Pamela Langevin

Pamela Cooke Langevin 1961-2012 It is with sadness we announce the death of Pamela Jean Langevin, beloved wife of Marc Langevin and devoted mother of Lilly Langevin, age 10, on March 23, 2012 following a scuba diving accident while diving in Grand Cayman where she resided. Pamela was born in Burlington, Vt., on October 28, 1961. She was the daughter of Everette (Ted) Cooke and the late Adell Martin Cooke originally of Swanton, Vt., and currently of Stephentown, N.Y. She is survived by a sister, Terry McAdams of Red Oak, Texas and a brother, Todd Cooke of Pittsfield, and her in-laws, Pierre and Jeannine Langevin of Paris. Pamela was educated primarily in the Pittsfield Schools, but also attended Swanton Union High School, and graduated from Taconic High School in 1979. Throughout her younger years she danced at Cantarella and Terpsichore Schools of dance under the direction of Madeline Culpo and Judy Drodz. She continued to study dance at The University of Massachusetts, where her instructors were impressed by her talent, and recommended her to move to Julliard School of dance. Instead, Pamela decided to move to Las Vegas, and launched a professional dancing career that lead her from Las Vegas, Reno, Madrid (Spain), Paris (France), Miami and many other places around the world. Through her passion, talent and hard work, she brought further success to her career, becoming principal Adagio dancer for the Lido in Paris, "Masquerade" in Miami, the Stardust, and Rios Hotel in Las Vegas. She simultaneously nurtured her passion for both jazz and ballet, offering her talent to choreographers who were inspired by her technical and performance ability. She later returned to her first love for classical ballet, and became principal and soloist Ballerina touring with several ballet Companies around the U.S. as guest artist in ballet such as Paquita, Giselle, The Nutcraker, Swan Lake, La Bayadere, and many more. While Pamela was working at the Lido in Paris, she met Marc Langevin in 1986 in Mallorca, Spain, where she was vacationing. They fell in love and married in 1988 in Paris. The couple lived together, travelling and supporting each other's career, and eventually adopted a little girl from China in 2002, bringing a new meaning to their life together. She found great rewards in communicating her love for dance to new generations, and became a successful dance instructor, inspiring young generation of dancers, from Las Vegas, Los Angeles, Cleveland, St Thomas, and lately Grand Cayman with her charismatic energy and her commitment. She most recently became certified as Zumba instructor, a fitness program which was a reflection of her own personality: passionate, hard working, fun and entertaining. Pam was known for her positive and energetic personality and as a passionate and compassionate person with the ability to interact with people from different walks of life all around the world. Her smile was communicative; she was an example and an inspiration for many to achieve their potential and fulfill their passion. Pamela will be cremated and her ashes will be spread around the world in places so dear to her heart. In place of funeral services a memorial remembrance ceremony will take place in Grand Cayman on April 17th, 2012 and will be shared later on her website over the Internet for the many friends and family scattered around the world. To honor Pamela's love of dance and her talent for inspiring that love into her dance students, the family will establish a philanthropic fund to support young children who may not otherwise be able to fulfill their passion of becoming dancers.