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Vicky Goodloe
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Vicky Goodloe began dancing at age four and finished her first year by taking the part of a strawberry in the annual ballet revue, complete with red satin tutu, tights, and a leafy hat topped with a stem. Thus began an extensive and passionate addiction to dance.
Vicky surpassed her early ventures into ballet, tap, and folk to put her energies into highland and Scottish country dance. In 1978, Vicky obtained her Preliminary Certificate from the Royal Scottish Country Dance Society in Kingston, Ontario. In 1980, she received her Teacher's Certificate at St. Andrews, Scotland. She is a member of the British Association of Teachers of Dance with certification in Highland Dancing.
In 1981, encouraged by C. Stewart Smith, she opened a Scottish dance studio. She has put her degree in music to good use and continues to hold numerous positions in organizations associated with music and dance.
For several summers, she served as a counselor at the Kentucky Lion's Blind Youth Camp where she taught dance to about 60 legally blind young people.
Vicky has taught Scottish dance workshops in many areas of North America, including Canada and Mexico. During her years of teaching Scottish Country Dancing to both children and adults, Vicky has become convinced that "technique is the foundation that gives this form of dance its uniqueness." She believes that "Scottish country dancing is an elegant art of movement, and virtually every aspect of the dance -- handing, phrasing, teamwork, and even sociability -- involve movement that must be taught, practiced, and polished before we can dance." She goes on to say, "The goal of all my classes is to help students achieve maximum enjoyment of the dance through mastery of the movements."
Dances Vicki has taught include Balgeddie Reel, Boston Two Step, Canadian Barn Dance, Catching Fireflies, Clansman, Davy Nick Nack, Dinky One Step, Eva Three Step, The Ferryboat, The Flying Cloud, The Fusilier's Dream, Happy Trail, Magic Moments, Maureen's Fancy, Minister on the Loch, Music Square Reel, Netherby Hall, Nimbus 2002, Polharrow Burn, Progressive Gae Gordons, Swing of the Kilt, and Tae Ane and A'.