning how to point their toes, position their arms and move gracefully, just like the accomplished ballerinas!
About Nicklaus Children’s Hospital, Where Children Matter Most (2024)
Founded in 1950 by Variety Clubs International, Nicklaus Children’s Hospital is South
Florida’s only licensed specialty hospital exclusively for children, with approximately
850 attending physicians, including more than 500 pediatric subspecialists. The 307-bed
hospital is renowned for excellence in all aspects of pediatric medicine with many specialty programs
routinely ranked among the best in the nation by U.S. News & World Report since 2008. The
hospital is also home to the largest pediatric teaching program in the southeastern
United States and since 2003 has been designated an American Nurses Credentialing
Center (ANCC) Magnet facility, the nursing profession’s most prestigious institutional
honor. For more information, please visit www.nicklauschildrens.org.