Support Surges For ‘Ballet Queen’ Who Suffered Medical Emergency At Virginia Competition

Support is on the rise for a Virginia dance instructor who remains hospitalized after suffering a medical episode at a competition over the weekend.

A GoFundMe launched for Tristi Robinson says only that she is hospitalized after suffering a medical episode, and remains hospitalized at the Mary Washington Hospital in Fredericksburg.

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Robinson is a ballet instructor at Prestige Dance Studio in Midlothian, and Momentum Dancer Center, in Ashland. The MDC called Robinson their “ballet queen.”

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Robinson’s bio on the Prestige website says she hails from Nevada and has studied with renowned dancers. In her more than 30-year career as a professional dancer and teacher, Robinson was a principal dancer with the Washington Ballet and Richmond Ballet, her bio says.

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