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Five issues cover urban cultural ideas, including dance on television, participatory dance projects, mobile clubbing, and dance in the digital age. Bonus content includes features on Grasshoppa Dance Exchange and Rubberbandance Group.
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Volume 13, Issue 2: June 2010
SUMMER ANNUAL | ÉDITION ESTIVALE
Voices of Women 2 | Voix de Femmes 2
  • Marie Chouinard
  • Jennifer Mascall
  • Denise Fujiwara
  • Susie Burpee
  • Tara Cheyenne Friedenberg
  • Jocelyne Montpetit
  • Claire French
  • Julie Lebel
  • Zab Maboungou
  • Gaile Petursson-Hiley
  • Gerry Morita
  • Susanna Hood
  • Jolene Bailie
  • Ame Henderson
  • Crystal Pite
  • on the cover: Lucie Mongrain and Carol Prieur in THE GOLDEN MEAN (LIVE) by Marie Chouinard /Photo by Sylvie-Ann Paré

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  • Volume 13, Issue 1: May 2010
  • Creativity: A Scientific Experiment
  • Gradimir Pankov: 10 Years at Les Grands
  • Susanna Hood: Shudder
  • Sasha Kleinplatz & Andrew Tay: Creating challenges
  • Summer School: To go or not to go
  • Effective Stretching: For your Hamstrings
  • on the cover: Darcy McMurray in rehearsal for Experiments by Gail Lotenberg for LINK Dance / Photo by Peter Eastwood

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  • Volume 12, Issue 9: April 2010
  • An Intricate Intimacy: Ethics in the Dance Studio
  • Ame Henderson: relay
  • Helen Husak: Discipline & Trust
  • Sally Morgan: Changing Spaces into Places
  • Margie Gillis: Inspired!
  • Alberta Artists: Facing Budget Cuts
  • on the cover: Shay Kuebler and Sasha Kozak in new animal by Dana Gingras for The 605 Collective / Photo by Yannick Grandmont

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  • Volume 12, Issue 8: March 2010
  • Dancing the African Diaspora: in Canada
  • At a West African Crossroads
  • At/In the Moment: Kokoro Dance
  • Ben Kamino: Adapting & Transforming
  • Healthy Dancer: Breathing 101
  • On the cover: Kevin Ormsby and members of Ballet Creole in Ritual by Patrick Parson for Ballet Creole /Photo by David Hou

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  • Volume 12, Issue 7: February 2010
  • With Intent: Dance as Therapy
  • Jolene Bailie: Sensory Life, Infinite World
  • Melissa Williams: Extreme Dreams, Extreme Dance
  • Andrameda Hunter: Tradition & Performance
  • Tara-Jean Popowich: Winner of So You Think You Can Dance Canada
  • Cultural Olympiads: Past & Present
  • on the cover: Jolene bailie, Sarah Helmer, Mark Sawh Medrano and/et Madie the dog/le chien in rehearsal for/en répétition pour Sensory Life, Infinite World by/de bailie / Photo by/de Hugh Conacher

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  • Volume 12, Issue 6: December 2009/January 2010
  • Danièle Desnoyers: An Appetite for Creation
  • Old Men Dancing: Do Not Resuscitate|Ne Pas Ressusciter
  • Social Dancing: Tradition, Community, Fitness & Fun
  • Sylvain Émard’s: Le Grand Continental
  • Holiday Merrymaking: Mummering in Newfoundland

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  • Volume 12, Issue 5: November 2009
  • Acts of Dance Dance as Activism
  • José Navas S and/et Villanelle
  • Aszure Barton Choreographer in Demand
  • Allison Cummings Devouring Lions
  • Kristin Jantzie Radio City Rockette
  • Protein Meeting the Body's Needs
  • On the cover: José navas in his own work Villanelle Photo by: Valerie Simmons

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  • Volume 12, Issue 4: October 2009
  • Miriam Ginestier & Studio 303
  • Jorden Morris: In the Studio | En Studio
  • Dance in Iran: Tracing the Elusory Thread
  • Newspaper Snapshots: From Commission to Condemnation
  • Terms of reference: Dance and Politics
  • on the cover: Photo By Ali Kamran




  • Volume 12, Issue 3: September 2009 SOLD OUT
  • Lisa Phinney: The Science of Art
  • In the Studio | En Studio: Janak Khendry
  • Canada’s National Ballet School: Five Decades of Tradition and Innovation
  • An Historical Timeline: 5 Decades: 1959–2009
  • A Day in the Life of a Grade Eight Student at NBS
  • on the cover: Students in the Professional Ballet Program at Canada’s National Ballet School in "Sequentia" by Sabrina Matthews for Spring Showcase 2009 / Photo by Cylla von Tiedemann

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  • Volume 12, Issue 2: Summer Annual 2009
  • Summer Annual | Édition Estivale:
  • Dancemakers
  • Sasha Ivanochko
  • Michèle Moss
  • Meena Murugesan
  • NAfro
  • O Vertigo
  • Shumka
  • Dave St-Piere
  • Toronto Dance Theatre
  • Chanti Wadge
  • Dancers Dancing
  • Wen Wei Wang
  • Kokoro Dance
  • Louise Bédard
  • MOVE: the company
  • Lucie Grégoire & Yoshito Ohno
  • on the cover: Luke Garwood and and Kaitlin Standevenof Toronto Dance Theatre in Christopher House’s Dis/(sol/ve)r / Photo by David Hou




