Featured Dancer of the Month

August / September 2001- Feature Dancer - Samantha Benoit

Age: 13

Years Dancing: Since Age 3

Style of Dance Studied: Ballet

Place of Study: Magda Auñon’s School of Ballet

Additional Studies: SERBA (Southeastern Region Ballet Association)- a conglomerate of dance companies that both study and perform

Ballets Perfomed: Nutcracker, Snow White, Sleeping Beauty, Cinderella, and Coppelia

Get to the Core (GTC): What do you enjoy most about ballet?
Sam: The ability to express your personality through dance.

GTC: What was the hardest movement for you to master in Ballet?
Sam: Turns.

GTC: What are your future goals:
Sam: Either dance professionally, or study Physical Therapy (dance rehab.)

GTC: What advice would you give to dancers to stay injury-free?
Sam: Stretch, and stay conditioned.