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4 | May 2, 2019 | the orland Park Prairie news OPPrairie.com Teen ballerina ready to take her next steps Erin Redmond Freelance Reporter In the tale “Sleeping Beauty,” it took Princess FREE OPEN TO ALL AGES Aurora 100 years for her dreams to come true. But for 15-year-old Grace Curry, her dreams are already a reality. ACTIVITIES INCLUDE: The Orland Park native is to star in A&A Ballet’s adaptation of “Sleeping Beauty” as Princess Aurora Blood pressure screenings | Nutrition counseling Free aerobics classes | Injury screenings | Flexibility testing | and more Children can enjoy: Face painting | Healthy snacks | Dino Jump | Games INFO: 708.403.5000 | orlandpark.org VILLAGE OF ORLAND PARK BOARD OF TRUSTEES MAYOR Keith Pekau VILLAGE CLERK John C. Mehalek healthy living expo Saturday, May 4 9:00am-12:00pm Tinley Park 708-444-2101 Crystal Lake 815-444-1330 TRUSTEES: Kathleen M. Fenton, James V.Dodge, Patricia A. Gira, Carole Griffin Ruzich, Daniel T. Calandriello, Michael F.Carroll at 7 p.m. Saturday, May 4, at Studebaker Theater, 410 S. Michigan Ave. in Chicago. While it is not the first leading role for Curry, it may be her most challenging. “In the first act for Aurora, it’s her 16th birthday, and she has to be very happy and excited,” Curry said. “In real life, I’ll have my 16th birthday soon, so it’s easier to show my youthfulness there. “At the end of the ballet, in the third act, Aurora falls asleep for 100 years and then has to get married. I have to go from showing more youthfulness to being a lot more mature in my artistry in the third act, so it’s a challenge to show a different side.” The ballerina took up dance at an early age, dabbling in everything from ballet to jazz and hip-hop. But when she was around 10, Curry told her mother, Aimee, she wanted to focus on ballet. After a few classes at other studios, Grace eventually found her home at A&A. She has been there ever since. As a member of A&A’s Youth Company, Grace has earned numerous awards, accolades and scholarships. But Grace did not get to this level on talent alone. “There’s definitely a lot of sacrifices you have to make for ballet and a lot of hours of training go into it,” Grace said. “You have to spend so much time on all the details of everything. I gave up going to a normal high school so I could spend more hours during the day focusing on my training and rehearsals for our shows. I do online high school at night after ballet.” Grace starts her day at dance practice, from 10 a.m.-3 p.m. every day. “It’s a lot of sacrifice, but to see the pure joy of her dancing on stage, all the long hours are worth it. It’s rare that you get to see your child living their dream at such a young age.” Aimee Curry — Orland Park mother, on her daughter Grace’s pursuit of ballet From there, she has private lessons with A&A owners Anna Reznik and Alexei Kremnev to learn the artistry of her role. Then, it’s off to work with her trainer, getting her body ready for the physical demands of ballet. “To me it doesn’t really feel like a sacrifice, because it’s what I’ve always loved and what I’ve always wanted to do,” Grace said. Accommodating Grace’s demanding schedule is a family effort. Her parents and grandparents drive her back and forth for her lessons. Her siblings have to sacrifice, too, as their parents find the balance between Grace’s ballet and their schedules. But, Aimee said it’s worth it when they see Grace take the stage. “I get to see all of her hard work and dedication to her art come to fruition,” Aimee said. “It’s a lot of sacrifice, but to see the pure joy of her dancing on stage, all the long hours are worth it. It’s rare that you get to see your child living their dream at such a young age.” Grace’s craft will soon take her around the world, starting with her coming performance in South America at the Guatemala Ballet Festival, where she is to perform as Cinderella. Grace has received multiple international invitations from dance companies and schools in Monaco, Germany and Switzerland, as well as several around the U.S. For now, the Curry family has graciously turned them down. “We just declined all of them or deferred them for now, because she’s been so young,” Aimee said. “It’s really been a blessing to train at A&A, because Anna and Alexei know what she needs to get her to the next level, but I still get to keep her at home. ... But very shortly she’ll be traveling all over the world for dance. A lot of doors are opening for her, so it’s pretty cool.” Grace said she hopes to land a spot in a ballet company in the next couple of years and become a professional dancer. But no matter what, Grace said her dream already has come true and continues to every time she slips on her ballet shoes. “Ballet just makes me feel really happy and free when I’m dancing,” she said. “I love performing it, and I feel so happy when I’m performing, so I want everyone else to feel my joy when I dance.”
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