  • Volume 12, Issue 1: May 2009
  • Dancers with families & choreography with kin
  • Chan Hon Goh making an elegant exit
  • Marc Boivin in the studio | en studio
  • Jung-Ah Chung is navigating new environments
  • Lynda Gaudreau the Clash project
  • Summer Dance Directory 2009!
  • on the cover: Chan Hon Goh with her son Aveary /Photo by Sian Richards




  • Volume 11, Issue 9: April 2009
  • Contact improvisation dancing a different politic
  • Martha Carter a curved career
  • Paraskevas Terezakis in the studio | en studio
  • Sharon Pollock dramaturge for ABTC
  • Malgorzata Nowacka The Chimera Project
  • BC artists facing severe cuts
  • on the cover: Susan Lee /Photo by Kevin Barnard




  • Volume 11, Issue 8: March 2009
  • Flamenco Spanish roots & Canadian branches
  • Peter Quanz creates for the National Ballet of Canada
  • Josh Beamish is powering up
  • Yasmina Ramzy on bellydancing & Egypt
  • Training in Spain
  • on the cover: Carmen Romero /Photo by Cylla Von Tiedemann




  • Volume 11, Issue 7: February 2009
  • Mixed-ability Performance in Canada
  • Daniel Soulières figures of a creative life
  • Charmaine Headley & Bakari E. Lindsay in the studio | en studio
  • How to stay in shape between gigs
  • Nico Archambault wins So You Think You Can Dance Canada
  • on the cover: Martine Lusignan and France Geoffroy in Johanne Madore's Le Basier / Photo By Véro Boncompagni




  • Volume 11, Issue 6: December 2008/January 2009
  • The experience of dancing
  • Selma Odom A remarkable pedagogue
  • Bengt Jörgen in the studio | enstudio
  • Aprenticing at Decidedly Jazz Danceworks
  • Dance competitions of the past
  • 8 great gift ideas for dancers
  • on the cover: Birches/Bouleaux: Danielle Rosengren and/et Preston McBain of/de Ballet Jörgen Canada in/dans Group of Seven Nutcraker by/de Bengt Jörgen Photo by/de Andrew Oxenham




  • Volume 11, Issue 5: November 2008
  • Hip Hop in the Canadian North
  • Dance and Social Justice
  • The Actors’ Fund of Canada at 50
  • Belinda McGuire is flying solo
  • Byron Chief-Moon: Moving from a Landscape Tradition
  • Karen Kuzak: in studio | en studio
  • on the cover: BluePrint's DJ and b-boy Ben Jammin does an L-kick freeze on the coast of the Hudson Bay / Photo by Stephen Leafloor




  • Volume 11, Issue 4: October 2008
  • Ecological Discourses: bodies in the web of life
  • Su-Feh Lee: en studio | in the studio
  • Nicole Mion: Artist/Entrepreneur
  • Carry an eco-savvy dance bag
  • Susan Cash: on moving site performance
  • Gothean science: as creative method
  • On the cover: Su-Feh Lee / Photo by Amy Pelletier




  • Volume 11, Issue 3: September 2008

  • Dance in the Digital Age
  • Sylvain Émard: en studio | in the studio
  • Tony Chong: New Chief at Le Groupe
  • Tré Armstrong's: Funniest Onstage Moment
  • SFU's Henry Daniel: on telepresence
  • Sven Johansson's: adventures in gravity-free dance
  • On the cover: Catherine Viau and Megan Walbaum in Wave by Sylvain Émard / Photo by Angelo Barsetti




  • Volume 11, Issue 2: Summer Annual 2008
  • Summer Annual | Édition Estivale:
  • Peggy Baker
  • Kaeja d'Dance
  • Margie Gillis
  • Ballet BC
  • Winnipeg's Contemporary Dancers
  • Lola Mclaughlin
  • 4EverFresh
  • Arcus Intorchao Hula Hoop Duo
  • Patricia Iraola
  • Charmaine LeBlanc
  • Joe Laughlin
  • Peter Chin
  • on the cover: Peggy Baker in her own work "Portal"/Photo by John Lauener




  • Volume 11, Issue 1: May 2008
  • 100 issues: 10 years & over 1 million words
  • the bohemian index: art, culture & the economy
  • Bravo! Encore?: Danny Grossman's vanishing act
  • Intergenerational ethics | éthiques intergénérationnelles: is the mentorship a solution? | le mentorat comme solution?
  • on the cover: Danny Grossman in his own work "Higher" (1975)/Photo by Deborah Samuel, courtesy of the Danny Grossman Dance Company archival collection




  • Volume 10, Issue 9: April 2008
  • Considering classicism: bharatanatyam & ballet
  • Reality check: tuning in to dance on TV
  • Peter Eastwood: dance photographer | photographe de danse
  • Rubberbandance Group: between ballet and breaking
  • On the cover: Katharine Garrett, Shruti Javali and Cristina Tucciarone in "B2" by Mavin in a co-creation between Sampradaya Dance Creations and Ballet Jörgen Canada/Photo by Manpreet Sokhi




