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On My Mind: Words From The Publisher
By Rhee
Gold, Publisher
A
Happy – And Inspired – New Year
Dear
Friends,
Happy New
Year to all of our readers from all of us at Goldrush!
This month
we have a story that’s very close to my heart. It’s called
“Making Mirror Dance,” and the idea for it came from a
special weekend of dance I watched on our local PBS station
last October. I love learning about dance history and the
pioneers who have made an impact on our field, and the weekend
was filled with inspiration. One documentary in particular
really hit home for me. Titled Mirror Dance, it
featured twin sisters Margarita and Ramona de Saá, both former
ballerinas in Cuba. Margarita married an American, with whom
she decided to move to the United States during the Cuban
Revolution. For the next 40 years the twins never saw each
other. Though their lives took different paths, they stayed in
the ballet world and both became teachers. Mirror Dance
reunited the sisters, and as the camera captures them together
in the studio, it is obvious that despite their separation
they still share the same passion for ballet. As I watched
them observing students from Cuba’s National Ballet School in
class, I was fascinated by how apparent their “twin-ness”
still was. They watched the dancers with the same expression
on their faces and in their eyes, their heads moving together,
and they both oozed with passion for the art.
Maybe it’s
because I’m a “dancing twin” myself, but I couldn’t get the de
Saá sisters out of my mind. I wanted to share their story with
you—I hope it moves you as much as it did me.
This issue
also features dance-teaching pioneers David Howard and Pattie
Obey, who have made remarkable contributions to the ballet and
jazz-dance worlds, respectively. You’ll also find
continuing-education opportunities to inspire you to be a
better teacher.
As we start
a new year, my hope is to renew your determination to be the
best teacher you can be and to help you realize that any one
of us can choose to be a pioneer who will inspire future
generations of dancers and teachers. Enjoy this issue of
Goldrush, and thanks for your continued support.
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