Cynthia Harvey has been the recipient of many scholarships Which have. included "Ford Foundation Grants to the San Francisco Ballet School, two summers atthe School ot American Ballet in New York ‘and. continuous grants from the foundation to study at her local school. In addition to. Marin Music Chest ‘Scholarship, scholarship to the National Ballet of Canada School for the summer of 1973, plus @ scholarship to the American. Ballet Theatre School where she studied for nine “months. under Patricia Wide and. Leon Danielian while “attending the Professional Children Schoo! also on @ full academic Scholarship. At American Ballet Thegtre she received The Christopher ‘Allen Scholarship and was the first winger ‘of the Anthony John "Bittson Award asthe most outstanding femal Ballet student in"1974, ‘She was made an apprentice to ‘American Ballet ‘Theatre. and shortly thereafter was. taken into the company, and today is ‘one of their leading dancers, ‘gaining review such as: "1 applauded until my hands were sore for one ‘ballerina, Cynthia Harvey, an_up-and coming artist of exceptional talent, who projects a joyfulness through everything she dances. “Marie Rameau — DANCE REVIEW MAGAZINE CYNTHIA HARVEY F Born in Monongahila, Pennsylvania, Linda Kuchera began” dancing “under Joan Miler at Park Dance Cent Lake Park, Florida at the age ‘of 12. She continued training there until the age of 15 and then completed two years at the Washington school of Ballet with Mary Day. At the Academy, she performed as ‘Wattz Soloist in Loe Syiphides, Flower. Soloist in. the ‘Nutcracker, The Nutcracker as de Deux and many others. {including guest appeerances in Atlanta, Georgia). After graduating at the age of 17 in 1969, she became, an apprentice ‘to the Joffrey Company. and a member of Joffrey “i While with the ‘Joffrey tl company, she made a” guest. appearance in ‘Alabama where she danced the Don Quixote Pas de Deux ‘and Corsa. Hor first professional contract ‘was for the winter season of 1970 with the Now York City Opera Ballet where she returned ia the fall of 1972. She ‘danced with the Radio City Music Hall Ballet in the summer of 1972. In 1973, she ‘on a 13 week tour with t Brio dancing The Black 8 ‘Swan Pas de Deux. Later with that company she performed in-an engagement st Jacobs Pow. In the fall of 1973, she was hired to dance with American Ballet Theatre with whom she has. danced leading roles in their varied repertoire. LINDA KUCHERA A New Orleans born Krk was off 10 an early startin dance. Just a Tot, his mother taught him tap, ‘his aunt jazz, and his uncle (a tumbling teacher) taught him acrobatic dancing. After high school graduation, kirk loft for New York on & Scholarship asa Harkness Traines. As one of the Harkness Youth dancers. Kirk ‘seen prominently in Geoffrey | Holder's "Macumba'’, George ‘Skibine's, “Idyll”, Vincente Nebrada's “Percussion for Six” and later his "’Schubert Variations", Sir Frederick Ashton’s "Les Rendezvous” Ben Stevenson's "Thome of Youth” and His "Bartok Concerto” In 1972 he received a Bronze Medal in’ ‘the International Ballet Competition in’ Varna the only non-Russian to win 3 ‘medal. He rejoined National Ballet of Washington as 8 Principal Dancer, where his ‘ nd “Sleeping Beauty”. He joined London "Festival Ballet for a season, and later joined the .% ‘SHOWTIME INTERNATIONAL The ‘Stars of the American Ballet”is the frst presentation by Showtime International, whose directors are Hazel and ‘Sam Feldman and Ami Arti Mrs. Hazel Feldman first opened Showtime International three years ago aa public relations and Promotions company Specialising in entertainment Mr. Artz, who successfully brought Yehoram Gaon and Uri Geller to South Africa last ‘yar, i settling in this country and’ together with Hazel Feldman, under the banner of Showtime International is planning a variety of entertain= ‘ment programmes for the near fut