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t 1 stux m blades of glor above jennifer ozolins of the uxbridge skating club performs in the prepreliminary ladies division at the 1991 eos interpretive and artistic event at the uxbridge arena recently jennifer placed fourth in the competition below tiffani foster completes a spin with her blossoming career stenhfltli wiitohicirr aia a t zzzzzzzzmzz- stephanie hutchison did a three day pirouette through town last weekend spending some time with her family in stduf- fville before going on to fulfill the dream of any aspiring cana dian prima ballerina only 19 stephanie has been under contract with the ottawa ballet for the last year and a half but its been a long haul from her first ballet lesson as a five year old in port coquitlam bc to the point where she is about to dance opposite frank augustyn in the compnays upcoming pro duction of come rain or come shinev to be performed in eight california cities this winter way of life for stephanie ballet has been a way of life for as long as she can remember born in kitchen er she lived with her family in bc before moving to stouffville at the age of eight she took lessons from local dance instructor pirkko eagar for a year then enrolled in the national ballet school in toron to as a child of 10 the institution combines aca demics with ballet instruction- and stephanie was a livein stu dent returning home to spend weekends with her family her father would visit her one night a week and stephanie recalls being more than a little bit homesick the first few years at the school- dedication but her dedication saw her through and when she graduated in june of 1989 she was imme diately picked up by the ottawa ballet in herfirst year with the highly regarded company she spent five weeks touring california and oregon before performing in florida and the north eastern states her summer break was spent partly in relaxation and partly in upgrading her skills by way of her attendance at a two and a half week extensive dance course in cologne germany it was back to work in septem ber and she finished up the fall season performing in the ottawa troops production of the tin soldier rehearsals this past tuesday found her back in- ottawa beginning six weeks of rehearsals for the upcoming california tour and shes more than a little in awe at the prospect of working opposite augustyn its exciting to work with frank she told me its such a good feeling stephanie feels shes got another 15 years minimum at her chosen profession after which sheul think seriously about such other life pursuits as starting up a family of herown she says she may decide to move on to a larger ballet com pany at some point but that for now shes more than happy to be where she is dispensed and then having dispensed with the pertinent details of her still blossoming career i asked stephanie the question that aris es in my mind each time i watch the ballerinas stepping about on tippy toes across the stage of the okeefe centre namely doesn tit hurt the feet you get used to it she assured me you learn to ignore it over the years of training i as for preparing her toe shoes for personal use she like all ballerinas has a standard proce dure for softening the hard toes of a new shoe i just step on the toe with my foot i sometimes hit the back of the shoe against the wall to soft en the sound when im danc ing so there you have it the big picture and the inside story of the back stage prepara tions of a local girl who went after a dream at an early age and made it happen musigstnd 10th anniversary all floor models new and used drastically reduoecf pianos uprights lissaclc mendelssohn john broadwood sons mozart nordheimer kurfzman dominion- colonial heinfzman boudoir weber mozart apt see wurlifzer winter heinfzman wurlifzer zimmerman organs wurlifzer hammond baldwin technics hdhner electric pianos casio j kos technics keyboards including adapter stand- lesson full trade up 4 private lessons with purchase of piano organ or keyboard reg sale 995 51995 mm s 495 995 1995 1895 1695 51895 51495 1695 1495 sold 1 1295 1295 1295 1495 1 1095 m95 995 r495- sold 2995 53995 4995 fc2995 1 2495 4495 58995 6995 69s -6fcd- bold 0495 sold 2495 sold 1 ct395 ct625 ct670 a470 pmp600 pmp700 all floor models reduced al chri music 12 price station plaza 227mainsmet 495- 1 1995 2995 4495 995 1295 2095 4995 2995