Over the weekend the world lost a renown dancer, choreographer and theater director, Monica Josephine
Folio. She is survived by her grandchildren Lily
Welsch and Masxsimo Battel and great grandchild
Oliver Darwin Welsch. A creative dynamo, Dame Monica dedicated her Tahoe years to cultivating a love of performance in our local youth and young at heart.
Decades of young performers will carry Monica's
spirit and effervescence with them forever.
Monica came to Tahoe with her husband, Sam,
in 1989, and initially ran the booking agency
for the American Federation of Musicians local
368 in Reno. She and Sam immediately founded
Tahoe Players and began producing musicals for
children. Tahoe Players began with Babes in
Toyland and then produced the Wizard of Oz.
Monica was born in Fairmont, West Virginia,
to Arthur (Arpie) and Lorraine Sabo. Her
father was a coal miner. She attended Fairmont
University majoring in theater and dramatics
where she held the lead in several plays. She
began teaching dancing at the age of 12, and
by the age of 16, owned her own studio. She
owned studios in several communities in West
Virginia. Some of Monica's students include,
Patrick Swayze, Mary Lou Retton, Melissa Rector,
Jenna Malone, and many others who were famous
in her heart. She was taught by Luigi, Gene Kelly,
Charles Kelly and many other greats of the trade.
She began training her granddaughter Lily as her
protégé at age 5 and she is prepared to continue
the legacy of Tahoe Players as it has always been
Monica's heart and soul.
A larger than life personality wrapped in a
petite, red-lipstick-wearing, Chanel-smelling,
lady-like frame. Monica is a legend who will be
sorely missed.
Dance classes start back up the week of
April 18. This has been a traumatic experience
for the children, so if there are any therapists
willing to donate their time in the dance studio
our first week back.
There will be two services for Monica. One
ego-less service will be held Saturday, April 23,
at noon at the beach behind the stage at Sand
Harbor. Please wear yellow,red lipstick for
the ladies, and bring a kite parasol, or bubbles.
These are a few of her favorite things.
The second service will be May
30, as this is her birthday, location
TBA. This will be the performance we all
know she wanted. Please call Lily if
something you would like to prepare
comes to mind. In lieu of flowers, please
make a donation to Tahoe Players so we can
ensure her legacy lives on. Thank you all
for your kind words and thoughts.
***********************
Below are some samples of things that
have been written about her in the past,
starting with the oldest thing her father
wrote about her when she was 8 months old
while he was away at war:
"Lying here thinking of MonicaJo
How much I miss her, She'll never know.
I haven't seen her for oh, so long a time,
But when I go home, she'll always be mine.
I wonder what she is doing right now,
She is getting her bath I feel it somehow.
Taking her bath she never cries,
She would play with her toes while being dried.
She has the smallest feet I have ever seen,
Her little white shoes are hard to keep clean,
She walks on her toes instead of her feet,
You should see her sometime she is so sweet,
She was 8 months old just a few months past,
We're so happy with her please God make it last.
I miss Monica Jo, that little girl of mine,
And when I see her everything will be fine."
Anonymous
"There is a young lady who longed for a life,
Of music and laughter, but never of strife.
She worked for her dreams, and she toiled for
her art,
And never gave up a tribute to her most generous
heart.
She struggled, of course, most artists do,
But she never lost sight of her goal tried
and true.
To be the best at whatever she tried,
Was difficult at times, and sometimes
she cried.
But then she'd take a deep breath and give
out with a sight,
Pick herself up and let her tears dry,
She'd raise herself up to an incredible height,
And accomplish her goal but never with spite.
And thus, in all circles, both wide and small,
Monica may be short, but to us she is tall!"
Folio. She is survived by her grandchildren Lily
Welsch and Masxsimo Battel and great grandchild
Oliver Darwin Welsch. A creative dynamo, Dame Monica dedicated her Tahoe years to cultivating a love of performance in our local youth and young at heart.
Decades of young performers will carry Monica's
spirit and effervescence with them forever.
Monica came to Tahoe with her husband, Sam,
in 1989, and initially ran the booking agency
for the American Federation of Musicians local
368 in Reno. She and Sam immediately founded
Tahoe Players and began producing musicals for
children. Tahoe Players began with Babes in
Toyland and then produced the Wizard of Oz.
Monica was born in Fairmont, West Virginia,
to Arthur (Arpie) and Lorraine Sabo. Her
father was a coal miner. She attended Fairmont
University majoring in theater and dramatics
where she held the lead in several plays. She
began teaching dancing at the age of 12, and
by the age of 16, owned her own studio. She
owned studios in several communities in West
Virginia. Some of Monica's students include,
Patrick Swayze, Mary Lou Retton, Melissa Rector,
Jenna Malone, and many others who were famous
in her heart. She was taught by Luigi, Gene Kelly,
Charles Kelly and many other greats of the trade.
