Another year has come to a close at the STUDIO and this one was bittersweet.
We had our Spring Showcase at Indigo Arts Center in downtown Savannah, which is inside an old freight station-it is a fantastic space that I look forward to working in again. All of the performances went beyond any expectation I could have had and my small, but enormously talented group of dancers left their audience in awe.
It is always hard to say goodbye to a student when they move on and this time 4 very special young women had their last performance with me, but they are heading toward some very exciting times! Alston Macgill will spend the summer at SAB and then off to the Rock School year round, Linzy Flinn will also be at the Rock year round, Katrina Dowling is heading to Boston Ballet for the summer and then she’ll be attending North Carolina School of the Arts and Siera Williams graduates high school and will attend Georgia Tech where she will also be on the Goldrush dance team!! What fantastic things lie ahead for them all.
It has truly been a great time together and my heart will be with them when they go.
Here are some shots from the show:
Janie Dutton
V, the pictures are great and the show was unbelievable! It’s sad to see your dancers leave, but they have very exciting opportunities in front of them. What a great gift you have given them. They are leaving you as strong, confident, hardworking and very talented young women. I know they will do well because of your guidance.
May 29, 2010 @ 14:36
Mary-Margaret Macgill
Teachers like you can change the course of a student’s life…We love you and you have touched Alston’s life in such a positive way.
May 29, 2010 @ 16:00
Rick Schlegel
Ms. V: Artists with your ability to instruct, motivate and convey to students your love of dance come as close to being immortal as any of us could ever be.
What you are doing at The Studio will live on in these young women, as well as those that they touch in their futures, forever. While we’ll have the pictures and tapes of Gelsey Kirkland and Darcey Bussell, we’ll have the real-life flesh and blood dancers resulting from your efforts for a much longer time. A very grateful THANK YOU for all you do with our children, as well as for dance in Savannah in general.
May 30, 2010 @ 12:32
David D
It must be so tough to be a dance teacher when your students graduate and move on. Bittersweet definately. It would make tears come to my eyes.
Jun 04, 2010 @ 18:22
tonyfalks
The likes of Miss V can really bring out the best of her students. Its really inspiring to have someone like her.
Jul 10, 2010 @ 11:42