Memorable Manitobans: Leslie James Edward Link (1946-2010)

Dancer.

Born at Hodgson on 27 September 1946, at the age of sixteen, he moved to Montreal, joining the international dance company Le Groupe de la Place Royale, touring Europe and North America extensively. At the age of 21, he joined the Paula Ross Dance Troupe in Vancouver and become one of the company’s main dancers. Later in life, he would open his own dance studio to teach others the art of dance, operating in Vancouver, Toronto and the University of Manitoba. Returning to Winnipeg, he became the Assistant Manager of Ekota Lodge, a medical receiving home, where he helped Indigenous people of Manitoba and Ontario. He died at Winnipeg on 14 February 2010.

Sources:

Obituary, Winnipeg Free Press, 20 February 2010.

This page was prepared by Kris Keen.

Page revised: 4 June 2024

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