Watching a video of myself dancing, a series of thoughts run through my head: my foot is sickled and not turned out; my passe isn’t high enough and I’m not holding my back straight; my neck isn’t...
Kayla Sirlin ’19
The Westport Dance Academy held a children’s tea party at the Westport Woman’s Club to raise money for the Project Love Holiday Meal Campaign on Saturday.
The senior company...
By: Camryn Ragland ’18 and Erin Lynch ’18
While many students spend their afternoons and evenings at various sports practices or clubs, some spend their time leaping and turning at dance. These...
By Lauren Stack ’17
While most high school seniors’ work day ends at 2:15, Elizabeth Rhoads’ ’17 day just begins as she laces up her ballet shoes and makes the four hour, round-trip...
To most students at Staples High School, waking up at eight, traveling to the city and doing what you love every day seems like some sort of fantasy. But for Isabella Corridon ’19, it’s reality.
As...
Westport’s Academy of Dance presented their 33rd annual production of “The Nutcracker” at Staples on Dec. 6 and 7. There were three shows in total, with two on Dec. 6 at 3:00 and 7:00 and a matinee...
They don’t wear their team uniforms to school.
They don’t wear tee shirts advertising their shows.
They don’t dress up on Fridays, or any other day.
But if they’re picking up a pencil,...
Tonight marked the closing performance of Westport Academy of Dance’s annual production of "The Nutcracker," bringing holiday sweetness to ballet enthusiasts all over town.
“'Nutcracker' is by far...
During the day, they can be found hanging out in the cafeteria or taking notes in class. But outside of school, they are sugar plum fairies, dancing dewdrops, and shimmering snowflakes. When holiday season...
