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Dance Spirit Magazine, June
2002.
Sarah Hughes now holds court on the ice, but the ballet studio used to be her second
home.
What does it take to make an Olympic champion? Over 11 years of private ballet lessons
is a good start for a sport that requires superb artistic presentation. According
to 2002 Winter Olympic Figure Skating Gold Medalist Sarah Hughes’ first ballet teacher
Roberta Senn, of Long Island, NY’s Great Neck School Of Dance, Hughes clocked in
over 1,000 ballet lessons between the ages of 3 and 14. This dance training helped
Hughes develop the breathtaking extensions and graceful arms she shows off while
gliding over the ice. Although skating eliminated Hughes’ chance of studying pointe,
Senn says, “She could have been a ballerina if she hadn’t been a skater.”
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Sarah Hughes,
Olympic Gold Medalist studied ballet at the Great neck School of Dance from age
3 to age 14. Her sister Emily placed 7th in the world Championships last year
and also studied with us for many years. Ballet lessons trained Emily & Sarah's
sprial, layback spin, leg extensions, arm positions and overall flexibility. |
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Other graduates include Isabella DeVivo who has appeared twice in the leading
role of the NY City ballet "The Nutcracker" and on Broadway with Chita
Rivera and Ashley Hod who was written up in Newsday and appeared with the NY
City Ballet in "The Nutcracker". |
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Emily Hughes
World Championship 2007
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Isabella DeVivo
Currently a member of
San Francisco Ballet |
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