THE DANCING NURSE-TO-BE NAMED STANLEY

Right before spring break I was granted an interview with another University of Arkansas at Little Rock Dance Team member by the name of Stanley Richardson.

If you are anything like me, you may be intrigued by her first name which is unique for a woman to have.

So of course, that was the first thing I inquired about. She informed me that her name was at first going to be Sydney, but her parents agreed on naming her after a character in a movie that was entitled “In This Our Life,” which was about two sisters named Stanley and Roy.

The story line in that movie is quite interesting and dramatic, but that is not what this article is about so feel free to Google it if obliged and you will see what I mean.

Richardson was born and raised in Little Rock, Arkansas, and attended Mills High School.

After graduating from Mills, she took a break before starting college at UA Little Rock in the spring of 2019 where she started out double majoring in nursing and dance.

She unfortunately had to drop dance as one of her majors because of scheduling conflicts with the nursing program.

For example, clinical would be an all day thing not allowing her to participate in activities required by the dance program.

Today, there is not a dance program at UA Little Rock, but Stanley has been a familiar face on the UA Little Rock Dance team at the basketball games, this being her fourth year.

You may also see her in the Donaghey Student Center where she has worked at the Ask Desk for the past two years doing workstudy.

When I asked her about her preference in dance styles she said that she liked modern dance, but for the most part “I just like to