BAHAMIAN DANCE STUDENTS PARTICIPATE IN INTERNATIONAL DANCE EXPERIENCE

CHICAGO, Illinois – Hon. Michael C. Fountain, Bahamas Honorary Consul to Chicago, met with visiting Bahamians at the legendary Ruth Page School of Dance, which held its Student Showcase for its Summer Intensive International Dance Experience on Friday, July 15, 2016.

Bahamian dance students Cai Strachan and Kennedy Lightbourne were in Chicago with their instructor Lawrence Carroll, of the Lawrence Carroll Dance Academy in Nassau, to participate in this annual exhibition for developing artists.

Shawna Strachan, who was also in Chicago with her daughter Cai, Shawna Strachan noted that the 2016 performance was the third consecutive year of successful auditions, intensive training and international dance experience for 14-year-old Cai, who has been working with Mr. Carroll since the age of three.

The Ruth Page Foundation and its arts center has since 1971 committed its resources to creating a dance destination in Chicago, ensuring that children and dance artists the world over have a place to study, work and perform at the highest level of excellence.

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Pictured from left to right: Lawrence Carroll, Lawrence Carroll Dance Academy; Cai Strachan; Kennedy Lightbourne, and Bahamas Honorary Consul to Chicago Michael C. Fountain.