Carey Rose Winski, 1963-1980
Carey Rose Winski was born in Evanston, Illinois on January 27, 1963. She moved with her family to Michigan City, Indiana in 1964 and lived in this community on the Southern tip of Lake Michigan until her death in 1980.
While active as a young child in gymnastics, swimming and music study as well as ballet lessons, at the age of 10 she decided to concentrate her efforts on complete dance training and from that time on studied extensively under the supervision of her instructors, Judith Joseph and Ken Brelsfoard.
She auditioned for and became a dancer with The Youth Ballet of Dance Arts Unlimited in 1974 rising to soloist in 1976. In 1978 she was taken into the performing ensemble that backed the Joseph-Brelsfoard concerts, The Brelsfoard Dance Theatre Company, immediately taking on featured roles. Her versatility as a dancer, in training and temperament, took her from “Clara” in “Nutcracker” to the arch-comedy of “The Last Gavotte of Janice La Tutu” to the contemporary style of “Tribute to Today’s American Woman.” She was a special favorite of the thousands of children she danced for with The Youth Ballet when it visited public schools bi-annually.
Carey loved to travel and spent two summers at the Briansky Ballet Institute in Saratoga, New York. She loved New York City, the home of her grandparents, and also studied there at the Joffrey and Harkness schools.
Carey Rose Winski was an excellent student. She attended Elston Junior and Senior High School in Michigan City, Indiana and was inducted into the National Honor Society on March 27, 1980. Even though her ballet training took most of her spare time, she was involved in school activities such as secretary of the Spanish Club; a member of the yearbook staff; and a member of the Student Council.
Carey’s philosophy on life was to make the very most out of each day. She loved to laugh and enjoyed a good sense of humor and also loved the beauty of nature around her. Carey was dedicated to ballet and loved performing, wishing to share herself with her audience. Carey was a kind, sensitive and loving person and she dealt honestly with all she came in contact with, onstage and off.
It is because of those people who came in contact with her, who respected her beauty, strength of character and great love of ballet, that this scholarship program in her memory will be perpetuated.
Carey Rose Winski Memorial Foundation, Inc. was formally incorporated on July 2, 1980 and has made the necessary filings with the Internal Revenue Service so as to be qualified as a charitable foundation so that all contributions may be tax deductible.
The primary purpose of the foundation will be to provide on an annual basis dance scholarships to dancers ages 13-18. Scholarships will be given on the basis of auditions to be held at Hubbard Street Dance Chicago studio. All auditions will be judged by well known dance critics, dance educators and professionals.
The annual scholarships will be up to $1500 or more and will be used to further the dance education of the winners.
Contributions are welcome so that the scholarship fund may be perpetuated.
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