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HOUSE RESOLUTION

 
2     WHEREAS, The members of the Illinois House of
3 Representatives are pleased to congratulate Heather Marie
4 McGinley, who is currently dancing with the New York City
5 Martha Graham Dance Company; and
 
6     WHEREAS, Founded in 1926, the Martha Graham Dance Company
7 is the oldest and most celebrated contemporary dance company in
8 America; and
 
9     WHEREAS, In 2007 Heather earned a full scholarship in the
10 Martha Graham School of Contemporary Dance and began performing
11 with the Martha Graham Ensemble; Heather graduated with honors
12 from Butler University and holds a BFA in dance performance;
13 she is also an honors graduate of O'Fallon Township High School
14 and St. Clare Catholic School; and
 
15     WHEREAS, While at Butler University, Heather was featured
16 in works by Thaddius Davis, Susan McGuire, and Marek Cholewa;
17 in 2005 and 2006, she had the privilege of presenting three
18 contemporary pieces of her own choreography as part of a Butler
19 Ballet tour of Eastern Europe, including St Petersburg, Russia,
20 and Warsaw, Poland; and
 
21     WHEREAS, At the age of nine, Heather started her classical

 

 

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1 ballet dance studies under Lisbeth Brown at the Dance Station
2 in O'Fallon; in March of 2001, Heather received the Diploma
3 certification from the Cecchetti Council of America; the
4 Diploma level is designed for a student with the goal of a
5 professional dancer, and culminates years of study of the
6 Cecchetti Method of training in classical ballet; therefore, be
7 it
 
8     RESOLVED, BY THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES OF THE
9 NINETY-SIXTH GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that we
10 congratulate Heather Marie McGinley on her many
11 accomplishments and wish her all the best in the future; and be
12 it further
 
13     RESOLVED, That a suitable copy of this resolution be
14 presented to Heather Marie McGinley as a symbol of our respect
15 and esteem.