Back row:  Jeff Herd, RWB Executive Director; Andre Lewis, RWB Artistic Director
Front row:  Philipe Larouche; Alia Tahiri; Kurt Werner; Lydia Redpath; The Hon. Flor Marcelino, Minister of Culture, Heritage and Tourism Manitoba; Keigo Nozaki; Natalia Perkovic; Manami Tsubai; Colby McGovern; Victoria Clerico; Katie Bonnell; Arlene Minkhorst, RWB School Director
Missing:  Marilee Schroeder
Photo: Bruce Monk

Canada's Royal Winnipeg Ballet School Professional Division celebrated the remarkable accomplishment of its graduating class of 2011 this past Saturday. The successful graduates included 10 dancers from the Ballet Academic Program and one Teacher Training Program student, many of whom have relocated from all across North America and as far away as Japan and the United Kingdom to train at the world renowned school. Graduating from these demanding programs is an impressive feat in the young lives of these highly motivated students.

Congratulations to the following grads for their hard work and dedication:

Ballet Academic Program

Colby McGovern
Grand Prairie, Alberta

Victoria Clerico
Natick, Massachusetts

Kurt Werner
Shelburne, Ontario

Keigo Nozaki
Kobe, Japan

Katie Bonnell
Oakville, Ontario

Lydia Redpath
Newcastle Upon Tyne, United Kingdom

Philippe Larouche
Laval, Quebéc

Manami Tsubai
Osaka, Japan

Natalia Perkovic
Nanaimo, British Columbia

Alia Tahiri
Delavan, Wisconsin

Teacher Training Program

Marilee Schroeder
Morden, Manitoba