“Gavotte” Dance - I Love Dance Columbia “Open” Pageant Award Ballet Soloist

 Crystal won high honors for her ballet solo “Gavotte” in the “I Love Dance” Columbia “Open” Pageant  Awards in South Carolina held on May 19, 1996 and at the Orlando “I Love Dance” International Championship competition held on July 4, 1996 in Orlando, Florida.   Crystal was 11 years old and a student at Gamble Rogers.  Crystal’s Ballet Solo of “Gavotte” had the second highest score.  Gavotte is a French dance that originated in the southeast of France as a lively peasants kissing dance.