Dance Spirit / December 2001

Strike A Pose

(...) Two auditions in August and a lot of finger crossing later, three California girls got the opportunity to pose in a Vogue Magazine photoshoot with Britney Spears. Ten-year-old Shannon Luchs, 11-year-old Tessa Whitehead and 12-year-old Kyley Waitsman of Retter’s Academy Of Dance in Agoura Hills, CA, were, to say the least, thrilled. “The most exciting part”, says Shannon, “was when Britney walked in. We all stated screaming – we couldn’t believe it was her!” (...)