  • Volume 10, Issue 8: March 2008
  • Benoît Lachambre: mining somatic consciousness
  • 6 degrees of separation?: the ausdruckstanz connection
  • Wilkommen | Bienvenue | Welcome: Canadian dancers in Germany | Interprètes canadiens en Allemagne
  • on the cover: Meg Stuart of Damaged Goods and Benoît Lachambre in their work "FORGERIES, LOVE AND OTHER MATTERS"/Photo by Chris Van der Burgh




  • Volume 10, Issue 7: February 2008
  • D.A. Hoskins: an uncompromising attitude
  • Andrew Oxenham: dance photographer | photographe de danse
  • Performance Psychology: Strategies for optimal performance
  • Pilates:not fit but well
  • on the cover:Danielle Baskerville in "HARD CANDY" by D.A. Hoskins/The Dietrich Group / Photo by David Hou




  • Volume 10, Issue 6: December/January 2007/2008
  • Special Issue: the ART of participation
  • Community dance practice: a conversation
  • Creating temporary communities: The Manitoba Project
  • Kathy Casey: Incubating creativity
  • dance at The Banff Centre
  • Chanti Wadge makes waves
  • David Adams (1928-2007)
  • Know your Nutcracker
  • on the cover:Kelley McKinlay and Leigh Allardyce in "Configurations of the Body" (2004) by D.A. Hoskins /Photo By Don Lee, courtesy of The Banff Centre




  • Volume 10, Issue 5: November 2007
  • Wen Wei Dance: Unbound: unravelling meaning
  • Sharon Moore: dance, theatre, film & circus
  • Rolline Laporte: photographe de danse | dance photographer
  • Galvanizing community | communauté galvanisée: advocacy through concentric conversations | représentation par conversations concentriques
  • Flamenco Rosario's Professional Training Program
  • Les 7 doigts de la mains
  • Claudia Moore's worst on-stage moment




  • Volume 10, Issue 4: October 2007
  • Roberto Campanella: for the art of dance
  • Global Tributaries: Margie Gillis creates for Hari Krishnan
  • Jeremy Mimnagh: dance photographer | photographe de danse
  • Unleashed in place: mobile clubbing in Vancouver
  • Expert advice on DIY publicity
  • Noam Gagnon’s worst on-stage moment
  • La Danse sur les routes du Québec




  • Volume 10, Issue 3: September 2007
  • Presenters and Artists: Support and Power | Diffuseurs et artistes : soutien et pouvoir
  • Tara Cheyenne Friedenberg: a "Fetish" for Comedy
  • John Lauener:dance photographer | photographe de danse
  • Fondation Jean-Pierre Perreault: vie d'un patrimoine choréographique | the life of choreographic heritage
  • Funding Increase to Canada Council
  • Expert Advice on booking and touring
  • Clarence Ford of Cirque du Solei




  • Volume 10, Issue 2: Summer 2007
    Summer Annual | édition estivale Discussing Dance | discuter de danse
  • Louise Lecavalier
  • Alberta Ballet
  • Pamela Newell
  • Marie-Josée Chartier
  • Gaétan Gingras
  • Ame Henderson
  • Decidedly Jazz Danceworks
  • Mozaico Flamenco




  • Volume 10, Issue 1: May 2007
  • Focus on Summer Training: reflections and perspectives
  • Anik Bissonnette: Les Grands, motherhood & the future | Les Grands, la maternité et l'avenir
  • David Hou: dance photographer | photographe de danse
  • Deborah Dunn: staging absurd theatricality
  • 60 years of Banff Summer Dance
  • FIFA showcases dance films
  • Expert Advice on: running a summer dance program




  • Volume 9, Issue 9: April 2007
  • SPEACIAL FEATURE: Dramaturgy, by any other name
  • The Choreographer's Consort: 3 Frameworks
  • Inside Eye on the Outside Eye: talking about rehearsal direction
  • Ginelle Chagnon: Rendering the Dance
  • Ruth Cansfield's living sculptures
  • Robert Etcheverry: photographe de danse | dance photography
  • Celia Franca: 1921-2007
  • Circuit-Est: renews Espace choréographique Jean-Pierre Perrault
  • Gabby Kamino: investing in the next generation




  • Volume 9, Issue 8: March /2007
  • Susie Burpee: finding space to dream
  • David Cooper: dance photographer | photograph de la danse
  • succession planning: an eye to the future
  • dance and cultural policy: Canada Council celebrates 50 years
  • Studio 303: forced to scale back
  • The Legacy of Betty O: Computer-illustrated teaching manual
  • Expert Advice: On preparing to perform




  • Volume 9, Issue 7: February /2007
  • Hugh Conacher: dance photographer | photograph de la danse
  • talking about butoh:authenticity, improvisation, memory
  • Circuit-Est centre chorégraphique: un petit centre devenu grand | a small centre grown big
  • Should you incorporate?:not-for-profit practicalities
  • Short Waves:Fernand Nault 1920-2006
  • Soojung Kwon: expanding on tradition
  • Ballet Kelowna: developing young artists




