
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

Dora Awards Announced: In My Body Top Winner in Dance Division
In My Body and Legacy Tap Dance Concert were the dance productions with the most nominations

Whitehorse’s Dakhká Khwáan Dancers Named Lead Dance Group for Celebration 2024
The festival, held in Juneau, Alaska, is one of the largest gatherings of Southeast Alaska Native peoples

Lola Award Recognizes Helen Walkley for Outstanding Contributions to Vancouver Dance
The award, in memory of Lola MacLaughlin, is presented to a mid-career/senior level choreographer every two years

Boreal Boogie: Outdoor Silent Discos in Yukon
Jen Massie created the nonprofit for people who might not feel comfortable attending public dance classes, or may not have access to them

A Look Inside the Ukrainian Shumka Dancers’ Decision to Tour
The directors discuss the company’s role in Canada in light of the war in Ukraine

Ukrainian Dance Teacher and Students in Stephenville, N.L., Help Raise Funds for Ukraine
With other groups in the region, Anastasiia Rudenko and students raised $12,000 in relief funding

International Dance Day 2022: Newfoundland Lawyers Put On Their Dancing Shoes to Support Easter Seals
The fundraiser was conceived by Debbie Parsons, who has been teaching dance classes for all ages and abilities at the organization since 2018

Beloved Toronto Dance Class Collective GMD Closes After 12 Years
Dance artists and teachers reflect on the collective’s impact

New Professional-Level School Focused on Versatility Opens in Dorval, Que.
Sonia Clarke founded École nationale de danse du Canada to grow professional training in the province beyond contemporary and ballet

CanAsian Dance Festival Celebrates 25 Years With a Virtual Multi-Week Event
The works featured in this year’s festival dissect multiple layers of Asian identity

Bageshree Vaze Announced as Inaugural Dance Collection Danse Artist Researcher-in-Residence
Vaze’s research will highlight the history of South Asian dance in St. John’s, N.L.

(Mostly) Made in Quebec: International Festival of Films on Art Features an Unprecedented Number of Dancefilms
Out of the 33 dancefilms in this year’s festival, 60 per cent were made in Quebec

Making Space for Post-Pandemic Grief Through Performance
With restrictions on funerals and public gatherings, can dance provide a space of collective mourning?

International Virtual Symposium Seeks to Address Racialization in the Ballet Sector
“The act of looking at a Black dancer and seeing them for who they are and not using their external appearance to facilitate a narrative that we’ve all seen as stereotypes, that act can have a great ripple effect,” said Livona Ellis of Ballet BC

New dance Immersion Documentary Highlights the Benefit of Centring History in Dance Education
“It's important for all dance forms to talk about the history and the whys and not just do it,” said Suzan Richards, owner of The Cultural Arts Studio in Ottawa

Bringing Hip Hop to Marsoui, Que., Population 275
Sweet Technique’s workshops reached as far as Korea. The resulting documentary-performance streams until Jan. 31
