Over the holidays, LCDC lost one of our adult dancers, Bridget Dummett. Bridget passed in December right before the Christmas holiday. Her daughter Maddie dances at our studio and is a part of our studio assistants program, LCDC Corps. She is a wonderful person and dancer, and we want to help her family through this incredibly tough time.

We are trying to raise 10k for the Dummett family. We hope you will consider donating to them as they will need all the emotional and financial support we can give them, now and in the future. These funds will go to the family for whatever expenses have incurred during this time. Maddie herself will not need to worry about the cost of her dance classes now or in the future. If she wants to continue to dance at LCDC, she will be able to forever!

Please read a bit about this amazing woman's life, as written by her husband, Nate, and thank you for any donation you can offer.

Bridget and I met in college at the University of Northern Colorado at a mutual friend's house. We were pretty much inseparable from day one. We were together for 23 years, and raised two amazing kids who are now both in high school at Bear Creek.

She was not just my wife; she was my best friend. She had a smile and laugh that was infectious to anyone she met, and a heart that never stopped giving.

She worked in non-profit for most of her career, and maintained truly life-long friendships everywhere she went. The last few weeks, I have been in contact with all of her friends and past and present co-workers that have reached out, and it is truly amazing how many people's lives she touched. They came from all walks of life, and all different backgrounds, and their common thread was always Bridget. She brought people together.

We've had many pets throughout our time together, but most notably we have had five dogs (three currently) that were all adopted rescues of one kind or another. All with unfortunate back stories that just needed a loving home. Bridget could never turn down a person or animal that needed love in their lives.

I see all the love and compassion that she had in the form of our children. They are wonderful and inspiring young adults who are loyal and loving to all. They both enjoy teaching young children, one in dance, the other in swimming. Bridget raised them to be respectful and kind to all, especially those less fortunate. We volunteered on many occasions to help those who needed it most, and they did so without reservation. I know they are hurting right now, but they will both achieve great things thanks to their Mother.

Bridget loved to craft and crochet. She made countless blankets and sweaters over the years that she gave to family and friends, or someone who just needed a yarn hug. They were always so beautiful and wonderfully done that I told her she should be selling them. She opened an Etsy store, and never took a single dime; she gave away every project. She spent countless nights making hundreds of snowballs for the Nutcracker one year, and her and the kids just sat and crafted together. It is an image that will always be with me.

In the fall of 2022, she was diagnosed with breast cancer at the age of 41. She fought hard through it all, and eventually was declared cancer free. In March of 2024, she discovered an anomaly in her eye and went to the eye doctor. After a retinal scan, she was told to go to the hospital immediately. After a week of tests and exams, she was diagnosed with a rare type of brain cancer. The breast cancer had metastasized, and turned into terminal leptomeningeal disease. She was expected to live 3-6 months. She continued to fight and be the light in everyone's lives, and endured this disease for almost 10 months due to her spirit and strength.

She will be missed exponentially by many, but she will always be with us.

Thank you both so much, we are truly blessed and grateful to have people like you in our lives.

Nate