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Fun facts & tidbits
Did you know.
- Our school started in a tiny building on Rice St
(Attleboro / Pawtucket line). Shannon was 19
years old. Julie was 12 years old.
- We had 98 students that first year and Shannon
was the only teacher.
- 20 dancers from that first year are still dancing
with us.
- Former students have started to enroll their own
children for the 2004-2005 Season (We feel old!)
- Most of our teachers and classroom assistants
have been with us for over twelve years.
- Shannon's license plate before she moved to
Massachusetts was ACRO
- Julie started creating/making headpieces for
entire groups before her teen years.
- Keri used to roll her living room rug up and put
on shows for her family.
- Stacey cried everyday for months when she
started school. (must be why she relates to
those screaming preschoolers so well)
- Our school is now made up of over 300 families
from Seekonk, Attleboro, Pawtucket, East
Providence, Providence, North Providence,
Rehoboth, Cumberland, Lincoln, Smithfield,
North Kingstown, Bristol & more.
- Nearly 75% of our dancers have been with us for
five years or more. SOSD dancers stay SOSD
dancers!!
- Our preschool and kinderdance dancer to teacher
ratio is 5 to 1. Every little dancer gets individual
attention.
- Every class with dancers ages 7-12 years has at
least one classroom assistant to ensure every
dancer gets the attention they deserve.
- All of our teachers must regularly attend a form
of continuing dance education.
- So far, three former students currently hold
college degrees in dance.
o One is Julie
o One is now an FBI agent (really!)
o One opened her own school in 2004
- One of our dancers is graduating from Julliard
this year.
- Julie was a professional ballet dancer but her
true love is jazz.
We are so grateful to all those who choose Shannon O'Brien School of
Dance!!
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