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Setting a high barre: Marcia Dale Weary celebrates 50 years.

Publication: Dance Magazine
Publication Date: 01-JUL-05 		Format: Online
Delivery: Immediate Online Access
Full Article Title: Setting a high barre: Marcia Dale Weary celebrates 50 years.(TLc: TEACH-LEARN CONNECTION)(Central Pennsylvania Youth Ballet School)(Biography)

Article Excerpt
There's definitely something about Marcia. Marcia Dale Weary, that is, founder and artistic director of the Central Pennsylvania Youth Ballet.

Physically petite and soft-spoken, Weary is a determined crafter of young bodies, one of the nation's most respected instructors of ballet. Graduates of her program are known for their ability to step directly from the school's home in Carlisle, PA, into professional ranks. They're also known for their work ethic. Weary does not get dancers to that point by going easy on them.

Her guiding demand is that her students, no matter their age, take themselves and their art as seriously as she does. "I'm not afraid to repeat and repeat," Weary says. "Many teachers today worry they'll bore their students, but repetition is what makes the muscles strong. [The students] have to feel that I want this for them. The challenge is not just to learn the steps....

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