Bravo Charin!

"For Charin Yuthasastrkosol, dancing is like breathing. She must dance to live.

She dances to show her love for her native Thailand and for her adopted country.

She dances to show her love of life and of people. "I am very happy," she says countless times.

Age means nothing to her. It is only a blip on the calendar. She didn’t discover this amazing talent for dance until she was 47 - an age when most dancers are considering retirement. Once she discovered the elixir of her life, she was caught forevermore by the sheer joy of it.

No trip to Charin’s native Thailand would be complete without a command performance for the Royal Family. The Thais embrace her and show their pride in her achievements. She is hailed in the United States where her concerts are always for a worthy cause.

At 72, Charin has no thought of retiring. Her audiences clamor for more. Not only for her artistic achievements but because she exudes a love of life - a happiness that she wishes for all people and that she hopes she contributes to.

So raise the curtain. On with the dance. Bravo Charin!"

June Stark

 Author/Columnist

December 2001