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JACQUE FOESIER L.I.S.T.D., CFB Jacque a Licentiate of the Imperial Society of Teachers of Dance (Cecchetti Faculty Branch) began his dance training in Edmonton at the age of nineteen with Earla Grey at the Edmonton School of Ballet. Two years later he attended Jacobs Pillow on full scholarship where he studied with Ted Shawn, Myra Kinch, Isa Partch, Matteo, Carola Goya, Alfredo Corvino, and Margaret Craske. Following the advice of Margaret Craske, the next year and a half was spent in New York City where he attended the Metropolitan Opera Ballet School studying with Ballet Mistress Margaret Craske, Anthony Tudor and Alfredo Corvino. While residing in New York he also studied Modern Dance at the 92nd Street ‘Y’ with Betty Jones and Jose Limon, and performing with the Metropolitan Opera Ballet. Returning to Canada to obtain his certification, continuing his training with Betty Oliphant and later the National Ballet School, Jacque began his teaching career in Toronto, September of 1958 founder of the Leaside School of Dance, and in October of 1958 for the YM&YWHA. In 1974 after building the YM & YWHA Community School of Dance from a small class of eight students, to one of the finest and largest in Canada, he was appointed director of the Koffler Centre School of Dance, a position he held until 2002. Jacque is a member of the board of directors for Dance Ontario, and has served as President of the Canadian Dance Teachers Association (Ontario Branch), Chairman of Dance Ontario, founding advisor to the Ontario Arts Council, board member of the Original North York Arts Council and the Mayor’s advisory committee on Arts Policy. In 1968 He initiated a children’s summer arts programs for the City of Burlington, founded the Childrens Theatre School of Ballet in Burlington, the Koffler Centre School of Dance in North York, the Etobicoke School of Dance to financially assist, and in co-operation with the Danny Grossman Dance Co. Jacque’s most recent accomplishment is the establishment of ‘the Dance Place’ a co-operative not for profit school of dance providing education and opportunity for new an developing talent to experience the beauty and joy of the art of dance, in a friendly and caring enviroment to grow and challenge their potential with the guidance of an outstanding faculty |
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