Printer Friendly Version - Westbrook Dance Academy Turns in Dazzling Performance at Disney

Westbrook Dance Academy’s students wowed the crowd when they recently performed at Walt Disney. Pictured are (back row) Sophia Rutkis (Westbrook), Calla Gilson (Old Saybrook), Gabrielle Walker (Westbrook), Zoie Murphy (Westbrook), Victoria Holton (Westbrook), Miles Waterbury (Clinton), Caroline Bowe (Madison), Alixandria Giannini (Old Saybrook), Kaylene Koelle (Clinton), and Courtney Briggs (Old Saybrook); (front row) Mara Kelley (Old Saybrook), Brandi Andrade (Westbrook), and Claire Pease (Clinton). Photo courtesy of Dave Russo

Several students from the Westbrook Dance Academy recently performed at Walt Disney World Resort in Florida. The students performed to Let it Grow in the Main Street Parade at Magic Kingdom. The students then took to the stage at Epcot and performed a high-energy, 10-minute routine at that was well received, after which they took part in a gala with a dance party and confetti drop.

The participating students, under the direction of Julie Reed-Russo, were Brandi Andrade, Victoria Holton, Sophia Rutkis, Gabrielle Walker, and Zoie Murphy of Westbrook; Mara Kelley, Courtney Briggs, Calla Gilson, and Alixandria Giannini of Old Saybrook; Miles Waterbury, Claire Pease, and Kaylene Koelle from Clinton; and Caroline Bowe of Madison.

Members of Westbrook Dance Academy enjoy a bit of free time in the Magic Kingdom. Pictured are (back row) Zoie Murphy (Westbrook), Courtney Briggs (Old Saybrook), Calla Gilson (Old Saybrook), Gabrielle Walker (Westbrook), Mara Kelley (Old Saybrook), Sophia Rutkis (Westbrook), Victoria Holton (Westbrook), Miles Waterbury (Clinton), and instructor Julie Reed-Russo; (front row) Caroline Bowe (Madison), Kaylene Koelle (Clinton), Claire Pease (Clinton), Brandi Andrade (Westbrook), and Alixandria Giannini (Old Saybrook). Photo courtesy of Dave Russo