[Congressional Record Volume 165, Number 103 (Wednesday, June 19, 2019)]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Page E792]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




   CONGRATULATING MARGO DEAN AND THE BALLET CONCERTO ON 50 YEARS OF 
       BRINGING DANCE AND INSPIRATION TO THE FORT WORTH COMMUNITY

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                            HON. KAY GRANGER

                                of texas

                    in the house of representatives

                        Wednesday, June 19, 2019

  Ms. GRANGER. Madam Speaker, I rise today to congratulate Margo Dean 
and the Ballet Concerto on 50 years of bringing dance and inspiration 
to the Fort Worth Community.
  Ballet Concerto was founded in 1969 by Artistic Director, Margo Dean, 
who has served in that role since its inception. The progrm has brought 
the art of ballet and other forms of dance to people of all ages and 
socioeconomic backgrounds in Fort Worth.
  Ballet Concerto was the first ballet program in the State of Texas to 
go into public schools, and was the first arts program of any kind, to 
be approved by the Fort Worth Independent School District, to present 
educational lecture demonstrations to its students.
  Margo Dean and the Ballet Concerto annually presents the Summer Dance 
Concert, a free, professional, outdoor performance to the Fort Worth 
Community that creates an outlet for talented young dancers, employment 
for local professionals, and opportunities for emerging local 
choreographers, and nationally and internationally renowned 
choreographers to premiere original, ground-breaking works.
  I offer my thanks and congratulations to Margo Dean and the Ballet 
Concerto for enlightening and enriching the lives of the citizens of 
Fort Worth for the past 50 years.

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