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Damaryz Vazquez

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Beloved Dance Teacher Dies In Elizabeth House Fire Beloved Dance Teacher Dies In Elizabeth House Fire
Beloved Dance Teacher Dies In Elizabeth House Fire A well-known dance teacher died in an Elizabeth house fire Tuesday, authorities announced. Damaryz Vazquez died in the two-alarm blaze that broke out at 852 Park Ave., around 6 p.m., City Spokeswoman Kelly A. Martins said. Vazquez owned a dance studio in a small storefront on Elizabeth Avenue for many years. "Not only was it a place where many of us learned the basics of ballet, jazz, flamenco etc.," said longtime family friend Natalie Pinero, "but it was a social place -- a gathering space for the community where Latin social culture flourished." Vazquez cemented herself a…

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by Cecilia Levine
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Beloved Dance Teacher Dies In Elizabeth House Fire Beloved Dance Teacher Dies In Elizabeth House Fire
Beloved Dance Teacher Dies In Elizabeth House Fire A well-known dance teacher died in an Elizabeth house fire Tuesday, authorities announced. Damaryz Vazquez died in the two-alarm blaze that broke out at 852 Park Ave., around 6 p.m., City Spokeswoman Kelly A. Martins said. Vazquez owned a dance studio in a small storefront on Elizabeth Avenue for many years. "Not only was it a place where many of us learned the basics of ballet, jazz, flamenco etc.," said longtime family friend Natalie Pinero, "but it was a social place -- a gathering space for the community where Latin social culture flourished." Vazquez cemented herself as a leader in t…

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by Cecilia Levine