Honor Society® member
Frances Ryan
- Ballet and business or marketing
- Class of 2024
- Lithia, FL
Member since February 2024
About
Dedicated classically-educated ballet dancer with extensive experience, skilled body control, and excellent use of musicality and dynamics. Trained under Phillip Neal and Ivonne Lemus. Attended two summer intensives at the Royal Ballet School in London, England.
Education
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Florida Virtual School Flex and Seton Home Study School
2020 – 2024
Honors and awards
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Top 24 Senior Women at Youth America Grand Prix Semi-Finals
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Placed in the Senior Women age division at ADC/IBC Boca Raton Semi-Finals and invited to Finals in St. Pete
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National Society of High School Scholars
Goals and interests
- Career goal
I intend to pursue a BFA in ballet and a BA in business or marketing. After college, I intend to join a professional ballet company.
- Outside the classroom
I have studied ballet for 14 years at Next Generation Ballet in Tampa, Florida, improving my technique and artistry through daily classes, performances, and study abroad opportunities. I spend about 25+ hours per week dancing.
I have studied acoustic guitar for six years. Additionally, I am responsible for leading praise and worship at my youth group (+50 youth) every Sunday.
Volunteering
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I completed 32 hours of community service by moving furniture, doing exterior maintenance, and bathing animals at Hope Youth Ranch and the Angelus.
Good Samaritan Project
Jun 2023
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I volunteered approximately twenty hours at the week-long children's summer camp, Vacation Bible School. Throughout that week, I utilized music as an educational tool to teach young children.
Vacation Bible School
Jun 2023
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I have volunteered for about 39 hours since 2020 by streaming church services for the homebound, sick, and hospitalized.
St. Stephen Catholic Church
Aug 2020 – May 2024
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During my first year of high school, I volunteered for Peace Love Leotards Inc., a non-profit corporation founded by Alexandra de Roos, dedicated to bridging the socioeconomic gap in the performing arts by donating dancewear to underprivileged children. While volunteering at this corporation, my role involved creating a collection box for my dance studio to collect dancewear for donation and sorting through donations to send out to numerous children.
Peace Love Leotards
Sep 2019 – May 2020
Languages
- English (US) Advanced
- Finnish (Finland) Intermediate
- German Intermediate
