By Angela Wang
Carrie Lee, a current grade twelve student, is an exceptionally talented dancer whom we’re lucky to have among us. Born in Houston, Texas, she moved to China when she was four months old, arrived in Canada when she was six years old, and joined the wonderful Collingwood community in grade six. She has a nine-year-old sister named Hannah Banana, who is a ballet dancer, as well as an older brother called Sanders, who bolted out of the K-pop class Carrie got him to take with her this summer approximately five minutes into the warm-up.
Carrie Lee, a current grade twelve student, is an exceptionally talented dancer whom we’re lucky to have among us. Born in Houston, Texas, she moved to China when she was four months old, arrived in Canada when she was six years old, and joined the wonderful Collingwood community in grade six. She has a nine-year-old sister named Hannah Banana, who is a ballet dancer, as well as an older brother called Sanders, who bolted out of the K-pop class Carrie got him to take with her this summer approximately five minutes into the warm-up.
For Carrie, art is one of the best ways she can express herself, and she loves to show her emotions through choreography and dance. “Take advantage of any opportunity you can get,” Carrie said when asked about her advice for young budding artists. She herself has just recently signed up for a heels dance class with Yanis Marshall, curious and determined to learn the dance even though she has never had exposure to it before, and Marshall is an expert in the field. She also encourages young dancers to put their own personality into a dance to create their own unique style, especially concerning facials, since this way, they can stand out in their group.
Carrie’s dance style is most influenced by her dance teachers, Rachael Poirier and Ms. Tench. Rachael Poirier was Carrie’s teacher when she danced competitively at Danzmode Productions. She gave Carrie the benefit of the doubt by letting her onto the competition team even though she didn’t have as much previous experience as others on the team, and Carrie have always been grateful for that. Carrie credits her with helping her bring out the passion inside of her into her dancing. “She constantly pushed us beyond what we thought we were capable of – physically, mentally, and artistically,” Carrie said. Ms. Tench, on the other hand, has made Carrie’s time at Collingwood so much more enjoyable with her formation of the Hip Hop Crew. She has made dancing so much fun for Carrie, who can’t wait to go on the New York City dance trip that’s coming up with her.
When Carrie isn’t dancing, she can often be found eating ramen or instant noodles, binge-watching Netflix and dance videos on Youtube, playing the bass, or hanging out with friends. She hopes to major in psychology at university, though she’s definitely not going to give up dance, and plans to join a dance team and take dance classes wherever she ends up. We at Arts Mag wish her luck with all her future endeavours!
Carrie has performed in the Remembrance Day assembly, and has a performance coming up in the student choreography show in December. She will also perform at various sporting events. Be sure to go check these shows out!
Carrie’s dance style is most influenced by her dance teachers, Rachael Poirier and Ms. Tench. Rachael Poirier was Carrie’s teacher when she danced competitively at Danzmode Productions. She gave Carrie the benefit of the doubt by letting her onto the competition team even though she didn’t have as much previous experience as others on the team, and Carrie have always been grateful for that. Carrie credits her with helping her bring out the passion inside of her into her dancing. “She constantly pushed us beyond what we thought we were capable of – physically, mentally, and artistically,” Carrie said. Ms. Tench, on the other hand, has made Carrie’s time at Collingwood so much more enjoyable with her formation of the Hip Hop Crew. She has made dancing so much fun for Carrie, who can’t wait to go on the New York City dance trip that’s coming up with her.
When Carrie isn’t dancing, she can often be found eating ramen or instant noodles, binge-watching Netflix and dance videos on Youtube, playing the bass, or hanging out with friends. She hopes to major in psychology at university, though she’s definitely not going to give up dance, and plans to join a dance team and take dance classes wherever she ends up. We at Arts Mag wish her luck with all her future endeavours!
Carrie has performed in the Remembrance Day assembly, and has a performance coming up in the student choreography show in December. She will also perform at various sporting events. Be sure to go check these shows out!