Publisher/Founding Editor | éditrice, rédactrice fondatrice Megan Andrews [publisher/founding editor] is a dance artist, teacher and writer/editor. In October 2006, she premiered her new solo, Stone, in Toronto. She has performed for numerous independent choreographers and has contributed writing to various publications. Megan is a contract faculty member of York University’s dance department, a Certified Laban Movement Analyst and a PhD student in Communication and Culture at York University. | Megan Andrews [éditrice/rédactrice fondatrice] est artiste de danse, enseignante, éditrice et rédactrice. En octobre 2006, elle présente en première son nouveau solo, Stone, à Toronto. Elle a travaillé pour de nombreux chorégraphes indépendants et elle contribue à une variété de publications. Megan est membre contractuelle de la faculté du département de danse de l’Université York, professionnelle accréditée en analyse du mouvement Laban et étudiante au doctorat en communication et culture à l’Université York.

Editorial Advisor & Copy Editor | réviseur/conseil à la rédaction Amy Bowring [copy editor/editorial advisor] is a dance writer and historian. She is the director of research at the archives/publisher Dance Collection Danse and the director of the Society for Canadian Dance Studies. She holds a BA in Fine Arts Studies and an MA in Journalism. | Amy Bowring [réviseur/conseil à la rédaction] est écrivaine et historienne en danse. Elle est directrice de recherche à Dance Collection Danse, centre d’archives et maison d’édition, et directrice de la Société des études canadiennes en danse. Elle est détentrice d’un baccalauréat en beaux-arts et d’une maîtrise en journalisme.

Designer | conceptrice graphique Georgie Donais [designer] holds a BFA in Dance Performance from York University. As well as designing The Dance Current, Georgie champions public engagement in public space (www.cobinthepark.ca), makes music (www.busygirl.ca) and hangs out with her children. | Georgie Donais [conceptrice graphique] détient un baccalauréat en beaux-arts en danse de l’Université York. En plus d’être la conceptrice graphique du Dance Current, Georgie est partisane pour l’engagement public dans les lieux publics (www.cobinthepark.ca), elle fait de la musique (www.busygirl.ca) et elle passe du temps avec ses enfants.

Managing Editor and Writer | directrice de bureau et chef de l’information Susan Kendal [office manager/news editor] is an independent dancer, teacher, choreographer, costume designer and writer in Toronto. She is a teacher in the Young Dancers’ Program at the School of Toronto Dance Theatre and choreographer through her company Pocket Alchemy. | Susan Kendal [directrice de bureau/chef de l’information] est une artiste de la danse indépendante, enseignante, chorégraphe, costumière et rédactrice à Toronto. Elle enseigne au programme Young Dancers à la School of Toronto Dance Theatre et réalise des chorégraphies avec sa compagnie Pocket Alchemy.

Department Editor & Advertising Sales Manager | chroniquer spécialisée et coordonnatrice des ventes et de la promotion Lindsay Zier-Vogel [department editor and sales & promotions co-ordinator] is a writer and arts educator. Her choreography has been performed in Ontario and BC and her writing has been featured in numerous Canadian magazines and literary publications. She holds an MA in English and creative writing and is the founding editor of Puddle Press. She is currently finishing a novel about Dora Mavor Moore.

Translator & Editorial Adviser | traductrice Marie Claire Forté [guest writer/translator] is a dancer and choreographer with Le Groupe Dance Lab in Ottawa. She also works as a translator, writer and Pilates teacher. She has danced for independent choreographers in Toronto and Montréal. | Marie Claire Forté [rédactrice invitée/traductrice] est interprète et chorégraphe au sein du Groupe Lab de Danse à Ottawa. Elle travaille aussi comme traductrice, rédactrice et enseignante de Pilates. Elle a dansé pour des chorégraphes indépendants à Toronto et à Montréal.

Acting Managing Editor and Staff Writer Sarah Lochhead [acting managing editor and writer] is a dance artist originally from Windsor, Ontario. Aside from her role at The Dance Current, she teaches preschool through adult level dance courses for the City of Barrie. She holds a BFA in dance from York University.

