AND JUST LIKE THAT…IT’S A WRAP!!
Ms. Maggie here, director of Aurora Dance Arts, and I just want to take a moment to thank everyone so much for sharing in our joy in the 2025 Spring Dance Recitals. The performance weekend can be such a whirlwind of excitement, it always takes me a little while to gather my thoughts and to speak from my heart.
This year’s Recital performances were about elevation, and boy did we put on a show! With the theme of Mother Nature as our inspiration this year, each show was just jam-packed with beauty, creativity and joy. It was an honor for our dancers to perform to full houses filled with so much support and so much love.
We always watch in the wings as the magic unfolds, and as my mom always says, “same play, new actors.” Our tiniest dancers taking their first tentative yet bold steps onto the stage, having the “bug” of performance and audience applause “bite” them for the very first time. Our beginning and intermediate level dancers twirl and smile with joy, starting to come into their own, growing in literal leaps/bounds before our very eyes. Our advanced dancers blossom into leaders and command the stage with their stunning prowess and their soul-filling passion. And our gorgeous adult dance classes, that have grown larger in numbers every year, serve as a spectacular inspiration that dance is for everybody, any age, any level! We watch with awe and tear-filled eyes as some of our graduating seniors take their final bows and share their hearts under the stage lights. When each and every dancer hits that stage, they are themselves, but truly, they are also amplified, reaching for the stars!
Sometimes it feels like I almost don’t have space in my chest to hold all that I feel. And what could be better than that? As we close the curtain on this 51st season, I feel like there are some shows that shift something inside of you as an artist, an educator, and a human being. That’s where I am right now. Holding onto it so tight in my memory and my spirit. Thank you to everyone who shared the stage and bared their souls. Each and every one of you have changed my life for the better and this dance life will never stop being so very deep and profound.
We can't wait to see you back next season!
With a dancing heart full of gratitude, ~Ms. Maggie and The Staff of Aurora Dance Arts