Goodbye Daz!
Today deserved a special mention as one of the saddest days of my time at Central so far. One of our company members, Darren Smith had his last day in school today. Soon he starts rehearsals for dancing on a cruise that will show him the whole world. It's a wonderful opportunity for him and he's going to have a wonderful time, but from a purely selfish point of view I (and everyone else) will miss him terribly.
I can still remember meeting him for the first time at our Central audition, wearing RAD uniform and with his luminous red hair (he he) and Yorkshire accent. Throughout the 3 years, some things have changed and some have stayed the same. The red hair's still gleaming and the accent's still there, but in the meantime I have seen him grow into a hilarious and brilliant human being who goes out of his way to help and who you can rely on when you need him. Additionally, he's a wonderfully natural mover with a gift for comedy which I hope he gets to show off to the maximum.
So if you're lucky enough to see him bouncing around on the ship or on a stage somewhere give him an extra cheer from me.
Good luck Daz, enjoy the world and keep that little bit of Central with you.
We won't forget you.
Posted by Robert Phillips at April 14, 2006 12:53 AM
