February 2019
Plan for Joy
By the time I graduated from high school, three of my classmates had passed away from different forms of pediatric cancer. Three bright lights had been taken from our home and community, and those of us left tried our best
Alumni Spotlight: Grace Hahn Hester
The never been a dancer. The second “4” in the “424”. The programming committee member. The alumni. The advisor. The advocate. I stood in the crowd of several hundred people on the floor of Memorial Coliseum. It was my
January 2019
Unshakable Joy
A question that I’ve asked myself the last few years has been this, “What does it mean to be truly joyful?”. Sometimes I confuse what true joy is with a feeling of satisfaction from doing well on a test, or
Alumni Spotlight: Amberlee Isabella
Each year at the marathon current students and fellow alumni often ask, "Did you know how big and successful DanceBlue would become?" The more humble answer is, "No, of course not." The real answer is, "Yes, ABSOLUTELY!" This may seem
Humans of DanceBlue: Bethany
https://www.youtube.com/embed/nVo6HPW-E7A Name: Bethany Stephens Parents: Tracy Peck Age:12 Type of cancer: Wilms Tumor/ Kidney cancer Tell me about the moment you find out about Bethany’s diagnosis? Tracy: We first found out about Bethany’s diagnosis before she was six years old.
December 2018
A Community United for One Cause
The Nelson County Community DanceBlue began as an idea to unite others by helping an amazing cause. The planning process started by recruiting potential members from Thomas Nelson High School. From there, we communicated with other local high schools to
November 2018
Humans of DanceBlue: Dr. Sherry Bayliff
https://www.youtube.com/embed/qY4JjyWBc4o Name: Sherry Bayliff Job title: Clinic Physician Years at clinic: 17 ½ Why did you choose your profession? I loved absolutely every clinical rotation in med school . . . but on the first day of my Pediatrics
Why We DanceBlue!
Melissa Jarboe, Advisor for Apollo High School DanceBlue Committee: Apollo High School’s DanceBlue started 6 years ago with 12 students and an advisor who wasn’t quite sure what she was doing. We had 90 students participate in our first 5-hour
Watching Dreams Become a Reality
A year ago, I couldn’t believe I had been blessed enough to start a new job that seemed like the most intimidating thing in the world—a DanceBlue Advisor. I was so excited and so so nervous to get to work