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When Did You Fall for Dance?
Insights from this year's audience at Fall for Dance North-
Catherine fell for dance over forty years ago while watching Dame Margot Fonteyn and Rudolf Nureyev perform Swan Lake on the BBC. Catherine Axford
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Paul Axford gives a shout out to having seen Toronto Independent Dance Enterprise (TIDE) in the 1970s – A company that operated from 1978 to 1989 co-founded by Paula Ravitz, Denise Fujiwara, Seth Levinson, Jennifer Mascall and Susan McKenzie. TIDE was a collective of choreographers and among the first Canadian companies to practice, teach and use contact and postmodern improvisational practices in their creative and performance practices. Paul Axford
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Pinning down one particular moment is challenging. Haseena shared a variety of experiences, including the recurring act of being inspired by music, a production at Euro Disney and her dance teacher Mme Nicolas. Haseena Jamal
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Philip McDermott performed as part of Program 3 in the festival with Citadel + Compagnie in James Kudelka's Fifteen Heterosexual Duets. He shared his moment - "I was five in London watching the musical Cats." Philip McDermott
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Dylan Caetano also cited a musical at age five, involving felines, as a defining moment for an ongoing engagement with dance – the circle of life indeed. Dylan Caetano
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Diane fell in love with dance as a student. She shared that she dances from age three to nineteen. Diane Catzel
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"I can't recall myself falling for dance," Manal shared. "Dance is life!" Manal Zreik
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Kalle Lins, Marketing and Communications Manager for the Dancer Transition Resource Centre, fell for dance in grade two - with Highland dance. Kallee Lins
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Elise's answer was very fitting given she is the Education Coordinator for Canada's Ballet Jörgen - "Watching Clara in the Nutcracker when I was five!" Elise Tigges
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Carol, pictured here with her daughter Sarah, fell for dance in high school while watching her friends perform. Sarah and Carol
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Inspiration is intergenerational for Maria. Maria Sanchez
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Abtune is moved by the movement of others. "I'm not a real dancer," he said, "but I love to see anyone who dances well. It inspires me to move forward." Abtune Booryaee
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Marta's post performance answer was simply "I feel ... LOVE!" Marta Paz
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Anoheh, winner of our draw for a one-year subscription, advised that if you find yourself speechless then simply dance! Anoheh Booryaee
This year at Fall for Dance North, our team asked festival-goers to share when they fell for dance resulting in the above photo gallery and some great conversations.
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