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www.insideHALTON.com · OAKVILLE BEAVER Wednesday, July 4, 2012 · 14 Fall Registration Balletomane 2012 Vocational & Intensive Summer Sessions Registration Now Accepted for Balletomane Inc.'s Vocational & Intensive Summer Sessions! Vocational & Intensive Summer Sessions Aug 13 th to 24th, 2012 · 9:30am to 3:30pm · Mon. - Fri. Group 1 ­ Ages 10 to 13 Years $702 + HST Group 2 ­ Ages 14+ Years This summer session provides the opportunity for students who are interested in an intensive and challenging two week `Monday to Friday' session. The session will include intensive classes in classical ballet, foot and pointe, jazz, modern, contemporary, hip-hop, core & exibility, pilates, body conditioning, free style and choreography. Please register now as space is limited. The summer session will provide students with a plethora of excellent teachers including: Elizabeth Ferenc, MA, BA(Hons), LRAD, ARAD Laetitia Clement, Retired Principal Dancer from the Alberta Ballet Alison Epstein, M.Dip. LCDD, LISTD, MRAD Kate Kernaghan, AISTD, TTP ­ Dip. (NBS) Roberta McLelland, BA(Hons), LRAD ­ graduate from the RAD Headquarters Nicole Nigro, BFA(Hons) ­ from Toronto Dance Theatre Piotr Stanczyk, Principal Dancer from the National Ballet of Canada ... and many other special guest instructors! Build immunity before kids re-enter the germ factory By Caroline Farquhar Caroline Farquhar is an R.H.N. and the director of education at Renew Life. (NC)--It's that time of year again when kids go back to the "germ factory", in other words, school. Kids, stay indoors more, get less exercise and pass around germs. They're stressed out about school and peer pressure. Many have poor diets and bad sleeping habits, and all of this leads to increased stress levels, which spell disaster for the immune system. Once kids bring illnesses home to the family, it gets carried to the workplace infecting co-workers, who in turn bring it home, and round and round it goes. Now that you understand the cycle is it any wonder that cold and flu season happens at the same time every year? The second biggest hit comes at Halloween because of all the sugar we consume. Sugar suppresses the immune system by paralyzing white blood cells. So, what can we do to survive this onslaught? Build your immune system. One of the things that can help are probiotics. Probiotics, meaning "for life", are the good bugs that keep our gut healthy. Eighty per cent of our immune system is found in our bodies' digestive tract, which means that if your gut is imbalanced, so is your immune system. What probiotics do for us: · Support immunity; · Maintain intestinal barrier function; · Reduce inflammation; · Support nutrient digestion; · Manufacture vitamins; Continued on page 15 Now Accepting Registration for the 2012/13 Season To view our 2012/13 class schedule, please visit us online: www.balletomane.ca or email us: info@balletomane.ca Balletomane 2012 Nursery, Primary and `Alice in Wonderland' Summer Sessions `Alice in Wonderland' Summer Session July 9th to 13th, 2012 9:30am to 2:00pm Ages 7 to 10 Years $295 + HST This summer session provides the opportunity for students to learn about the well known ballet `Alice in Wonderland'. Students will learn theory as well as excerpts from the ballet. The dance forms will include: classical ballet, modern, tap, mime, jazz and core and exibility. The session will nish with a demonstration of the ballet! Extremely highly qualified teachers including: Elizabeth Ferenc, MA, BA(Hons), LRAD, ARAD Debra Arlette, B.Comm(Hons), AISTD Diploma Laetitia Clement, Retired Principal Dancer from the Alberta Ballet ... and many other special guest instructors! Nursery `Fairytale Theme' Summer Session July 16th to 20th, 2012 or August 13th to 17th, 2012 9:30am to 12:30pm $182 + HST Ages 3 to 4 Years Primary `Story Theme' Summer Session July 16th to 20th, 2012 or August 13th to 17th, 2012 9:30am to 1:30pm $208 + HST Ages 5 to 6 Years All teachers are extremely qualified and hold teaching degrees. Please pack a light snack/lunch for your child.