Words from alumni - Kristen Rafferty

“What I love about dance is that it is what you make it. It’s not about getting the principal role, how many turns you can do, or how high you can leap. Those are the details, and they can be taught. But the way you feel when you dance, the way the stage lights blind you as you leap into darkness, the pure and beautiful emotion of that one second—these are moments that will last, that will become your passion. Dance is the expression of each girl’s beauty within…in the end; it truly is about dancing from your heart. And it is something you carry with you for the rest of your life.”