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Dance Collection Danse @dancecollection.bsky.social · 1h

🎶 On November 9th, join us at The Met for Dance Collection Danse H of F! Classic 107's Nolan Kehler will be presenting!
🎟️ Get your tickets now: halloffame.dcd.ca
#WinnipegArts #PerformingArts #Ballet #Opera #NolanKehler #TheMetWinnipeg #CelebrateDance #mbskies

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Dance Collection Danse @dancecollection.bsky.social · 2d

🎉 Christopher Stowell, A.D. of the RWB, will be presenting! Learn more and get tix at: halloffame.dcd.ca
🌟Mark your calendars - Nov. 9th is a night you do not want to miss.
#DanceCollectionDanse #CanadianDance #DanceCelebration #Ballet #PerformingArts #RoyalWinnipegBallet #TheMetWinnipeg #mbskies

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Dance Collection Danse @dancecollection.bsky.social · 6d

𝗦𝘁𝗶𝗹𝗹 𝘄𝗶𝘁𝗵 𝗨𝘀: 𝗦𝘁𝗼𝗿𝗶𝗲𝘀 𝗼𝗳 𝗛𝗜𝗩/𝗔𝗜𝗗𝗦 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝗗𝗮𝗻𝗰𝗲 𝗶𝗻 𝗖𝗮𝗻𝗮𝗱𝗮 𝗼𝗽𝗲𝗻𝘀 𝘁𝗼𝗱𝗮𝘆 𝗮𝘁 𝗧𝗵𝗲 𝗕𝗮𝘆 𝗖𝗲𝗻𝘁𝗿𝗲 𝗶𝗻 𝗩𝗶𝗰𝘁𝗼𝗿𝗶𝗮, 𝗕𝗖!
This exhibition is a record of an extraordinary time. It is conceived as a memorial, a celebration and a site for contemplation and questioning
ℹ️ bit.ly/SWUVictoria
⭐️ Oct 24 - Dec 1
#dance

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Dance Collection Danse @dancecollection.bsky.social · 6d

United Thunder Storms DCD HOF - and their very own Ryan Richard is being inducted!
The energy they bring - you can feel it in your chest. It’s rhythm, it’s movement, it’s connection, it’s pure joy
🎟️ The Met, Winnipeg - Nov. 9th: halloffame.dcd.ca
#jigging #DanceCanada #mbskies

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Dance Collection Danse @dancecollection.bsky.social · 9d

𝗗𝗲𝗮𝗱𝗹𝗶𝗻𝗲 𝗦𝗼𝗼𝗻. 𝗦𝘂𝗯𝘀𝗰𝗿𝗶𝗯𝗲 𝗧𝗼𝗱𝗮𝘆.
If you want to receive the latest issue of DCD Magazine
remember to subscribe
If you support us in our efforts, sign up today! 𝗢𝗻𝗹𝘆 $𝟭𝟬.

📫 bit.ly/MagSub25

#dance #DanceJournalism #dancestudies #dancehistory #canadiandance #CanadianDancers #DanceStories #danse

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Dance Collection Danse @dancecollection.bsky.social · 9d

✨RWB to WOW at DCD HOF - Nov 9 ✨
Liam Saito, Kyra Soo, and Logan Savard - bring šɛgatəm to life.
By Cameron sinkʷə Fraser-Monroe, with music by Jeremy Dutcher. Winnipeg artists honour Arnold Spohr and generations of RWB dancers
🎟️ halloffame.dcd.ca
#canadiandance #dancecommunity #mbskies #dance

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Dance Collection Danse @dancecollection.bsky.social · 13d

Listen to DCD Hall of Fame presenter Catherine Wreford talk about her mentor Arnold Spohr and honouring dance in the prairies!
🎧 globalnews.ca/pages/podcas...
👉 1:01:54
⭐️ More: halloffame.dcd.ca
🎟️ www.eventbee.com/v/2025hoff#/...

