Strong Dance Studios mission is to create confident kids through dance. In order to fulfill that goal, the studio highlights a confident dancer every month. The studio interviews them and then post their interview, along with their headshot, on a “Wall of Fame.” This month’s dancer is Giselle, an 11-year-old who is also Vice President of her school’s Student Council. Here’s what she had to say:
Q: Where does your name come from?
‘My name originates in France. Fun Fact: There is a romantic ballet production of my name – ‘Giselle’’
Q: Why do you love dance?
‘I love dance because I can become a strong dancer and it helps build my confidence.’
Q: What is your biggest challenge in dance?
‘My biggest challenge in dance is to do left turns and leaps. Also getting used to doing hard combinations.
Q: What made you want to be a dancer?
‘I wanted to be a dancer because it makes me feel so energized and getting to do so many cool tricks.’
Q: When you’re not dancing, how do you like to spend your time?
‘I love to take acting classes. Also love to read. Lastly, spending time with my family is always fun.’
Q: Who inspires you to dance?
‘All my dance teachers are a big inspiration to me, but there is this one dancer Mariana [another Strong Studio dancer] who is amazing on pointe who is a big inspiration when it comes to dance.’
Congratulations Giselle on all of your achievements. You can see Giselle dance her lead role as Dr. Coppelius in Strong Dance Studio’s upcoming production of Coppelia on July 17.