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Soon, however, Mr. Lascu was
hired as a part-time teacher. He
instructed at the Taynton School
of Dance in Detroit, the Jewish
Community Center, the Harbin-
ger Dance Co. and Marygrove
College.
His work at Marygrove con-
tinues, and he also has become
director of Dance Detroit, the col-
lege's resident company.
His accomplishments at the
college were noticed by DSO staff,
and he was asked to work on The
Nutcracker, to which he brings
many members of Dance Detroit.
Over the past two decades, oth-
er audiences have seen his style
lent to many productions, in-
cluding those scheduled by the
Michigan Opera Theatre, the
Flint Ballet Theater, the Lansing
Ballet Association and Oakland
University.
"For what I achieved here, I
think I am a lucky person," said
Mr. Lascu, 68, who still demon-
strates steps for his students.
"Certainly this country gives fan-
tastic opportunities for someone
with good ideas and hard work,
and I think I made the right
move."
Three years ago, Mr. Lascu de-
cided the time was right to trav-
el to Israel and find Romanian
relatives and friends he knew had
made aliyah. He spent two emo-
tional months visiting with them
and touring the country.
Last year, he returned to Ro-
mania for the first time.
"I could go everywhere," he re-
ported about the changes in his
native country. "Nobody asked
me what I was doing, and no one
followed me. I went to where I
was born in Transylvania. I went
to my high school, and the direc-
tor let me see my classroom. Peo-
ple where I had lived were very
nice, and they let me go inside the
house that had been mine."
Mr. Lascu, who now has a 10-
year-old granddaughter attend-
ing his classes, distinguishes
between ballet as he knew it in
Romania and as he knows it here.
"As a discipline, ballet is not

different in different countries,
although different companies
have different styles," he said.
"The way classical ballet is
viewed here and in Europe is dif-
ferent. In Europe, it's more pop-
ular and more supported by the
state. Here it's supported by
grants."
With The Nutcracker, there is
a difference in the time of year
during which performances are
featured. While the ballet is as-
sociated with Christmas in the
United States, it is generally a
summer program in Europe.
Mr. Lascu takes pride in his
students, many having moved on

"I think I made the
right move."

— lacob Lascu

to professional companies reach-
ing from Miami to Leningrad.
Finding potential stars uni-
versally depends on some clear-
cut qualities, according to the
teacher.
`Talent cannot always be seen
right away," he explained. "I have
to find out the student's charac-
ter to know his or her dedication.
"A dancer has to be healthy,
have a proportional body and be
very good in academics because
it is my experience that the bet-
ter the student is in academics
the more results are possible in
dancing."
His advice to young dancers in-
tent on becoming professionals is
to persevere by going to auditions
and sending out resumes.
"The competition is very
rough," he cautions. "If you get
kicked out of this door, you go
knock on another door. Go until
you find the right door. Who pur-
sues succeeds." El