The Dance Current

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Dancing Spirit

Feeling good in the body and soul is the fullest expression of who we are

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102 Years of Beautiful Resistance

A specially curated excerpt from It’s About Time: Dancing Black in Canada 1900-1970

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To Profit or Not to Profit?

Cultural professionals weigh in on potential problems with the non-profit structure, and other options for artists

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A Family Affair

As the daughter of dancers, I never questioned whether I would dance

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On Indigeneity

Unboxing the term “Indigenous dance artist” with three generations

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movement is the medicine

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An Artist’s Retirement: How to Pay for It

Don’t have a government pension? Follow these tips to save for later years

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Like a Positive Regression

Kathleen Rea’s class allowed the little kid inside me to play in a way that he never got to

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Recovering Stolen Dances

Until 1951, Indigenous dances were banned by law

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Meet Your Heroes

Through his classes, Marc Kimelman has created a healing circle of friends

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Editor’s Letter: Amy Hull

The Dance Current's first guest editor writes about what you'll find in the Winter 2022 special issue

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Don’t Forget to Thank Your Body

Q & A With Charlie Papps

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Alternative Tools for Festive Decorating

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LIVE Dance Festival Opens in Ontario

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The Golden Gift

For Giving Tuesday, do you usually cut a cheque for your favourite charity? Here’s another way

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Hyper-Local, Widely Impactful: Q & A with Heart of the City founders Savannah Walling and Terry Hunter

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Breaking Glass Ceilings

The legacy of Canadian after-school hip-hop clubs

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Heart of the City Festival: A Retrospective

Community-driven by the organizations and artists of Vancouver’s Downtown Eastside, this year’s festival explores “Stories We Need to Hear”

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A Playful Life

Feeling anxious about going back to work? Try finger painting, face painting and jumping in puddles.

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Travis Knights Wants His Own Table

In the midst of a social reckoning in Canada, tap dancer Travis Knights challenges audiences to ask themselves, “Who are we to each other?”

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In the Political Theatre

Sarah Lochhead, former staff and board member of The Dance Current, on her campaign during the federal election and why we need artists in politics

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Arts to Politics and Back Again

A Q & A with Nadine Medawar, the new executive director of the Regroupement québécois de la danse

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