Ginny (Virginia) Siano-Eck:
CLASS OF 1974
Oak Lawn Community High SchoolClass of 1974
Oak lawn, IL
Ginny (Virginia)'s Story
Ginny (Virginia) is from Oak Lawn, Illinois. Her schools include Central Elementary, Gaddis Elementary and Oak Lawn Community H.S. She holds a B.A. in Theatre/Dance and Secondary Education from Barat College in Lake Forest IL. She taught dance for 15 years for District 113 at Deerfield H.S. and Highland Park H.S. While teaching Ginny had a professional dance career performing with the Tony Wilson Dance Company and the Chicago Ballet Ensemble. She founded Lake Shore Dancers in 1987 and remained artistic director until 1996 when she married John Eck and moved to South Carolina. Ginny is owner and artistic director of Foothills Dance Conservatory in Seneca SC and executive director of Foothills Conservatory for the Performing Arts (501 ( c ) 3. For the past 13 years FCPA has produced the Nutcracker performed at Clemson University. When not in rehearsal or teaching Ginny can find something to do on their 15 acre farm which houses 3 goats, 1 horse, 2 chickens, 2 dogs...Expand for more
(the fewest number of dogs to date) and 1 cat. Ginny's 89 year old Father (Charlie) joined the menagerie in Oct. 2011. It was O.L.C.H.S. advisor Marilyn Quinn who made a dance career possible for Ginny. While in a 4 year planning session it was Ms. Quinn who informed Ginny if she wanted to be a professional dancer she had to leave her local dance studio in Evergreen Park and travel into the city to train with professionals. Ginny's senior year, it was Ms. Quinn's recommendation for her to attend Barat College. Years later it was not unusual to find Ms. Quinn at one of Ginny's performances in the city. If you remember Ms. Quinn, you may recall she had sever physical limitations so it was extra special when she was spotted in the audience or standing near a back stage door after a performance. What a lady and how lucky were the students of O.L.C.H.S. to an advisor knowledgeable in the Arts like our Ms. Quinn. We need more Ms. Quinn's in the public schools today!
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