32 - The Oakville Beaver, Wednesday September 6, 2006 www.oakvillebeaver.com FALL REGISTRATION '"-- The internationally renowned Oakville School of Dance Following in her mother’s foot- Genee Ballet Competition attended steps, and continuing to contribute by the top young classical male and 9 "ASKETBALL 9 3OCCER to the arts in Oakville, Amanda female dancers from all over the 3IGN UP FOR THE 9S NON COMPETITIVE RECREATIONAL &UN FRIENDSHIP AND SKILL DEVELOPMENT ARE Anderson strives to take the Oakville world. This Classical Ballet LEAGUES WHERE FUN AND SKILL DEVELOPMENT ARE THE KEY IN THIS NON COMPETITIVE INDOOR SOCCER School of Dance to heightened artis- Competition is only open to students THE NAME OF THE GAME /NE HOUR PRACTICE EACH LEAGUE /NE HOUR EACH WEEK INCLUDES MIN WEEK AND ONE GAME ON 3ATURDAYS UTES OF INSTRUCTION AND MINUTES OF GAME TIME tic levels. The Oakville School of between the ages of 15 and 19 who Dance was founded in 1960 as a local have passed the Royal Academy of 9"# n #O %D !GES TO )NDOOR 3OCCER !GES TO ballet school in downtown Oakville Dance Advanced 2 Examination with /CT TO !PRIL 3/# 3EPT n $EC 9"# -INOR 3/# *AN n -AR by Elizabeth Paterson, (a children’s Distinction. Between the years of 9"# -IDGET and vocational examiner for the 2003 and 2005 Oakville School of 9"# *UNIOR 9 6OLLEYBALL Royal Academy of Dance Examiner Dance students have numbered 4 of 9"# )NTERMEDIATE #OMPETITIVE CO ED ADULT LEAGUE WITH SEASON 9"# !DVANCED for 30 years). Since, the Oakville the 9 Canadians who have participat- OPENING ROUND ROBIN AND SEASON ENDING TOURNA School of Dance has become an ed. Three more of Amanda’s stu- 9"# 3ENIOR MENT %ACH TEAM MUST HAVE AT LEAST PLAYERS Students from the graduating class n TWO MALES AND TWO FEMALES ON COURT AT ALL TIME internationally renowned classical perform the “Pas de Quatre” a dents will be dancing in the next 79"# n 'IRLS /NLY !GES TO ballet school with students attend- Genee Competition to be held in /CT TO !PRIL ballet choreographed in 1845. #O %D !DULT 6OLLEYBALL ,EAGUE ing from such far away countries as Leeds, England. 7"# -IDGET YEARS 7"# )NTERMEDIATE 4UESDAYS PM Brazil, Japan and Mexico. “A competition of this caliber is 7"# 3ENIOR 6/, After training and graduating from the National the only one I will enter my students into as it is a
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