Business Manager Amanda Lastoria [business manager] started in publishing as a bookseller. She has since worked as an editor, a producer and a writer in both Canada and England. She currently freelances for several London-based print and multimedia publishers, along with her management role at The Dance Current. She holds a BA (French/Arts and Culture), an MA (Publishing) and a Diploma in Arts Management.

Bookkeeper Karen Pierce [bookkeeper] has been working as a bookkeeper for fifteen years in both the not-for-profit and small business sectors. In addition to The Dance Current, she has a number of clients in the Toronto dance community.

Editorial Assistant Kate Stashko [editorial assistant], of Athabasca, Alberta, is a recent graduate of the School of Toronto Dance Theatre. She has performed at various dance festivals, in addition to her performances and choreographic work through the school. She is thrilled to be a part of The Dance Current.

Editorial Interns Cynthia Brett [editorial intern] is a fourth year student at York University pursuing a BFA in dance and English. Although she doesn’t know what lies ahead for her, right now she is enjoying the passion and pursuit of learning.

Andrea Downie [editorial intern]is a dance educator from BC. She is currently working on her master’s degree in dance at York University and has also completed the professional training program at Dance New Amsterdam in New York City. She is a certified teacher of the Simonson Technique and holds a BFA in dance from York University.

Administrative Intern Jacqueline Hansen [administrative intern], of Campbell River, British Columbia, is currently working toward a BFA in dance at York University. In the future, she hopes to pursue a career that combines her passions for dance and health. She is excited to be involved with Canada’s dance community through The Dance Current.

Editorial Advisors & Board of Directors Editorial Advisors: Bonnie Kim (Toronto), Philip Szporer (Montréal), Kaija Pepper (Vancouver), Lydia Wagerer (Québec City), Randy Joynt (Winnipeg), Anik Bouvrette (Ottawa), Julie-anne Saroyan (Vancouver), Nova Bhattacharya (Toronto), Janelle Hardy (Whitehorse), Santee Smith (Toronto/Six Nations), BaKari Eddison Lindsay (Toronto) Board of Directors: Claire Wootten, Chair; Shannon Potts, Past Chair; Laurie Biderman, Secretary; Georgie Donais, Member; Megan Andrews, Member; Kathleen Smith, Member

Chair of the Board Claire Wootten is on faculty at York University’s Department of Dance. Having danced professionally with the Alberta Ballet Company, she went on to pursue studies in the Teacher Training Program at Canada’s National Ballet School and the Graduate Program in Dance at York University. Claire has taught and adjudicated extensively in dance companies and schools throughout Canada, from Nova Scotia to the Northwest Territories to British Columbia. She has served on the board of CORPS de Ballet International (Council of Organized Researchers for Pedagogical Studies), is a freelance rehearsal director and is delighted to be on the board of Dance Media Group/Groupe Danse Média.

Past Chair of the Board Shannon Potts: Known for her ability to provide excellent strategic and creative direction, Shannon has been with George Brown College since 2003. She spent many years in brand development and strategic research and communications with companies including Watt International and FUSIONcreative. Her communications expertise was honed through editorial, production, and marketing management experience within the book publishing, magazine and news service sectors. Shannon is a member of the International Association of Business Communicators and the Editors’ Association of Canada. A former ballet dancer, Shannon trained with the Royal Winnipeg Ballet. She is on the Board of Directors of Dance Media Group and has been involved with The Dance Current magazine since its inception.

Secretary of the Board Laurie Biderman has worked in the film and television industry for almost 10 years. After several years in film and television production, she worked at the Canadian Television Fund and the Toronto International Film Festival. Laurie is currently a Business Analyst for Telefilm Canada. She holds an MBA in Arts and Media Management from the Schulich School of Business at York University. She has been on the board of Dance Media Group/Groupe Danse Média since 2004.

