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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…
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…