The past few weeks we've been busy going to dance recitals. Since I've loved to dance and teach dance for so many years, I try to stay current in what's happening in the "dance world" and support my former teachers/students at local studios.
In mid-may we went to Dance Impact's recital, to support my friend of more than 10 years, Tracee Brann. Tracee has been a huge inspiration to me and has taught me so much about dance and the art of teaching dance and studio owning. She is an amazing dancer, teacher, studio owner and ARTIST! She has taught me so much about stage presence, choreography, costuming, artistry, and how to teach this to the very young (2 year olds even!)....I wanted to support her very much...so Mom, Gary and I went. Mom and I have been going since I was a dancer myself in Naples and have always loved the hours of dance. But Gary had never beento a dance recital before and he was so excited to support me in this area of my life, which he never really knew. It was heart warming to see his reaction to the opening number, imagining me up there when I was younger. He is excited to someday watch his own daughter up there on stage (as am I!). I'm so thankful he wants to learn about it and just be there with me. I get so excited by it all!
I do miss teaching dance so much and I'm blessed with a dance studio right here IN AVE MARIA! Ave Maria Dance Academy just performed its 2nd annual recital, which was AMAZING. Considering how small our town is and how much WORK it is to put a dance program together, I am very impressed with the girls' dancing! Karen Ledesma, the owner, is a wonderful friend and I pray I can teach there someday! A few weeks later we went to another dance recital with Tracee. We went to see Maria's work and support her studio in Naples, Dance Arts by Maria. Maria actually bought "the studio" from Tracee who owned it for 10 years under the name Tracee's Dancin' Starz. Tracee sold the studio four years ago and now owns Dance Impact in Estero/South Ft. Myers, FL. It was nice to see Tracee and the girls-my how they've grown!
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