Founding Executive Committee (1998) Monica Gan, Darryl Tracy, Shannon Potts

Contributors Bridget Cauthery [guest writer] is a researcher, teacher and arts consultant based in Toronto. She holds a Masters degree in dance ethnography from York University where her research was nominated for a university thesis award, and she was recently awarded her doctorate from the University of Surrey, United Kingdom. Bridget is the Company Manager for Toronto Dance Theatre.

J. M. Sullivan [guest writer] is a freelance writer who also works in theatre as an actor, director and playwright. Recent work includes her one-woman show, Your Only Life, presented at Resource Centre for the Arts in May 2005. She lives in St. John’s with her husband, actor/writer Bryan Hennessey, and daughter Marianne. | J. M. Sullivan [rédactrice invitée] est une rédactrice pigiste qui travaille aussi en théâtre à titre de comédienne, directrice et dramaturge. Ses œuvres récentes comptent son spectacle solo, Your Only Life, présenté au Resource Centre for the Arts en mai 2005. Elle habite à St. John’s avec son mari, comédien/auteur Bryan Hennessey, et sa fille Marianne.

Carol Anderson [guest contributor] has pursued a diverse career as a contemporary dancer, choreographer, director, educator and writer. She has written several books on artists in Canadian dance. Anderson is an assistant professor at York University’s dance program, from which she holds a BFA (Hons) and an MA.

Lys Stevens is a dance researcher, writer and administrator. She is currently the Associate Director of Studio 303 in Montreal, and she has recently completed her Master's in dance at UQAM. Since 2004 she has curated the Vernissage-danse series and in 2002 co-founded the Movement Museum/Le musée vivant, a weekly radio program exploring the diversity of dance in contemporary society.

Nova Bhattacharya is a Toronto based independent dancer and choreographer. She performs classical Bharatanatyam repertoire and has worked with a diverse range of choreographers including Peggy Baker, Denise Fujiwara and Karen Kaeja. An active member of the Canadian arts scene she also works as a writer, consultant, and freelance administrator.

Kaija Pepper [guest writer] has written three books on Canadian dance history, as well as several major essays on contemporary dance. She is a regular contributor to The Globe and Mail and to The Dance Current magazine. Kaija’s most recent Writing Dance workshop took place at the 2007 Vancouver International Dance Festival. | Kaija Pepper [rédactrice invitée] a écrit trois livres sur l’histoire de la danse canadienne, ainsi que nombreux essais importants sur la danse contemporaine. Elle contribue régulièrement à The Globe and Mail et à The Dance Current. Elle donne des ateliers sur l’écriture pour la danse, dont le plus récent se déroulait à l’édition 2007 du Vancouver International Dance Festival.

Kathleen M. Smith [guest writer] has written on dance, the arts, history and culture for publications including The Globe and Mail, the Toronto Star, Toronto Life, Dance in Canada, Dance Connection and many others. In 1992, she co-founded (with Marc Glassman) the Moving Pictures Festival of Dance on Film and Video. Currently she writes, curates film programs and produces dance films and documentaries. | Kathleen M. Smith [rédactrice invitée] a écrit sur la danse, les arts, l’histoire et la culture pour The Globe and Mail, le Toronto Star, Toronto Life, Dance in Canada et Dance Connection, pour en nommer que quelques-uns. En 1992, avec Marc Glassman, elle fonde le Moving Pictures Festival of Dance on Film and Video. À présent, elle est rédactrice, directrice artistique de programmes de films et réalisatrice de films et de documentaires sur la danse.

Philip Szporer [guest writer] is a Montréal-based freelance writer, broadcast journalist, filmmaker and international lecturer. He is Scholar-in-Residence at the Jacob’s Pillow Dance Festival and was awarded a Pew Fellowship for the National Dance/Media Project, University of California, Los Angeles. Philip is dance columnist for Hour and contributes articles to ballettanz. Recent media productions include Moments in Motion/Au Fil du Mouvement, The Hunt, and Byron Chief-Moon: Grey Horse Rider. | Philip Szporer [rédacteur invité] est rédacteur pigiste, journaliste de radio et de télévision, cinéaste et conférencier international, établi à Montréal. Il est chercheur invité du Jacob’s Pillow Dance Festival et lauréat de la bourse universitaire Pew pour le National Dance/Media Project, University of California, Los Angeles. Il travaille comme chroniqueur de danse pour Hour et publie des articles dans ballettanz. Ses récents projets médiatiques comptent Moments in Motion/Au Fil du Mouvement, The Hunt et Byron Chief-Moon: le cavalier au cheval gris.

