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HISTORY
1938
Gweneth Lloyd and Betty Farrally emigrate from Leeds, England, to establish The Canadian School of Ballet in Winnipeg, Manitoba.
1939
The Winnipeg Ballet Club is formed to promote interest in this new field.
1949
Gweneth Lloyd joins the dance division of the Banff Centre for the Arts.
1950
Betty Farrally joins the Banff faculty. Their tenures would continue until 1968 and 1982 respectively.
1953
The Winnipeg Ballet Club receives the Royal Charter from Queen Elizabeth. The Royal Winnipeg Ballet is the first royal ballet of the commonwealth.
1959
Gweneth and Betty establish The Canadian School of Ballet in Kelowna.
1986
Mel Brown and Lori Larson, mentored by Lloyd and Farrally, become owners/directors of The Canadian School of Ballet.
1988
The Canadian School of Ballet celebrates its 50th anniversary with a gala. There are performances from The Banff Centre for the Arts, The Royal Winnipeg Ballet, Pacific Northwest Ballet, and the National Ballet of Canada.
2002
A vision of Lori Larson, Mel Brown, and David LaHay, associate director of the dance program, Banff Centre of the Arts becomes Ballet Kelowna. They perform their inaugural season in 2003.
2007
The Banff Centre, Dance Division, celebrates its 60th anniversary.
2008
The Okanagan Summer Dance Intensive offers its first dance training program at UBCO.
2011
Regeanna Stubel and Carley Bailey, CSB Alumnae, become owners/directors of The Canadian School of Ballet.
2013
The Canadian School of Ballet celebrates its 75th anniversary. Ballet Kelowna marks its 10th anniversary.
2014
The Nutcrackers marks its 25th anniversary.
2015
The Canadian School of Ballet launches its Pre-Professional Training Program.
2018
The Canadian School of Ballet celebrates its 80th anniversary. Ballet Kelowna marks its 15th anniversary.
2019
The Nutcracker marks its 30th anniversary.
