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2017 Dancer of the Year: Kelly Banach
Kelly Banach of Ledyard has been named the 2017 Dancer of the Year at The Dance Extension.
The faculty of the Dance Extension has selected Kelly Banach of Ledyard to receive the 2017 Dancer of the Year Award. Miss Banach will receive a full scholarship to the Dance Masters Weekend at Wesleyan University in March. The award is sponsored by Maggie & Nancy Dennis, directors of The Dance Extension.
Miss Banach has been studying dance for 14 years at The Dance Extension in New London & Waterford where she presently attends ballet, pointe, tap, modern & jazz classes. She has been a class assistant in the studio’s Young Movers program for three years working with preschool to grade school students. Miss Banach has performed for six seasons with the Community Dance Ensemble (CDE), a non-profit dance company under the direction of Maggie Dennis. The CDE gives concerts at nursing homes, senior centers, and benefits throughout New England. She has enhanced her dance education by attending master classes at Wesleyan University and Pearl Street Studios in New York City.
Miss Banach is in her senior year at Ledyard High School. She is the daughter of Andy & Deanna Banach of Ledyard.
