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BADER, Roberta Ann (Bobbi)
Born September 20, 1951, in Sacramento, CA; passed away September 30, 2006, at the age of 55. Bobbi was the owner of The Ballet Studio for over 20 years. She was the beloved daughter to Robert and Marjorie Bader, who preceded her in death. Survived by her sister, Cynthia Holloway and her husband Thomas; nephews Thomas (TJ) and Robert Holloway of Rescue, CA, niece Elisa Holloway of Lowell, OR. She will be greatly missed by numerous relatives and friends. Funeral services will be held East Lawn Memorial Park, 43rd & Folsom Blvd., Sacramento, Saturday, October 7, at 2pm.
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Sue Gosland
September 28, 2019
Bobbie was my cousin, who followed her dreams and became a dancer. We were all so proud of her, and when she built her dance studio, it was a great new chapter of her life. I'm so sorry she left us so early. We all miss her.
Shannon Marshall
June 10, 2016
I just found this today and am heartbroken. I will never forget what Bobbi taught me in ballet and in discipline. I was only able to learn from her for a short time, but it was monumental in my dance life. Thank you, Bobbi! <3
Jennifer Johnson
November 29, 2007
I spent most of my evenings and Saturday mornings in my teens and then in my early twenties when home from college at The Ballet Studio. Few things in life have compared to the joy and peace I discovered during that time. I am grateful to have wonderful memories of Bobbi, shared with many students from the studio. Amazed by the devotion she gave to each class and to ballet as a whole – she exemplified classical ballet as it was meant to be. She emphasized pure technique, artistry, and professionalism no matter one’s age or body type or level of ability. Bobbi believed in our best and expected nothing less without saying a word. Her smile lit up a room - kind, gentle, and steadfast. Pachelbel’s Canon will always be a comfort to me as I am reminded of the happiness I felt as it played on a record player at the beginning of almost every class, and Bobbi proudly and gracefully standing in the door frame, admiring her students lined up along the barre preparing for plies. Her warm spirit and her love of ballet will endure in the hearts of her friends, family, and students.
Lisa Malamatos-Benitez
November 19, 2007
Bobbi and I roomed together in NYC. I learned so much from her about housecleaning, ballet, music, Christian Science. We had lost touch in the last few years. The thought came to me to look her up. So I went on the internet October, 2006 and the first thing that came up was her obituary. I am so sad that I lost touch with her. She was a wonderful person. I am grateful that the lovely qualities she possessed and herbeauty will never die.
Marc Valdez
October 3, 2007
We will always miss you, Bobbi!
Ellen Chamberlin
January 9, 2007
Miss Bobbi was one of the best teachers I've ever had, I will miss her very much.
Sue Gosland
October 9, 2006
Bobbi
is the first of my cousins to pass away. We will miss her greatly. She
always seemed so elegant to me, and I will always remember her strength and
wit. I love you . Your cousin, Sue
Marc Valdez
October 9, 2006
Bobbi was a wonderful teacher and an inspiration to the many loyal and hard-working students she inspired over the years. We will miss her immensely.
Katie Rogers
October 8, 2006
I studied with Miss Bobbi my senior year of high school. After my first year of college I realized I had better get myself back into her studio! She was always welcoming when we returned. Her studio was the sactuary away from school and personal life. After I graduated with my undergraduate degree I set my sights on a grad program in dance. Miss Bobbi pushed me, in every way- to go across the floor faster and farther and she pushed me to broaden my abilities. I doubt I would have reached my goals in life thus far if it hadn't been for Miss Bobbi. I was honored with the stories she told me of her dance experiences, warning me of the pitfalls of teaching dance, and her basic teaching style. I will hold tightly onto the memories I have of her, especially after the beginning ballet classes on Saturday mornings-she talked to me as a peer and gave me teaching advice. I will always long for those Saturday summer morning I used to have with her.
Morrigan McLean Haas
October 8, 2006
I've known Miss Bobbi all my life. I grew-up in the studio, and started taking Ballet when I was four. I was about to start point, when Miss Bobbi got sick, and when I heard that she had passed away, I was devistated. Miss Bobbi will be remembered in all our hearts forever.
October 7, 2006
Having just today received the dreadful news of the passing of our beloved ballet teacher, I am stunned to think about the huge change in the lives of her loyal students. Having danced with Bobby for the past 20 years her classes were the part of the day I most looked foreward to. I rarely missed them. Bobby had such integrity, commitment and passion for ballet and each class was instructive but fun. The darkest days would always be lightened by escaping into the movement and the music. Bobby could be strict and unyielding in her rules but she was never unkind or unfair and we respected and loved her.
Barbara Ramos
October 7, 2006
Miss Bobbi will live forever through us. Our memories of her will keep her near for she has touched each of our lives in a magical way. She has given parents and students alike a part of her, her love of ballet. After I told my daughter that Miss Bobbi has gone to heaven and will watch her dance from above, she said, "Miss Bobbi will watch me dance, and say 'it was beautiful.'"
She will continue to smile down on us and watch her students grow in her one true passion. And even though God has called her home to dance for Him, saying to her, "you have touched and left all the impressions on my children that you were suppose to down on earth, I have brought you home now to instruct my angels in heaven." So smile when you dance or watch your children dance, for Miss Bobbi will be watching us with her angels from the heavens above.
Judy Winn
October 6, 2006
I came to Bobbi's studio over twenty years ago thinking I could dance.....she showed be I was wrong. Technique. It's a simple word that describes many other words. Bobbi's Studio became my refuge, the place where mental pain could be freed from by body while at the same time rejoicing in the beauty of it all...I am recovering from knee surgery and am slowly trying to work my way back in...I will be there again, Bobbi...because your memory is too strong and your heart and soul too loving for me to stop now...and because we will always be "Bobbi's Girls."
