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In 2004, CK Danceworks opened a mile from my house and began their first year. At the time, my mom enrolled me in a couple of classes because it was such a convenient drive. After making an innumerable amount of those one mile drives over the past nine years, I have become completely convinced that the studio’s proximity to my home was no coincidence. I always enjoyed dance as a child, but CK Danceworks allowed me to fall head over heels in love for the art. I became a founding member of the performing company, and through the amazing studio staff, my technique reached levels I never thought possible. More importantly, the environment fostered the growth of many life-long friendships, growing me as a person, and developing the great passion I have for dance that I never expected to form.

- Laura Testino, CKDW Class of 2013