NEWS National soloist visits local ballet school September 7, 2014September 9, 2014 Brian Baker INTEREST PIQUÉD: National Ballet of Canada soloist, Tanya Howard, performs a dance from Sleeping Beauty for visitors to the Martha Hicks School of Ballet. TIMEOUT WITH FRIENDS: National Ballet of Canada soloist, Tanya Howard, takes a moment from dancing to meet fans Juana Palacios, 8, at left, and Willa Meyer, 8. PAS TO REFLECT: Professional ballerina Tanya Howard takes part in the bar class, taught by Christie Ness and prima ballerina Heather Ogden (not pictured), at the Martha Hicks School of Ballet. SPINNING AROUND: Martha Hicks School of Ballet volunteer, Grace Sarabia, attends to the cotton candy machine during the school’s year anniversary party, Sept. 6. IN THE PAINT: Emily Keay, right, paints the face of 8-year-old Lucy Lydeamore during the Martha Hicks School of Ballet’s anniversary party, Sept. 6. Share on FacebookTweetSave