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fA, t the tender age of
LX, two, Sidney resident
f Jd Katlin Van Petten
sloped into her first pair of
dance shoes.

Fourteen years _ later,
she’s dancing her way into
the world of Disney and the
Dixie Stampede.

Katlin, 16, is the only
Canadian dancer to be ac-
cepted into the Hoctor
Dance Caravan, a dance
troupe made up of a select
group of 50 dancers that
spend the summer travel-
ling across America per-
forming at various events.

Between. performances,
members of the dance com-

pany spend time in instruc-.
tion and practice, learning

the latest dance routines,

techniques and choreogra-

phy.

It’s a ‘eruelitig schedule, ;
-and.the Grade 11 Parkland,
student can’t’

-. Van.Petten said she. sen

ready chosen and | “were.

my video in. I was very sur-:

prised to. be chosen,” she
. said. 7

Katlin’s audition tape had

. to include a variety of dance

forms to show that she is an
all-round. accomplished

artist, but with the practice -

she's had over the years,
that wasn't as difficult as it
might sound to others.

Petten, is the owner/opera-

tor of Elite Dance Studios,

and with two older sisters in

in her audition: tape a little
‘| late: and thought she'd
}. never hear from: the. com-. :

- [9429 Ce Canora Rd., sidney. 656-2921 ae

; “Other ‘people ere ak

the Van Petten brood, she
was provided with plenty of
mentors.

Katlin has been attending
classes since she was three
years old and, for the past
four years, has been reeling
out an impressive schedule
of her own.

She dances every day ex-
cept Sunday, often partici-
pating in two classes a day
Monday to Friday.

Classes include _ ballet,
pointe, modern, tap, lyrical,
jazz, jazz technique, jazz
thrash and hip-hop. If Van
Petten has her way, the trip
south will be the beginning
of a long career on the
stage.

“I'm going to study fine

arts after graduating — I

~ want to get my (Bachelor of

Arts) degree, and I'd like to
become. a member. of a

dance company — but not.

ballet,” she said.

admitted.

nia to. Disneyworld:

dance

pede in Myrtle Beach; an

Atlanta: Braves: * baseball .

game, anda performance at

: Niagra Falls.
They will also have stop- :
overs in Las Vegas and New
York, where they'll not only.

be able to take in a show,

but also have a chance to go
backstage and meet the per-

formers.
Katlin will leave for the

_ six-week tour at the end of

Her mother, Pam Van June.

ect

Sad farewells were bid
over at. Sidney Elementary °
as S long-ti nme on) secre-

And that’s not because |
she doesn’t like it, but be-» |
‘cause she recognizes that.
her. tall, lanky. frame isn’t: -
‘suited to the discipline. =<
Jazz is my favorite,” she ae

The Hoctor Darice Gata.”
‘van will’ present four-day —
con’ entions in nine cities,
= from ‘Disneyland i in Califor:

. enjoy her. well-earned: re
tirement Jast month.)
- Spencer, who had. been

in — with the school for 11 years,
- Florida. Over and above the

‘workshops, “the.
dancers will do extra per-

-. formances the Dixie Stam-2
working on putting money.

--together to pay for the trip,
and here I was just sending

2 good- -bye and headed out to. =

thought my job would’ in-
clude not just the students

~ and my colleagues over the

years, but also cats, dogs,

rabbits, raccoons, a ferret,

Band-Aids, more Band-. Aids,

-mud, loose teeth, penguins,

wonderful -art. work, lost

keys, forgotten lunches,
broken zipper and being.
_ fold ‘Mrs. Spencer, I see sil-
~ ver in your hair"’,” she said.

“T will fondly remember
Sidney school as I say good-

~ bye.to work and hello to re-
‘tirement. My life is richer

because of you all.”

WK

-Sidney/North:

- Aumonier,
Brown, »

Still with ‘school. fiappea
- ings, the Grade 6 class of

North. “Saanich middle
school i is proud to announce
the first” graduates ‘of the
~ DARE] program. - :
_wrote a note of adios in the
school newsletter. ee

- “Who. would have ever :

DARE: which: Sande

~ for Drug Abuse Resistance _

Education — was taught in
the - classroom «by
Saanich
RCMP Cst, Rob Weaver.
The program gives students ©
the tools they need to cope -
with negative peer pressure

_— focusing on resisting the:

pressure {(o: abuse: drugs,

but. giving students . the:
skills to cope with life in

general.’
_ Graduating from the first
DARE program were. stu-
dents Michael Allan, Jor-
dan Anderson, Sherilyn
Stephanie
Jennifer -
Cabecinha, Ali Cuceu-

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