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Ballerina Karen Kain. Overwhelmed by her sudden promotion
Ballerina Karen Kain. Overwhelmed by her sudden promotion

Ballerina Karen Kain. Overwhelmed by her sudden promotion

Date4/7/1971
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Original Toronto Star caption: Ballerina Karen Kain. Overwhelmed by her sudden promotion
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Call Number / Accession NumberTSPA_0058711F
Kain's out. Ballerina Karen Kain has been taken ill and will be unable to appear as scheduled in Romeo and Juliet when the National Ballet opens spring season Thursday at O'Keefe Centre
Kain's out. Ballerina Karen Kain has been taken ill and will be unable to appear as scheduled in Romeo and Juliet when the National Ballet opens spring season Thursday at O'Keefe Centre
1/5/1977
Simple style: Ballerina Karen Kain, left with date Bob Ramsay, wears Wayne Clark blouse and pants with tapestry bag, strappy sandals
Simple style: Ballerina Karen Kain, left with date Bob Ramsay, wears Wayne Clark blouse and pants with tapestry bag, strappy sandals
6/16/1981
Ballerina Karen Kain has agreed to be actor Ross Petty's partner for life-off-stage
Ballerina Karen Kain has agreed to be actor Ross Petty's partner for life-off-stage
12/3/1982
Getting to know you Popular ballerina Karen Kain gets to know Hobo, star of TV's The Littlest Hobo, on steps of the National Ballet School on Maitland(...)
Getting to know you Popular ballerina Karen Kain gets to know Hobo, star of TV's The Littlest Hobo, on steps of the National Ballet School on Maitland(...)
9/2/1981
Ballerina boxed in. National Ballet principal dancer Karen Kain tries out a prop box or bed used in The Soldier's Tale, a ballet by Stravinsky that wi(...)
Ballerina boxed in. National Ballet principal dancer Karen Kain tries out a prop box or bed used in The Soldier's Tale, a ballet by Stravinsky that wi(...)
7/28/1986
Ballerina honored. Mississauga's Karen Kain, 22, a member of the National Ballet of Canada, has been given one of the town's lapel pins for outstandin(...)
Ballerina honored. Mississauga's Karen Kain, 22, a member of the National Ballet of Canada, has been given one of the town's lapel pins for outstandin(...)
11/27/1972
Karen Kain. Ballerina
Karen Kain. Ballerina
11/1/1972
Karen Kain danced her Aurora with such verve that Frank Augustyn couldn't resist her, says critic William Littler
Karen Kain danced her Aurora with such verve that Frank Augustyn couldn't resist her, says critic William Littler
3/3/1976
Karen Kain, a principal dancer with the National Ballet of Canada, is busy and interested renovating an old Cabbagetown house she and her sister moved(...)
Karen Kain, a principal dancer with the National Ballet of Canada, is busy and interested renovating an old Cabbagetown house she and her sister moved(...)
2/27/1976
At left, ballet luminaries Hazaros Surmeyan and Karen Kain with her husband, Ross Petty
At left, ballet luminaries Hazaros Surmeyan and Karen Kain with her husband, Ross Petty
8/4/1984
Signature celebration. National Ballet principal dancer Karen Kain autographs a pair of her slippers held by Harry Rosen, honorary chairman of the 50t(...)
Signature celebration. National Ballet principal dancer Karen Kain autographs a pair of her slippers held by Harry Rosen, honorary chairman of the 50t(...)
8/15/1988
Karen Kain is continuing to work out during her pregnancy
Karen Kain is continuing to work out during her pregnancy
4/28/1988