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Patricia Hagan Scholarship 2006/2007

The Somerset school of Dancing is proud to announce the commencement of a new scholarship in memory of our longtime friend and supporter Patricia Hagan who passed away in December of 2005. In her most recent post as Board Vice Chairman of the American Ballet Theatre, Patricia worked tirelessly on behalf of ABT.  Since joining the Board in 1980, she held a variety of leadership roles including Chairman of ABT's Artistic Committee, Vice President and Co-Chair of the Governance Committee.  In addition to her dedication to ABT, she was involved in a variety of philanthropic and dance related organizations including Dance/USA, The Royal Ballet at Covent Garden, the Arts Council of Princeton, the Princeton Symphony, the American Repertory Ballet and the American Friends of the British Museum. 

Patricia sponsored former Somerset school of Dancing student Ashley Miller to attend the first ever ABT Summer Intensive in Alabama and continually supported the school and it's teachers often coming to observe classes when she visited Bermuda with her husband each year.

In honor of Patricias gracious support and encouragment of our dancers this year marks the commencement of the Patricia Hagan scholarship which will be awarded annually to the student who shows the most dedication, commitment and talent for Classical ballet. The first ever recipient of this scholarship for 2006/2007 is Sara Gibbons (seen below dancing a solo in our Bi Annual show "Every Dance tells a story")