#canadiandance #dancecommunity #mbskies #winnipeg

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Dance Collection Danse @dancecollection.bsky.social · 14d

Canada’s legendary Ukrainian Shumka Dancers are being inducted into the DCD Hall of Fame on Nov. 9th - for the first time in Winnipeg!
🎟️: halloffame.dcd.ca
Shumka celebrates tradition with the power & passion of today’s Ukraine
#ukrainiandance #winnipegevents #shumkadancers #танці #україна

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Dance Collection Danse @dancecollection.bsky.social · 22d

Only a few days left. Need money for training? If you're an established dance professional who's tired of watching all the monetary support going to folks new to the business, this may be for you.
Apply: forms.gle/jvGTZ5QVS8Sq...
Deadline: Fri, Oct. 10
#dance #danceprize #Bursary #workingdancer

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Dance Collection Danse @dancecollection.bsky.social · 23d

𝗗𝗼𝗻'𝘁 𝗙𝗼𝗿𝗴𝗲𝘁 𝘁𝗼 𝗦𝘂𝗯𝘀𝗰𝗿𝗶𝗯𝗲! If you want to receive the latest issue of DCD Magazine, subscribe now. We're pulling the latest issue together and can't wait to share it with you. It will land in mailboxes next month
⭐️ Subscribe: bit.ly/3rYsQb7 ⭐️
#dance #dancemagazine #DanceStories #dancehistory #ballet

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Dance Collection Danse @dancecollection.bsky.social · 24d

✨ On Nov 9, the stage is going to SIZZLE ✨
Get ready, because Ryan Richard - aka the legendary Miss Sandi Bay - is being inducted into DCD Hall of Fame! A two-spirited powerhouse, champion jigger, drag diva, & pure MB magic💃🏽🔥
🎟️ More at: halloffame.dcd.ca
#twospirited #dragperformer #jiggingchampion

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Dance Collection Danse @dancecollection.bsky.social · 27d

Only 1 week before deadline! $5000.00 bursary for established Canadian #dance artists. Deadline Friday Oct 10. Learn more at: bit.ly/2025MAbursary
#study #award #canadiandance #training #dancetraining #workingartist

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Dance Collection Danse @dancecollection.bsky.social · 28d

On Nov 9th, in Winnipeg, DCD will induct 7 extraordinary figures into the Hall of Fame
Evelyn Hart — one of Canada’s most beloved and celebrated #ballerinas — will be there for a tribute to her mentor Arnold Spohr, and to the artistry and spirit of the inductees
More at: halloffame.dcd.ca
#ballet

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Dance Collection Danse @dancecollection.bsky.social · Sep 23

Remembering Stephanie Ballard (1949-2025)
Today, we at DCD are honouring dancer, choreographer, educator, and mentor Stephanie Ballard. Our condolences to her family and friends. She will be greatly missed.

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Dance Collection Danse @dancecollection.bsky.social · Sep 17

𝗗𝗲𝗮𝗱𝗹𝗶𝗻𝗲 𝗔𝗽𝗽𝗿𝗼𝗮𝗰𝗵𝗶𝗻𝗴 - 𝗠𝗶𝗿𝗶𝗮𝗺 𝗔𝗱𝗮𝗺𝘀 𝗘𝘅𝗽𝗹𝗼𝗿𝗮𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻 𝗕𝘂𝗿𝘀𝗮𝗿𝘆
Deadline: Fri., Oct. 10, 11:59pm
Award: $5,000
More at: forms.gle/jvGTZ5QVS8Sq...
𝙉𝙤𝙩 𝙛𝙤𝙧 𝙨𝙩𝙪𝙙𝙚𝙣𝙩𝙨 𝙤𝙧 𝙧𝙚𝙘𝙚𝙣𝙩 𝙜𝙧𝙖𝙙𝙪𝙖𝙩𝙚𝙨, 𝙗𝙪𝙩 𝙖𝙧𝙩𝙞𝙨𝙩𝙨 𝙤𝙫𝙚𝙧 𝙩𝙝𝙚 𝙖𝙜𝙚 𝙤𝙛 18 𝙬𝙝𝙤 𝙝𝙖𝙫𝙚 𝙥𝙚𝙧𝙛𝙤𝙧𝙢𝙚𝙙 𝙥𝙧𝙤𝙛𝙚𝙨𝙨𝙞𝙤𝙣𝙖𝙡𝙡𝙮 𝙞𝙣 𝙖𝙩 𝙡𝙚𝙖𝙨𝙩 3 𝙥𝙧𝙤𝙙𝙪𝙘𝙩𝙞𝙤𝙣𝙨
#dance #award #balletdance

