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Ashley Bouder, PA Trained Ballerina, Bids Farewell To Nycb After 25 Iconic Years
Ashley Bouder, the powerhouse of poise and precision, is taking her final bow at the New York City Ballet (NYCB) on February 13, 2025, closing out a dazzling 25-year career, including two decades as a principal dancer.
A Carlisle, Pennsylvania native, Bouder’s ballet journey began at age six at the Central Pennsylvania Youth Ballet (CPYB) under Marcia Dale Weary. “I was truly a barn baby,” she reminisced, sharing childhood memories of sneaking A&W root beer from the 50¢ soda machine and clinging to her favorite barre spot—one she still favors at NYCB. Her mother, also a CPYB alum, passed…
PA Math Teacher, Softball Coach Stephanie Smith Dies, 32
A 32-year-old Manheim Central math teacher and softball coach has died, according to her obituary.
Stephanie E. Smith, 32 of Lititz, passed away at home on Tuesday, June 25, 2024, according to her obituary.
She graduated from Bermudian Springs High School and Millersville University, before she became a beloved high school math teacher, as detailed in her obituary.
For fun she cooked, she enjoyed "art, music, movies, ice cream, flowers, sharks, and the color blue," as stated in her obituary.
She is survived by her husband of four years, Nicholas "Nick" C. Barlieb, according to social medi…
