January 2016

H E A D L I N E S —news from Ontario’s vibrant and diverse dance sector
January—March 2016
this issue
General & Members News—2
Federal and Provincial Updates—2
Advocacy Updates—3
Job Opportunities, Competitions—4
Open Classes, Auditions, Calls,
Workshops, New Members—5
Performance Events—6
Headlines is a publication of Dance
Ontario Association. Founded in 1976
and incorporated not-for-profit (1985),
the Association is a dynamic cross section of Ontario’s dance sector from
internationally renowned companies to
individual dance artists and production
professionals.
DanceWeekend’16—don’t miss a minute!
New in January 2016—urban dance battles and talk backs in the upper lobby with artists
including commissioned choreographers Louis Labérge Cŏte and Jacob Niedzwiecki. PLUS
a totally unique version of Swan Lake by the incomparable Linnea Swan for Corpus. Be
sure to arrive at 6:30 pm on Friday 15 January so you don’t miss this opener!
25 dance companies will showcase their work over three days and the result will be
nothing short of amazing!
Come and meet our new board members and enjoy a weekend when Ontario’s artists
truly shine on stage!
For schedules, please check the Dance Ontario website at www.danceontario.ca—we
now have a special section profiling each of the participating companies.
on the move conference 2016—graduating this year from
one of Ontario’s professional training institutions? Then you need to attend this FREE
conference to be held at the Sony Centre (Front & Yonge Streets) on January 29. For
more information, please contact DTRC www.dtrc.ca.
Just a little reminder that the deadlines for Ontario Arts Council,
Toronto Arts Council and Canada Council grant applications are as follows:
OAC Grants to Dance Initiatives April 1?, Dance Organizations Feb 17
TAC Annual Grants Feb. 2, Dance Project Feb 20
Canada Council Dance Professionals Feb 1, Dance Touring (both Nat’l & Intn’l) May 1
Production Project Mar 15
Members please note that both the Ontario and Toronto arts councils have also posted
new granting opportunities.
Dance Ontario Association
15 Case Goods Lane, #304
Toronto, ON M5A 3C4
T 416 204 1083
contact@danceontario.ca
www.danceontario.ca
STAFF
Rosslyn Jacob Edwards
Amy Hampton, Julie McLachlan
BOARD OF DIRECTORS
Samara Thompson (Chair)
Jennifer Watkins (Vice Chair)
Debbie Kapp (Treasurer)
Jade Jager Clark (Secretary)
Lola Ryan (Past Chair)
Catherine Carpenko
Alan Faigal, Jack Langenhuizen,
Arial Len, Cynthia Lickers-Sage,
Kate Lowe, Tina Nicolaidis,
Ofilio Portillo, Sashar Zarif
DOYB (Dance Ontario Youth Board)
Jade Jager Clark (Chair)
Una Wabinski
Makeda Benitez
Madison Gray
General News
Jacque Foesier Youth Dance Award
will be officially presented at DanceWeekend to Madison Gray on Jan 17, 2016.
Come and applaud her accomplishments
and meet her in the upper lobby! This
Metcalf Foundation—Michael Trent is
Metcalf’s new Performing Arts Program
Director. Michael brings with him extensive experience in consultation and collaboration with artists and arts organizations, at the local and national levels, on
issues including strategic planning, transition, curatorial expertise, artistic assessment and training. Most recently, Michael was the Artistic Director at Dancemakers and the Centre for Creation, one
of Canada’s leading contemporary dance
companies and centre for research and
development in new dance practices.
Members’ News
Congratulations to Esmeralda Enrique
Spanish Dance Company who NOW
Magazine readers voters Best Dance Company of 2015!
annual award recognizes exceptional
young dancers ages 19 & under who are
not only pursuing excellence in their craft
but go above and beyond making a difference in the lives of others and contributing to the dance community as a whole.
New Dancer Transition Resource
Centre (DTRC) initiative—LEAP- Leading
Edge After Performance is a pioneering,
national partnership between DTRC and
Canadian Sport Institute Ontario (CSIO).
LEAP brings together the dance and sport
communities in a collaborative venture to
explore career and life transition issues
specific to their unique populations - high
performance athletes and professional
dancers. The initiative will enable the sectors to share knowledge, best practices
aand networks and provide a platform or
dialogue and future strategic partnerships.
