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What Lies Ahead?

Dance artists predict what they think 2021 has in store

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Gurdeep Pandher: Teaching and Uplifting from the North

During the pandemic, videos of the bhangra dancer have gone viral

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Explorations in the Environment

Three artists discuss how themes of care, connection and ecojustice move through their practices

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From The Bachelorette to the Ballroom

A Q & A with Canadian Dancing with the Stars contestant Kaitlyn Bristowe

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Manifesting Politics Into Drag

A Q & A with drag king and performance artist Heath V. Salazar

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Finding Home Again

After years of traumatic rhetoric around body image prevented me from making it to class, virtual classes have brought me back

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Remembering Anna Wyman

A former student writes about the beloved dance teacher, choreographer and artistic director

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Konversations on Colour: A Report

On June 12, KasheDance hosted a virtual meeting about the immediate and future needs of Canadian African diasporic dance

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The Home Studio

Training at home is not the same as in a studio, so take precautions to prevent injuries and maintain strength

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Fast Adapting

Festival Accès Asie goes online to celebrate twenty-five years

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A Calling In

Aria Evans talks about the work that the dance community has to do inside of systemic racism and solidarity

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Remembering Dan Wild

Dan Wild graced dance stages for over thirty years

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Dancing on a Fine Line

Does hype choreography cloud cultural appropriation?

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A Photographer’s Tips for Filming Dance at Home

Make the most of your dance videos during COVID-19

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From South Africa to Canada, to the Big Screen

Siphesihle November, National Ballet second soloist, profiled in Beyond Moving

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Welcome to Our World

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Dancing Before Walking

Dancing to heal damaged dendrites

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This Shape

A short story about body image

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(Re)Connecting the Circle

Amy Hull Responds to Claudia Moore’s Older & Reckless #42

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Connecting With a Classic

The National Ballet of Canada’s Romeo and Juliet

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Rivalling the Classics

The National Ballet of Canada’s Romeo and Juliet

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Everything That Rises Must Converge

The National Ballet of Canada offers something for every palate: a world premiere, a perennial favourite and a graceful farewell from a beloved icon

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