Victoria dancers sparkle in the limelight: Emerging performers get their moment on a world stage
Victoria dancer Cameron Northover was stoked to perform in the Winter Olympic Games’ opening ceremonies.
“It was a huge thrill, an experience that will be hard to beat the rest of my life — but it was an extreme time commitment for no money,” said the 28-year-old dancer. He volunteered along with about 180 others in a section called Rhythm of the Falls, featuring tappers and Celtic fiddlers.
The former student at Broadstreet Dance and Canadian College of Performing Arts -- who wore a high mohawk, black jeans, yellow T-shirt and dark suspenders — paid about $2,000 out of his pocket and spent 24 hours a month on ferries, commuting to two or three rehearsals a week since November.
“I didn’t get a ferry pass because I wasn’t technically a Games volunteer, I was a volunteer with David Atkins Enterprises (the Australian producer) but it was still worth it,” said Northover.
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