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Candice Irwin

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CandiceIrwin

Candice Irwin (she/her) is a Queer Manitoulin Island-based dancemaker, producer and educator. She is the artistic director of Body Stories and Body Stories Dance Instruction. Candice’s work is founded on a desire to encourage connection with oneself, our environment and our community through the sharing of stories. Recent projects include being the creator and festival director of the community lead dance event Your Dance Fest presented by random acts of dance performance and the project coordinator and movement coach for Kagawong River Stories presented by 4elements Living Arts.

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Candice Irwin

The Battle of Body Shame

If body shaming is more than words,how do we create dance education spaces free of it?

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Where My Body Belongs

I was 12 years old the first time I was made to feel ashamed about my body in a dance setting

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The Road Out

Since July 2019, a record number of people have left Toronto, Montreal and Vancouver. With COVID-19 driving out more, do major cities need to play a role in a successful dance career?

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