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Skills of the circus world - balancing acts, make-up, clowning, adagio and trapeze artistry - are being taught in a North York YMCA program, believed (...)
Skills of the circus world - balancing acts, make-up, clowning, adagio and trapeze artistry - are being taught in a North York YMCA program, believed (...)

Skills of the circus world - balancing acts, make-up, clowning, adagio and trapeze artistry - are being taught in a North York YMCA program, believed (...)

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Original Toronto Star caption: Skills of the circus world - balancing acts; make-up; clowning; adagio and trapeze artistry - are being taught in a North York YMCA program; believed to be the only one of its kind in Canada. Clinging to a high bar (left) are clowsn Stephen Reynolds (top) 15; and Corinna Kupelwieser; 11. Instructor Twink Watson (right) aids Karen Sneyd (Top); 13; and Dianne Hoogstraten; 14; on perch.
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      ProvenanceFrom the Toronto Star Archives
      CollectionToronto Star Photograph Archive
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      Copyright HolderToronto Star (Firm)
      Object NumberTSPA_0004794F
      Balancing act: Gordie Anderson (above) keeps as Laser II on course while a student tries out the trapeze, which is used to keep the small boat balanced in racking
      Balancing act: Gordie Anderson (above) keeps as Laser II on course while a student tries out the trapeze, which is used to keep the small boat balanced in racking
      Loek, Dick
      8/20/1982
      Amazing balancing acts and lovable clowns are part of the excitement and fun at two circuses in town today
      Amazing balancing acts and lovable clowns are part of the excitement and fun at two circuses in town today
      Spremo, Boris
      5/25/1979
      Amazing balancing acts and lovable clowns are part of the excitement and fun at two circuses in town today
      Amazing balancing acts and lovable clowns are part of the excitement and fun at two circuses in town today
      Spremo, Boris
      5/25/1979
      Bal balancing acts leave visitors scratching their chins
      Bal balancing acts leave visitors scratching their chins
      Bryant, George
      5/13/1972
      Modern swashbuckler: Juan Ross, contract inspector for the province, tunes up his swashbuckling skills with bayonets found in the ceiling of a basement room being renovated at Queen's Park
      Modern swashbuckler: Juan Ross, contract inspector for the province, tunes up his swashbuckling skills with bayonets found in the ceiling of a basement room being renovated at Queen's Park
      Toronto Star (Firm)
      5/4/1988
      Upgrading the knowlege and skills of welfare recipients so they can find work is the role of a program run by Metro's social services department.
      Upgrading the knowlege and skills of welfare recipients so they can find work is the role of a program run by Metro's social services department.
      Beaty, Keith
      7/19/1976
      Learning conversation skills, with aid of camera, plays role in sex offender's treatment in Canadian Penitentiary Service program
      Learning conversation skills, with aid of camera, plays role in sex offender's treatment in Canadian Penitentiary Service program
      Ross, Fred
      12/2/1978
      Youth counsellors: Keith Baird, above with co-worker Pam Jolliffe, defends the Living Skills program for young people and says the real losers are those in positions of authority who saw the youths only as problems and not as individuals.
      Youth counsellors: Keith Baird, above with co-worker Pam Jolliffe, defends the Living Skills program for young people and says the real losers are those in positions of authority who saw the youths only as problems and not as individuals.
      Goode, Jeff
      3/4/1980
      They cared enough to act: Huron St. public school principal Art Bussey (left), teacher Rosemary Kelly (above with class of children) have experienced the special needs of the children of battered women staying in nearby hostels, and pushed for action to help the kids. You need time, patience and good listening skills, Bussey says.
      They cared enough to act: Huron St. public school principal Art Bussey (left), teacher Rosemary Kelly (above with class of children) have experienced the special needs of the children of battered women staying in nearby hostels, and pushed for action to help the kids. You need time, patience and good listening skills, Bussey says.
      Stuparyk, Michael
      3/10/1982
      They're thinking: Charles Ledger andhis wife Gwen teach match in their North York and Markham schools with a new method that helps students develop problem-solving skills
      They're thinking: Charles Ledger andhis wife Gwen teach match in their North York and Markham schools with a new method that helps students develop problem-solving skills
      Russell, Jim
      5/18/1987
      Using his head: Wn Nin, a performer in The Great Circus of China at the CNE Coliseum, keeps his eyes up while balancing an immense pot during rehearsals yesterday
      Using his head: Wn Nin, a performer in The Great Circus of China at the CNE Coliseum, keeps his eyes up while balancing an immense pot during rehearsals yesterday
      Goode, Jeff
      1/22/1982
      Clowning it up at the forum. The circus came to the Forum at Ontario Place yesterday, with Emmett Kelly Jr., son of the famous clown Emmett Kelly, on (...)
      Clowning it up at the forum. The circus came to the Forum at Ontario Place yesterday, with Emmett Kelly Jr., son of the famous clown Emmett Kelly, on (...)
      Lennon, Frank
      8/12/1974