Dolores Kirkwood

Dolores Kirkwood has contributed significantly to the dance community as a dancer, choreographer, adjudicator and teacher. Her credits include dancing with Theatre Under the Stars, Vancouver International Festival, Western Canada Theatre Company in Kamloops, University of Oregon and UBC and highlights such as performing with Chita Rivera in Sweet Charity and with Jerry Orach in Most Happy Fella. Founder and Artistic Director of Royal City Youth Ballet, Ms. Kirkwood’s choreography has been hailed as one of the major reasons for the success of the Royal City Musical Theatre Company, of which she is also a founder. A nominee for the prestigious YWCA’s Women of Distinction Award in 1993, she was named New Westminster’s 1995 Citizen of the Year and in the same year she received ACTRA’s Sam Payne Award for her contributions to theatre in the province.