Dancers of Damelahamid Will Bring Masked Dance to Jacob’s Pillow

Themes of reciprocity and sustainability link company and iconic dance festival

Festival of Dance Annapolis Royal Celebrates 10 Years

The Dance Current speaks with artistic director and co-curator Randy Glynn

Mavis Staines: Life and Leadership in Dance

Celebrating the work and vision of Staines ahead of her retirement from Canada’s National Ballet School

Halifax Dance Celebrates 50 Years of Education and Community

Not-for-profit offers movers of Nova Scotia more than just dance

Yellowknife Dance Collective Presents North of 60X60

40 dancers of different ages perform 60 one-minute works

First City Young Company and Guests Celebrate International Dance Week With Breathe Dance

Annual event features the work of both established and student choreographers

Boogaloo Dance Showcase Combines Hip Hop, Street and Latin Styles

Annual Saskatoon event features approximately 170 dancers of all ages

Dance Immersion Celebrates 30 Years

Toronto dance company’s focus on supporting dance from the African diaspora will continue with new leadership

Toronto’s Artscape to Enter Receivership and End Management of Artistic Spaces

Andrea Peña Wins the Venice Biennale’s Call for New Choreographic Work by an Artist Under the Age of 35

Decidedly Jazz Danceworks Will Perform at Jacob’s Pillow Dance Festival

Artistic director Kimberley Cooper discusses this monumental opportunity

The International Annual Blacks in Dance Conference and Festival

Hosted in Toronto, this year's event highlights the histories and futures of Black dance forms

Cecchetti Canada Celebrates 50 Years of Examinations in Newfoundland and Labrador

A Q & A With Mary Ross, chair of Cecchetti Canada

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The Baby Mice Are Back! Royal Winnipeg Ballet’s Nutcracker Opens Tomorrow

After the pandemic forced the company to reduce the number of children featured in the annual holiday favourite, this year’s show includes 84 kids

How Atlantic Ballet Atlantique Canada is Bringing Virtual Reality Into the Dance Studio

After launching an app in 2021 for cross-border collaboration, the company is now working on integrating augmented reality technology to better serve a digital creative process, including life-size holograms

The Brigadoon Express Arrives With More Than 50 Dancers

Nanaimo, B.C.’s Brigadoon Dance Academy has made Highland dance synonymous with the holiday season for more than 25 years

Ballet Edmonton to Perform in Ottawa’s Southam Hall, a Big Achievement for a Small Company

Led by artistic director Wen Wei Wang, the company’s 2023 tour takes the Albertan company to B.C. and Ont.

Installation-Turned Dance Party at Winnipeg’s Culture Days

How infectious beats and tongue-twisting rhymes got Winnipeggers boogying at In the Dark

Whitehorse’s Velvet Antler Productions Takes the Austerity Out of Ballet

With the offer of No Bun Ballet classes and mirror-free rooms, the studio allows adults of all abilities to learn ballet in a low-pressure environment

New Children’s Dance Book Brings New Access to Creative Movement Lessons

We Dance High, Low, Fast & Slow was conceived by Lynn Panting with the goal of providing a low-entry cost option into dance for children

How Oshun Dance Is Creating Spaces to Diversify Dance Performances in Canada’s Smallest Province

Reequal Smith on building dance opportunities as a new resident