My name is Maddy de Carville. I am 16 years old going into my junior year of high school. I am the 2018-2019 Lionville School of Dance scholarship recipient. I am going on my fourteenth year at this studio that I am proud to call my second home. I train in styles such as ballet, tap, jazz, hip hop, contemporary, and pointe.  Out of the thirteen years I have been at the studio, it will be my ninth year on the award winning dance team. I am so proud to be a part of a team that I can always count on to be my supporters, my challengers and my friends. Besides the dance team, I am also involved with The Nutcracker. The teachers are always willing to go out of their way to help me improve and I would not be where I am today without them. I also am involved in our student assistant program. This has helped me better understand what it is like to be a dance teacher. I am able to study the different techniques that the teacher uses to help train each individual dancer. 

I am very thankful for all of the opportunities Lionville School of Dance has given me. It has given me a family that will last a lifetime, it has given me the knowledge and support of being the best dancer I can be, and it has given me experiences that I will never forget.