Yukon classical dancers to pursue their dream in Germany

Two Yukon dancers are set to take a leap of faithas they've enrolled tostudydance overseas.

Dorothe Tolgyesi and Julian Beairstohavebeen dancing more than a decade.

The two 18-year-olds attend different high schools but say they were randomlypaired up this year in aclass at the Northern Lights School of Dance in Whitehorse.

They've nowformed a team, abit like a young Scott Moir and Tessa Virtue in ballet slippers.

"You have to know your partner pretty well. I know Julian pretty well and he knows me. We have a good dance foundation," Tolgyesi said.

"I think the biggest thing is getting to know your partner," added Beairsto. "When one person gets stressed or makes a mistake, we help each other."

Practicing together six days a week, trust is a big issue for the dancers,especially given some of the lifts involved.

"My very first time partnering up withDorothe, I actually dropped her," said Beairsto,turning red at the memory.

They both laugh about it now.

This year the two performed in Dawson Cityin a local production of The Nutcracker.

This week they performed a pas de deux (a dance duet)at Secondaire En Spectacle, an annual variety show which celebrates francophone culture in Yukon.

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Receiving acceptance letters 'unimaginable'

The two say they've decided to chase their dreams. They've enrolled to study dance overseas.

"We're actually going to school next year in Berlin!" said Tolgyesi. The Berlin Dance Institute offers a three-year program, and the dancers said they prepared a video for their application.

"When we got acceptance letters it was unimaginable. It was hard to believe it was actually happening," Beairstowsaid.

Beairstow and Tolgyesi must first graduate high school in Yukon.Beairstow attends FH Collins school in Whitehorse and Tolgyesi attends Acadmie Parhlie.

Their first semester in Germany begins in October.

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