Giving it a twirl: More Memphis schools offer ballet classes

By , Daily Memphian Updated: March 27, 2024 9:50 AM CT | Published: March 26, 2024 1:35 PM CT

“If I wanted to have a sophisticated school, I would have ballet,” Principal Louis Padgett said. “I want (the) boys and girls to be more sophisticated than myself. I said I’d never leave this school until it had ballet.” 

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Sarah Dassinger grew up in Chicago and is a junior at Rhodes College, majoring in history with minors in philosophy and Spanish and is also completing a journalism certificate.


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