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Fine Arts Excellence Nikki Risko
What are your plans after high school? I’m going to Tallahassee Community College and transferring to Florida State to try out for the dance team. Of which Hagerty performances are you most proud? The semifinals at Nationals [which was] the farthest we’ve come during the four years I’ve been on the team; also, my duet that won first place overall with Madison Daniel. It was our last duet together. Who is your favorite choreographer? Mark Meismer. He’s very positive and inspiring.
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What are your plans after high school? To go to Rollins and pursue a degree in political science. Will you continue your interest in theater on the collegiate level? Yes I’ll audition for the shows, but I’m not majoring in it. Of which high school performances are you most proud? I would have to say Seussical and Beauty and the Beast for different reasons, but for both, I’m equally proud. How did you get started? I took comp theater freshman year and I’ve been competing, so I just stuck with it. Besides theater, what do you do for fun and entertainment? Hang out with friends and personal read-
Besides dance, what do you do for fun? I listen to music a lot. I don’t really do anything besides dance. What is the most embarrassing thing that you’ve ever done at a performance? At a football game, I peed my pants because I was laughing too hard. When did you start? When I was two. What is your favorite style? Contemporary. It allows me to show emotion and move my body in ways other styles don’t.
ing for enjoyment. What is the most embarrassing thing you’ve done on stage? Forgetting my lines during Bye Bye Birdie. I completely forgot the lines to a song, so I faked it. What/Who is your favorite play or actor? I enjoy watching Angelina Jolie. She’s one of my personal favorites and liked her in Changling.
What are your plans after high school? I was going to Seminole State but now I have to change my plans because I’m going to Texas. So I may be going to school near there, hopefully going to an art school or even a culinary school which would be pretty awesome. Do you plan to pursue your interest in art? I believe so. I would go for my masters; I would take art as far as I could if money wasn’t an issue. Of all your high school pieces which are you most proud of? It’s hard to choose; I have so many different pieces and styles. I leave it to
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the audience to pick the best piece. Which piece is your most popular? So far it’s been a stylized one I did last year of a design around a star fish; this year so far it’s been a piece I did with a worm being eaten by a bird. How did you get so interested in art? My mom drew a lot and she had me drawing as a form of communication before I could speak. I would draw pictures to show what I wanted. Who is your favorite artist/ favorite piece? Favorite artist has to be Tim Burton. He inspired a lot of my art this year and I know him more for his art than his movies. I looked through his portfolio and he has some incredible art. All his pieces blend in and speak to me. He just rocks.
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