Dancing, Dancing, Dancing, Dancing

My 17 year old step-daughter Shelby has been involved in with this dance theatre for a few years now. She loves dancing and she is a great dancer. She has been dancing most of her life. For Shelby, dancing is not an extra-curricular but rather it is her life because everywhere she is, she is always thinking about dancing.

She even dance around at home and I can see that dancing is an outlet for her. Whenever she is having a rough day, she just dance and let all of her emotions out. She comes home relaxed but still energetic. (I just don't know where she gets all of the energy).

When Shelby got involved in Columbus Dance Theatre, she got accepted into the ITP (Intensive Training Program) which was for dancers who were serious about making ballet a professional career. Last summer, Shelby got moved up when the director of the company at Columbus Dance Theatre selected all of the ITP students to an "apprentice level" as part of the professional dancers. She became an "apprentice" which basically means she helps out the Columbus Dance Theatre including teaching pre-ballet classes and under-study training programs. On top of her dancing, she is a full-time high-school student making good grades (which I am proud of her). She also have a very active social life with friends. She is your typical normal teenager who is very busy and very active. She is having a wonderful time and she also developed wonderful friendship with other dancers and students at school.

Since dancing her Shelby's life and her passion, I do dream of her to open her own studio years down the road and teach children how to dance. She plans to study choreography in college along with her other majors she might be considering.

Right now, Columbus Dance Theatre is her "dance home" where she lives while dancing. Columbus Dance Theatre is a contemporary ballet company, school, and local arts presenter, founded in 1998 by Artistic Director Tim Veach. Columbus Dance Theatre has two locations in Columbus:
Columbus Dance Theatre 592 E. Main St. Columbus, OH 43215 (614) 849-0227
The School of Columbus Dance Theatre 2468 E. Main St. Bexley, OH 43209 (614) 231-0227

For those who live in Central Ohio, you can come and watch. Upcoming performances will be:
Ten Cents a Dance = February 15th and 16th
New Dance Project = April 4th and 5th
Dancing Alone = April 18th, 19th & 20th
Tenth Anniversary Concert = May 16th & 17th

For more details, please go here: Upcoming Dance Performances

By the way, my wife is proud to work for Columbus Dance Theatre. She works there part-time and she enjoys being around dancers and helping new students get into the programs. She works with students' parents when working out class schedules and paperwork. Carole is a busy woman there and sometimes I get drafted to help out when needed. *grin*
Shelby on second from left, in the back. "ITP Spring Performance"
"CDT as Des Grisettes"