In these challenging times it is a testament to the tenacity and good business sense of 79 year old MISS DOREEN HAYES that the Doreen Hayes School of Dancing in Toronto, Ontario, is celebrating its 55th Annual Dance Recital. Many schools are struggling to stay open but Miss Hayes' old fashioned business model has sustained this school for over 5 decades. According to the research of Canada's Premiere Ballet Dancer FRANK AUGUSTYN our school is the Longest Running Privately Owned Dance School in Canada! As her daughter I have been there most of the time. Here's a photo of my sister and I with Mom rehearsing on the old Eaton's Auditorium Stage (remember the green room?) around 1963. 55 years ago Doreen started her school in the dining room of her house on Pauline Ave, Toronto until the city asked her to shut it down. With a large crowd of parents and neighbors behind her Doreen went to court and won her case. The Judge saying she was providing a safe place for the children in the neighborhood to go after school. Eventually, with a small loan from the TD bank across the street, she rented 2 rooms in the basement at 2453A Bloor St W. Toronto. A few years later she took over the basement and is still there today, conveniently located across from the Jane Subway Station. So come join us on:
For Our
55th Annual Dance Recital at Ryerson Theatre
43 Gerrard St. E. Toronto, Ontario
UNDER THE BIG TOP
Tickets are $22.00 available at the Box Office
or
Call the Studio at 416-767-3062 to Reserve your Seats as they are first come first served!
Curtain is at 7:30 PM
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