  • Volume 9, Issue 6: December/January 2006/2007
  • Motus O: a collective commitment
  • Widening the Sphere: dance Immersion hosts the world
  • Organizational Health | La santé d'l'entreprise
  • Charles Aylett: dance photographer
  • Short Waves: new money at Canada Council
  • Ghislaine Doté: dancing her own identity
  • Leonard Gibson: marking time




  • Volume 9, Issue 5: November 2006
  • William Lau: leaving resonant footsteps
  • Dancer's Studio West: on shifting ground
  • Paul André Fortier: urban ritual, dancing man
  • Cylla von Tiedemann: dance photographer
  • Farely Johansson: adapting to survive
  • Moving Pictures: farewell after 15 years
  • Expert Advice: on creating a useful playbill




  • Volume 9, Issue 4: October 2006
  • Christopher House: an inquiring mind
  • dance & the media
  • Michael Slobodian: dance photographer
  • Jai Govinda: crossing boundaries
  • 10 masterworks: of Canadian dance
  • Expert Advice: on finding an agent
  • Emily Molnar: Investigating physical intelligence




  • Volume 9, Issue 3: September 2006
  • Judith Marcuse's ICE, FIRE, EARTH and AIR
  • successful women succeeded by men?: Artistic Direction in Canadian Dance
  • Chris Randle: dance photographer
  • Who owns a dance?: copyright 101
  • Dance in Print: A new book about David Earle
  • Patricia Fraser: Facilitating artistry
  • Jolene Bailie: Growing up with her career




  • Volume 9, Issue 2: Summer 2006
    Summer Annual | édition estivale Eclectic Moves | Jeux éclectiques
  • Benoît Lachambre
  • Stéphane Gladyszewski
  • Anne Troake & company
  • Tom Stroud
  • Sara Porter
  • Andrea Nann
  • Valerie Calam
  • Louis Laberge-Côté
  • Lin Snelling & company
  • Marie Chouinard
  • Peter Bingham & Wen Wei Wang
  • Yvonne Ng
  • Isabelle Van Grimde
  • Crystal Pite




  • Volume 9, Issue 1: May 2006
  • Deconstructing Reconstructing: Simone orlando's choreographic path
  • Lynda Gaudreau: ordre et chaos|order and chaos
  • Special Feature: Summer Study train & rest, work & play
  • William Yong: teen pop star turned dancer
  • It's our birthday!: 8 years in print
  • Grant Strate: World Dance Alliance-Global Assembly
  • Peggy Reddin: Dance on Prince Edward Island




  • Volume 8, Issue 9: April 2006
  • Plain Faith: Desirée Dunbar
  • portrait in black & white: Stephanie Ballard
  • Dancing in the Street: Grasshoppa Dance Exchange
  • Nova Bhattacharya: choreographic entrepreneur
  • Arts and Culture: the right of every child
  • International Dance Day: April 29
  • Online Database: for Bibliothèque de la danse




  • Volume 8, Issue 8: March 2006
  • dancing a cultural balance: Green tea collective
  • 7-year cycle: battery opera's [storm
  • Amanda Hancox: taking the lead at the DTRC
  • a choreographic workout: 60 hours in 5 days
  • Vantage Point/Vue d'ensemble: Conservatives dance around arts funding/Les conservateurs tournent autour du pot des arts
  • Expert Advice: on auditioning
  • What's in a name?: National Ballet School vs. École nationale de ballet contemporain




  • Volume 8, Issue 7: February 2006
  • Choreography: the art and the craft
  • an intimate cyclone: Anne Cooper & Jennifer Clarke
  • Turn your Partner, Do-Si-Do: The Mt. Lorne Barn Dances
  • Coldeta McCarthy: Graduate of Ballet Creole's Training Program
  • Expert Advice: for pointe shoe wearers
  • The Royal Winnipeg Ballet's Dracula




  • Volume 8, Issue 6: December/January 2005/2006 SOLD OUT
    Special Issue
  • before the movement fades:a dance preservation imperative
  • Breathing Dance: Young Lungs in Winnipeg
  • Laurence Lemieux: embodied repertoire|Donner corps au répertoire
  • Creating a Living Archive: Fonds Choréographique Fernand Nault
  • New! In the wings student snapshot
  • Debbie Wilson and OMO at united Nations celebration




  • Volume 8, Issue 5: November 2005 SOLD OUT
  • The Evolution of Self: Wen Wei Wang
  • Pre-professional Training Programs: 22 pre-professional training programs
  • Bobby Todd: A new leader in Calgary
  • Together in Time: Dance and music part 3
  • Activism in Motion: Dance and human rights
  • Dancemakers in transition
  • BC dancer wins at Genée




  • Volume 8, Issue 4: October 2005
  • Moving Youth: TILT sound+motion
  • Post-secondary: 7 University and College Programs
  • Men in Dance: Why so Few?
  • Finding Common Ground: dance and music part 2
  • Lillian Jarvis: From Ballet to Biosomatics
  • Vantage Point/Vue d'ensemble: artist/e activist/e
  • Government Reports on Dance Presentation in Canada




