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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

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

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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

CURRENTLY IN DANCE EP. 1: Inside a Changing Institution

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

PODCAST: Introducing Currently in Dance with Esie Mensah

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

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

Adult Classes on the East Coast Boom After COVID-19 Lockdowns

“I think people are just generally realizing that we need to take better care of our health,” said Marcia Dysart, owner of First City School of Dance in Saint John, N.B.

Vicki Adams Willis’s Legacy in Jazz Dance

Willis won the 2021 Lieutenant Governor of Alberta Distinguished Artist Award for her work in transforming Calgary’s jazz dance scene

Anniversaries Galore in Newfoundland and Labrador’s Dance Communities

As dance leaders in the province celebrate milestones, they wish for a future that includes post-secondary dance education