05/22/2026
This weekend, we are celebrating our graduating senior, Noli Paskavitz!💜🎓
As we share a special message from Noli, we want her to know just how proud we are of the incredible young woman, dancer, and role model she has become throughout her years at MDS.
Noli, we hope you have the most beautiful Spring Recital and truly embrace every moment of this special weekend. The memories, friendships, lessons, and time spent on our stage are something we hope you carry with you forever.
We are so proud of everything you have accomplished and cannot wait to celebrate you as you take this next exciting step in your journey. Congratulations, Noli! ✨💜
Message from Noli:
“A home is defined as a physical structure where a person or family lives—such as a house or apartment—and as an emotional or psychological place of comfort, safety, and belonging. Mariana’s Dancing Studio has been second home for over half of my life. I have spent most of my days training, learning, and growing within these purple walls that Mariana built up 20 years ago for everyone to enjoy. I really can’t describe the impact that this studio has made on me in just one go, but I’ll try.
Every single moment I’ve had in this studio (whether it be good or bad) has taught me a lesson. These are the main 3: be kind to everyone no matter what, discipline is the only way to grow, and treat everyone with equal respect. Now, of course, you can learn these at any other sport or extracurricular, but not in the way MDS dancers do. We get the perfect mix of deep relationships with our friends and teachers that pushes us farther and deeper into our craft. All that being said, I couldn’t be more grateful that I spent my days, months, and years with this amazing studio.
My biggest piece of advice for dancers at MDS is to cherish every single little moment. It goes by so insanely fast, and you’ll never expect how soon it’ll all be over. If I could redo it all, I would in a heartbeat.
I love my MDS family more than words.
With all my love,
Noli”
