Q: When did you start physie? A: I started during the Second World War… That was in 1941!!
Q: What attracted you to physie? A: I loved movement and action! Ballet was too boring. Physie had lots of variety.
Q: Where did you start? A: My first club was “Business House” at the MLC Assurance Company. My first teacher was Bonnie Barnes who was a member of Gladesville Club. Then I joined “Leonians” on Tuesday nights at a bank building on the corner of Market & Castlereagh Streets in the city.
Q: Were you a physie star? A: In my first competition (I was about 16 years old) I came third. The audience was seated on terraced wooden platforms on the sixth floor of the bank building. I wasn’t a star but I wanted desperately to teach!
Q: How did you become a teacher? A: When I was 17, I was at a Leonians’ scholarship class and Mrs McAllister asked the class if anyone wanted to become a teacher. I was bursting to say yes and volunteered immediately. I had no car so I went everywhere by public transport. I eventually took over the Maroubra club and went ahead in leaps and bounds.
I love physie and always will.
THE POWER OF FRIENDSHIP
You can’t buy self-confidence right? No. But you can get it through friendship. Your Physie friends have your
TIP OF THE WEEK.
Forward and Side Toe Points When executing a toe point it is important to keep both legs straight
Performing Art Gallery
Photography by Heidi Boardman
164 Senior Physie Teams Shine at Sunday’s Competition
It doesn’t get much better than this! Participating in the sport that we love so much, with our