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Article: Shirley Ubell. (dance school founder)(Great Starts: American Teacher Series)
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- Dance Magazine
- Article date:
- May 1, 1996
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Shirley Ubell knows from personal experience about the restorative powers of dance.
"Dancing changed my life," she said. "I was a very depressed young person before I started dancing. My mom was very worried. She thought if I could learn ballroom dance that I would get a boyfriend and that would solve all my problems."
Well, she didn't find the love of her life in the dance studio. But Ubell did discover a love for dance, particularly modern dance, that not only transformed her life but has helped her change the lives of others.
Ubell no longer teaches, although she continues to take technique classes three to five times each week, presents solo ...