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Academy owner Phoenix Smith said the dance students will be educated on various powerful women in the community and others who have had a historical impact on dance. There will be emphasis on what these individuals have taught others through their strength of character in overcoming obstacles.

Smith has been handling day-to-day operations at Bella Dance Academy for eight years now, as the business approaches its 20th anniversary. She became owner of the academy last September after purchasing it from Lina Lewis.

She holds classes for kids in various age groups and offers different types of dance to fit a range of personalities.

During the upcoming weekend, the studio will attend a competition in Edmonton. Youth who have been selected will travel without their parents; instead with somebody else the first time, and Smith feels grateful and pleased to see dancers get the opportunity to do so.

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