VANCOUVER, B.C .: November 17, 2011 — Melissa Yan is pictured in her condo in the Yaletown neighbourhood in downtown Vancouver, British Columbia with her dog Sam on November 17, 2011. (BEN NELMS for National Post)

VANCOUVER, B.C .: November 17, 2011 — Melissa Yan is pictured in her condo in the Yaletown neighbourhood in downtown Vancouver, British Columbia with her dog Sam on November 17, 2011. (BEN NELMS for National Post)

Vancouver, B.C .: November 10, 2011 — Chan Hon Goh was the Principal Dancer of the National Ballet Academy of Canada. She is now running a succesfull ballet academy in Vancouver called Goh Ballet Academy. Chan is pictured in a studio at her academy in Vancouver, British Columbia on November 10,2011. (BEN NELMS for National Post)

Vancouver, B.C .: November 10, 2011 — Chan Hon Goh was the Principal Dancer of the National Ballet Academy of Canada. She is now running a succesfull ballet academy in Vancouver called Goh Ballet Academy. Chan is pictured in a studio at her academy in Vancouver, British Columbia on November 10,2011. (BEN NELMS for National Post)