Art Hero Maria Genne

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Maria Genne, Kairos Alive artistic director, Thursday, Jan. 24, 2013 at the Loring Park Community Center in Minneapolis, where the intergenerational dance group often practices. (MPR Photo/Jennifer Simonson) link to this photo

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Kairos Dance artistic director Maria Genne, center, rehearsing with dancers Tamara Ober, Sally Dixon, Nicholas Pawlowski and Peter Podulke, left to right, Tuesday, Jan. 15, 2013 at Loring Park Community Center. (MPR Photo/Jennifer Simonson) link to this photo

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Kairos dancer Sally Dixon rehearses Tuesday, Jan. 15, 2013 at the Loring Park Community Center. Kairos Dance is one of a few intergenerational dance companies in the country, with participants ranging in age from children to the elderly. (MPR Photo/Jennifer Simonson) link to this photo

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Kairos Dance artistic director Maria Genne, left, and members of the intergenerational dance company, rehearse for an upcoming performance Tuesday, Jan. 15, 2013 at Loring Park Community Center in Minneapolis. (MPR Photo/Jennifer Simonson) link to this photo

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During a dancing heart program for veterans, Maria Genne and Dave demonstrate a dance technique called counterbalance Thursday, Jan. 17, 2013 for a group of about 35 men in the adult day health care program. (MPR Photo/Jennifer Simonson) link to this photo

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Kairos dancer and teaching artist Nicholas Pawlowski, left, practices a dance technique called counterbalance with veterans in an adult day health care program Thursday, Jan. 17, 2013. The technique involves partners supporting and stabilizing each other. (MPR Photo/Jennifer Simonson) link to this photo

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Parker Genne, center, Maria Genne's daughter, dances with Dave, left, and Bill, right, Thursday, Jan. 17, 2013 during an Adult Day Health Care program for veterans in Richfield. (MPR Photo/Jennifer Simonson) link to this photo

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The veterans put their hands on their hearts during an exercise with the Kairos dancers Thursday, Jan. 17, 2013. (MPR Photo/Jennifer Simonson) link to this photo

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Maria Genne listens as some of the veterans share stories with the group about people who are important to them Thursday, Jan. 17, 2013 during a break from dancing. (MPR Photo/Jennifer Simonson) link to this photo

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Kairos dancer and teaching artist Peter Podulke, left, and Stan, right, sing "Call Me Maybe" during a Kairos dancing heart program for veterans Thursday, Jan. 17, 2013. (MPR Photo/Jennifer Simonson) link to this photo

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Veterans Al, left, and Stan, right, share a laugh with Kairos dancer and teaching artist Nicholas Pawlowski Thursday, Jan. 17, 2013 at VA Medical Center Adult Day Health Care program in Richfield. (MPR Photo/Jennifer Simonson) link to this photo

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Kairos artist director Maria Genne during a dancing heart program for veterans Thursday, Jan. 17, 2013 in Richfield. (MPR Photo/Jennifer Simonson) link to this photo