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I was fortunate enough to work with the American Dance Company for a second year in 2018. Sydney Smith and I directed a team of dancers from across the US to compete
in the Olympics of dance! Eleven of those dancers are from right here at RCDC! We traveled to Warsaw, Poland for two weeks
in December to represent the United States of America at the IDO World Jazz & Modern Championships. Our team came home with nine medals: four gold, two silver and three bronze. The rehearsals were grueling, the competition was tough. It took dedication and collaboration from everyone involved. The cultural and emotional experience of representing our country and dancing with our team on foreign soil was priceless.
The number of Americans who get an op- portunity to compete at a high level while wearing the letters U.S.A. on their chest is very small. We worked together to proudly represent the dance community of the Unit- ed States of America.
Kristen Pittman
TEAM USA
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