She began training her granddaughter Lily as her
protégé at age 5 and she is prepared to continue
the legacy of Tahoe Players as it has always been
Monica's heart and soul.
A larger than life personality wrapped in a
petite, red-lipstick-wearing, Chanel-smelling,
lady-like frame. Monica is a legend who will be
sorely missed.
Dance classes start back up the week of
April 18. This has been a traumatic experience
for the children, so if there are any therapists
willing to donate their time in the dance studio
our first week back.
There will be two services for Monica. One
ego-less service will be held Saturday, April 23,
at noon at the beach behind the stage at Sand
Harbor. Please wear yellow,red lipstick for
the ladies, and bring a kite parasol, or bubbles.
These are a few of her favorite things.
The second service will be May
30, as this is her birthday, location
TBA. This will be the performance we all
know she wanted. Please call Lily if
something you would like to prepare
comes to mind. In lieu of flowers, please
make a donation to Tahoe Players so we can
ensure her legacy lives on. Thank you all
for your kind words and thoughts.
***********************
Below are some samples of things that
have been written about her in the past,
starting with the oldest thing her father
wrote about her when she was 8 months old
while he was away at war:
"Lying here thinking of MonicaJo
How much I miss her, She'll never know.
I haven't seen her for oh, so long a time,
But when I go home, she'll always be mine.
I wonder what she is doing right now,
She is getting her bath I feel it somehow.
Taking her bath she never cries,
She would play with her toes while being dried.
She has the smallest feet I have ever seen,
Her little white shoes are hard to keep clean,
She walks on her toes instead of her feet,
You should see her sometime she is so sweet,
She was 8 months old just a few months past,
We're so happy with her please God make it last.
I miss Monica Jo, that little girl of mine,
And when I see her everything will be fine."
Anonymous
"There is a young lady who longed for a life,
Of music and laughter, but never of strife.
She worked for her dreams, and she toiled for
her art,
And never gave up a tribute to her most generous
heart.
She struggled, of course, most artists do,
But she never lost sight of her goal tried
and true.
To be the best at whatever she tried,
Was difficult at times, and sometimes
she cried.
But then she'd take a deep breath and give
out with a sight,
Pick herself up and let her tears dry,
She'd raise herself up to an incredible height,
And accomplish her goal but never with spite.
And thus, in all circles, both wide and small,
Monica may be short, but to us she is tall!"
Over the weekend the world lost a renown dancer, choreographer and theater director, Monica Josephine
Folio. She is survived by her grandchildren Lily
Welsch and Masxsimo Battel and great grandchild
Oliver Darwin Welsch. A creative dynamo, Dame Monica dedicated her Tahoe years to cultivating a love of performance in our local youth and young at heart.
Decades of young performers will carry Monica's
spirit and effervescence with them forever.
Monica came to Tahoe with her husband, Sam,
in 1989, and initially ran the booking agency
for the American Federation of Musicians local
368 in Reno. She and Sam immediately founded
Tahoe Players and began producing musicals for
children. Tahoe Players began with Babes in
Toyland and then produced the Wizard of Oz.
Monica was born in Fairmont, West Virginia,
to Arthur (Arpie) and Lorraine Sabo. Her
father was a coal miner. She attended Fairmont
University majoring in theater and dramatics
where she held the lead in several plays. She
began teaching dancing at the age of 12, and
by the age of 16, owned her own studio. She
owned studios in several communities in West
Virginia. Some of Monica's students include,
Patrick Swayze, Mary Lou Retton, Melissa Rector,
Jenna Malone, and many others who were famous
in her heart. She was taught by Luigi, Gene Kelly,
Charles Kelly and many other greats of the trade.
She began training her granddaughter Lily as her
protégé at age 5 and she is prepared to continue
the legacy of Tahoe Players as it has always been
Monica's heart and soul.
A larger than life personality wrapped in a
petite, red-lipstick-wearing, Chanel-smelling,
lady-like frame. Monica is a legend who will be
sorely missed.
Dance classes start back up the week of
April 18. This has been a traumatic experience
for the children, so if there are any therapists
willing to donate their time in the dance studio
our first week back.
There will be two services for Monica. One
ego-less service will be held Saturday, April 23,
at noon at the beach behind the stage at Sand
Harbor. Please wear yellow,red lipstick for
the ladies, and bring a kite parasol, or bubbles.
These are a few of her favorite things.
The second service will be May
30, as this is her birthday, location
TBA. This will be the performance we all
know she wanted. Please call Lily if
something you would like to prepare
comes to mind. In lieu of flowers, please
make a donation to Tahoe Players so we can
ensure her legacy lives on. Thank you all
for your kind words and thoughts.
