Debbie Evans

Forever a bright and bubbly ballerina - visiting the RDT apt

They never forget!

     What a joy to meet one of my former soloists of the Royale Dance Theatre and longtime student of the Royale Dance Academie.  I hadn't seen Debbie in ages, but I was asssured that her enthusiasm for life and love of the ballet had not ceased since she her first demi plie at the Bieler Rd barre.  

     She had more fun memories to share, esecially of our guest artists than I had ever imagined, playing various major roles in "Firebird", "Snow Maiden", "Swan Lake", and even way back when we did "La Boutique Fantasque."  

  

Ah those Vaganova-trained hands!

I am truly proud of Debbie's many accomplishments - a second grade teacher in Maryland (what lucky students), a ballet and character teacher for various schools, and an accomplished writer and editor as well.  She is writing a very detailed article about our former guest artist Yurek Lazowski  for a prestigious dance magazine and I was happy to share my photo collection of Yurek.
     As we gather in Washington DC, Oct 5, at the Ballet Russe exhibit (Natonal Gallery of art) with Yurek's daughter Vicki and former student Sandy Perez Fleitell, now a professor of dance at Towson U, many wonderful memories will emerge, I'm sure.
     We read my rendition of "Sir Gawain and the Green Knight"  while munching on Chinese.  Debbie urged me to get my poems, essays and stories on ebooks. What great encouragement from a fine writer and teacher.
     For many years, I encouraged her to become a fine dancer...so I guess what goes around, comes around.  Thanks Debbie
     

Old photo retrieved from files  L-R Mary Frank, Sandy Perez, Debbie, Kathy McGowan PAS DE QUATRE