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Vanessa Harwood, dancer at the National Ballet School of Canada, concentrates during class at the Bolshoi Ballet in Moscow. She was one of three young(...)
Vanessa Harwood, dancer at the National Ballet School of Canada, concentrates during class at the Bolshoi Ballet in Moscow. She was one of three young(...)

Vanessa Harwood, dancer at the National Ballet School of Canada, concentrates during class at the Bolshoi Ballet in Moscow. She was one of three young(...)

Date7/4/1969
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Original Toronto Star caption: Vanessa Harwood, dancer at the National Ballet School of Canada, concentrates during class at the Bolshoi Ballet in Moscow. She was one of three young dancers taken to International Ballet Festival in Russia by Betty Oliphant, ballet's director, and Celia Franca, artistic director.
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      ProvenanceFrom the Toronto Star Archives
      CollectionToronto Star Photograph Archive
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      Copyright HolderToronto Star (Firm)
      Object NumberTSPA_0053783F
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