Myah graduated from LaGuardia High School this past spring and will be attending Drew University in the fall. She’ll be traveling this summer to the Dominican Republic to visit family, and then will join fellow Shuffles alum Isabel Kingston in California to take dance classes.
Myah graduated from LaGuardia High School this past spring and will be attending Drew University in the fall. She’ll be traveling this summer to the Dominican Republic to visit family, and then will join fellow Shuffles alum Isabel Kingston in California to take dance classes.
Myah is very proud to be the first Hispanic person to graduate from the Company at Shuffles. We asked her what she’ll miss about New York City and Shuffles when she heads to college. "I will miss going to my favorite restaurants with my friends after a dance class, and the supportive students and faculty at Shuffles. I’ve made my best friends here and the teachers are more like friends as well.”
Myah’s love of the arts will continue as she will be studying performing arts administration and management at Drew. And her love for performing will also continue. “I will continue to take many different styles of dance while in college… tap, jazz, ballet, and modern. I love to sing and act, but dancing is definitely my favorite. At Shuffles we learned to sing and act as well as dance, and we even learned to play the violin while tap dancing.”
We asked Myah to tell us one of the best lessons she’s learned at Shuffles and a little bit about her favorite Shuffles performance. “I’ve learned that even in the studios, you have to perform full out because how you practice in the studio will reflect on the stage. My favorite number was Swan Fake in Le Grande Cirque because we elevated our tap technique with ballet and I was so excited to combine my two favorite genres of dance!”
We always love to know what our seniors are watching and listening to. Myah loves Disney Musicals and Marvel movies. “I’m pretty sure I’ve seen them all and could sing along to every song. The detention dance scene from “Hairspray” is my favorite dance moment in a movie. I love how Tracy is willing to try new styles of dance and makes new friends by doing so."
Myah has a clear vision of where she wants her university studies to take her. “If I could have anyone’s career I would love to have Gail Crutchfield’s. I’d love to be cast in a dance heavy broadway show and then go off to be a director of a pre-professional dance studio.”
We look forward to seeing Myah shine on as a performer, teacher and entrepreneur!
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