  • Volume 8, Issue 3: September 2005
  • Karen Kain & the National Ballet: an extraordinary pas de deux
  • Dance Scores in a Hockey Town: Moncton's Harriet Gratian
  • It's About Time: dance and music
  • Historical Collection Reveals: clues to the dancing past
  • Plans Underway for New: Montéal festival
  • Dance in Québec City: la danse à Québec




  • Volume 8, Issue 2: Summer 2005
    Summer Annual | édition estivale Voices of Women | Voix de femmes
  • Crystal Pite
  • Karen Kuzak
  • Susan Elliott
  • Eryn Dace Trudell
  • Nicole Mion
  • Zab Maboungou
  • Susie Burpee
  • Lesandra Dodson
  • Ginette Laurin
  • Sasha Ivanochko
  • Audrey Lehouillier
  • Anik Bouvrette
  • Chick Snipper
  • Andrea Nann
  • Lydia Wagerer
  • Sarah Chase




  • Volume 8, Issue 1: May 2005
  • Freedom & trust: James Kudelka's "An Italian Straw Hat"
  • Illuminating Movement: dance and lighting design
  • A Fluid Connection: Linda Rabin and Continuum
  • It's Delicate Work: dance management in Canada
  • she said, he said and we said: a trialogue with choreographer Alvin Tolentino




  • Volume 7, Issue 9: April 2005
  • Gwen Noah: East Coast solo dancer
  • Inside her Mind: choreographer Melissa Monteros
  • Written in the Sand: dance legacy and preservation
  • SPECIAL FEATURE Summer Moves: Canadian summer dance programs




  • Volume 7, Issue 8: March 2005
  • fiercely physical dance: The Holy Body Tattoo
  • Doors Closed: what happened?: Fondation Jean-Pierre Perreault
  • Family Dynamics: Allen Kaeja's "Asylum of Spoons"
  • Once More With Feeling: reasons to remount




  • Volume 7, Issue 7: February 2005
  • Peggy Baker: The Choreographer's Trust
  • Louise Lecavalier: a new entrance
  • Stranded on Tour: "JOE" dancers tell their story
  • Nurturing Creative Potential: artistic mentorship




  • Volume 7, Issue 6: December/January 2004/05
  • Tara Butler: magic and reality
  • Suzanne Miller & Allan Paivio: the essence of speed
  • Perspectives on Education: discussing dance
  • Somatic Practices: Part 4: conditioning with imagery
  • A Delicate Balance: presenting dance in Canada




  • Volume 7, Issue 5: November 2004
  • Catalyzing Dance: Peter Boneham celebrates 70 years
  • "Les Portes tournantes": an Acadian ballet
  • Perspectives on Education: teacher/artist partnerships
  • Somatic Practices: Part 3: Bartenieff Fundamentals




  • Volume 7, Issue 4: October 2004
  • sparkplug company: bjm_danse
  • The Echo Case: watching and performing improvisation
  • Perspectives on Education: curriculum versus reality
  • Somatic Practices: Part 2: Craniosacral Therapy




  • Volume 7, Issue 3: September 2004
  • Including Every Body: mixed-ability dance in Canada
  • past to present: hip hop dance in Montréal
  • Non-western dance: in public schools
  • Somatic Practices: Part 1: The Feldenkrais Method




  • Volume 7, Issue 2: Summer 2004
  • Summer Annual | édition estivale: selections from 2003/04 | sélection de 2003/04
  • Montréal, Regina &/et Vancouver: Astonishing Festivals | Les festivales hors du commun
  • Alberta Ballet: Jean Grand-Maître's "Cinderella"
  • Paul-André Fortier: The Fleeting Ecstasy of Youth | L'extase évanescente de la jeunesse
  • Crystal Pite: Tap Dancing Swans and Other Signs of Intelligent Life




  • Volume 7, Issue 1: May 2004
  • Special Feature: dance for youth
  • Instructional Strategies: for dance teachers
  • 32 is a crowd: Jean-Pierre Perrault's JOE
  • Nutrition Basics for Dancers: Part 4 of 4
  • Youth Commissions for Dance: Mrozewski's "Break Open Play"




  • Volume 6, Issue 9: April 2004
  • Lynda Raino & Crystal Pite: west coast creation
  • Judith Garay: unwavering focus
  • Perspectives on Education: the reflective teacher
  • On Vocal Training for Dancers: dancing the voice part 2
  • Nutrition Basics for Dancers: Part 3 of 4




  • Volume 6, Issue 8: March 2004
  • Devasigamani Gunaseelan: the unity in diversity
  • Rob Abubo: keeping it real
  • Perspectives on Education: Talking in class - it's a good thing
  • A Silent Art Form?: dancing the voice
  • Nutrition Basics for Dancers: Part 2 of 4




  • Volume 6, Issue 7: February 2004
  • Winnipeg's Contemporary Dancers: celebrating 40 years
  • Daniel Léveillé: creator of Amour, acide et noix
  • Having Children: dancers share their stories
  • Nutrition Basics for Dancers: Part 1 of 4




  • Volume 6, Issue 6: December/January 2003/04
  • Court of Miracles returns: a holiday favourite
  • Dances for a Small Stage: Toronto to Vancouver
  • Decidedly Jazz Danceworks: 20 years
  • Dance Education: building a curriculum




