May 2012

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When the world spins, Liselle Yap stands strong on her toes in an artistic and focused realm of self-expression. “It’s part of our job as dancers to make it seem like what we do is effortless when in reality it takes years and years of dedication and practice. But that is part of the beauty and the art of it,” said the 18-year-old Rocklin High senior. Yap relishes the challenge of dancing and the process of creating something. She regards the experience of dancing as “freeing” –

A Granite Bay High School graduate has made it big time, dancing at Juilliard in New York City with her future sights set on Broadway. But that’s not all, folks. Molly Griffin, 20, is raising funds for a program called the Arusha Arts Initiative, which uses dance, drama and music to empower young people in Tanzania. Griffin is going to the east African country with nine other Juilliard students for one month this summer. This will be the group’s fourth time teaching performing arts in Tanzania, and Griffin’s first time participating. “I’m

A Granite Bay High School graduate has made it big time, dancing at Juilliard in New York City with her future sights set on Broadway. But that’s not all, folks. Molly Griffin, 20, is raising funds for a program called the Arusha Arts Initiative, which uses dance, drama and music to empower young people in Tanzania. Griffin is going to the east African country with nine other Juilliard students for one month this summer. This will be the group’s fourth time teaching performing arts in Tanzania, and Griffin’s first time participating. “I’m