T.C. Williams Senior Earns Alex Art Award
Leah Valtin-Erwin founded the T.C. Williams Modern Dance Society.
T.C. Williams senior Leah Valtin-Erwin was one of three recipients of Alex Art Awards on Tuesday night at City Hall. Presented by the Alexandria Commission for the Arts, the awards recognize citizens or organizations that have made extraordinary contributions to the city’s arts community and cultural life. Valtin-Erwin, who lives in Rosemont, founded the Modern Dance Society at T.C. Williams High School. “This is a huge honor,” Valtin-Erwin said upon receiving the award from Mayor Bill Euille. “I am graduating this year, so hopefully the company will continue to run next year.” When T.C. Williams was rebuilt in 2007, the school gained a dance studio but had no program. Valtin-Erwin, who has studied dance locally since 1998 with the …
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Linda Kelly
8:52 am on Thursday, April 26, 2012
Congratulations to "Miss Leah," my daughter's favorite dance teacher and a terrific asset to our community and to the art of dance. more ›