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Talson, who danced until her teens, said her daughter danced around the house and moved to music when she was a toddler. When she was four, she was finally old enough for a formal ballet class, and she took to it immediately.

Ross auditioned for Royal Winnipeg Ballet staff on Oct. 16 in Victoria, and she heard the good news about a week later.

The prestigious four-week program covers ballet and pointe technique, character dance and modern dance, with supplementary education on everything from improvisation and nutrition. It is also considered to be a second-stage audition for the BalletB次元官网网址檚 full year academic program, where children from Grades 6-12 board at the school and complete their high school education while dancing.

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To get there, Ross has to raise about $4,000, so sheB次元官网网址檚 been making and selling crafts and applying for grants. Her family have also set up a .

For now, she still dances two to three times a week at Pacific Dance Centre, and does karate, piano and Girl Guides. She is preparing for a dance exam and is working on a solo dance piece with her mother B次元官网网址� their first artistic collaboration. Ross wonB次元官网网址檛 know any other students on her first day in Winnipeg, but her mother is sure she will make some good friends.

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