I see her inside my HEART! Each day she "waltzed" into her students' lives, their smiles DANCED!  My grandma, Lydia Wade, brought us all to DANCING...DANCING with our fellow Community Members with varying abilities and levels of development. Whirling, twirling, and yes, being in Wisconsin, polkaing...CONNECTING! Grateful to carry on her Legacy and Passion for all things, "Hollywood!" 

 

 Dancing with my Grandma all my life and creating a Dance Program here in Central Florida, "Discovering Ability Through the Magic of Dance" with the Stars of Creative Dance Expressions        is an HONOR! How BLESSED am I for this Marriage between Talent: Acting, Hosting & Modeling and Dance! Connecting with Community, bringing us all to the Dance Floor of Unity, Togetherness, Reflection, Celebrating our Differences while Rejoicing in our Similarities...INSPIRATION!

 

"We can never know how close at hand our Dreams are. Don't stop until you've reached them ALL!" (Flavia)

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A Heartfelt THANK YOU for the Partnership with The Dancer's Pointe, Orlando,  for WELCOMING The Russell Home Dancers Directed by Creative Dance Expressions to Annual Recitals at the Historic, Bob Carr Theater.

Music Credit: "God Made You Special" Deniece Williams

Cherished Videos: From Stage Rehearsal to Standing Ovation and Flowers with Glowing SMILES

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COVID-19

As a result of the COVID-19 Pandemic, all the Stars of Creative Dance Expressions are unable to Dance...In-Person. Many of these Shining Stars have had spins across the dance floor for more than 13-15 years... On a personal note, this has created a tear in my heart...not having the light from these Stars, in-person, as many of them rely on Assisted Living as Home or for participation in Day Programs, has created in me the DEEP HOPE that we RISE from this Pandemic, TOGETHER and UNITED, SAFELY and SOON.  Thankful for the technology of Zoom, both for Acting and Dance, allowing continued CONNECTION, and Window Visits. (I warmly invite you to the Dance Floor, below.) 

 

Credits: My Grandma and I on her 80th Birthday in 2002.