Wednesday, August 18, 1999 THE OAKVILLE BEAVER B5 ARTS & ENTERTAINMENT L O W E S T P R I C E S E V E R ! (905)631-6288 • For more information: www.cellulheusa.com See Canada the same time. Then, after marriage and kids, came a teaching position at the prestigious Quinte ballet school in Belleville, where she taught ballet for 18 years. "Students graduate from professional ballet schools (like Quinte, the NBS, etc.) into compa nies... So a lot of my (former) stu dents are dancing for professional companies - at the National Ballet, the Royal Winnipeg, the Paris Opera, the Royal Ballet School...That's the .difference between a professional and a recreational school, I guess," she says, explaining that all Oakville's ballet schools, including her own, are recreational. "I recommend students go on to professional ballet schools, to audition. O f course, they have to be accepted, but the doors are open to them to get that kind of experi ence." Her partner, Marques, has been dancing since age six, beginning with ballet training and moving on to modern dance at an early age. "Mod ern is basically a form of ballet, a mixture of jazz movement inter twined with ballet training. It was very creative and that's something that I like to be," she says, adding that her teaching career began at age 16 in Mississauga and has continued into Oakville. "Then I started getting calls forjudging, and I've judged throughout Canada and the U. S. in modern, jazz, ballet, tap." And she teaches all those disci plines as well. She was also choreographer for the Junior Miss Dance in 1993 and Petite Miss Dance in 1999. Also, this year, one of her students, Jeanine Dinger, (now age 11) competed in the Petite Miss Dance of America, #43, and placed in the top 10. Both directors are dance instruc tors who regularly update their knowledge by taking as well as con ducting workshops. And they expose their students to a variety of work shops offered by outside choreogra phers, introducing them to different styles and techniques. "If they go on to a dance career after, they have to learn how to adapt quickly to different styles quickly," says Nicholson. "So by sending them out, you're giving them exposure to what's out there." Registration for fall classes will take place in the air conditioned stu dio at 208 Wyecroft Rd., Unit 6, Aug. 20th from 3 to 7 p.m., Aug. 26th and 27th from 5 to 8 p.m., Aug. 28th and Sept. 11th from 10 a.m. to 1 p.m., and Sept. 1st, 2nd and 10th from 4 to 8 p.m. ( For more information, call 845- 1221. New dance studio stresses fun as well as the chance ■The latest advanced solution for cellulite' Discontinued Models & Ends of Lines All In-Stock Matching Sets M.D. FRCSC SUflSS INTERIO RSlt*x 217 Lakeshore Rd. E. 8 4 4 -3 5 3 0 DOWNTOWN OAKVILLE SINCE 1953 NOTE SUMMER HOURS: Tues.-Thurs. 9:30 a.m. - 6 p.m., Friday 9:30 a.m. - 9 p.m., Saturday 9:30 a.m. - 5 p.m. 520 LOCUST ST., BURLINGTON Call for your com plim entary consultation Offer expires August 28/99. as an art form ing," Nicholson explains. "It helps them develop a concentration and a focus, self-esteem, confidence, co ordination, dedication. And they start young." Marques agrees, adding that most children take lessons because they enjoy dancing. But, along with the pleasure of dancing, the children pick up all the attributes that Nicholson mentioned, as well as an appreciation for the art. Consequently, the two directors emphasize the recreational portion of their program - making sure those kids who attend classes every week enjoy their hour or so at the studio; but they do this with an eye to com petitions - selecting the students who choose to take more than one class per week and hone their skills. "The competitive schedule is very hectic," says Nicholson, adding that students who compete usually chose to take their dance examinations as well. "Normally they would do five competitions, and on the off year they would do a national or interna tional competition - often in the (United) States," adds Marques, explaining that students she taught at her former studio have won many awards for modern dance. "One of my groups won a television show in Ocean City, Maryland. They won top Junior Group. That was a big event and it was really fun taping the tele vision show, although it was a 15- hour day for the kids...I had three groups in the finals, and one group won." Both owners will put their years of experience in dance to work at their new studio. Nicholson has been on her toes since age nine and by age 11 she had already graduated to the National Ballet School (NBS) where she stayed, past graduation. "I stayed an extra year and took a specials course for people like myself who were undecided as to what they wanted to do. But I decided to go to university instead and got a degree in journal ism," she says, adding that she was training to become a dance teacher at Enderm ologle* is th e u ltim a te advancem ent In body con to u rin g and skin con d ition to he lp lessen th e appearance o f ce llu lite & localized fa t deposits. Cosmedlca Is th e on ly location in th is area to o ffe r Enderm ologle*, he techn ique th a t goes beyond skin to n e & skin c o n d itio n fo r unden iab ly beautifu l results. E nde rm olog le reduces th e appearance o f d im p ling & th e 'o ra n g e p e e l' te x tu re created by cellu lite . Call cosm edlca tod ay to fin d o u t m ore abou t how E nderm olog le* can b e n e fit you. tra d itiona l tre a tm e n ts to scu lp t yo u r f igu re , im p rov ing FDA approved. f c N t E R M l C G / f to compete and appreciate dance By Carol Baldwin ENTERTAINMENT EDITOR The premier dance class ofPremiere Dance Inc. is set to begin, shortly after the mayor cuts the ribbon at 3:30 p.m. today (Wednesday) to offi cially open the new dance studio on Wyecroft Road. Actually, dancing is already going on at the studio in the form of sum mer camps, which had to be extended an extra week due to their popularity. But that won't interfere with registra tion for fall classes, which begin on Friday. The studio, owned and operated by directors/instructors Sandra Nicholson and Carla Marques, has been newly renovated with freshly painted blue walls and shiny, new sprung floors. Nicholson and Marques stress three things when they describe their new venture - that their students have fun when they take dance lessons, that they learn to appreciate dance as an art form, and that those who want to compete have the oppor tunity to do so. The two directors believe that encouraging their charges to partici pate in dance competitions offers them an opportunity to perform, especially to students who do not plan to pursue a career in dancing. "Ninety-nine-point-nine per cent of these kids will never get the chance to perform, so competition for them is great...These are recreational dancers with the hours of a profes sional, basically. Some of our kids put 16 hours a week into their train- tya^Winstrnct, Sandra Nicfiolso helps ballet p Julie Bennett with her bar work^ Q* L o o k in g f o r a w a y to a p p ly y o u r s k i l l s a n d e n t h u s i a s m to h e lp o u r c o m m u n i t y ? 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