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Some local hoop dancers will be sharing their intriguing talents with a nationwide audience of young people. Last weekend, members of the Nemihitowok Hoop Troop performed before a CBC crew filming footage for the after-school program The X. "I'm going to be on TV Ñ cool!" expressed Denee Church, 16, one of the dancers. "I thought it was awesome," added Danielle Kryschuk, also 16. The X airs Mondays to Thursdays on CBC-Television. The show features taped pieces from across Canada courtesy of the Rollin' X, the name given to the van that crews use to scour the nation for interesting stories. Josh Morris, a researcher with The X, contacted the dancing troop prior to the CBC's arrival in Flin Flon, asking if the group would be interested in appearing on the show. Morris had obtained the group's name from Travel Manitoba, which knew of them from previous performances. "I was very impressed that the group was well run enough that their name was put forward and they were called,"commented Edna Smith, a parent volunteer with the troop. Despite some nerves on the part of the dancers, a date was set. The Rollin' X crew spent last Saturday evening at the Friendship Centre taping the girls doing their routines and interviewing them. Six dancers were involved with the taping: Jamee Barr; Cailie Church; Denee Church; Danielle Kryschuk; Dusty Markham; and Dayle Leclaire-Nivon. The taping was originally slated to last two hours, but it ended up running more than twice as long, as the girls had to perform many times so they could be filmed from different angles. "I have more respect for actors and actresses now," commented Danielle. "They must go through a lot of work just to get one piece right." Also adding to the length of the session, no doubt, was the girls' good nature. "They tried interviewing us all at the same time but we couldn't stop laughing," laughed Danielle. The girls said they hope their appearance on the show will encourage other young people to take up hoop dancing, which for them is a passion. "It's really fun," said Danielle. "It's like the best thing that ever happened to me. I love hoop dancing." "The trips we take are fun, of course, we always have fun on the trips," added Denee. The girls said they hadn't heard of The X prior to their invitation but will surely have their VCRs recording the day their piece makes it to air. An air date has yet to be finalized. See 'Television' P.# Con't from P.# This won't be the first time the hoop dancers have appeared on coast-to-coast television. The dancers performed for Queen Elizabeth II during Her Majesty's visit to Winnipeg in October 2002. Footage of girls was picked up by stations across Canada. They were also on TV when they performed at the Pan Am Games in Winnipeg in 1999. While in town, the Rollin' X also stopped in at Hapnot Collegiate to interview students and film school activities. Again, no air date for this piece has been finalized.
