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F.I.S.T.D. - Cecchetti

T.T.P. -  Diploma

National Ballet School 

I feel priviledged to have trained or worked with some of the finest teachers in Canada.  As a young student at Alberta Ballet School, I had the opportunity to train with Miss Ruth Carse (founder of the Alberta Ballet Company).  Later, as a student teacher at the National Ballet School,  I again had the great pleasure of studying with talented and inspiring teachers.

Where ever there were opportunities I went!  I taught in community centres throughout Toronto, as well as at Sean Boutilier Academy of Dance (Thanks Sean!).  From Toronto, on to New Brunswick, to become the Ballet Mistress of  DancEast Young Company and the Principal of the affiliated School.  Eventually I moved back to the interior of B.C. to establish my own dance studio.

In 1996 I joined the teaching faculty of the Royal Winnipeg Ballet.  During that time, I was also the Cecchetti Representative for Manitoba and Saskatchewan.  From 1998 - 2006, I was the senior ballet teacher for the Penticton School of Dance.  I also established dance classes at the Cawston Community Hall 2005-2006.

I  have achieved my Fellowship standing with the Cecchetti Society (there are currently only 24 other teachers in Canada awarded this qualification). 

Additional:

Commissioned by CBC and Sesame Street to choreograph segments for television (1992, 1997)

Choreographed and produced Canada's premier ballet production of "Goldilocks" (1995)

Assisted in the creation of the ballet "The Gift of the Star Queen" (2003)

Choreographed  the  World  Premiere of the ballet "Emuria and the Unicorn"  (2006)

Assisted in the production of Ballet CD's (2002)

Adjudicator for the Ballet and Modern Categories for the Alberta Dance Festival (May 2001)

Adjudicator for  Peak Invitational Dance Competition (April 2003, 2006)

Adjudicator for  CDMF Performing Arts Festival (March 2004)

Adjudicator for the Upper Island Musical Festival (March 2008)              

Panel Judge for selecting dancers for the Canadian School of Ballet's production of the "Nutcracker" (2001,2002,2007)

Choreograph for numerous dance festivals and local productions

I  reside in beautiful Armstrong, B.C.

  

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Guest Teaching, and Choreography

So many wonderful teachers have encouraged and inspired me, it would be a pleasure to continue this tradition.

Please  feel free to contact me for more information.

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