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Orono High School’s Spanish teacher, Christine Crocker, is sure to be remembered by the senior class of 2008, not only for her teaching, but also for her baile (dancing). Mrs. Crocker agreed to assist the senior class this spring by participating in “Dancing like the Stars,” a fundraiser for Project Graduation that mimics the ABC show where celebrities are paired up with award-winning dancers.
Seniors at Orono High School didn’t quite get paired up with “professionals” like in the show, but through the help of the Back Door Dance Studio in Eddington, they were teamed up with veteran dancers like Mrs. Crocker, who has seven years of dancing experience. Nine couples entered the competition, all performing their best swing number in round one. Each spectator paid a dollar a vote for the best duo.
While practicing their hip-hop number for round two of the competition, Crocker and her student dance partner, 18-year-old Mike Amato, had a bit of a mishap. “We were practicing an aerial on the gym floor,” she says, “and he dropped me on my face. I ended up with a black eye. The next day I could barely open my eye, but it fit really well with the hip-hop. When we went out to perform, people thought it was makeup.” The bumps, bruises, and black eye paid off. Crocker and Amato won the competition—but the grand prize went to the senior class, which raised $7,900 for Project Graduation.
Seniors at Orono High School didn’t quite get paired up with “professionals” like in the show, but through the help of the Back Door Dance Studio in Eddington, they were teamed up with veteran dancers like Mrs. Crocker, who has seven years of dancing experience. Nine couples entered the competition, all performing their best swing number in round one. Each spectator paid a dollar a vote for the best duo.
While practicing their hip-hop number for round two of the competition, Crocker and her student dance partner, 18-year-old Mike Amato, had a bit of a mishap
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