Background
Smith was born in Vancouver in 1929.
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Lois Smith
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She began her dance training at the British Columbia School of Ballet, and later studied with Rosemary Deveson and Mara McBirney in Vancouver.
Career
The couple had one daughter, Janine, and separated during the 1960s. In 1951, she joined the National Ballet of Canada as the company"s initial prima ballerina. Following an injury, she left the National Ballet to form her own dance school in 1969.
Smith died at Sechelt, British Columbia in 2011, aged 81, from a deteriorating illness.
She had one daughter, Janine, with Adams.
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Canada
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Officer of the Order of Canada Order of Canada
The Order of Canada is a Canadian national order, admission into which is the second highest honour for merit in the system of orders, decorations, and medals of Canada.The Order of Canada is a Canadian national order, admission into which is the second highest honour for merit in the system of orders, decorations, and medals of Canada.