From Barre to the Stage

As part of the 40th Anniversary Heritage Photos series, Karen shared memories of her daughter training at BBT.

I remember how excited Nina felt learning how to do barre work in her first pair of pointe shoes. She didn't want to take them off!

Spring Concert, 2013. Nina was performing in Bluebirds and felt so privileged to be able to wear her costume while selling raffle tickets for the first time during Intermission.

The Arabian dance was always one of my favorites, it was exciting to see my daughter perform in it. For Nina, the excitement came from doing her first “big girl” performance & the challenge of dancing with the scarves.