In many ways, the clinics were a rebel-sister success story.
Skiing, another family sport, has no shortage of brother-sister success stories.
On Friday, the sisters' success story came to a tragic end.
She studied acting even before college but says that despite her sisters' success, she always knew she wanted to be an adult actor rather than a child star.
Critics have diminished the sisters' success by implying they have somehow managed it without fully engaging in the sport and that their real interests lie elsewhere.
Said Jeanette, 28, after a long day of rehearsal, "Even when you have natural moments of jealousy, it's like, 'Wait, I don't even have the energy for this.' " It doesn't hurt that the hometown crowd has a rooting interest in both sisters' success.
Less surprising is the Scissor Sisters' success: they have enough hits to stuff their set to crowd-pleasing capacity, Jake Shears and Ana Matronic have personalities that project to the back of the field, and they are playing while the sun sets – always a plum spot.
Steven's rewards come with his sister's success.
Has she ever thought of moving to another country to escape her sister's success?
Gertrude's bruised feelings over Leo's stubborn refusal to acknowledge her genius were nothing compared with Leo's mortification and fury over his sister's success.
Indeed Serena, struggling with weight problems, teenage angst and the pressure of her sister's success, may be unable to cope with the strain for very much longer.
