The man honored as the father of Motiance Dance School, Cees van Dolderen, died Monday at age 57.
Cees van Dolderen passed away Monday!
Van Dolderen’s had been deteriorating for years. He succumbed peacefully at 4:43am in the Netherlands, according to The Daily Herald.
Van Dolderen’s family will host a memorial ceremony and cremation for him this weekend. His ashes will be scattered on St. Maarten in May.
Ed.’s Note:
MoreBacchanal.com wishes Cees’ family, friends and his multitude of students peace and comfort in their grief.
March 10, 2010 at 7:04 am
lieve Cees, een heel bijzondere man.
Cees was een voorbeeld voor velen. Voor mij een voorbeeld van vriendelijkheid, liefde, gericht zijn op anderen en doorzetten, altijd doorzetten als is de tegenslag nog zo groot.
Daarnaast was hij ook gewoon een hele lieve, gezellige man. Ik zal hem missen.
Allemaal heel veel sterkte bij het verliezen van Cees.
Guido Milet
Harderwijk, Nederland
March 11, 2010 at 3:03 pm
Look around you, we are all dancers, singers, entertainers, and we are all dying.
God wants us in heaven with him to continue excersising the beauty of the arts he blessed us with. Cees, until we meet again… in heaven.
I am sure God is preparing a wonderful stage for you to set up for the rest of us full of flowers and lights. God Bless you now and forever.
Helen Hart
March 12, 2010 at 5:29 pm
Cees, I do not think there are enough tears on this earth to express our sorrow. I do not think that there are enough words to describe how we feel. But, I’ll try anyway.
For anybody whoever had contact with Motiance, with its students, with the shows or any of the staff, they know it wasn’t just a dance school. For many it was a home away from home, for others it was just…home. Cees, you gave us the chance to showcase our talent, for some even to find their future career, but for everyone who was ever a student at Motiance you gave us the chance to find a passion. This passion is something we all have in common, something that undeniably gives us a connection whether we as Danica says “are buddy buddy or not, Motiance is something we all have”.
What once started as a something to keep kids off the streets and give them something to do way back in 1985, turned into a family. For many of us our childhood memories are imbedded in Motiance, we were at Motiance more than we were at home, and saw our Motiance family more than our “real” family.
I don’t think any of us will ever know how hard you fought to give us Motiance and to keep it. Every time we got knocked down you made sure we got back up. Whether that was a leaky roof at the old building ruining yet another floor, torn costumes, or even a hurricane, you made sure we got through it. You carried Motiance through over 25 years of success and setbacks and you did it with love. I wish I could say that this will carry on now that you’re gone, I can’t. But one thing I can promise you…as well as “Keeping the Dream Alive” we will keep the memory of Motiance alive, because in those memories we carry you on and all that Motiance stands for.
Cees, it’s been a long fight, a fight to give us Motiance and a fight with your health. And in many ways you won that fight, because even though you are no longer with us you have still found a way to bring us all together and keep us together.
For all the memories, I will be eternally grateful.
I am Motiance, we are Motiance, and will forever be Motiance.
-Alissa