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This article was published 20/12/2011 (5251 days ago), so information in it may no longer be current.
At just 14 years old, Tavia Werner-Fisher is already living her dream.
The young Brandon ballerina is attending the School of Alberta Ballet in Calgary, accepted into the professional division last fall.
“I’m dancing six times a week,” Werner-Fisher said yesterday from Calgary. “It’s really fun, and I hope I can continue this because I really like it.”
She is also currently performing with the Alberta Ballet of Canada’s production of The Nutcracker.
Werner-Fisher started dancing when she was just three years old at Dance Images in Brandon, where she continued as a student for the next 10 years.
“I had a really good time there, especially doing competitions and just being with all my friends. I kind of miss that,” she said.
At 11, she started auditioning for professional ballet schools, including the Royal Winnipeg Ballet.
“That’s when I actually realized, ‘Wow, this is what I want to do,’” she said.
She went on to audition for the National Ballet of Canada in Toronto, where she was accepted into their summer program.
Linda Kearns, owner/director of Dance Images, said they are very proud to see Werner-Fisher’s dream come true.
“Tavia has loved ballet from Day 1,” Kearns said. “She just embraced it. She is a very hard worker and is very accepting when things don’t always go your way, you just work harder, and that’s why she’s where she is today.”
Werner-Fisher said at the beginning it was difficult to be so far away from home, but has since made great friends.
“When I got to know everybody, it just got way easier,” she said. “I’m living in the residence here with a bunch of other girls about my age from all over Canada, and internationally too.”
Werner-Fisher said she is enjoying every minute of her time at the school, and has big plans for the future.
“I see myself in a company … then hopefully later on a prima ballerina and then a teacher,” she said.
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