Scarlett Fiero passes torch to new director at Saugerties Ballet Center

Scarlett Fiero passes torch to new director at Saugerties Ballet Center

Scarlett Fiero (on left) started the Saugerties Ballet Center in 1984. Upon her retirement last year, former student Justine Snihur took over as director. Considering that we tend to think of “dance” as something that people do to express joy, excitement, freedom and creativity, it’s an odd thing that ballet has acquired somewhat of a stern and forbidding public image. While mastering the artform certainly calls for commitment and discipline, it…