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DANCING UP A STORM When she trips the light fantastic, Suzi Frye owns the dance floor
2,200
The approximate number of hours Frye has spent ballroom dancing in the last four years
64
The number of beats before a move is repeated in an advanced line-dancing class
$1,000
The average cost (including lessons, costuming, etc.) for a showcase performance
48
A RELATIVE newcomer to the world of dance, Suzi Frye, an underwriter at The Cincinnati Insurance Companies, had long harbored dreams of performing for an audience. As a 9-year-old, she roller-skated around the basement of her family home while imitating the professional ice skaters on TV. So when Frye was searching for a new fitness regimen, the dance floor called. First came a flirtation with nontraditional line dancing that lasted two years before Frye felt the need to elevate her dancing and sought out the ballroom. There, she seems to have found her métier – spectators often assume she’s been taking lessons since childhood. “They tell me I’m a natural – it’s a gift, and it’s a talent that’s innate,” Frye says. Frye has even choreographed her own piece, called “Suzi Quew,” which she teaches often at her studio. “I love performing for a crowd; I love learning a whole routine to a whole song,” she says. “I like to tell stories – every time I dance, I’m telling a story from my heart.”
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