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In 2000, under the direction of Brenda Lapointe from Winnipeg, Manitoba, the Half Pints Metis Square Dancing Group was formed.

Brenda Lapointe began dancing at the age of 10 years old and was self taught. She entered many jigging and step dancing competitions throught Canada and the United states.

Brenda Lapointe began teaching Metis cultural dancing through a program called The Big Hart Program, which was sponsored by the Winnipeg Metis Association. The program was very successful with approximately 100 children on a weekly basis. The program run September through March. Every year, the program expanded and this is where the idea to form a group that would become known as the Half Pints was formed.

The creation of the Half Pints names represents "small half breeds", which is what the Metis People were called in th 1900's.