KasheDance and COBA have entered
RE:SOUND—it would appear that although Re:Sound (formally Neighbouring
Rights) had previously targeted studios at
an affordable rate of approx. $20 annually, this has now changed to a formula of
0.34c per class per year for studios under
Tariff 6.A resulting in a significant increase. We understand that RE:SOUND
had consultations with the Fitness sector
but did not approach the CDTA. Dance
Ontario is currently in early discussions
with provincial teachers’ and service organizations across the country.
For presenters and venues the rate under
Tariff 5.A is 0.9% of fees paid (for example, $450 for total fees of $50,000). We
understand that CAPACOA is currently
negotiating with RE:SOUND on behalf of
its members.
into a collaboration . For COBA this means
further solidifying the organization’s sustainability; for KasheDance, it means
providing aide in its growth.
Congratulations to Hanna Kiel on her
full length presentation of Armband at the
Fleck Dance Theatre, Toronto. Hanna was
commissioned by Dance Ontario to create
the original 15 minutes of the work.
And to Ryerson Dances for their performance of James Kudelka’s totally
mesmerizing new work!
Brampton Dance Studio Jade's Hip Hop
Academy (JHHA pronounced "Jaw") performsed on The Ellen DeGeneres
Show! JHHA Owner & Artistic Director
Jade Jager Clark and eight dancers
ages 8-17 from Jade's Hip Hop
Academy were flown out by Ellen
to perform on her Dec. 4th show
after producers saw their Dance
Video to Missy Elliott's WTF .
Many congratulations!
Federal & Provincial
Updates
Mélanie Joly has been appointed
Minister
of Canadian Heritage and
Official
Languages. A
close associate of
Prime
Minister
Justin Trudeau, she
is a lawyer, entrepreneur, writer,
politician and speaker . Mélanie
was also a candidate during the
2013 Montreal Mayoral elections,
finishing in second place. She practiced as a litigation lawyer in two
national law firms.
The Canada Council for the Arts
launched new granting format in
December and will begin posting
the new programs in the Fall of
2016. Heritage Min Melanie Joly
recently confirmed that the Liberal
government will keep its election
promises to double Canada Council’s envelop as well as re-instate
international touring programs.
The Ministry of Tourism, Culture
and Sport launched a provincewide consultation to develop the
first Culture Strategy for Ontario.
From October through December,
people in Ontario have participated
in the consultation in various
ways .arts.on.ca/
culturetalks@ontario.ca
The Ontario Arts Council—Due to
rising rental costs and the need to
cut operating costs , Council will
relocate to 121 Bloor St West, 7th
Floor, Toronto, ON M4W 3M5 at of
January 4, 2016
Advocacy Updates
ince through a robust community-driven
training/internship strategy.
4. Invest in adequate and affordable facilities for artists and arts organizations.
Dance Ontario is active in the 22-member
strong PASO-OPSA coalition and Executive
Director Rosslyn Jacob Edwards currently
serves as Co-Chair.
PASO-OPSA strives to strengthen the environment for the individuals and institutions that create and disseminate the arts
in this province and for public access to
the arts. Their collective memberships are
made up of individual artists as well as
the performance and exhibition organizations that create and support artistic expression.
Informed by their observations as Executive Directors of Arts Service Organizations, the coalition actively advocates for
changes in legislation that will benefit the
cultural sector’s organizations, artists,
performers, as well as for making the arts
more accessible for all Ontarians.
PASO –OPSA calls on the provincial government to:
1. Confirm its commitment to the sector
by increasing investment in the arts
through the Ministry of Tourism, Culture
& Sport and key agencies such as the Ontario Arts Council and the Ontario Trillium
Foundation.
2. Strengthen cultural policy framework in
Ontario through a consultative process in
order to better address the challenges of
artistic creation.
3. Support youth employment in the prov-
The Coalition has recently also released
two reports which are available to interested groups at
http://paso-opsa.com/blog/blog-2/
(i)
Study
and
(ii)
cy
ASO Profile and Leadership
Models of Collective Arts Advoca-
PASO-OPSA works with the Ontario Arts
Council on the organization of Arts Day @
Queens Park and Arts Day in the Ridings
and is currently interested in a closer relationship with the Ontario Trillium Foundation. Changes in granting applications and
direction regarding the late summer OTF
deadlines have proven problematic for
many applicants and PASO-OPSA is looking to assist the foundation in providing
clarity.