  • Volume 6, Issue 5: November 2003
  • Zab Maboungou: artist and philosopher
  • Credit: who takes it?: defining the dancer's role
  • Davida Monk: desire for motion
  • Literacy starts early: with a balanced dance education




  • Volume 6, Issue 4: October 2003
  • The Countdown: Mark Godden's The Magic Flute
  • Found: a new formula: Festival international de nouvelle danse 2003
  • University of Regina launches new program: A Certificate in Dance Teacher Education
  • Living with an injury: a personal story




  • Volume 6, Issue 3: September 2003
  • The Starting Point: public school dance
  • El Viento Flamenco: a band with a dancer
  • Seasonal Change, Personal Rhythm: a cycle of doing and being
  • "The General": Maryanne Marsh, inner city dance teacher




  • Volume 6, Issue 2: June 2003 Summer Annual
  • Peggy Baker: The "Home" Season | Baker bien chez elle
  • Tedd Robinson: Sleek Statements | Propos soignés
  • Ballet BC: Scheherazade
  • Édouard Lock & the bionic bodies of La La La Human Steps




  • Volume 6, Issue 1: May 2003
  • Running on Passion: African-Canadian dance artists in Toronto
  • John Alleyne: collaborative creativity
  • Ryerson University's first BFA dance graduates
  • Robin Poitras: The Pelican Project




  • Volume 5, Issue 10: April 2003
  • Cori Caulfield: a portrait
  • Embracing Responsibility: ethics & professionalism in dance
  • Constant Unknowing: improvisation as performance
  • Links to Tradition: West African drum & dance in Calgary




  • Volume 5, Issue 9: March 2003
  • Enlivening the Land: Red Sky's "The Dancing Americas"
  • Yan Lam: exploring the potential of Chinese dance
  • Dance in Canada's Far East: Newfoundland's Kittiwake Dance Theatre
  • Passion or Passions: 4 dancers' parallel careers




  • Volume 5, Issue 8: February 2003
  • Alberta Dance Explosions festival tills new soil
  • Remembering Jean-Pierre Perreault & Iris Garland
  • The Body: Shifting Cultural Perspectives
  • Dance into Action 2003: 4 ways to secure the future




  • Volume 5, Issue 7: Dec 2002/Jan 2003
  • Tara Birtwhistle of the Royal Winnipeg Ballet
  • Mythology of a Man: Danny Grossman celebrates 60
  • Experimenting on the Periphery: Vancouver's Jennifer Mascall
  • Graphing the Vanishing Dance: Laban Movement Analysis




  • Volume 5, Issue 6: November 2002
  • Jessica Runge: a mind in motion
  • More on Training: a personal perspective
  • An Instinct for Success: Michael Crabb's biography of Arnold Spohr
  • The Technical Rehearsal: tips for up-and-comers




  • Volume 5, Issue 5: October 2002
  • Dancemakers' The Satie Project
  • Ginette Laurin's Luna
  • Remembering Robert Duplessis
  • Professional Training Part 2




  • Volume 5, Issue 4: September 2002 SOLD OUT
  • Crystal Pite: back on Canadian Soil
  • Bricks & Mortar: new cultural spaces in Canada
  • Syvlie Desrosiers: at La Nouvelle Scène
  • Another Way of Knowing: dance in elementary schools




  • Volume 5, Issue 3: July/August 2002
  • Sylvie Bouchard & David Danzon of Corpus and Dusk Dances
  • Technique Class: take it or leave it?
  • Dancing in Prague: a Canadian view
  • Aboriginal Dance: on stage in Banff




  • Volume 5, Issue 2: June 2002
  • Brian Webb directs the Canada Dance Festival
  • Artists' Health Centre to launch in Fall 2002
  • Dancers plan for the financial future
  • Marie Chouinard's latest solo creations




  • Volume 5, Issue 1: May 2002
  • James Kudelka's The Contract
  • Kathleen Rea: a dancer's story
  • Early days at York U: an excerpt from Grant Strate's memoir
  • Esperanza by Trish Beatty




  • Volume 4, Issue 11: April 2002
  • Debbie Wilson: forthright & fearless
  • Composer Martin Arnold on modern dance
  • Complexity & Collaboration: Maxine Heppner's AtHOME festival



  • Volume 4, Issue 10: March 2002
  • Menaka Thakkar: rooted in Canadian soil
  • Vicki St. Denys: speaking in jazz
  • Scribbling in the Dark: a dance writer explores process
  • Motion in Stillness: the work of dance photographers




  • Volume 4, Issue 9: February 2002
  • Dominique Dumais: ascending the choreographic ranks
  • Works-in-progress shows: some applaud, others wonder
  • Atlantic New Dance Festival: there is dance east of Montréal
  • Through a filmmaker's eyes: Laura Taler documents the Haman/Navas Project




  • Volume 4, Issue 8: January 2002
  • Katherine Duncanson: impulse & intuition
  • Ross Manson's a hybrid of many voices
  • Dance Ontario's DanceWeekend: successfully showcasing dance
  • Musical chairs: arts managers on the move




