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We didn’t set out to be Different than other Studios but rather just be who we are. We have a strong value for Family and so we decided to pull it off as a Home Business where Debbie could be near the family and work out of “our home”. At times there have been challenges but it’s definitely all been worth it. We have a value for excellence in what we do as well as having a purpose. We feel an appreciation for Art in itself is an excellent vehicle for creative expression as well as communication and sometimes an even deeper message will come across in our Instruction and Performances. Above all we should always enjoy what we do for with that comes the satisfaction and pleasure of something beyond ourselves that we couldn’t have done in our own strength. Debbie taught at a Studio in Ohio that was very strong in lots and lots of Competitions. She thought that was great for some people but that would not be our Studio’s emphasis. We do work hard at putting on many Performances every year that really benefit not only the performers but the many audiences as well. Over the last several years we’ve been working hard at developing an actual senior Dance Performance Team (Company) that can Perform at many different venues throughout the year as well as someday be able to go on performing tours even in other countries. We are also now working at doing the same thing on a smaller version with a junior age Dance Team. Of course our biggest Performance is our end of the year Dance Recital (see Recitals Info). We put a lot of time and energy into this and many people have told us how rewarding it is. We usually hold this the 3rd weekend of June in a Performing Arts Center with over 35 Volunteers and workers as well as over 750 people attending. We usually do a mixture of December Holiday free Performances in house for the smaller ones and at a Mall or Seattle Center House for the older ones. Over the years we’ve done many Performances at 3 different local Senior Nursing Homes, Everett Mall, Alderwood Mall, Auburn Super Mall, Seattle Center House, Churches, Schools, Festivals, Warm Beach Lights of Christmas and Freedom Fest in Snohomish. Debbie keeps herself refreshed in training going regularly to courses, workshops, seminars, classes and performances in the Seattle area as well as other places in the US and Canada.
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