Greg Beatty is a freelance art/culture critic and journalist based in Regina. While his primary area of interest is visual art, he enjoys writing on a variety of artistic disciplines - literature, theatre, dance, music, film. He also appreciates the opportunity to write on subjects outside the arts.Treeplanting and glo-bowling being two recent examples.

Paula Citron is a Toronto-based freelance arts journalist and broadcaster. She is senior dance writer for "The Globe and Mail", arts reviewer for CLASSICAL96.3fm, dance previews contributor to "Toronto Life" magazine, and associate editor of "Opera Canada magazine". Ms. Citron is also a frequent contributor to "Dance Magazine", "Pointe magazine", and "Dance International". She also has a lively career as a guest lecturer, particularly on the role of the critic/reviewer.

Robin J. Miller[guest writer] is a Victoria-based writer and editor and long-time dance fan. Top of Robin’s list? Crystal Pite, because she manages the unusual feat of examining dance intellectually – holding it up to the light to see how it really works – without becoming pretentious and losing her connection to the audience. Plus she’s really funny.

Pamela Anthony writes frequently about dance for "The Edmonton Journal", and has contributed to "Alberta Views Magazine", "The Canadian Dance Encyclopedia", and "Dance Connection". She recently directed a short film, "Chunk", and wrote the text for Heidi Bunting's dance project, "After Image". Pamela is Artistic Director of the Comedy Arts Festival.

Debbie Blaire personifies the meaning of her birth name Deborah: — The bee, an industrious woman . Her curiosity and interest in dance was allowed expression in 2001 when she became involved in the dance community through administration. Since then dance has been her main diet both for pleasure and work.

Sherry Dawn Knettle was a member of the last graduating class of dance teaching students at Edmonton's Grant MacEwan Community College in 1993. The recent closing of GMC’s Dance Performance Program inspired her to begin writing about modern dance in Edmonton. She has a website entitled www.danceinedmonton.com and she writes on a freelance basis for various publications. She has taught dance in Edmonton, Ottawa and Cold Lake and lives in Devon, a small town near Edmonton, with her husband, two sons, and two dogs.

Catalina Fellay is a Toronto-based dance scholar and professional interested in culture-specific dance forms. Her professional dance experience, including Flamenco, classical ballet, contemporary and Chinese dance, prompted her to pursue a BFA and an MA in dance at York University. Apart from teaching workshops, Catalina enjoys giving lectures and exploring dance as a recently graduated Certified Movement Analyst.

Suzanne Jaeger [guest writer] is currently employed as the research officer for the Faculty of Fine Arts at York University. She spent several years as a philosophy professor at York and at the University of Central Florida. She has taught ballet at the Royal Winnipeg Ballet School, been a professional dancer, a choir director and a lifeguard. Suzanne works as a freelance dance writer.

Fritzraven Sky is an artist and writer based in Montréal.

Pamela Newell [guest writer] is involved in a variety of choreographing, performing, teaching and writing projects. She recently toured the collaborative, improvisational project Chalk and she presented her new quartet Being Susan Sontag in November 2006 in Montréal. | Pamela Newell [rédactrice invitée] participe à une variété de projets de création, d’interprétation, d’enseignement et de rédaction. Elle a récemment tourné Chalk, une collaboration en improvisation, et elle a présenté son nouveau quatuor Being Susan Sontag en novembre 2006 à Montréal.

Sara Porter is a freelance writer, choreographer, performer and teacher. Her writings on dance have been published over the past fifteen years in various books, magazines and journals in Canada and the UK. She is currently working on a book about Peter Boneham.