  • Volume 4, Issue 7: December 2001
  • Clea Iveson is a company woman
  • The alchemy of Holly Small: in the making of Souls
  • Liturgical dance: women's voice in the Catholic Mass
  • To watch is to receive: the gift of dance




  • Volume 4, Issue 6: November 2001
  • Mi Young Kim: celebrating a legacy
  • FIND 2001: looking back into the future
  • Dance programming at the Hummingbird Centre
  • Paul-André Fortier & Peggy Baker on Loin, très loin




  • Volume 4, Issue 5: October 2001
  • Andrea Nann: fluid identities
  • Dancers Using Clown: just for entertainment?
  • body/machine: the intersection of dance & technology
  • Exiles: A Book of Questions: Marie-Josée Chartier & Linda Catlin Smith




  • Volume 4, Issue 4: September 2001
  • Anik Bouvrette: creative residency in Ottawa
  • Newton Moraes: ten years in Toronto
  • Teaching Strategies: collaborative learning in the ballet studio
  • Colin McIntyre on CJ8: cross cultural exchange through dance




  • Volume 4, Issue 3: July/August 2001
  • Michael Sean Marye: dance is a personal profession
  • Darcey Callison: a new work for fFIDA
  • Arts organizations and the real estate market
  • Invisible Fuel: the air we breathe




  • Volume 4, Issue 2: June 2001
  • Lawrence Gradus from ABT to PDT
  • Eryn Dace Trudell in process for Heliotrope
  • Following up on the login:danc/se forum 2000
  • Your grant application part 2




  • Volume 4, Issue 1: May 2001
  • COBA's Charmaine Headley and Eddison Lindsay
  • Viv Moore in creation for Hags
  • Aboriginal dance: a thread through time
  • Your grant application: the decision-making process




  • Volume 3, Issue 11: April 2001
  • Siona Jackson is committed to jazz
  • Christopher House's new approach to creation
  • Karen Kaeja on kids and touring
  • Dance in the public school system




  • Volume 3, Issue 10: March 2001
  • National Ballet of Canada's Matjash Mrozewski
  • Lata Pada and Cylla von Tiedemann in collaboration
  • CanAsian Dance Festival 2001
  • Health focus on insomnia




  • Volume 3, Issue 9: February 2001
  • Julia Sasso: new directions as an independent
  • Le Groupe Dance Lab: Peter Boneham and Tedd Robinson on the creative process
  • Desrosiers Dance Theatre 1980-2000 (Pt. 2/2)
  • Health focus on the Achilles tendon




  • Volume 3, Issue 8: January 2001
  • Michael Trent: a developing choreographer
  • Desrosiers Dance Theatre 1980-2000 (Pt. 1/2)
  • Dancer-driven work: Four Chambers Dance Project
  • A new mom returns to the stage




  • Volume 3, Issue 7: December 2000
  • Canadian Children's Dance Theatre's Deborah Lundmark and Michael deConinck Smith
  • Nutcrackers from across Canada
  • The Nutcracker as ritual
  • Court of Miracles, memories of another Christmas dance tradition




  • Volume 3, Issue 6: November 2000
  • Denise Fujiwara: gymnast to solo dance artist
  • A tribute to composer Michael J. Baker
  • Susanna Hood's still: a multi-media performance
  • Dancers for Life: HIV/AIDS awareness




  • Volume 3, Issue 5: October 2000
  • Heather Macrimmon: hats, dance and costume design
  • Shared Habitat Festival of Art and the Environment
  • Denis Joffre's signature costume designs
  • Founding the Society for Canadian Dance Studies




  • Volume 3, Issue 4: September 2000
  • Sarah Chase: riding a wave of success
  • Dance in public high school programs
  • Community arts: interaction through artistic expression
  • Vancouver's Scotiabank Dance Centre: from dream to reality




  • Volume 3, Issue 3: July/August 2000 SOLD OUT
  • Canada Dance Festival 2000
  • Jazz dance: taking the stage
  • fringe Festival of Independent Dance Artists (ffIDA) lottery selection process
  • Anorexia: a personal struggle
  • Dancing outdoors: challenges and rewards




  • Volume 3, Issue 2: June 2000
  • Cathy Levy, dance producer in profile
  • Dance festivals, a Canadian legacy
  • The Artists' Health Centre in development
  • Dancing across Southern Ontario




  • Volume 3, Issue 1: May 2000
  • Rina Singha, pioneer of Indian Classical dance in Canada
  • Graduating dance students look to the future
  • Contact Improvisation
  • South Asian dance at Canada's Museum of Civilization




  • Volume 2, Issue 11: April 2000
  • The Lion King: Disney and modern dance
  • Randy Glynn and Pam Grundy, partners in life and dance
  • International Dance Day 2000
  • Archiving dance: a day in the life of an archivist




  • Volume 2, Issue 10: March 2000
  • Dancemakers' Carolyn Woods
  • Irish dance: fiddles and footwork
  • Livia Daza-Paris' Under Her Heart: an intimate process
  • Income taxes made easy




  • Volume 2, Issue 9: February 2000
  • Vivine Scarlett, dancer and founder of danceImmersion
  • Break dancing: up-rockin' downtown
  • Claudia Moore's creative process for Three Women
  • A view on reviewing




