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economist suntribune celebration of the arts saturday oct 26 2002 m costumescostumescostumes i3sk miiiiiiiir ww markham bursary winner has oriental dance in her blood mi wmi superior selection always exciting new items y 48 unit 1 a in garden basket plaza 905201 98 tam mukeapame offer ap our mfreapame clui peat our rate increase h hilton suites torontomarkham conference centre spa 8500 warden avenue at hwy7 9054702400 we offer reciprocal membership privileges at the adelaide club downtown ask us for details before november 15th 2002 fitness personal trainers stateoftheart exercise gym new free weight room large aerobics studio with cushioned floor fitness evaluation program squash 5 international squash courts squash professional pro shop pools indoor swimming pool with adjacent garden patio aquafit classes whirlpool steam rooms dry saunas services chiropractic rehab services from markham pain clinic free towel service and grooming aids free parking children supervised child care open 7 days 0 week see club for hours by simone joseph staff writer janice fungs first dance steps were in traditional western for mats but she felt an irresistible pull towards her own heritage i was doing ballet and tap when i was four but i became very interested in chinese dance because it is part of my culture said ms fung one of 12 recipi ents of a celebration of the arts bursary from the york region newspaper group she currently teaches folk- loric dance to chinese children and has performed in the annual toronto dragon boat festival at the national arts centre in ottawa and in the annual dancers for life festival with the national ballet ms fung has won awards for her performance of folkloric and classical dance from the toronto kiwanis dance festival and the north american chinese dance competition in vancouver the markham dancer stud ies graphic design at york university and sheridan college but hasnt ruled out a career in dance im keeping my options open she says ms fung says the variety offered in chinese dance is a bonus there are 56 nationalities in china it is one culture but it is also many different cultures all of them drawn from emotion you really have to learn the essence and pour feeling into the dance whether youre depicting tire prairies of mongolia or a city like beijing and speaking of beijing im staff photobill roberts markhams janice fung performs her chinese dance routine during sundays second annual celebration of the arts gala hoping to attend classes at the her own beijing dance academy next summer its a chance to meet professional dancers and im also hoping to learn mandarin for now ms fung attends a daylong dance class once a week as well as practising on this years celebration of the arts the second year for the pro gram saw 12 young performers from york region receive 1500 bursaries to help advance their cultural education based on purchase of a prepaid annual adult fitness membership discount good until november 5 2002 not valid with any other discount offer