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For a lot of people she would make
the perfect mother. She sees sexuality
as a gift, thinks it's OK to have a beer,
runs 10 miles a week and keeps her
plates warm. .
And by the way, the Rev. Nancy
Reynolds Pagano is a priest in the
Episcopal Church.
"1 spend a lot of time in church,"
Pagano said. She spends 10 to 12 hours
conducting services each week. In
addition, she plans services, oversees
youth groups, visits the sick and
counsels people in crisis.
"I marry people," she added. "I do
funerals and bury people."
Ordained in 1984, she is now a priest
at the Chapel of the Cross at 304 E.
Franklin St. in Chapel Hill. Pagano
studied at Duke University where she
received a master of divinity degree and
a master of theology degree. She also
attended General Theological Seminary
in New York.
Pagano said there are 10,000 Epis
copal priests. And although she is one
of only 600 women among the ranks,
it is hardly the only thing that makes
her so interesting.
"She is absolutely marvelous as a
counselor, and when leading services,"
said Mary Arthur Stoudemire, a
member of the church governing body
elected by the congregation. "Her
deployment in service is just beyond
reproach."
Karen Lenchek, a Chapel of the Cross
secretary, said "a few people were a little
tentative about a woman priest at first.
But most have come to accept her and
the good things she has brought."
The reservations some people had
toward a woman in the pulpit were
based on "hypothetical reasons," said
Pagano's husband Joseph, who is a
physician and professor in the UNC
School of Medicine. "The reservations
were based on the concept of a woman
priest not on a personal basis," he
said.
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Pagano's slightly red cheeks glow
when she talks about her family. She
said her husband is a "gourmet."
"When she was in theology school,
our boys were still at home," Pagano
said. "We all had to help with the
cooking."
The Pagano's have two children
"Two young men," Ms. Pagano said.
"I can't call them boys anymore." She
said the best thing parents can do for
their children is provide a good
example.
"The boys were cooking breakfast
one morning and I came in and said
I would set the table," she explained.
"When I asked them where the plates
were, they said the plates were warming
in the oven. i
"I never told them I like warm plates
they just knew," Pagano said.
Pagano seems to be good with
children. Lenchek said Pagano was in
charge of the youth group at the church.
"I think children are initially more
accepting of a woman," Lenchek said.
"They know her as Nancy, rather than
just a priest."
And in addition to warm plates,
Pagano has a lot of warm ideas. She
said much of young people's problems
with unwanted pregnancy and abortion
deal with self-esteem.
"Many girls feel they need to have
sex in order to be somebody," she said.
"What you need to do first is love
yourself first. Then you can love other
people."
Pagano's husband said, "She's clearly
found her metier it's the right thing
for her to do. The priesthood is just
the right vehicle for her talents.
"I'm very impressed with what she's
done, but not surprised."
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In the words of company co
founder Mercedes Ellington, a show
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dance program. Instead it is a
combination of "a Broadway show,
MTV, and a strict dance concert. "
Chapel Hill dance fans will get the
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The company is, according to
Ellington, the product of performer
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is still a young country. Tap dancing
has been treated like a stepchild. We
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countries as something to be proud
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Ellington said Maurice Hines and
his brother Gregory, of "White
Nights" fame, are two of very few
currently active practitioners of their
particular school of tap dancing.
Preserving this heritage, handed
down from black film stars of the
30s and '40s, has been a challenge.
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Balletap, U.S.A. has a number of
ways to remedy this lack of tap
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The company also updates the
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up interest and keep alive a valuable
heritage. "We want to continue the
preservation process," she said. "We
hope to tap some new resources."
Balletap, U.S.A. will perform
tonight at 8 p.m. in Memorial Hall.
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