REMINDERS: SOCAN
and CHANGE TO FIXED
MEMBERSHIP DUE
DATE.
Members who use music for teaching purposes are currently receiving
SOCAN invoices for 2016. Please
note that these fees are payable in
January 2016 for the upcoming year.
Dance Ontario membership fees are
now moving to a fixed date and
therefore members whose fees were
due in 2015 as well as those payable
by June 30, 2016 are currently being
invoiced. Those whose memberships are payable after July 1, 2016
will be invoiced in late June.
Thereafter ALL memberships will be
invoiced in December for the upcoming year.
PASO-OPSA recently announced that it
has hired Lindsay Earnshaw in the position of Advocacy Coordinator. She has a
background in legal administration and is
a graduate of the Arts Administration and
Cultural Management program at Humber
College. Her prime objective is to increase
web presence through social media, and
disseminate important advocacy information to a wide and engaged audience.
http://paso-opsa.com/
Job Opportunities
TEACHING POSITIONS
for full listings see—www.danceontario.ca/Jobs)
ONTARIO WIDE: UGOTDANCE
www.ugotdance.com
Quick Ball Change quickballchange@gmail.com
Outside Looking In Urban dance
pm@olishow.com
Travelling Stage Co Dance and Drama
www.thetravellingstage.com
Conservatory of Dance & Music: various
cdmdance@me.com
DancePl3Y—Dance Instructors/Master Trainers
hello@dancepl3y.com
Dance Competition Adjudicator
info@dancecompgenie.com
ADMINISTRATIVE
POSITIONS
Intern—Toronto Talent Intensive
info@torontotalentintensive.com
COMPETITIONS
5-6-7-8 Showtime Inc. 5678showtime.com
Access Broadway
accessbroadway.com
ADA Nationals americandanceawards.com
Applause Talent
applausetalent.com
Artists Emerge (Hip-Hop) artistsemerge.com
Bedazzles Dance Champions
bedazzleddance.com
Believe Dance Competitions Inc
believedance.ca
647-287-6150
Canada Dancesport canadadancesport.com
@aol.com
Canadian National Dance Championships
cdo-online.org
CDTA Ontario Dance Challenge
905 564 2139
Champions Dance Festival
519 893 1679
Choreographers & Dancers Congress
416 516 7432 itpshowcase.com
Dance Beat Competition
dancebeatcompetition.ca
DanceExplosion
danceplosion.org
Dancefest
dancefest.ca
Dance Odyssey danceodyssey@hotmail.com
Dance Power
dancepower.com
Dancesport Championship
1 800 83DANCE
D-Force Productions
geocities.com/dforcecanada
Extensions Dance Challenge
extensions@rogers.com
Extreme Dance
xtremedance.com
Flashdance Productions
519 749 9835
Flygirl (Int’l Cheer & Hip-Hop)
flygirl.ca
Hip Hop Dance Canada Championships
hiphopdancecanada.com
Hype Dance Challenge
humber_hype@hotmail.com
Jump Shout Boogie
Jumpshoutboogie@hotmail.com
Kick It Up Dance Competition
kickitup.ca
Kiwanis Dance Festival of Toronto
kiwanismusicfest.toronto@sympatico.ca
Kiwanis Music & Dance Festival (Sudbury)
705 523 1169
Let’s Get Loud
letsgetloud.ca
North American Ballet Festivalgold5678@aol.com
No. American Chinese Dance Competition
T 604 261 5918 F 604 261 0025
On Stage America
onstageamerica.com
Paramount Dance
pepevents.net
Pick The Stars
PTS!@total.net
Pulse Dance Competition
pulsedancecompetition.ca
Rhee Gold's American Dance Awards
1 888 3DANCE 1
Rising Star Youth Talent (CNE)
theex.com|
Rhythm Dance
rhythmdance.com
Shine DanceCompetitions
shinedance.com
Star Beat Champions starbeatdance@aol.com
Starbound National Talent Competition
starbound.net
StarCatchers Dance Festival
starcatchersdance.com
Strive Dance Challenge Competition
strivedance@hotmail.com
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ArtsBuild is pleased to announce the
appointment of Lindsay Golds
as Executive Director of ArtsBuild Ontario. Lindsay's promotion was recommended by outgoing Executive Director Karen Stintz, and unanimously
endorsed by ArtsBuild's Board of Directors. Karen will remain an active
contributor to ArtsBuild Ontario as a
board member.
