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After graduation she joined the National Ballet of Canada, where she became Principal Dancer in 1971, dancing central roles in a wide array of ballets, eventually becoming the most well-known dancer in Canada.
In 1973 she won silver in the women's competition and another silver for Best pas de Deux (with Frank Augustyn ) at the second International Ballet Competition .
In the late 1970s she stopped dancing for a period, but in 1980 resumed dancing with the National Ballet of Canada, where she stayed for 15 years, retiring from dancing in 1997 (one source says 1994).
In 1976 she became an Officer of the Order of CanadaThe Order of Canada is Canada's highest civilian honour, awarded to those who adhere to the Order's motto Desiderantes meliorem patriam meaning "they desire a better country. The Order was created on July 1, 1967, on the country's 100th anniversary, to re and in 19911991 like 2002, is a palindromic year. It also has the same calendar as 2002, including Easter on March 31. It is a common year starting on Tuesday. Events January January 2 Sharon Pratt Dixon is sworn in as mayor of Washington, DC becoming the first blac became a Companion of the Order of CanadaThe Order of Canada is Canada's highest civilian honour, awarded to those who adhere to the Order's motto Desiderantes meliorem patriam meaning "they desire a better country. The Order was created on July 1, 1967, on the country's 100th anniversary, to re and she has honorary degrees from the University of TorontoMotto Velut arbor aevo ("As a tree with the passage of time") Established 1827 School type Public President Frank Iacobucci (interim) Location Toronto, Ontario, Canada Enrollment 63,109 (48,863 at St. George Campus, 6,834 at UTSC, 7,412 at UTM) Faculty 2,, York UniversityThis article is about the Canadian university. For the British university, see University of York. York University is a large comprehensive university, located in Toronto, Ontario, Canada. It is Canada's third largest university. York University Motto: Te, McMaster UniversityMcMaster University is a medium-sized research-intensive university located in Hamilton, Ontario, Canada. 2004 enrollment was 16,771 full-time and 3,599 part-time students. McMaster, or Mac is a well-known institution with respected programs in six divers, Trent UniversityTrent University is a small liberal arts oriented institution located in Peterborough, Ontario, Canada. It was opened in 1964 to deal with the influx of baby boomers into Canadian universites. Originally located in an old high school, it moved to its curr, and the University of British Columbia. In May of 1998, the French Government named her an Officer of the Order of Arts and Letters .
She's the president of the Dancer's Transition Centre and in 1992 she received the Performing Arts Award . In 1996 she received the Cartier Lifetime Achievement Award , the first Canadian to do so and in 1997 she received the National Arts Centre Award .
She's worked as a guest artist with Roland Petit's Le Ballet National de Marseilles, the Bolshoi Ballet, the London Festival Ballet , The Paris Opera Ballet, Hamburg Ballet , Vienna State Opera Ballet , and Eliot Feld Ballet .
In 1998, Ms. Kain returned to the National Ballet of Canada, now as part of the senior management team.
In 2004 she was appointed chair of the Canada Council for the Arts.
Her autobiography is Movement Never Lies (McClelland and Stewart, 1996).
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