Torah Bontrager, the founder and director of the nonprofit Amish Heritage Foundation, speaks about a scene from "Ordnung, An Amish Ballet" during a performance at The HÜG Place in Akron on Friday, Feb. 16, 2024.

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Torah Bontrager, the founder and director of the nonprofit Amish Heritage Foundation, speaks about a scene from "Ordnung, An Amish Ballet" during a performance at The HÜG Place in Akron on Friday, Feb. 16, 2024. (Ryan Loew / Ideastream Public Media)

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Dancers perform a scene from "Ordnung, An Amish Ballet" at The HÜG Place in Akron on Friday, Feb. 16, 2024. (Ryan Loew / Ideastream Public Media)

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Dancers perform a scene from "Ordnung, An Amish Ballet" at The HÜG Place in Akron on Friday, Feb. 16, 2024. (Ryan Loew / Ideastream Public Media)

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Dancers perform a scene from "Ordnung, An Amish Ballet" at The HÜG Place in Akron on Friday, Feb. 16, 2024. (Ryan Loew / Ideastream Public Media)

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Torah Bontrager, the founder and director of the nonprofit Amish Heritage Foundation, (left) and Joan Van Dyke, an Indiana University of Pennsylvania dance professor who created and choreographed "Ordnung, An Amish Ballet," answer questions from audience members at The HÜG Place in Akron on Friday, Feb. 16, 2024. (Ryan Loew / Ideastream Public Media)