Gallery

Catherine fell for dance over forty years ago while watching Dame Margot Fonteyn and Rudolf Nureyev perform Swan Lake on the BBC. Catherine Axford

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

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

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

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

Diane fell in love with dance as a student. She shared that she dances from age three to nineteen. Diane Catzel

"I can't recall myself falling for dance," Manal shared. "Dance is life!" Manal Zreik

Kalle Lins, Marketing and Communications Manager for the Dancer Transition Resource Centre, fell for dance in grade two - with Highland dance. Kallee Lins

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

Carol, pictured here with her daughter Sarah, fell for dance in high school while watching her friends perform. Sarah and Carol

Inspiration is intergenerational for Maria. Maria Sanchez

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

Marta's post performance answer was simply "I feel ... LOVE!" Marta Paz

Anoheh, winner of our draw for a one-year subscription, advised that if you find yourself speechless then simply dance! Anoheh Booryaee