Gallery 8 - Photo 33

1965 ROYAL WINNIPEG BALLET - LEO WITH HIS NEW PARTNER, CHRISTINE HENNESSY IN REHEARSAL. HE DIDN'T SPEAK MUCH ENGLISH, SO HE LOOKS LIKE HE DOESN'T QUITE KNOW WHAT'S GOING ON! ARNOLD SPOHR - THE ARTISTIC DIRECTOR - HAD EVERYTHING TRANSLATED TO HIM FROM ENGLISH INTO FINNISH AT THE CONSULATE! LEO’S FIRST REHEARSAL OF “SYLVIA” WITH JAMES CLOUSER! AFTER REHEARSAL MR. SPOHR ASKED LEO AS TO HOW IT WENT. LEO SAID HE DIDN’T KNOW SINCE JIM ONLY SAID: “AHA, AH-AH, AHA!”  MR. SPOHR EXPLAINED THAT “AHA” MEANS- YES AND “AH-AH” MEANS- NO!  ALL CLEAR!