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Could your child be the next prima
ballerina or painting genius? Check out
these summer arts programs
BY MARY CAROLE MCCAULEY Capital Style
PHOTOGRAPHY BY AMY DAVIS
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all it the culture cure.
In a Maryland Hall classroom, 6-yearold Lucy Laperouse of Annapolis bounded
across the floor like a cheetah as the beat picked
up in the “Fast Slow Action Song.” A moment later,
the tempo slowed dramatically and Lucy’s limbs
matched a turtle’s leisurely crawl.
Lucy was having so much fun she didn’t realize
she was receiving elementary instruction in frac-
tions as she synchronized her movements to the
music.
Across the hall, Kalese Slade, 14, of Annapolis
inked in the orange hair on her drawing of the animated action hero Kim Possible under the guidance
of Maryland Hall’s outreach coordinator Kenneth
Starkes.
Kalese is terrific at sketching and even better at
writing poetry. She’s been working on incorporat-
Girls engage in a free style
portion of their tap lesson
during a ballet, jazz and tap
dance class taught by Cheryl
Mauck at Maryland Hall. In
front, from left, Adeline Perry,
6, Charlotte Barry, 6, Lucy Laperouse, 6, Brielle Fitzsimons,
5, Maeve O’Meara, 5, and Kate
Hittner, 6. In back at left is
Cha Cha Adler, 5, and at right,
Micaela Shafakian, 5.
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