Happy International Dance Day!

Enjoy Sidi Larbi Cherkaoui's video message:

National Dance Week: on Salt Spring Island...

Anna Haltrecht, dance outreach coordinator for ArtSpring, has made Island dance events really easy to find with a new online presence. Click for more info on everything from Scottish Country dance to Aerial to Swing to Improvisation to Dances of Universal Peace- there's an incredible array of classes on Salt Spring!
http://www.gulfislandsdriftwood.com/entertainment/148894375.html

Why I Dance

It really is a web-wide explosion of dance videos and events for National Dance Week.  I hope you enjoy this celebrational video from our friends at Ontario Dances:

National Dance Week: in Kitimat...

Tons of dance going on in Kitimat, where they are rocking the I Love Dance! campaign.
Classes, performances, and the now-annual art exhibit:

National Dance Week: in Smithers...

Check out the fantatsic diversity of events going on in Smithers this week, where National Dance Week meets Arts and Culture Week.

National Dance Week: in Nanaimo...

There's a flashmob afoot... visit Crimson Coast Dance Society for details.

International Dance Day on the web

Click to visit the new IDD website:

International Dance Day is coming (and Canada's first National Dance Week, too!)

April 29th is International Dance Day! Here's a this year's Dance Day message, from Crazy Smooth, founder of BBoyizm:

“Dance has the rare and precious power to unite people of all ages, cultures and religions and has an intrinsic value to Canadian society.

Consider the enthusiasm of children as they express themselves through movement; the joy adults exude after a ballroom dance class; the profound emotional response of audiences and their reflections after a powerful dance performance; the incredible energy generated in a room when everybody starts to boogie; and the passion and history reflected in traditional and cultural dances.

Imagine how desolate a world without dance would be.

Dance speaks to the mind, body and soul in a way that goes beyond the power of words and its social impact and capacity to engage should be celebrated. As an art form dance can be impressive but expression is its fundamental nature.”

International Dance Day falls on the last day of Canada's first National Dance Week.  Lots more on Made in BC Dance Day and Dance Week events coming soon- to learn more about National Dance Week, visit the Canadian Dance Assembly.