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Dance Collection Danse @dancecollection.bsky.social · Sep 9

𝗖𝗮𝗹𝗹 𝗳𝗼𝗿 𝗣𝗿𝗼𝗽𝗼𝘀𝗮𝗹𝘀 - 𝗠𝗶𝗿𝗶𝗮𝗺 𝗔𝗱𝗮𝗺𝘀 𝗘𝘅𝗽𝗹𝗼𝗿𝗮𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻 𝗕𝘂𝗿𝘀𝗮𝗿𝘆
Deadline: Fri., Oct. 10, 11:59pm
Award: $5,000
More at: forms.gle/jvGTZ5QVS8Sq...
𝙉𝙤𝙩 𝙛𝙤𝙧 𝙨𝙩𝙪𝙙𝙚𝙣𝙩𝙨 𝙤𝙧 𝙧𝙚𝙘𝙚𝙣𝙩 𝙜𝙧𝙖𝙙𝙪𝙖𝙩𝙚𝙨, 𝙗𝙪𝙩 𝙖𝙧𝙩𝙞𝙨𝙩𝙨 𝙤𝙫𝙚𝙧 𝙩𝙝𝙚 𝙖𝙜𝙚 𝙤𝙛 18 𝙬𝙝𝙤 𝙝𝙖𝙫𝙚 𝙥𝙚𝙧𝙛𝙤𝙧𝙢𝙚𝙙 𝙥𝙧𝙤𝙛𝙚𝙨𝙨𝙞𝙤𝙣𝙖𝙡𝙡𝙮 𝙞𝙣 𝙖𝙩 𝙡𝙚𝙖𝙨𝙩 3 𝙥𝙧𝙤𝙙𝙪𝙘𝙩𝙞𝙤𝙣𝙨
#dance #award #balletdance

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Dance Collection Danse @dancecollection.bsky.social · Aug 21

From the leadership of Arnold Spohr and Rachel Browne, to the transformative work of Odette Heyn & Faye Thomson at the School of Contemporary Dancers, and the bold artistry of Ryan Richard (aka Miss Sandi Bay) – Winnipeg has helped shape the story of Canadian #dance
Donate: bit.ly/HofFDonation...

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Dance Collection Danse @dancecollection.bsky.social · Aug 18

Happening Tomorrow! - 𝗗𝗮𝗻𝗰𝗲 𝗔𝘂𝘁𝗵𝗼𝗿 𝗣𝗮𝗻𝗲𝗹
Dance lovers and lovers of dance writing, don't miss this free event. Held at Canada’s Theatre Museum, moderated Emilie Jabouin. With – Nova Bhattacharya, Brannavy Jeyasundaram, Allen Kaeja, & Amy Bowring
🔗 RSVP bit.ly/dancebookpanel
⭐Tues Aug 19
⏰ 5pm-7pm ET

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Dance Collection Danse @dancecollection.bsky.social · Aug 12

𝗝𝗼𝗶𝗻 𝗨𝘀 𝗔𝘂𝗴𝘂𝘀𝘁 𝟭𝟵𝘁𝗵 - 𝗗𝗮𝗻𝗰𝗲 𝗔𝘂𝘁𝗵𝗼𝗿 𝗣𝗮𝗻𝗲𝗹
Dance is the most ephemeral of arts, which is why books on dance matter. Join us as we chat with authors and artists who know first hand what it takes to capture a dance narrative
🔗 RSVP bit.ly/dancebookpanel
⭐ When: Tuesday, Aug 19
⏰ Time: 5-7pm ET
#dance

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Dance Collection Danse @dancecollection.bsky.social · Jul 10

𝗡𝗮𝗱𝗶𝗮 𝗣𝗼𝘁𝘁𝘀 was a principal dancer for The National Ballet of Canada for 17 years. After leaving the stage she became a professor and director of the Dance Program at
@torontomet.bsky.social, a position she held for 24 years.
Watch: youtu.be/yV-a-wSraMg
#ballet #balletteacher #ballerina