  • Volume 2, Issue 8: January 2000 SOLD OUT
  • Dance into the millennium: 5 perspectives on the future of the art form
  • People to watch in the coming year
  • Looking back: 10 decades of dancing in Toronto
  • A plea for new dance criticism




  • Volume 2, Issue 7: December 1999
  • National Ballet of Canada dancer Jhe Russell
  • Not Just Any Body - a global dance conference
  • Ronald Taylor & Canboulay Dance Theatre in process
  • Dancers with wheels - mixed ability dance




  • Volume 2, Issue 6: November 1999
  • An interview with former dancer Francisco Alvarez
  • 5 takes on Festival internationale de nouvelle danse (FIND)
  • Dancemakers' 25th anniversary
  • 8th Moving Pictures Festival of Dance on Film and Video




  • Volume 2, Issue 5: October 1999
  • Pavlychenko Studio, nurturing dance in Toronto 1962-1986
  • National Ballet of Canada dancer Jaimie Tapper
  • Kate Alton in process for Calculated Risks
  • Saving dance on video - a brief guide




  • Volume 2, Issue 4: September 1999
  • Sasha Ivanochko, member of Toronto Dance Theatre
  • Bill James's Les espaces enchanteurs, site specific work in process
  • Winnipeg Contemporary Dancers - The Pan American New Creation Project
  • The creative process: Christopher House, Shannon Cooney, Eddison B. Lindsay and Dominique Dumais




  • Volume 2: Issue 3: July/August 1999
  • JoAnna Powell, independent artist and producer of The Next Event
  • The psychology of performance
  • Christopher Body: dancing in Kudelka's Swan Lake
  • On tour in Croatia with INMOTION
  • Health focus on water and hydration




  • Volume 2, Issue 2: June 1999
  • Bob McCollum, teaching ballet and influencing lives
  • Kim Frank on working in Russia
  • Chinese Classical dance
  • CORPUS, Sylvie Bouchard and David Danzon in process




  • Volume 2, Issue 1: May 1999
  • The Dance Current's first birthday: meet the team
  • Dance artist and publisher/editor Megan Andrews
  • On writing and dancing by Rebecca Todd
  • Peggy Baker on collaborating with pianist Andrew Burashko




  • Volume 1, Issue 11: April 1999
  • Dancer/costume designer Jane Townsend
  • Bengt Jörgen's Romeo and Juliet in process
  • Baroque dance in Toronto
  • Doing your taxes (Pt. 3/3)




  • Volume 1, Issue 10: March 1999
  • Peter Chin, choreographer, composer, costume designer (and organist?)
  • Post-secondary dance training in Toronto
  • Personal takes on training regimes
  • Doing your taxes (Pt. 2/3)




  • Volume 1, Issue 9: February 1999
  • Flamenco artist Esmeralda Enrique
  • African dance's Toronto roots
  • Health care practitioners: what they can do for you
  • Gerry Trentham's creative process for Cathedral




  • Volume 1, Issue 8: January 1999
  • 1998, The Year in Review
  • Ellora and Devraj Patnaik and the Chitralehka Dance Company
  • Doing your taxes (Pt. 1/3)
  • Self-producing: challenges and tips
  • Dance in Montréal: a personal perspective




  • Volume 1, Issue 7: December 1998
  • Canadian Children's Dance Theatre's Wintersong
  • Mitch Kirsch: the choreographic process
  • Toronto Dance Theatre celebrates twenty years
  • Knee surgery: a personal account




  • Volume 1, Issue 6: November 1998
  • Jennifer Fournier, dancer with the National Ballet of Canada
  • Serge Bennathan on creating C'est Beau Ça, La Vie! for Dancemakers
  • Archives/Publisher Dance Collection Danse's 15th anniversary
  • Jazz dance: raising the profile




  • Volume 1, Issue 5: October 1998
  • Eddie Kastrau, member of the Danny Grossman Dance Company
  • Dancefilm, a case study by dance filmmaker Laura Taler
  • Dancer/choreographer Yvonne Ng in process
  • EDAM's summer dance intensive: a personal experience




  • Volume 1, Issue 4: September 1998
  • In conversation with Peggy Baker
  • What is the Canadian Alliance of Dance Artists (CADA)?
  • Indian Classical dance's stylistic differences
  • Mitzvah, Skinner Releasing and Alexander Techniques: body conditioning methods




  • Volume 1, Issue 3: July/August 1998
  • Musician/composer Geoff Bennett
  • Kaeja d'Dance's in-studio process
  • Transitioning out of dance: a personal perspective
  • Fringe Festival of Independent Dance Artists (fFIDA) 1998
  • Aerobic and anaerobic training for dance artists




  • Volume 1, Issue 2: June 1998
  • Belly dance performer and teacher Yasmina Ramzy
  • An unusual dance company fundraiser, Season in a Day
  • Dramaturgy for dance
  • Advice on pain and pain relief




  • Volume 1, Issue 1: May 1998 SOLD OUT
  • Pat Miner, an influential Toronto modern dance teacher
  • Canada Dance Festival 1998
  • Dancers who work as technicians
  • Principles of muscle stretching




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