It’s hard to believe that it’s time to start the countdown towards our graduating senior’s “lasts” – their graduations and final recital will be here before we know it. On the blog today: continuing this year’s Senior Features with a little bit more about the dancers you’ll see performing in the Senior Dance and a Senior Solo at recital. We love celebrating our graduating seniors!
Senior Year at The Pointe
For many dancers, dancing all the way through their senior year is a big goal and a major accomplishment – many of our graduating seniors started dancing with us when they were in preschool! We are beyond grateful for the opportunity to be a part of their lives for so long and to get to watch them grow up into confident, thoughtful, and hard-working young adults.
Senior year is a special one – many of our seniors take classes and serve as Junior Faculty at The Pointe – assisting in classes with younger students and even helping with some competition practices over studio breaks. Seniors are all featured on canvases that we’ll print and put up later this fall in the hallway that will be graduation gifts for them showcasing their well-earned skill and artistry in dance.
You’ll see our seniors dance with Miss Vanessa in a group senior dance choreographed by the dancers at the recital, and each senior will have the opportunity to perform a solo of their choice. Giving these dancers an opportunity to showcase their performance skills and experiment with choreography is one of our favorite studio traditions.
Senior Feature: Eva Bracy
Eva’s Dance Bio
Eva has been dancing at the studio for 13 years! She has been a member of our competitive program, Community Team, and also serves as an assistant teacher in classes for younger dancers.
“Eva is a smart dancer and performer – she is a student who analyzes what she’s learning and doing as she takes in new information. She asks intelligent questions that can sometimes even challenge her instructor – and we’re better for it! Her approach to learning and internalizing technique and choreography is so fun to watch. Eva takes coaching with enthusiasm, makes sure nobody in her class feels left out or like they don’t have a friend, and leaves it all on stage when she performs.”
– Miss Vanessa
In Her Own Words…
1. How long have you been dancing?
Before dancing at The Pointe, I did a summer program through the YMCA. I have been dancing at The Pointe for 13 years, and I competed for 5.
2. What is your favorite dance that you have performed?
“Hazy shade of Winter”, Jazz 5.
3. Favorite dance memory?
Choreographing the senior dance for the Holiday Showcase this year with my peers.
4. Favorite genre of dance?
Tap, because I love fast footwork.
5. Finish this sentence: I love dancing because…
It makes me feel confident.
6. What are you looking forward to the most in finishing out your senior year in dance?
Getting to know the other seniors better.
7. Plans after High School?
I plan to attend Kirkwood and major in English.
8. Advice for younger dancers?
Don’t compare yourself to other people.