What’s in a name...
Marguerite, the creative director, was in her first year of studying for a Bachelor of Visual Arts when she started the dance school in 2004. It was through her studies that she discovered the 'Renaissance' period of art, and being a great lover of Italy and the Italian culture (read: favourite food is PIZZA!)…the rest is history, pun intended!
Italian: Rinascimento, from re- "again" and nascere "be born"
The Renaissance was a cultural movement that spanned roughly the 14th to the 17th century, beginning in Italy, spreading to the rest of Europe by the 16th century. It profoundly affected European intellectual life, its influence affected literature, philosophy, art, politics, science, religion, and other aspects of intellectual enquiry. Renaissance scholars employed the humanist method in study, and searched for realism and human emotion in art. (more information at http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Renaissance)
The dance school began after another local dance school that Marguerite was teaching at closed down. The school started with 20 students at the cricket club and 5 years later has over 100 students, 5 teachers/management, 2 purpose built studios and still growing!
Annual Shows: (and the reasons why these names were chosen)
‘Creation’ 2005 – creation meaning the first, beginnings.
‘Momentum’ 2006 – Momentum is, in sports terms, used to talk about the support that the crowd has been giving.
‘Crescendo’ 2007 – again, Italian for ‘getting louder’ or ‘increase’, a build in the volume or dynamic, thrive and prosper.
‘Vision’ 2008 – having moved into a commercial premises, working full time in the business (having now completed her degree) and winning ‘Young Business Person of the Year’, this year was when Marguerite could see a growing potential in really expanding the business throughout the community, the act or power of anticipating that which will or may come to be.