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What is your 2022 Star Word? An Alternative to New Year’s Resolution
Have you set a New Year’s resolution for this year? Among the customary rituals we often do in the month of January is setting New Year’s resolutions. Opening a new calendar on a brand-new year, we are excited about new beginnings and new possibilities. However, do...
2022 New Year’s Check-In: Top 3 of the most effective coping strategies in time of Covid-19
The studios are silent once more. The chatters and giggles, the two-meter air hugs, the smiles in the eyes above the masks, the happy high energy generated by dancing together in one space, are gone … for now. We had so many...
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Don Mills ballerina competing at national competition
Jacqueline Sugianto is among 19 Canadians participating in prestigious event. Dance has been a part of Jacqueline Sugianto’s family for three generations. The 15-year-old Don Mills resident is taking her ballet skills to the next level as she takes part in the Genée...
Ballerina sharing same role in “The Nutcracker” as her sister — seven years later
Seeing her daughter Jacqueline Sugianto playing Marie in The Nutcracker this winter felt like déjà vu for Linda Leowinata. Seven years earlier, her eldest daughter, Stella Leowinata, was dancing the same part. “I couldn’t believe that I had two girls that played the...
Nutcracker star follows in sister’s dancing shoes
North York girl plays Marie in national ballet company’s holiday show Seven years ago, a young North York girl was chosen to play Marie in the National Ballet of Canada’s The Nutcracker. Today, Stella Leowinata’s sister, Jacqueline Sugianto, has followed in her older...