by Renée Stewart-Hester | Nov 1, 2022 | People
“It’s a pure adrenaline rush, every time,” Alyssa Kluver says. It’s not that uncommon for 5-year-old girls to take dance lessons, but Minnetonka’s Alyssa Kluver turned up the heat on her dancing career in a way that few people ever consider. Kluver danced through high...
by Ava Diaz | Apr 1, 2021 | Arts, Education, Sports
Ballet school encourages dancers to achieve excellence and pursue their dream dance careers. Inspiring young ballet dancers to achieve excellence through their technique and love of the art, WestMet Classical Training in Long Lake provides preprofessional guidance to...
by Jim Douglas | May 1, 2020 | People, Sports
The story of a South Lake Minnetonka police officer. At age 7, Maddy Graupmann had already charted her future. She informed her family she wanted to enroll in ballet classes. Actually, she remembers her persistence. “I begged to be in dance,” she says. In time, her...
by Abby Graf | Mar 1, 2020 | Education
Wayzata Cotillion celebrates 26 years of grace and civility. In a world where many fear civility has vanished, the Jon D. Williams Cotillions organization has worked for over 70 years to make an effort to teach young individuals social skills, sense and civility...
by Editorial Staff | Feb 1, 2020 | Arts
Celebrate Vietnamese New Year at the Excelsior Library. This month, welcome the new lunar year—the Year of the Rat, in fact—with a Tét (Vietnamese New Year) party hosted by Hennepin County Library-Excelsior. Attendees will listen to traditional Tét stories, learn how...
