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LIFE Tracey and Jonathan Webb formed Shaker Dance Academy to bring their love of dance to an audience that would appreciate it the most, the parents and children of Northeast Ohio.
Johnathan and Tracey Webb
Written by DAVID CHRISTEL David has been ghostwriting books for well-known people since 1995. He is also the author of Married Men Coming Out: The Ultimate Guide to Becoming the Man You Were Born to Be.
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ife is such a jumble of events, experiences, challenges, demands, and distractions. It’s hard to figure out where you’re going and why. It’s also difficult finding a sense of purpose that will carry you through thick and thin, that will give you direction, help you grow and establish yourself in the world. For Tracey and
Jonathan Webb, dance was and is the driving force in their lives. As Tracey puts it, “Dance gave me life.” Tracey and Jonathan are the founders and owners of Shaker Dance Academy, what can be described as a one-stop-shop for far more than dance classes in every genre. Dance is an outlet for not just physical expression, but for learning about oneself and developing character traits that will last a lifetime. Tracey, originally from Manhattan’s Upper West Side, realized early on that she wanted to be a dancer. She envisioned seeing herself on stage, on television, in movies. But where she lived was a deterrent, its adverse distractions had to be avoided. With intense determination, she pushed herself and found that being in the dance studio was where she came alive. It became CODE M / AUGUST 2022 23
