Nancy Lima Dent - Sudbury & Garson, Recreation Department, Mine Mill Union

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Nancy Lima Dent - Sudbury & Garson, Recreation Department, Mine Mill Union

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Dent's documents from her work with Sudbury and Garson and the Ontario Recreation Department, Mine Mills Union Part I. Attendance journal, handwritten notes, house programs, newspaper clippings.

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Nancy Lima Dent 39 (caption from virtual exhibit)
Some of Nancy’s younger charges at the 1956 Garson recital.
Photo: James Linney

Nancy Lima Dent 40 (caption from virtual exhibit)
This photo of Sudbury students in 1956 illustrates the mixture of modern, folk and ballet Nancy taught in her schools.

Nancy Lima Dent 41 (caption from virtual exhibit)
At the Sudbury recital of 1957, Nancy’s Advanced students presented a work titled “The Sorcerer”. Standing at the back as the Sorcerer is Tini Pel. Pel would continue Nancy’s work founding the Sudbury Arts Guild and the Nickel Belt Ballet Company.

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Adult students (including Tini Pel at far left), Sudbury, 1955/56

Nancy Lima Dent 107a, b, c
From Sudbury Daily Star, 25 May 1956, p. 17

Nancy Lima Dent 108a, b was folded in half and wrapped around items 109 to 114

Nancy Lima Dent 115a, b
The front of the clipping is in English but the back is in a Slavic language so both were copied in case the back text gives clues to the paper’s origin, dated 1956 in pen on the front

Nancy Lima Dent 121a, b, c
The front and back of this 8.5x14 sheet were clearly a house program but the inside had no program information and Nancy had used it to type up notes about classes.

Nancy Lima Dent 122a-e
Item e was folded in half and inserted into the program

Nancy Lima Dent 129a-b
The reverse side (b) appears to be a part of a report though the rest of the report is not in her files

132 – 204
These are all in a subfolder marked “Teaching Notes, Sudbury and Garson, 1955-1957”. Some of them were written or typed on the backs of recycled paper but if the information on the back was career related, I scanned both sides. That’s why you will see numbers with a and b on them and yet the scans will seem unrelated.
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THE SUDBURY DAILY STAR , MONDAY , JUNE 10. 1957 People ' n 72 TIE T71678 o as an as as a as were as WE NEVER SAW SUCH А " WET ” gathering that which followed outstanding evening of dance , staged by pupils of Nancy Lima Dent , brilliant dancer and choreographer , the other night . We aren't speakirg of liquid refreshment either but of Jiterally s'buckets ' ' of tears shed by “ baby ” ? ballerinas , the intermediate students , and the advanced dancers well many of the mothers and women who worked closely with Nancy since her arrival in Sudbury two years ago . This sad note was inter jected into memorable evening of dancing , staged at the Union Hall , because Dancy Lima Dent is leaving Sudbury at the end of this month to return to dance commitments in Toronto . For time it looked if Nancy would never get the baby bal lerinas and there dozens of them ranging in age from three to eight years quieted down . They absolutely Showled their heads off , with make - up streaking down with tears to make a sorrow ful sight indeed the little tots , charming in frilly pink tutus over black leotards , wailed that “ teacher is leaving us ! They were more volu able in their regrets than the adults , although many disappointed and sad , includ ing ourselves , that Nancy is leaving Sudbury . We have admired her tal ent , and the methods she used in teaching dance interpreta tion during the two years she has been here . We have watched absolute * ' stumble Nancy Lima Dent bums ' ' develop into graceful , lithe dancers under her tutorship . She has infinite patience , great flair for handling both children and adults , and tremendous knowledge of interpretive dancing . In fact , all methods of dancing in general . Not only dancing , but Nancy endeavors to bring together all the elements of theatre within the framework of dance : drama , music , costuming , light ing , stage set and mime . are a SHE BROUGHT A GREAT DEAL of talent to Sudbury Sudbury and helped with her knowledge and instruction to develop great deal of talent latent in Sudbury dancers . This creative Canadian dancer and choreographer has an impressive record of produc tions . The modern ballet , Heroes of Our Times , produced by Nancy at the Canadian Ballet Festival at the Royal Alexander Theatre , Toronto , received wide acclaim , second only to the work of of the Winnipeg Ballet . Anatole Chujoy , the New York Dance Critic , said of Nancy that seshe has very moving and wonderful stage deportment , and givez dance great emotional impact . " She has also pro duced and choreographed at Hart House in Toronto . Nancy has studied primitive dance with the famed Katherine Dunha , and modern dance in New York with Eva Desca and Beatrice Seik ler . She was also a student of Boris Volkoff . a SO NOW SHE LEAVES SUDBURY , but she will leave behind her a wide circle of friends and admirers . Her loss to cultural circles of the community will be great indeed . At the recital at the Union Hall , filled to capacity , Nancy SAS showered with gifts from roups whom she madaught .