Category Archives: Canada 1949-1961

My return to Canada in 1948 had a mix of good and bad feelings.I would see my family, my home city and a group of familiar dancers. BUT! I had for almost two years, been earning a living as a … Continue reading →

Return of the prodigal Adams Continue reading →

While waiting for ballet, musical theatre paid the bills Continue reading →

We spent about a month in Vancouver after arriving back from California. Apart from seeing the Smiths, there was the business of Mara McBirney and the ballets that I had choreographed for her group, which was to be called the … Continue reading →

Something told David that if the idea of a national ballet company in Canada was to happen, that he and Lois Smith would be part of it Continue reading →

Or was Canada’s National Ballet … the original acronym made it sound like a railroad company Continue reading →