Monika Pinkston
October 5, 2006
Ms. Bobbi was best teacher I have ever had! It might have been 16 or 17 years ago, but I'll remember the great memories forever. You will truly be missed.
Patrice Vogel (Abare)
October 5, 2006
Bobbi's legacy lives on in each dancer that had the privilege of being her student. She was exactly what a perfect ballet teacher should be - a master of dance posture and technique, precise and firm in her instruction, yet kind at heart. She was a professional in every sense of the word. Bobbi will continue to live on in each and every one of us. Thank you Bobbi for reviving the dancer in me.
Christine Stellina
October 5, 2006
I learned ballet from Bobbi as an adult in the late 90's. What a joy. She took my learning so seriously even though we both knew I would never perform. After moving to San Francisco I never found another instructor like Bobbi. She was one of a kind. I was so spoiled by her high standards and patient, cheerful instruction. Bobbi and I kept in touch over the years. Her letters were always a breath of fresh air. She prayed for me and encouraged me. She loved the Lord. I know she's dancing for him now. I can only imagine his smile. I'll miss you Bobbi! You're a very special person.
Kara Synhorst
October 5, 2006
Bobbi brought ballet back into my life after a long absence and made it fun to dance again. She was tough, encouraging, complimentary, and a great teacher. I'll miss her enormously.
Catherine Pinkston
October 5, 2006
In the late 1980's my daughter took ballet from Ms. Bobbi who was such a nice person, and gentle soul. We have and will remember you always.
lisa Phares Marchand
October 5, 2006
With fond memories of our days in Sacramento Junior Ballet, Lisa Phares Marchand
Sidna Henry
October 5, 2006
Bobbi was not only a wonderful dance teacher to my three daughters, but a friend to them also. Such a kind and uplifting instructor. My girls will never forget her. Glenis, Lindy, and Marcie Gilbert.
Sidna Henry, Fair Oaks, CA
Maggie Carroll
October 4, 2006
Bobbi....Our Teacher, Mentor and Friend....We Love You and Miss you dearly. We will continue to carry on your wonderful, beautiful Legacy!
Love,
Your Students from the Ballet Studio
Glenis Marsh
October 4, 2006
My beloved ballet teacher who taught me more than just ballet...but how to be a lady. You will never be forgotten. (James 4:14)
Tamara Beech
October 4, 2006
Bobbi was an important member of the Sacramento dance community. Her students were blessed to have this very thoughtful woman as her teacher. She will be missed and remembered. (former member of Sacramento Area Dance Alliance)
John Mello
October 4, 2006
Bobbi was a brilliant analytical ballet teacher and role model. I loved her classes, her long adagios, her method and learned so much from her. Diehard balletomanes wondering what the more womanly figured Paris Opera and Maryinski ballerinas of the 19th century really danced like should have had the pleasure like I did of watching Bobbi's sparkling petit allegro, beautiful battus and elegant Romantic style in the 1980s when she was still taking class. Always perfect make-up and that smile! I am terribly saddened to see this important mentor and link in the intergenerational ballet chain broken in mid-life. We who knew her will never forget her - or her big stack of old 33 rpm records, such as ragtime pianist JoAnne Castle (of The Lawrence Welk Show fame) playing "Yellow Rose of Texas" lickety-split while we were dying for that bottle of water she would not allow us because "ballet class should be like wilderness survival training." Thank you, Bobbi, for sharing your inner strength with us. We will forge on without you somehow.
John Mello
October 4, 2006
Bobbi was a brilliant analytical ballet teacher and role model. I loved her classes, her long adagios, her method and learned so much from her. Diehard balletomanes wondering what the more womanly figured Paris Opera and Maryinski ballerinas of the 19th century really danced like should have had the pleasure like some of us did of watching Bobbi's sparkling petit allegro, beautiful battus and elegant Romantic style in the 1980s when she was still taking class. Always perfect make-up and that smile! I am terribly saddened to see this important mentor and link in the intergenerational ballet chain broken in mid-life. We who knew her will never forget her - or her big stack of old 33 rpm records, such as ragtime pianist JoAnne Castle (of The Lawrence Welk Show fame) playing "Yellow Rose of Texas" lickety-split while we were dying for that bottle of water she would not allow us because "ballet class should be like wilderness survival training." Thank you, Bobbi, for modeling your inner strength for us. We will forge on without you somehow.
Gina Gosland
October 4, 2006
Bobbi, we shall miss your sparkle, bright smile and your great sense of humor at future Bader events. Rest in peace, dear one. We love you, Aunt Gina and Uncle Bill
Kathi (Langford) Saage
October 4, 2006
I can't believe she's gone. I had the privilege of being her student for 8 years. She was a gifted teacher with exacting standards but with patience and understanding. She touched the lives of every dancer she trained in ways well beyond simply teaching us to dance. I carry her lessons with me still. May God welcome her Home and give peace to those she left behind.
Louise B. Holden
October 4, 2006
Bobbi was and is very dear to all of us. May she dance among the stars and shine the brightest. I loved her, Aunt Lou
Katie and Brian Donahue
October 4, 2006
Bobbi, you are missed. I have sat here the last few days remembering all the fun times we had when we were younger. Watching you dance in the living room or out in the grass, the quiet times of sitting and talking. I will remember you well. Your cousin Katie
Louise B. Holden
October 4, 2006
Bobbi was and is very dear to all of us. May she dance among the stars and be the brightest of all. I loved her, Aunt Lou
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