![]() ![]() Making things beautiful also includes renovating his 1893 home in Martinsburg, West Virginia, that houses Hair by Luke. I want them to have better lives and encourage them every day,” Loy says. “But I want to help people who come to me to be beautiful on the inside as well as the outside. Luke Loy Shares His Many Talents with His Customers and the Communityīy Bonnie Williamson Luke Loy has been using his talents with hair and cosmetics to make his clients at Hair by Luke beautiful for the past 25 years. There are Capezio tights, dance skirts, dance bags, tap shoes, character shoes for recitals and many other dance supplies all colorfully displayed. “But every time I walk through the store, well I love everything.” Encore has a wide assortment of leotards for children and adults and even gymnastics leotards. “They can shop anywhere they like,” says Romine. Still, there is no pressure for the dance students to shop at Encore. So in 2011, Encore Apparel in Motion moved to 108 East Washington St., next door to Shepherdstown School of Dance. They had to travel to Hagerstown and Frederick in Maryland,” Prohaska says. “There was no store in the area where dancers could buy the clothes and supplies they needed. The school eventually moved to 400 Princess St., but something was missing. “We are committed to keep the art and discipline of classical dance alive in our community,” says Romine. We took over the former dance studio space and started the Shepherdstown School of dance in 2003.” Shepherdstown School of Dance offers classes in ballet, jazz/modern, and tap. We decided to make a fresh start on our own. ![]() They wanted a dance school they could trust. When the school relocated and left the area, Prohaska kept hearing from the community that Shepherdstown needed a dance school. There, Prohaska became friends with one of the teachers, Emily Romine. Her daughter Harlee became involved with dance, taking lessons at a local dance school in Shepherdstown, three times a week. I wanted to be closer to home,” Prohaska says. I had a government job in Washington, DC, but I wanted more flexibility in my life. “But dance was on the back burner for a while. “I have been a teacher and dance mom for more than 20 years,” Prohaska says, smiling. Despite the fact that dance had always been a part of her life, Mercedes Prohaska never thought of having her own dance apparel shop or being co-owner of a dance school in the tiny West Virginia town of Shepherdstown. A dance apparel shop for those dancers seems like an even more far-fetched idea. However, most people don’t think ballet or other forms of dance are being taught in some place like West Virginia, the home of country roads and farms. Ballet involves complicated choreography and its performances are found throughout the world. It comes in many forms, one being ballet. By Bonnie Williamson To dance is to move one’s feet or body rhythmically in a pattern of steps, especially to the accompaniment of music. ![]()
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