Janelle Hardy [guest writer] lives in her northern hometown of Whitehorse, Yukon. She earns a living as a Certified Hellerwork Structural Integration Practitioner, which provides time and resources with which to mother her daughter and continue to create, whether it be writing, photography, dance or painting.

Garth A. Buchholz [guest writer] is a professional Web producer who has been covering dance in Winnipeg for sixteen years. He is the dance critic for the Winnipeg Free Press and has also covered dance for New York’s Dance Magazine, Dance Connection and others. Garth’s arts training was in theatre, but he has been a dance fan all his life. | Garth A. Buchholz [rédacteur invité] est un producteur Web professionnel qui assure la couverture de la danse à Winnipeg depuis seize ans. Il est critique de la danse pour la Winnipeg Free Press et a aussi écrit sur la danse pour Dance Magazine de New York, Dance Connection et autres. Sa formation est en théâtre, mais il a toujours été amateur de la danse.

Imogen Whyte [guest writer] is a practicing Reflexologist and serious “living-room” dancer. Working also in adagio-like increments as an artist’s model, she likes to practice her steps in a variety of media, including writing and painting. Born in England, she has lived and danced in several Canadian locales and currently resides in Vancouver.

Mari Kelly [guest writer] is a non-fiction writer and health researcher who lives in Vancouver. She has an MA in communications studies and a BA in psychology. She enjoys the immense presence of yoga and qi gong training available on the West Coast, and hopes to practice these forms for decades to come.

Emma Doran [guest writer] is a graduate of the Senior Professional Program of Winnipeg’s Contemporary Dancers. She then moved into the academic side of dance, completing her masters in dance education and feminist pedagogy at York University. Writing about dance is one of her favourite and most challenging pursuits. Emma currently works at the archives/publisher Dance Collection Danse.

Jill Goldberg is a professor of English Literature at Marianopolis CÉGEP in Montréal.

Samantha Mehra is an active dancer, writer and student making a transition to Toronto after receiving her BFA in contemporary dance from Simon Fraser University. Currently a Master's candidate in York University's Dance Department, she is working on a comprehensive history of Vancouver's Kokoro Dance company.

MJ Thompson [guest writer] is a writer living in Brooklyn and Montréal. She has taught writing and dance history at Marymount Manhattan College, New York University and the University of Calgary. Currently completing a PhD at New York University, her focus is on everyday movement in twentieth-century choreography. | MJ Thompson[rédactrice invitée] est une rédactrice qui habite à Brooklyn et à Montréal. Elle a enseigné la rédaction et l’histoire de la danse au Marymount Manhattan College, à la New York University et à l’Université de Calgary. Elle travaille maintenant sur son doctorat à la New York University et elle se penche sur les gestes quotidiens dans la chorégraphie du vingtième siècle.

Alana Gerecke is an emerging dance artist and writer based in Vancouver. A graduate of the contemporary dance and English literature undergraduate programs at Simon Fraser University, Alana spends a lot of time with performance: defending, dissenting and doing.

Megan Andrews and Kaija Pepper See bios under individual names.

Holly Harris [guest contributor] is a Winnipeg-based dance writer and composer who has worked across Canada with such choreographers as Rachel Browne, Karen Kuzak, Gail Petursson-Hiley, Katherine Labelle, Sharon B. Moore, and Ruth Cansfield. She is a contributing writer for Uptown Magazine and Dance International, and a classical music reviewer for The Winnipeg Free Press.

George Sipos [guest writer]is executive director of ArtSpring, a performing arts centre on Salt Spring Island, BC. Previously, he was general manager of the Prince George Symphony and owned an independent bookstore for nineteen years. His collection of poems Anything But the Moon was short-listed for the Dorothy Livesay Prize in 2006.

Penelope Ford is a writer focussing on dance. She recently moved to Toronto from Australia where she graduated in Arts/Law, with a major in philosophy. She is interested to explore the dance culture in Toronto and Montréal.

Philip Szporer & Kaija Pepper See bios under individual names.

Christa Lochead is an independent dancer and teacher in Toronto. She is currently pursuing a Master of Arts in dance history, theory and criticism at York University, with a focus on cultural policy.