She is the recipient of the Christopher
Ondaatje Ballet Prize from the National
Ballet School in Toronto.
The honour, presented when she gaduated
last spring, comes with a $25,000 purse,
money the 18-year-old Kitchener dancer is
using to travel through Europe, attending
workshops and auditioning for professional
dance companies
Heather is now focused on the next stage
– getting a spot as an apprentice with a
professional dance company and then
working her way up the ranks.
The prize money allowed her to travel
to Europe last fall where she attended the
Hamburg Ballet School for a few weeks
through a learning exchange with the
National Ballet School. She also visited the
Semperoper ballet company in Dresden and
the Norwegian National Opera and Ballet
Company in Oslo. She had to come home, though, for a role in The Nutcracker.
Her sister Nancy is also a graduate of the Ballet School, in the teacher training program, and works for the school’s community outreach
initiative called Sharing Dance. Dance is in the family, it seems.
We think our Bondi Kids are amazing. We look forward to watching Heather soar to great heights in the ballet. You can read the whole article here.
Bravo to Heather!
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