MEMBERS’ OPEN CLASSES
(see also website for up-to-date listings)
BARRIE—Simcoe Contemporary Dancers
705-718-5451
BURLINGTON—Burlington Footnotes & Co
burlingtonfootnotes.com(tap/jazz/clogging)
GUELPH—Dancetheatre David Earle dtde.ca
(Graham-based Modern)
HAMILTON—McMaster Centre for Dance 905
525 9140 x 23571 (All Forms)
MARKHAM—K & K Dance Dreamz
905 201 8909
Ovation Performing Arts
ovationarts.ca
MISSISSAUGA - Dance Kraze (Hip-Hop)
416 885 2715
Tap Dance Centre (Kids/Adults/Teachers/Profs)
tapdancecentre.com
What’s On? Tap! (Advanced/Master Tap)
whats-on-tap. com
OTTAWA—Dance Network
dancenetwork@artengine.ca(Contact Improv/
Capoeira/Tango/yoga/injury prevention)
THORNHILL—T.O. Tap (Tap)
marion.hopkins@rogers.com
The Center Of Movement Pilates for Dance
TheCenterofMovement@sympatico.ca
TORONTO— Academy of Spanish Dance
academy@flamencos.net
AfroLatino Dance Company afrolatinodc.com
(AfroCuban/Cuban Cabaret)
Arabesque (40 Drop In classes/wk!)
416 920 5593
Ballet Espressivo (Beg/Adv Ballet/ Body Wisdom) 647 294 0784
Ballet Jorgen (Professional)
416 415 2035
Body Resource Studio (Pilates) 416 360 3816
Brazil Dance World (Samba)brazildanceworld.com
The Center of Movement (Barbie Dukes)
905 764 8222
City Dance Corps (Salsa/Ballet/Tap/Jam/Open)
416 260 2356
COBA (Adult Dance & Drum) info@cobainc.com
Contact Improv (Introductory)
416 879 8108
Contact Jam Sundays 11 am
416 537 4866
Wednesday Contact Jam
416 545 1515
Dance Kraze Jazz, Hip Hop
.dancekrazeproductions.com
Dancemakers Company Class (modern)
416 367 1800
Dance Teq (Ballet/Pointe )
416 361 9498
Fujiwara Dance Inventions
classes@fujiwaradance.com
(Butoh/Improvization)
Gadfly Dance (Hip-Hop/Break)
OfilioandApolonia.com
Harbourfront Community Centre 416 392 1509
(Bollywood, Belly, Hip-Hop, Children’s)
Hercini Arts (Aerial)
herciniarts.com
Joy of Dance Centre & Teachers College
joyofdance.ca (Ballet, Ballroom, Bollywood-toHip-Hop, Jazz, Zumba)
Kaeja d’Dance (Master Classes) 416 537 5153
KDSSC - Soo Ryu School of Dance and Drum
Korean Dance
Latin & Ballroom Dance
416 598 5354
Lindsay Ritter, SMASH Productions
(Commercial Jazz)
416 817 5460
Modern Movement
416 899 6525
(Adult/Recreational/Modern)
Movement Lab (Ballet/Modern/Jazz)
416 529 5146
National Ballet of Canada In Studio
416 345 9686 national.ballet.ca/instudio
Newton Moraes (Adult Brazilian) 416 960 0350
O.I.P. Dance Centre
647 477 5225
(Hip-Hop/Break/Reggae/DanceFIT/Jazz)
Kathleen Rea
dance@kathleenrea.com
Shayenne Productions African Dance
luashayenne.com
Skinner Releasing TechniqueJulia@juliasasso.com
T.O. Tap
905 889 8488
Toronto Dance Theatre education@tdt.org
(Ballet for contemporary dancers/Yoga)
AUDITIONS
(for full listings see www.danceontario.ca Auditions/
Jobs)
DJD 2016/17 Audition Tour
JoBaker@decidedlyjazz.com
School of Toronto Dance Theatre Application
deadline 15 Jan 416 967 6887
Inspiracion Latina Dance—festivals, weddings,
parties etc. dance@inspiracionlatina.com or
call at 647-558-2726
Polynesian Dream- Hawaiian Dancers to expand its roster for Paid Shows
