Member of the Order of Canada

• Awarded on: May 24, 2012
• Invested on: November 23, 2012

Nancy Kilgour is one of Canada's most inspiring and influential dance educators. For more than 50 years, she has been teaching ballet to young students in Canada and abroad, and has mentored many of our best-known dancers and prima ballerinas. She is highly regarded as a gifted pedagogue known for her teaching techniques and for talking to teens about life beyond ballet. Now with the School of Alberta Ballet, she continues to bring her passion and nurturing approach to building confidence and artistry in her dancers.