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stouffville suntribune thursday july 14 2005 11 remains in experienced by hannelore volpe staff writer although the ownership has changed at a dance school thats become a stouffville institution the students will keep right on dancing stouffville dance teacher deborah rad bourne who ran the dancecentre in the heart of stouffville for the past five years recently made the difficult decision to focus on her teaching career at unionville high school in the arts york program ballantrae resident angela tucker who runs the york dance academy in aurora and newmarket has taken over the school at 10 commercial st hi stouffville alumni of the dancecentre includes blair puente who dances with the national ballet and kristie kennedy who is with the toronto dance theatre the schools name has been changed to the york dance academy dancing since the age of angela tucker ballantrae resident buys and renames stouffvilles dancecentre three mrs tucker became a professional ballet dancer for a short time before starting her dance schools 20 years ago she developed the dance program for seneca college and was in the outdoor education program at green acres dancing is something you can do all your life mrs tucker said you might just have to change what you do she also teaches social dance at stouffville district secondary schools night school the york dance acade my has more than 1000 students in newmarket and aurora you feel you have been a part of so many peoples lives she said of her years saturday july 9th town so inclined on the patio friday in the dining room featuring veal pasta specials saturday is aaa alberta prime rib with yorkshire pudding wmjk wtoi 144 main street markham 9052944337 j w iko theiit3townroserscom first time in richmond hill musical collgtabl9 r6cord cd 9alg 60 vendors with allkinds of vinyl records cds and music related collectables one day only sunday july 17 premier convention centre 9019 leslie st oust north of hwy 7 10 am 4 pm admission 4 free parking 18002554416 wwwmusicalcbllectabiescom of teaching dance there are a significant number of adult students in ballet jazz and tap in the york dance academys aurora and newmarket locations some of them even perform in the year- end recitals faced with the prospect of continuing to juggle two jobs she loved mrs rad- bourne believes she made the right decision even though it was a very diffi cult one students have already registered for summer camp and next falls dance classes at the york dance academy both mrs radbourne and mrs tucker have a connection with stouf fvilles avantegarde dance company motus o mem bers of the company have performed at the schools yearend shows and have run student workshops at the dancecentre there are close to 150 students at the school from threeyearolds to adults for adults there was a stretch and strength class and asmall jazz class but the majority of her time was devoted to the chil drens program mrs rad bourne said it has been a very rewarding experience working with the students in this community and the families the outpouring of good feelings and appreciation for her work when she announced that she would no longer be at the dance school was overwhelm- ing mrs radbourne said the school offers ballet classical ballet modern dance jazz musical theatre and creative movement classes alumni of the dance centre include blair puente who dances with the national ballet and kristie kennedy who is with the toronto dance theatre jessica burrows attends the national ballet school a number of graduates from the dancecentre have gone on to the dance program at unionville high school and some come back to teach the young students at the school a uyvv ifn