Evelyn Hart
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Evelyn Anne Hart, C.C. (born April 4, 1956) is a Canadian ballerina and principal dancer with the Royal Winnipeg Ballet.
Born in Toronto, Ontario, she studied dancing at the Dorothy Carter School of Dance in London, Ontario, the National Ballet School and the Royal Winnipeg Ballet School. She joined the Royal Winnipeg Ballet in 1976, was promoted to soloist in 1978 and principal dancer in 1979, only three years after she joined.
She was the first Canadian to win gold at the Varna International Ballet Competition in Varna, Bulgaria in 1980.
In 1983 she was made an Officer of the Order of Canada and was promoted to Companion in 1994.
In 2000 she was inducted into Canada's Walk of Fame.
Evelyn Hart is no longer a principal dancer with the Royal Winnipeg Ballet, in 2005 left the RWB to dance as a freelance artist.
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- [FOOTNOTES - Evelyn Hart]
- [Canada's Walk of Fame: Evelyn Hart]
- [le Gala des étoiles - Evelyn Hart]
- [Evelyn Hart departs Royal Winnipeg Ballet]
- [The Ballerina Gallery - Evelyn Hart]
- [Evelyn Hart - Canadian Women in Theatre and Dance]
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