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2 Terrace Review — Wednesday, Jan. 8, 1986

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audition
TERRACE — Ballet
dancer Laura Flynn, 12,
has been chosen to par-
ticipate in the Royal
Winnipeg Ballet's Pro-
fessional Division.

Laura, daughter of
Thomas and Lita Flynn
from Terrace, recently
competed in auditions
staged at the Queen
Elizabeth Theatre in
Vancouver. Over 200
dancers entered the
ballet competion and
Laura was informed by
letter that she has been
accepted for the summer
session in the Royal Win-
nipeg Ballet School, Pro-
fessional Division. The
summer session is to be
held at the University of
Manitoba (Fort Garry
Campus) between July 5
and Aug. 7, 1986.

Laura has been taking
ballet lessons since she
was six years of age. Her
teacher is Barbara Nunn
who operates the Terrace
Classical Ballet Dancing
School.

Laura’s father Thom-
as said his daughter was
involved in both ballet
and figure skating and
due to time constraints
had to make a choice
between the two ac-
tivities. Laura chose
ballet at the age of six.
“She always showed
promise,’’ Thomas said.

Laura has passed the
Imperial Society of
Teachers of Dancing ex-
ams with honors and the
Royal Academy of
Dancing exam with
honors, An examiner
from England tradi-
tionally tests auditioners
in a Canadian city which
is centrally located.

Thomas said his
daughter ‘‘loved to
dance as a child’’ and
would hold his hands
and dance on his feet
when she was one and
two years of age.
Thomas admits he has a
leaning towards classic
dance and the arts and
his wife likes to dance.
“I don’t dance ballet,”’
he added.

Thomas is optimistic
about his daughter’s
future, ‘‘I think she’s go-
ing to make it.’’ That is
my opinion and the opin-
ion of her teacher.

Laura’s ultimate goal
is to teach ballet to
young children but first
she will have to work
through all the profes-
sional ranks. Laura
plans to dance with a
professional company
when she gets older.

Laura said her father
used to put earphones on
her head with classical
music playing when she
was a baby. ‘‘I

remember some parts.’

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Local ballet dancer Laura Flynn, 12, will soon bid her parents Thomas and Lita farewell
so she can participate in the Royal Winnipeg Ballets professional division this summer.

Laura likes ballet as ‘‘it’s
flowing, builds character
and it’s fun’’.

She would like to have
an opportunity one day
to pass on what she has
learned in the field of

ballet to young people.
‘*T like kids.’? Laura

practises ballet everyday

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after school and takes
Sundays off. Dance ses-
sions are approximately
one and a half hours
long.

Hard work combined
with the fine tuning of
natural talent have
brought Laura Flynn to
the forefront of the
dance stage and has

Allowances raised

Travel allowances for
Terrace council members
has been increased from
$39 per day to $40 per
day outside the lower
mainland and $50 per

is.”

He added, with that
designation the only
tourists who could use it
would have to carry
backpacks.

Alderman Bob Jack-
man said the society's
letter to council was a
one-sided proposal and
no stand should be taken
until other interested
parties were heard.

day within the lower
mainland. The previous
rate was low when com-
pared to other B.C.
municipalities.

proposal

Hallock said she was
not adverse to more in-
put.

Council unanimously
agreed with Jackman’s
amended motion not to
take a stand on the issue
until after a meeting with
the society and other in-
terested parties,

The meeting is to take
place some time within
the next three months.

given the community of
Terrace the pride of na-
tional recognition.

**The Great Race’’ has

changed, but may now

be the largest of its kind
in the world,

Originally proposed as
a race involving all sorts
of transportation from
running shoes to logging
trucks to canoes, the
concept is now a triath-
lon.

George Clark ‘said
bikers, runners and
canoeists in teams of 20
will take part.

The event will certain-
ly be the largest of its

_|. Money needed

kind in North America
and perhaps the world,
It has been scheduled
so the participants’ will
spend two days in Ter-
race. |
Alcan, said Clark, has
already donated $50,000,
but the event needs
about $25,000 more.
First prize for the win-

ning team is set at
$25,000.
Clark said he will pass

on more information to
council as it becomes
available.

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