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In Octobef, Ms lguschner and a friend were about to head 05 to Saint John to audition for the show She also refined her diet and continued competing in an effort to prepare"th for the rigours of going up agaimt the best Canadian danc- ers on a weekly basis Ms heuschner trained four to fivclmursadayfourdaysaweek. which included ballet classes and trips to the gym. The Stoufl‘vilk- resident has been competing since she was five. In 2008 Ms beuschner was named Miss Dance of Panda. which gave her a spot at the national compett mnwhereshefinishednsthesec- 0nd runnet-up. ’ Ms Imgchmr had her sights set on auditioning for the dance show ever since fellow Markham Elite Danoeworx student Melanie Mah nmdeuw10p20m2009.8utMs wuschnerhad to bide hel' time and wanuntilshemmed 18. Her goal for So You Think You Can Dance Canada. is not to win, although she’d love to. but "10 ‘be‘a sponge” and fit she can 1 Ms iguschner is now one of the 22” finalists for this year's So You 'Ihink You Cm Dance Canada. PM: are from York Region. out (if the so'she can bring it with her to New \brk “I just love it so much. It’s-my favourite place. lmn‘t wait to move there and just dance." she said. [1 Ever since Lindsay ltuschner put on her first pair of ballet flippers at the age of M0. she knew what she wanted to be for the nest of her life â€"â€" a danwr. won’t b6 the first time Ms Winner. l9. puts her dancing tal. ems to the test. IV SANDRA IOLAN sbolanflyrmgrum II she wants to do is dance. 50m ATHNKYD mum Studies on holdfour sfgot at big time HemmmvveMersmmeM MWWMMMGM W at cmbewmabzdmvwmfamma WWM Voters will determine the bottom three couples. but the judges will The first fierformance show of So You "mink You (‘an Dance Canada 211an My 1] athm. "nus is-whal [want to do so I don“ get too caugu up in school and‘mtdame’shesaid. www.mumleam 11 female dancers will take to the stagetoperfonnJ‘acthwywifl bepaimdupgndleamnewmtines andstyksofdanm Ms lzuschner apparently did just that. as she was given an auto- matic pass to the final 22. No matter what the outcome. university will have to wait one more year. Ms Leuschner {vent into the audition confident she could wow lheiudges Afiet all. shehad woxked with judge Blake McGth at Site Danceworx during the pmviOus two seasons of the show on the ducts andfinalperfonnanccs.sosheknew what they were looking for. “I neéded to work. my butt off and show them I could du this.” she when she came down with scar- Ict fever. Ms heuschncr missed the Toronto auditions because of a pre- phnned family vacation. so that left flying out to Vancouver last Novem. bertoauditionasherlast charm. “These were so many amazing dancers auditioning for this and lcan'l believe they gave me this opportunity." she said. to five hour; a day, four days a week. which induded daily ballet dasses and trips to the gym. Ms Leusdmer trained fimr Stoufl'villc’s Lindst Lemdmcr will be one of 22 competitors when dlcnewsensonofSoYou'IhinkYouCnnDameQnadaainon Cl'VstartingMondayutspm. TV PHOY