SAN ANTONIO — Jackie Lopez has spent decades inspiring generations of dancers at Barbara & Tammy’s School of Dance. Now, those same students and community members are rallying behind her as she faces the toughest battle of her life.
Lopez, the executive director of the long-standing dance school, has been living with metastatic colon cancer for more than two years. Despite undergoing radiation treatment to her brain, pelvis and neck, she continues to lead with grace and resilience — both inside and outside the studio.
“I love dancing and I love being able to share the knowledge of what I do,” Lopez said. “A lot of my students go off to do great things: become doctors, become dance teachers.”…