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starts tomorrow tribune may 25 1988 c7 call sylvan learning centre now give your child or teenager two hours a week at sylvan learning centre and soon hell be mastering the basic learning skills needed for success at school diagnostic testing in math reading individualized instruction personal attention stateoftheart learning materials unique reward system convenient scheduling guaranteed i for more information and a free no obligation consultation please call us at 7646284 ellen feldman m ed executive director one grade level score in 36 hours as based on a nationally normed achievement test rj sylvan learning centre wfc help children master the basics of learning flsssvhjnlxafninnctwixifjttmi students strut at recital 88 by kate gildekdale its the big week of the year for the 240 students from stouf f villes daneecentre who will entertain parents relatives and friends this thursday and friday night at stouffville district secondary school this years show is the fifth for director michele green with 20 items covering the spectrum from classical ballet to upbeat jazz and tap numbers and it promises to be the most exciting yet the recital itself may run over just two nights but the huge task of putting it together started back in september thats when i begin to look for the music and start assessing the structure of each class michele explains the music is all chosen by christmas finding the music is extremely time consum ing you can find a piece you love but the tempo may be wrong she states then you have to look for a version that will suit the kind of thing youre doing 1 certainly buy a lot of tapes from january to march is the time when michele tackles the biggest job of all choreography one minute of every item takes about an hour to choreograph she says she spends much of her time at the studio perfecting each dance by the time the students have taken their ballet exams and re turned from march break i am ready to start teaching them their dances it takes several weeks for the students to learn the complete item and from then until the re cital its practice practice prac tice the metamorphosis from chaos to order over the weeks is remarkable with the students as anxious as their teacher to pre sent a polished and smooth per formance seemingly effortless execution belies the hours of work behind it an integral part of any dance recital is the costumes and once again irene norton of dance duds is providing a colorful and glitter ing array of outfits for the stu dents with her own daughter a student at the daneecentre irene who was making costumes for a studio in markham sug gested to michele that she should consider costume rentals herself its worked out really well michele contends renting keeps costs down for parents and i am very pleased with what irene has produced for us for the stu dents the opportunity to dress up is half the fun and they await the arrival of their outfits with im patience with willing parent hel pers backstage to help with cos tume changes and make up the final results please everyone sound and lighting is com petently handled by micheles husband jim he is taking next week off to get everything orga nized she says a dancer for many years himself jim sits in on the final classes at the studio michele find his comments and suggestions helpful its hard to be objective when youre so in volved yourself she observes recital 88 takes place at the stouffville district secondary school on thursday may 26 and friday may 27 at 745 pm tick ets can be purchased in advance for s3 each or for 4 at the door for more information call the daneecentre at 6406082 more demand for midwives by kate gilderdale with the rise of consumerism and demands for a more personal earing approach to childbirth its not surprising that midwiferys popularity is steadily increasing jane kilthei is a midwife who lives in locust hill and whose territory includes stouffville bal- lantrae musselmans lake and newmarket she is a member of the association of ontario mid- wives midwifery has been lost to the medical system for a couple of generations jane says be cause of consumer demand mid- wives started coming back in ontario about 15 years ago in addition to serving the pub lic the association is working with the government to draft leg islation that would govern the practice the government asked the midwives association and their consumer group midwives task force of ontario to make recommendations and submit them for consideration this government is commit ted to legislating and licensing midwives jane comments not ing that ontario has come further than any other province to meet the growing demand for this ser vice midwives attend both home and hospital births probably ab out half our births are in hospital and half at home estimates jane trusting relationship my rule is different in each setting she states midwives offer care before during and af ter pregnancy we provide a course of prenatal care dealing with medical issues and basic health we work towards a trust ing relationship so that the woman and her family can feel they are being eared for safely throughout the birth jane ex plains in hospital births the midwife comes to the home in the early stages of labor and accompanies the mother to the hospital staying with her throughout the birth and providing support when needed once the mother arrives at the hospital the physician takes over the role of primary care with the midwife as support person my role varies with each hos- and doctor claims jane at first midvviyeswere regarded warily but how they are usually greeted with enthusiasm we are working with the doctors and nurses not against them she notes it is very reassuring for the mother to have someone with her throughout the process attend home births with few doctors willing to attend home births now two mid- wives are present to continuously monitor labor and delivery only women with lowrisk pregnancies can give birth at home while the midwife can accompany others to the hospital the prescreening service midwives offer helps to identify high risk pregnancies j at this point because there is no school there is no licence jane states the association of ontario midwives has established training protocols no need to be nurse although nurses do midwifery as part of their training you dont have to be a nurse to be a midwife but can be accepted through the direct entry program nurses can make very good midwives jane agrees but she points out that many of them do not special ize in this area janes interest in midwifery was sparked by her own experi ence of childbirth i was not satisfied with what was being offered and with the struggles i had to go through she states as a result she became a childbirth educator and from there she went on to midwifery at this stage the service is not offered under ohip we see our care as basic health care jane explains noting that the associa tion eventually hopes to see the service covered by the insurance plan i am willing to givean hour of my time free of charge to talk to anyone who is interested in our service she says if you want to contact the association the num ber to call is 6862111 fire chief hot over burnt shed whitchurch pat mcphcr- son wanted to remove a frame shed from his bethcsda sideroad property he requested permis sion from the stouffville fire de partment to burn it the request was refused so he set fire to it anyway as has occurred on previous occasions the smoke and flames were spotted by a passerby not knowing the circumstances the eyewitness called in the alarm and four fire units responded the cost has been estimated at between 600 and 700 someone must pay for it chief bill brown od the tri bune chief brown said he and the property owner would discuss the matter further this week