By Sian Shin
“Follow your dreams and passions. Work as hard as you can and those dreams will eventually become reality.” – Emily Bourgault-Kennaley
Emily Bourgault-Kennaley, a grade seven student at Collingwood’s Wentworth campus, is an absolutely phenomenal classical ballet dancer.
Her talent and passion for dance can be rooted to her experiences at a very young age. As a child, Emily went to the Nutcracker show with her family every year and she states that the feeling she got from watching this show was truly impactful: “I remember feeling magical and special when the sugar plum fairy came on and floated across the stage. I truly believed that she was a fairy and I felt so inspired.”
“Follow your dreams and passions. Work as hard as you can and those dreams will eventually become reality.” – Emily Bourgault-Kennaley
Emily Bourgault-Kennaley, a grade seven student at Collingwood’s Wentworth campus, is an absolutely phenomenal classical ballet dancer.
Her talent and passion for dance can be rooted to her experiences at a very young age. As a child, Emily went to the Nutcracker show with her family every year and she states that the feeling she got from watching this show was truly impactful: “I remember feeling magical and special when the sugar plum fairy came on and floated across the stage. I truly believed that she was a fairy and I felt so inspired.”
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This early tradition of Emily’s family was essentially what ignited the fire of Emily’s passion for dance. Emily started taking ballet classes and became very active in performing her dancing abilities, as she had an amazing support system behind her at all times: her friends, her teacher who ceaselessly believed in her, and her mentor who inspires her everyday.
And all of Emily’s hardwork has definitely paid off, as she was recently selected to attend the prestigious ballet provincials in Kamloops to compete!
Emily shares with us that she fully realizes that ballet is very challenging, but she finds her passion in constantly pushing herself to improve. Emily claims that this is why ballet makes her feel so strong and graceful – a feeling that she believes everyone should indulge in.
And all of Emily’s hardwork has definitely paid off, as she was recently selected to attend the prestigious ballet provincials in Kamloops to compete!
Emily shares with us that she fully realizes that ballet is very challenging, but she finds her passion in constantly pushing herself to improve. Emily claims that this is why ballet makes her feel so strong and graceful – a feeling that she believes everyone should indulge in.
And when she isn’t dancing, Emily loves to be immersed in her other interests: playing the violin and singing.
To Emily, art is something that allows her to have a voice even without using words. She says with a smile, “To me, ballet makes me feel confident and beautiful – like I can take on the world and I can forget about all my issues and just get lost in the movement and the music.”
When asked about her future aspirations, Emily confidently responds that she would love to pursue a career in ballet and hopefully join The Royal Ballet company in England.
And to budding artists who may find themselves on a similar path as Emily’s, she would like to say: “Work as hard as you can each time. Put your blood, sweat, and tears into everything you do. For me, I push myself every single class and I know what dreams I want to pursue. I will do anything it takes to be the best I can be and get to the top.”
To Emily, art is something that allows her to have a voice even without using words. She says with a smile, “To me, ballet makes me feel confident and beautiful – like I can take on the world and I can forget about all my issues and just get lost in the movement and the music.”
When asked about her future aspirations, Emily confidently responds that she would love to pursue a career in ballet and hopefully join The Royal Ballet company in England.
And to budding artists who may find themselves on a similar path as Emily’s, she would like to say: “Work as hard as you can each time. Put your blood, sweat, and tears into everything you do. For me, I push myself every single class and I know what dreams I want to pursue. I will do anything it takes to be the best I can be and get to the top.”
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