Nadia Potts Interview

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Dance Collection Danse @dancecollection.bsky.social · Jul 4

A groundbreaking Black Canadian tap dancer, 𝗝𝗼𝗲𝘆 𝗛𝗼𝗹𝗹𝗶𝗻𝗴𝘀𝘄𝗼𝗿𝘁𝗵 swings fast and smooth. Joey tapped low into the boards with paddle and roll, slides, glides, jazz licks, and independence.
📽️ youtu.be/tH4wPMqfkiE
#tapdance #tap #tapper #dance

Joey Hollingsworth Interview

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Dance Collection Danse @dancecollection.bsky.social · Jul 3

It was a pleasure to sit down with 𝗗𝗮𝘃𝗶𝗱 𝗠𝗼𝗿𝗼𝗻𝗶. A performer of acclaim in both Canada and abroad, Moroni is also founder of Canada’s RWB School Professional Div. He has dedicated the majority of his life’s work to the education of dancers
⭐ youtu.be/WkiS0qkp3Rw
#ballet #balletschool

David Moroni Interview

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Dance Collection Danse @dancecollection.bsky.social · Jul 2

Today, we offer this interview with the mercurial 𝗠𝗮𝗿𝗶𝗲 𝗖𝗵𝗼𝘂𝗶𝗻𝗮𝗿𝗱, 𝗢.𝗖., 𝗖.𝗤. A Québec-born dance artist, her works, with their avant-garde signature, are enduring and appear in the repertoires of major international dance companies.

To view her interview visit: youtu.be/NgvqREYYZ94

Marie Chouinard Interview

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Dance Collection Danse @dancecollection.bsky.social · Jun 19

2025 DCD Hall of Fame honourees!
𝗔𝗿𝗻𝗼𝗹𝗱 𝗦𝗽𝗼𝗵𝗿, 𝗢.𝗖., 𝗢.𝗠.
𝗥𝗮𝗰𝗵𝗲𝗹 𝗕𝗿𝗼𝘄𝗻𝗲, 𝗖.𝗠.
𝗕𝗿𝗶𝗮𝗻 𝗪𝗲𝗯𝗯
𝗥𝘆𝗮𝗻 𝗥𝗶𝗰𝗵𝗮𝗿𝗱 𝗮𝗸𝗮 𝗠𝗶𝘀𝘀 𝗦𝗮𝗻𝗱𝗶 𝗕𝗮𝘆
𝗖𝗮𝗻𝗮𝗱𝗮’𝘀 𝗨𝗸𝗿𝗮𝗶𝗻𝗶𝗮𝗻 𝗦𝗵𝘂𝗺𝗸𝗮 𝗗𝗮𝗻𝗰𝗲𝗿𝘀
𝗪𝗶𝗹𝗹𝗶𝗮𝗺 𝗝.𝗦. 𝗕𝗼𝘆𝗹𝗲 𝗗𝗮𝗻𝗰𝗲 𝗟𝘂𝗺𝗶𝗻𝗮𝗿𝗶𝗲𝘀: 𝗢𝗱𝗲𝘁𝘁𝗲 𝗛𝗲𝘆𝗻 & 𝗙𝗮𝘆𝗲 𝗧𝗵𝗼𝗺𝘀𝗼𝗻
𝗦𝗮𝗻𝗱𝗿𝗮 𝗙𝗮𝗶𝗿𝗲 𝗡𝗲𝘅𝘁 𝗚𝗲𝗻𝗲𝗿𝗮𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻 𝗔𝘄𝗮𝗿𝗱: 𝗔𝘀𝗵𝗹𝗲𝘆 “𝗖𝗼𝗹𝗼𝘂𝗿𝘀” 𝗣𝗲𝗿𝗲𝘇
👉 youtu.be/FSl9BMXRyd0

2025 DCD Hall of Fame Inductee Announcement

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Dance Collection Danse @dancecollection.bsky.social · Jun 3

It’s the final week to catch Edouard Lock’s stunning photography collection before it closes on June 7th. If you haven’t seen it yet, we hope you get a chance to stop by and see what the DCD Hall of Famer is up to
contactphoto.com/festival/2025

#atelierrnextdoor #contactphoto #dancephotography