Santee Smith, Artistic Director of Kaha'wi Dance Theatre, on their 2nd Annual Aboriginal (Indigenous) Dance Training to be held August 9-29 at Canada's National Ballet School Studios in Toronto. This is the first and only program in Canada offering comprehensive technical courses to dancers of both western based and indigenous dance techniques. www.kahawidance.org
Choreographer/Dancer Penny Couchie, an Ojibway-Mohawk from Nipissing First Nation and Co-Founder of Earth In Motion World Indigenous Dance that is developing a creative forum for Aboriginal Contemporary Dance.
www.earthinmotion.comDawne Carleton talks about her eight-class series of Beginner-Level Contact Improvisation taking place Thursdays 7.30-9pm from July 15-Sept 2. Offered through the Movement Centre as a pre-registered workshop. Drop-in participants welcome at $20 per class or $14 for students, seniors or CADA members. Movement Centre is located at 2480 Dundas Street West, Suite 200.
www.moventcentre.com