Strength

Choreographer’s Statement:
Strength was choreographed with the main focus on how each and every one of us have gone through and may still be going through our own challenges in our lives. As young women, those challenges come in so may forms. Our daughters learn from the women who raise them, how we can navigate these challenges, and that can be from our Mothers, Grandmothers, Aunts, and even those women who we chose to guide and inspire us, who may not be in our family.
We each find the strength deep down to move forward and face those challenges. Our deep connection with our Mothers and the strong women around us, help us see we have that strength inside each of us. We continue to grow as we then become those strong women for the next generation of girls and young women.
To have my own daughters in this piece allowed the opportunity to show them that their creativity and inspiration didn’t come only from my direction, but from those around them and from themselves.

Danced by Youth Ballet of Saskatchewan: Aubrey Avram, Finley Balas, Lily Gabriel, Samantha Gabriel, Julia LeBlond, Eryn Lizee, Betty Vos

Choreographed by Alice Gabriel

Lighting Design by Kelly Munce

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Alice Gabriel

Alice began her dance journey at the age of three, starting with ballet in her small hometown. Her early passion led her to attend summer intensives, including the Royal Winnipeg Ballet, and at age 11, she was accepted into the Yorkshire Ballet School in England.
Inspired by her instructors, Alice expanded her repertoire, discovering a deep love for Modern and Contemporary dance. During high school, she joined the Youth Ballet Company of Saskatchewan, gaining valuable performance experience before enrolling in the Contemporary Dance program at Grant MacEwan University in Edmonton.
Her fascination with movement motivated her to pursue additional education in Massage Therapy, deepening her understanding of anatomy, health maintenance, and injury prevention. Alice also developed a passion for Middle Eastern dance, performing with the professional Tribal style group "Beduins of the Red Tent" and teaching others about the cultural significance and artistry of Belly Dance.
For Alice, dance has been a transformative force in her life, and she dreams of sharing the joy and diversity of dance with people of all ages and abilities.
Aubrey Avram

Age 14
Finley Balas

Age 13
Lily Gabriel

Age 14
Samantha Gabriel

Age 14
Julia LeBlond

Age 14
Eryn Lizee

Age 14
Betty Vos

Age 13