***********************
Below are some samples of things that
have been written about her in the past,
starting with the oldest thing her father
wrote about her when she was 8 months old
while he was away at war:
"Lying here thinking of MonicaJo
How much I miss her, She'll never know.
I haven't seen her for oh, so long a time,
But when I go home, she'll always be mine.
I wonder what she is doing right now,
She is getting her bath I feel it somehow.
Taking her bath she never cries,
She would play with her toes while being dried.
She has the smallest feet I have ever seen,
Her little white shoes are hard to keep clean,
She walks on her toes instead of her feet,
You should see her sometime she is so sweet,
She was 8 months old just a few months past,
We're so happy with her please God make it last.
I miss Monica Jo, that little girl of mine,
And when I see her everything will be fine."
Anonymous
"There is a young lady who longed for a life,
Of music and laughter, but never of strife.
She worked for her dreams, and she toiled for
her art,
And never gave up a tribute to her most generous
heart.
She struggled, of course, most artists do,
But she never lost sight of her goal tried
and true.
To be the best at whatever she tried,
Was difficult at times, and sometimes
she cried.
But then she'd take a deep breath and give
out with a sight,
Pick herself up and let her tears dry,
She'd raise herself up to an incredible height,
And accomplish her goal but never with spite.
And thus, in all circles, both wide and small,
Monica may be short, but to us she is tall!"
Folio. She is survived by her grandchildren Lily
Welsch and Masxsimo Battel and great grandchild
Oliver Darwin Welsch. A creative dynamo, Dame Monica dedicated her Tahoe years to cultivating a love of performance in our local youth and young at heart.
Decades of young performers will carry Monica's
spirit and effervescence with them forever.
Monica came to Tahoe with her husband, Sam,
in 1989, and initially ran the booking agency
for the American Federation of Musicians local
368 in Reno. She and Sam immediately founded
Tahoe Players and began producing musicals for
children. Tahoe Players began with Babes in
Toyland and then produced the Wizard of Oz.
Monica was born in Fairmont, West Virginia,
to Arthur (Arpie) and Lorraine Sabo. Her
father was a coal miner. She attended Fairmont
University majoring in theater and dramatics
where she held the lead in several plays. She
began teaching dancing at the age of 12, and
by the age of 16, owned her own studio. She
owned studios in several communities in West
Virginia. Some of Monica's students include,
Patrick Swayze, Mary Lou Retton, Melissa Rector,
Jenna Malone, and many others who were famous
in her heart. She was taught by Luigi, Gene Kelly,
Charles Kelly and many other greats of the trade.
She began training her granddaughter Lily as her
protégé at age 5 and she is prepared to continue
the legacy of Tahoe Players as it has always been
Monica's heart and soul.
A larger than life personality wrapped in a
petite, red-lipstick-wearing, Chanel-smelling,
lady-like frame. Monica is a legend who will be
sorely missed.
Dance classes start back up the week of
April 18. This has been a traumatic experience
for the children, so if there are any therapists
willing to donate their time in the dance studio
our first week back.
There will be two services for Monica. One
ego-less service will be held Saturday, April 23,
at noon at the beach behind the stage at Sand
Harbor. Please wear yellow,red lipstick for
the ladies, and bring a kite parasol, or bubbles.
These are a few of her favorite things.
The second service will be May
30, as this is her birthday, location
TBA. This will be the performance we all
know she wanted. Please call Lily if
something you would like to prepare
comes to mind. In lieu of flowers, please
make a donation to Tahoe Players so we can
ensure her legacy lives on. Thank you all
for your kind words and thoughts.
***********************
Below are some samples of things that
have been written about her in the past,
starting with the oldest thing her father
wrote about her when she was 8 months old
while he was away at war:
"Lying here thinking of MonicaJo
How much I miss her, She'll never know.
I haven't seen her for oh, so long a time,
But when I go home, she'll always be mine.
I wonder what she is doing right now,
She is getting her bath I feel it somehow.
Taking her bath she never cries,
She would play with her toes while being dried.
She has the smallest feet I have ever seen,
Her little white shoes are hard to keep clean,
She walks on her toes instead of her feet,
You should see her sometime she is so sweet,
She was 8 months old just a few months past,
We're so happy with her please God make it last.
I miss Monica Jo, that little girl of mine,
And when I see her everything will be fine."
Anonymous
"There is a young lady who longed for a life,
Of music and laughter, but never of strife.
She worked for her dreams, and she toiled for
her art,
And never gave up a tribute to her most generous
heart.
She struggled, of course, most artists do,
But she never lost sight of her goal tried
and true.
To be the best at whatever she tried,
Was difficult at times, and sometimes
she cried.
But then she'd take a deep breath and give
out with a sight,
Pick herself up and let her tears dry,
She'd raise herself up to an incredible height,
And accomplish her goal but never with spite.
And thus, in all circles, both wide and small,
Monica may be short, but to us she is tall!"
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