Veronica Tennant was born in England and at 4 years old, she began dancing lessons. It was just a natural thing for her to do every time she heard music. Her body wanted to move with it.
When she was 9 years old she moved to Canada with her family. She was a bit concerned about whether she’d be able to continue dancing once she got there. But within a week of moving to Canada, she was enrolled at a dance school in Toronto, where her family settled.
She never set out to be a professional dancer but she felt that “life is a dance”. It was important to her that she have the ultimate expression.
At some point when she auditioned in front of some judges, she sprang forward – to fall flat on her face! The director of the dance school recognized the huge energy that young Veronica brought to her craft and saw the great potential inside her.
Veronica later became the youngest principle dancer at the National Ballet of Canada, at the age of 18. For the next 25 years, through challenges of the dance and the injuries she suffered, she became the premiere prima donna in Canada and danced with every known great male dancer of the times, including Rudolf Nureyev and Mikail Barysnikov.
Veronica retired from professional dancing in 1989. She is still living the life that she loves. She is still doing the things that she wants to do. Veronica “has since proven equally skilled as a writer, lecturer, director, producer, teacher, spokesperson, administrator, and international arts ambassador.”
Passion AND hard work for what you do are the main drivers for success in anything. The combination is unbeatable.
Can you imagine what would have happened if someone had merely focused on what she did? They could’ve dismissed her for being clumsy. They could’ve merely concluded that she did not have the grace or demeanor to become a great dancer. Instead they focused on what she is.
Cheers. Dr. Joanny.
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