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Classical Ballet Preschool (Baby Ballet) Curriculum to Professional Levels (R.A.D. & Cecchetti) Recreational Division Professional Division Pointe Pas de Deux Character - Folk Dance Modern/Jazz Adult Classes Oakville School of Dance Offering the best in Ballet training since 1960. Amanda Bayliss, Artistic Director 260 Robinson St., Oakville ON L6J 1G6 905-844-7035 (also located in Glen Abbey) www.oakvilleballet.com / email: oakvilleballetinfo@cogeco.ca All classes taught by professionally certified teachers Founder & Artistic Advisor: Elizabeth Paterson Former Major and Childrens examiner for the Royal Academy of Dance (30 yrs.) Consistently voted one of Oakvilles top dance schools. Students perform with the Oakville Ballet Company in Oakvilles own The Nutcracker Offering classes in downtown Oakville and at our Glen Abbey Campus Celebrating 50 years of Excellence kids b a l l r o o m new to oakville! REGISTER NOW. SPACE IS LIMITED. 905-849-0008 Youthful, vibrant environment. No partner required. Let them enjoy the dance discovery of latin & ballroom and give them the social edge - poise, grace, confidence in any situation. blueheel dance studio | 284 church street | www.blueheel.ca Real Rock Band Workshops for Young Musicians 12 WEEK SESSIONS BEGIN IN SEPTEMBER Weekly Sessions & CD Release Performance Private Guitar Lessons for ALL Levels 905-484-7331 www.rocksessions.ca REGISTER NOW AND GET 2 FREE SESSIONS! w w w . o a kv ill eb ea ve r.c o m O A KV IL LE B EA V ER W e dn es da y, Se pt em be r 8 , 2 01 0 2 2 Canadian Dance Company When Dance Becomes Art Canadian Dance Company has just celebrated 25 years in the busi- ness or should we say Busy-ness of connecting the community of Character first, Dance Second. While the idea of winning a national or world com- petition may be appealing to them as high achievers, they have always followed this idea: If you can help guide someones character choices as a young child, they can find their way to be great in anything they choose, says Allain Lupien. The results are inevitably always true. Graduate after graduate they complete their dance education with CDC and continue on to University for the profession of their choice, they take with them the life skills, the quality of their behavior and a collection of ideals that give them an edge to conquer lifes chal- lenges. Most students continue to dance in some capac- ity (join the school dance team or club) and some con- tinue on to universities for dance like Julliard and Point Park, and then commit to their passion as a career like Noah Long second soloist with the National Ballet Company. Continued on page 24 dance in their local area together and to the rest of the world. Returning from the Showstopper American Dance Championships in Myrtle Beach S.C. in July, as four-time national champions in the senior category, Its no surprise that theres a full support team heavily based on family. Allain and Dawn Lupien (Co-Directors of the Oakville based School) started as dance partners and then opened CDC. Their children Samantha (Head Studio Administrator/Choreographer), Lindsay (Teacher/Choreographer) Tabitha (Teacher/Choreographer), Isaac (Student/Assistant) have grown up in the studio with the same philosophy that started their whole endeavor.