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CONCURRENT RESOLUTION
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WHEREAS, Yvonne Racz Key was recognized with a 2011 Woman of |
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Excellence award from the YWCA of Lubbock for her achievements in |
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the field of arts and culture; and |
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WHEREAS, An annual project that has honored 185 individuals |
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since 1989, the YWCA Women of Excellence awards are given to women |
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leaders whose contributions to business, industry, and area |
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associations are crucial to the success of those organizations and |
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the Lubbock community; the awards program is in keeping with the |
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YWCA's goal to empower women and their families and to establish |
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strong role models for the next generation of South Plains women; |
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and |
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WHEREAS, A distinguished dancer, choreographer, and teacher, |
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Ms. Racz Key has served since 1997 as the artistic director of |
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Ballet Lubbock, a full-time preprofessional ballet school and |
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performing company; during her tenure, the school's enrollment has |
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grown from approximately 50 students to more than 200, and its |
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dancers now train in a state-of-the-art studio; many of her |
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students have been accepted into the nation's top-ranked summer |
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ballet intensives, including those conducted by the School of |
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American Ballet, San Francisco Ballet, and Kirov Academy; and |
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WHEREAS, In addition to her work with Ballet Lubbock, Ms. |
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Racz Key has also choreographed many productions for Texas Tech |
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University and Lubbock Moonlight Musicals; a tireless promoter of |
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the arts, she has contributed her talents to a number of community |
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events, among them the annual Lubbock Arts Festival and the Lubbock |
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Centennial Celebration, as well as special performances of the |
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Lubbock Symphony Orchestra; she is a recipient of the Dynamic |
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Force/Ace Award from the Lubbock Arts Alliance, and she has been |
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recognized by the Lubbock Avalanche-Journal as one of the city's
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100 most influential persons; and |
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WHEREAS, Ms. Racz Key received extensive dance training with |
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the Syracuse Ballet Theater, the Lubbock Civic Ballet, and the Utah |
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Ballet Company; after earning a bachelor's degree in humanities |
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from the University of Utah, she went on to perform professionally |
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with the Urban Ballet Theater, Desrosiers Dance Theatre, Ballet |
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Hispanico of New York, and Cirque Du Soleil; in addition, she has |
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taught master courses in dance at Texas Tech University, the New |
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York Institute for Dance Education, the Urban Ballet Theater, and |
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the Kinkaid School in Houston; and |
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WHEREAS, Ms. Racz Key and her husband, Tim, are the proud |
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parents of three children, Lukacs, Jet, and Antonia; and |
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WHEREAS, Inspiring others with her notable accomplishments, |
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Yvonne Racz Key stands at the forefront of those individuals who are |
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making a positive difference in their communities, and she is |
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indeed deserving of this prestigious honor; now, therefore, be it |
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RESOLVED, That the 82nd Legislature of the State of Texas |
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hereby congratulate Yvonne Racz Key on her selection as a 2011 YWCA |
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of Lubbock Woman of Excellence and extend to her sincere best wishes |
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for continued success and happiness; and, be it further |
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RESOLVED, That an official copy of this resolution be |
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prepared for Ms. Racz Key as an expression of high regard by the |
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Texas House of Representatives and Senate. |