www.PolynesianDream.com (416) 832-3438
Go Dance International - Male and Female
Dancers info@godip.ca
Sanskriti Arts - Bollywood Dancers info@sanskritiarts.ca
Samba Brasil Entertainment send resume,
head shot, full body shot, video (optional) to
samba_brasil_ent@yahoo.ca
CALLS and
SUBMISSIONS
Dancer-in-Residence Memorial University, 3 different locations in Newfoundland and Labrador. Jan 8, 2016
danceres@grenfell.mun.ca
CONFERENCES
On The Move Conference, Sony Centre, Toronto, January 29, 2016 dtrc.ca
National Capital Dance Educators
Aug 22-23, Ottawa
http://societyofrussianballet.org
Diva Girl Wellness and Fitness Conference April 16, 2016 The Spoke Club,
Toronto divagirl-inc.com
WORKSHOPS
Summer Tapperfest July 18-21, 2016
www.whats-on-tap.com
Dance Educators International Sunday
Series—Jan 24 The Art of Being a
Teacher 647 351 5507
Welcome New Members
Ottawa: Lauren Midali,
Simon Beckett
Cara Mulvaugh
Oakville: Sarah Dowhun
PERFORMANCE EVENTS
January 2016
National Ballet of Canada
The Nutcracker
- Jan
1 866 345 9595 FREE
KasheDance @ the COC Jan 7
FREE noon hour series in the
Richard Bradshaw Amphitheatre
National Arts Centre
Dada Masilo
Royal Winnipeg Ballet
1 866 850 ARTS
Jan 12
Jan 28-30
MFA Dance Thesis Concert with
York Dance Ensemble
Feb 10
Toronto
National Arts Centre
Kidd Pivot
Feb 12
Akram Khan/Israel Galvan Feb 19-20
Ima Iduozee/Idan Sharabi Feb 24-27
Company Wang Ramirez Feb 25-27
1 866 850 ARTS
Julia Sasso DANCES @ the COC
FREE Noon Hour Series Feb 25
Toronto
Free Big Band Dances
@ Club Roma
Jan
Starlight Ballroom, St. Catherines
February
Canada’s Royal Winnipeg Ballet
Going Home Star—Truth & Reconciliation
Feb 5
Toronto
The Birds: Pan Faculty Production
York University
Mar 20-24
York Dances
Mar 20
416 736 5888
Newton Moraes Dance Theatre
DanceWorks CoWorks Series
Testosterone
Mar 17-19
Dancemakers Centre, Toronto
DA Hoskins @ the COC Mar 31
FREE noon hour series in the
Richard Bradshaw Amphitheatre
DANCE ONTARIO’S DANCEWEEKEND’16
In Association with Harbourfront
Fleck Dance Theatre
Jan 15-17
416 204 1083 No Advance Tickets!
Blue Ceiling/Lucy Rupert
DanceWorks CoWorks Series
dead reckoning
Jan 13-17
The Theatre Centre, TO
www.theatrecentre.org
Canadian Stage
Akram Khan/Israel Galvan Mar 9-12
Bluma Appel Theatre, Toronto
DANCE ONTARIO ASSOCIATION
March
National Arts Centre
Hong Kong Ballet
1866 850 ARTS
15 Case Goods Lane, Ste 304
Toronto, ON M5A 3C4
Mar 1
National Ballet of Canada
La Sylphide
Mar 2
Cacti/Rubies/4 Temp
Mar 9
Romeo & Juliet
Mar 16
1 866 345 9595
Julia Sasso dances
DanceWorks Mainstage/NextSteps Series
Sporting Life
Mar3-5
Harboufront Centre Theatre, TO
416 973 4000
danceontario.ca contact@danceontario.ca
Images: (cover)
Canadian Contemporary Dance Theatre by
(p.2) Madison Gray
(p.3) Arkan Dance Company
(p.4) George Brown Dance
(p.5) Sashar Zarif Dance Theatre
(back) KasheDance
Julia Sasso dances by Nicole Rivelli
Dance Ontario Association is generously
funded by the Ontario Arts Council, Toronto
Arts Council, Department of Canadian Heritage and the Ontario Trillium Foundation.