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If you want to marvel, look no further than life itself. And if you want to focus on a single point of life, literally, then dance.&#8220;Think of the magic of that foot,&#8221; renowned choreographer Martha Graham once said, &#8220;comparatively small, upon which your whole weight rests. It&#8217;s a miracle, and the dance is a celebration of that miracle.&#8221;There are those who won&#8217;t dance, those who dance well, and those who perhaps should not only dance as though no one is watching, but arguably when no one is watching (a comedic case in point: Elaine on the comedy &#8220;Seinfeld&#8221;). But there is rarely a real reason you can&#8217;t dance.Say what you will about ABC TV&#8217;s highly commercialized &#8212; and dubiously titled &#8212; &#8220;Dancing with the Stars,&#8221; when double amputee Amy Purdy performed on two prosthetics in 2014, she mesmerized audiences with the elegance and emotion conveyed in performing with both legs cut off at the knees, and rightly got into the finals.Everyone may not dance, but dance is for anyone, and the point may have been driven home with particular impact when Dance Theatre of Wilkes-Barre celebrated its 10th anniversary Thursday at the F.M. Kirby Center for the Performing Arts.Along with showcasing skills of students past and present, the event included a dance for charity, with couples better known for, say, their medical or business expertise than skill at cutting a rug.These pairs vied for votes, and votes determined which charities received a chunk of $25,000 expected to be raised by the event.The big winner of the contest was Miles for Michael, an organization based in Pittston that offers financial aid to families battling cancer. Winning the most votes and thus channeling the biggest donation to that charity was Dr. Shawn Casey and his wife Michele.But there was more to the night than dance, charity and celebration. It nestled in the glossy program amid nine pages of testimonials titled &#8220;Ten years with DTWB.&#8221; It featured Mckenna, a child who did not walk until she was four, and who grapples with hearing impairment and delayed motor skills. She began her dancing lessons by watching an older sister take classes.McKenna begged for a chance to join in, got one, and made the most of it despite needing more time and attention.&#8220;As I watched the shows and rehearsals, I would think back to those doctors in Virginia who gave us very little hope for a walking, talking child,&#8221; the testimonial from the Graham family read. &#8220;Then I would look at Mckenna and her dance peers helping her. Truly a beautiful sight and a win-win for both sides of the interaction.&#8221;Now Mckenna no longer needs the extra repetitions to soar with the music. &#8220;We are so proud of her, and more importantly she is proud of herself.&#8221;This event offered proof of another Graham observation.&#8220;Every dance,&#8221; she said, &#8220;is a kind of fever chart, a graph of the heart.&#8221;If you want a miracle, look no further than the dance of life, and a life of dance.

Our voice: In this case, the magic of dance can’t be denied