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unionville girl earns top honors in dance weekender july 25 1987 p13 by kathleen griffin fourteenyearold jackie smith has conquered ontario conquered canada and now shes out to conquer the world at the canadian interprovincial highland dance championships in regina july 5 she took first place honors and was recognized as the best dancer in canada in the 15andyounger age group of the 10 competitions jackie has entered this summer she has won nine her trophy collection is bigger than she is and she is thrilled with the results of her work one of those competitions was the ontario championships where she landed first place and the right to represent the province in regina when she won there her mother elizabeth said we all cried we still havent gotten over it its like a dream come true jackie said i always wanted to be the best the unionville high school student has been dancing since she was 7 years old f practice about an hour every day she said and there are competitions every weekend in the summer she travels to oshawa once a week for her regular class often she will go to hamilton for private lessons before an important competition on average she dedicates 20 hours a week to her dancing it keeps me active she said i still have time to sec my friends because most of them are dancing too the smiths travel to scotland in august so jackie can enter the cowal games the world championship competition about 60 girls from all over the world compete the stiffest competition jackie has ever encountered she said ill be really happy if i make it mrs smith was a highland dancer for 15 years in scotland before coming to canada of jackies success she says im very pleased she did it her talent is really coming out mrs smiths parents are still in scotland and will be cheering jackie on at the games jackie is part of the arts york dance program at unionville high school which incorporates dance into the academic curriculum jackie says she enjoys the program and mrs smith agrees the main benefit to jackie is shes mixing with girls who are also interested in dance jackie was also very involved in figure skating up to last year but her dancing began to conflict she had to make a choice i think i made the right one she said the best in ontario the best in canada and perhaps the best in the world she made the right one indeed fourteenyearold jackie smith sports one of many highland dance trophies she has won this year jackie placed first in the ontario championships won the canadian championships and travels to scotland in august to compete at the world championships warehouse sffe limited time only ivory china 20 piece set reg 5999 now 2999 stoneware microwave dishwasher oven safe reg 2999 now 1699 1799 microwave dishwasher oven safe reg 2999 now 1699 1799 15 piece tea set reg 2599 now 1599 i i jesenige enterprises inc 170 esna park drive units 12 13 markham 4793228