| Dear Kevin, | | | | transitioned to the roll of choreographer and won |
| I offer this letter as an introduction to a lovely young | | | | awards in this discipline. Amy has been fortunate to |
| woman I had the pleasure to meet some months | | | | have John Bishop as a mentor and to have the best |
| ago. Amy is a friend of my daughter and recently | | | | of highly qualified dance instructors employed by this |
| spent a few weeks in our home over a summer | | | | wonderful classical and contemporary ballet school |
| break. Coincidentally, I was involved in our annual | | | | which recently moved from Anacortes, WA to the |
| community fundraiser, and this dear girl volunteered | | | | Bellingham, WA area. |
| to perform as part of our program. Oh, I was | | | | Through a comprehensive audition placement audition |
| skeptical at first, one never knows, but I was soon | | | | process, this young dancer has had extensive dance |
| duly impressed by her talent. After studying several | | | | performance experience. Each year the Northwest |
| years under your expert tutelage, I believe myself to | | | | Ballet Company produces three major productions for |
| be a good judge of ballet. This young dancer is no | | | | the enrichment and education of its students and the |
| less than astounding. | | | | enchantment of sold out audiences at the Mt. Baker |
| You will see for yourself that her training has been | | | | Theater and McIntyre Hall. Every student has an |
| first class from the very beginning. Her dance lessons | | | | opportunity to audition and perform. With classes in |
| started at age 5 where she learned to dance and | | | | barre, allegro and adagio, pointe, variations, and |
| develop skills she would later need for her classical | | | | pas-de-duex, this performing arts dance school’s |
| dance studies. She continued training at the | | | | goal is to prepare students for a career in dance. Six |
| Northwest School of Classical Dance in 2001 under | | | | of the students of the dance company recently |
| the supervision of director John Bishop. Bishop comes | | | | competed in the St. Petersburg International Ballet |
| to the school with impressive credentials, having | | | | Competition in Russia. This unique experience included |
| performed with the Milwaukee Ballet Company, | | | | taking master classes at the Kirov, seeing the Kirov |
| American Ballet theater, and the Eglevsky Ballet. He | | | | Ballet perform and touring several Russian cultural |
| has performed as principal dancer in Giselle, Swan | | | | sites... Old friend, I know you will fine Amy an |
| Lake, Don Quixote, and Coppelia. Since, he has | | | | excellent candidate for your school. |