![]() ![]() After that, we have a 90-minute technique class where we study ballet, modern or jazz with a teacher from our area. "As the film "Sparkle" makes clear, the life and triumph of an exceptional artist is proof that it is possible to achieve a dream here in Dayton - yesterday and today."Ī: I'm the company fitness trainer and we start each weekday morning with a one-hour conditioning class at 9 a.m. "The film highlights world-class art in a city that has suffered many losses over the last few years," DCDC's executive director Ro Nita Hawes-Saunders said. And yet the company is based right here, and we are so lucky for that," Bognar said. ![]() That's a big one."īognar says the other big takeaway for the film is that the community is lucky to have DCDC here in Dayton."This ensemble and their repertoire are one of the best in the world. But with resolve, with will power, with hard, hard work, things can get better. "The life lessons this film brings are about resolve. "When Sheri stepped in front of the audience, they all leapt to their feet."Reichert said this is a film that lifts people up."Sheri is just so inspiring, how she overcomes huge challenges," she said. "Sparkle," created by acclaimed Yellow Springs filmmakers Julia Reichert and Steve Bognar, chronicles the serious injury Williams experienced last year and her challenging road to recovery.įilm makers Steve Bognar and Julia Reichert say they were "really happily shocked" when "Sparkle" won the hearts of the audience at SilverDocs."We knew the film played really well - we could feel it in the back of the theater, that the audience was really connected with it," Bognar said. She has made news as the central figure in an inspiring documentary that recently won the 2012 Audience Award at the international SilverDocs film festival. Williams is one of the oldest professional dancers in the country. She is arguably the best-known dancer in the Miami Valley.Īs a principal performer for the Dayton Contemporary Dance Company, Sheri "Sparkle" Williams has been lighting up area stages for more than 40 years. ![]()
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