Eva Igo, a sure-fire crowd favorite and runner-up (just barely) of the first season of NBC’s World of Dance, trained at the legendary Larkin Dance Studio in Maplewood, Minnesota. The studio’s also produced competitors for So You Think You Can Dance and America’s Got Talent. Heck, before Reed Kelly went onto perform on Broadway and in Cirque du Soleil, he trained at the studio after suffering a concussion from hockey.
KELLY: “I can’t imagine my life without Larkin. The teachers expect the best and know how to get it out of you. And pretty soon you start expecting it from yourself.”
The place has quite the reputation.
Founded by Shirley Larkin in 1950, when she was only 15 years old, the studio has lived on through daughter and current owner Molly Larkin-Symanietz. These days, more than 800 students are enrolled at the studio for ballet, contemporary, hip-hop, jazz, and tap classes. For the students, it’s like a second home.
To continue the story, read the fulle profile piece from the Star Tribune. It’s seriously terrific.
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