Exit 12

After two tours in Fallujah in the Iraq War US Marine Roman Baca came home a different person His experience ravaged him with depression anxiety and anger issues With the encouragement of his wife Lisa Roman decided to return to ballet as way to cope He found that dance helped him reprogram his mind and body Now as the founder and artistic director of the Exit12 Dance Company in New York City Roman with other veterans and military families uses dance to tell stories about the effects of war Through movement and creative expression they work to not only reprogram and reclaim themselves but also change the perceptions and stereotypes of the Veteran community