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| Picture by Kelly & Bernice Bryce, 2012 |
Nineteen
years ago you took on many life changing moulding projects. A modern dancing
class filled with 3 & 4 year olds: undisciplined, unbearable, unconfident-
not for long I must add! All of us were put in line as soon as our
mothers/guardians left the studio. Thus, my first memory leads to this day where
I skipped in a circle with a bunch of hyper active young ladies.
“Point
your toes or I’ll chop them off and hang them on the washing line!’ she said. A
tough lady with a warm heart always wearing her black heels. I still do not understand
how she moved with us wearing those shoes!?
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| Picture by Kelly & Bernice Bryce, 2012 |
Auntie
Charmaine, you were always there for each and every dancing competition and
showcase. Before we jumped onto the stage, you gave us a little pat on the
bottom enhancing a sense of pride and happiness. When the enthusiasm after a
doing a solo came to the last set of eight counts, you were on the opposite
side catching us with a hug.
“I
am going to place a broomstick behind your back. Straighten it!”
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| Picture by Kelly & Bernice Bryce, 2012 |
During
exams, you were always calming our nerves with funny jokes and somehow I always
had my costume on backwards. I remembered that these incidents always placed a
smile on your face. There was no chance of getting out of our costumes picked
by Auntie Charmaine. Beware if you were chewing gum or danced around with lose
hair in her class...BIG TROUBLE!
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| Picture by Kelly & Bernice Bryce, 2012 |
I
remember when Monique (daughter) stood in for you when you were getting older.
How amazed I was at how beautifully and elegantly she moved on the floor. I
also remember your shocking facial expression when my dad picked me up from
dancing- a small world since you and him attended the same school!
Nineteen
years has past and I am still in your studio. I can tell that each and every
girl in the senior group misses you. With every step, jump or kick we take, the
instilled disciplines come to show. There is a part of you in each and every
one of us. You made all the girls fall in love with dancing; a special and
personal experience. You moulded us into who we are: disciplined, confident and
proud.
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| Picture by Kelly & Bernice Bryce, 2012 |
You
will always have a special place in our hearts. It is imprinted within all of
us until we see you again.
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| Picture by Kelly & Bernice Bryce, 2012 |
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