McNamara Receives Prestigious Nomination

Congratulations to VDP Senior Company Captain Samantha McNamara.  She has been selected as a Federation of Dance Competitions ICON  Dancer!  From the thousands of dancers across the country, Sam was one of 13 dancers nominated to receive this honor, and the only one from Minnesota!

The FDC ICON winner was selected by the public voting for their favorite dancer.   1117 of Samantha's supporters stepped up to give her this title.
Congratulations Samantha!  Your VDP family is SO PROUD OF YOU!

VDP Alumnus Earns Her 2nd Tony Nomination as Cinderella On Broadway

Good luck to VDP Alumni Laura Osnes as has earned her second Tony nomination in two years!   Laura is currently starring as "Cinderella" in "Cinderella" at the Broadway  Theater in NYC.  This is Laura's 5th Broadway show!

For additional show information visit the cinderellaonbroadway.com website.

Recently, we caught up with former VDP dancer Laura Osnes.  Laura competed with the VDP Competition Teams.  Today, Laura is starring as Cinderella in Broadway’s new musical Cinderella at the Broadway Theater, New York, New York.

Laura began dancing at age 5 and hasn’t stopped yet!

Laura, tell us how you about your career path to where you are now: