Dancing Under an Umbrella
Jude Wong had an elegant epiphany last October. Perhaps the constant query she’d heard from fellow dance artists, “Why should I have to leave in […]
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Breakdancing on the Move
Fog rises from the Teslin recreational centre stage where the Rock-C Rollers jump and shriek their way across the blacklit platform. A guitarist grasps the
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Dance Yukon
Scores of Yukoners have come in contact with Groundwork Sessions (GWS) on some spot-lit Yukon stage where its young members can be found spinning the
When First People’s Perform …
When Gary Sidney Johnson bows low beneath head feathers, beads and delicately embroidered black-and-red regalia, the Dakhkahwaan (First Peoples Performance) dancer doesn’t quite feel like
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Yukon Dancers Are Here to Stay
Jude Wong and I sit facing each other, sipping our coffees. She is nibbling on toast, and I am picking at a muffin – two
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A Christmas Classic Is on Its Way
It is 3:30 in the afternoon, on a beautiful fall day in Whitehorse, and the long narrow hallway at Northern Lights School of Dance (NLSD)
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Decidedly Jazz Dance Workshops
The working life of a dancer is not all showbiz and stage time. Countless hours are also devoted to rehearsals, choreography, classes and workshops. Workshops
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‘Jill’ of the Dance
What makes dance such a passion for some that, despite the journeys of life and the different roads taken, it remains in the heart of
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A Contemporary Aboriginal-Dance Passion
I have known Andrameda Hunter since she was a youngster, but when I recently met her for coffee, I was immediately taken by her radiant
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Gallant Talent
At 17, Calvin Laveck is a remarkable singer, dancer and musician. All these gifts, however, have not gone to his head, and his attitude is
Can Can Becky
You’ve seen her photo in countless tourist brochures and flyers as the saucy cancan dancer. You know her as a dance teacher, but Rebecca (Becky)
A Dancer’s Life from Mud to Snow
It’s a beautiful, blue-skied sunny afternoon. We have just come from our SYIDA ballet class and are both commenting on how our bodies feel. “Boy,
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Youth Empowered Through Dance
ith an eye to creating a national community of breakdancers and urban artists, Sami Elkout is in Whitehorse to organize Cypher for Change. “It’s like
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Cardio With a Touch of Poetry
In this time where such importance is placed on body image and hardcore workout geared to “feeling the burn”, I thought I would talk a
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Finally, the Slipper Fits
Has it been a year already? It seems like only a few weeks ago the dancers at Northern Lights School of Dance (NLSD) were filling
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Dancer Has Found Her Home
The’s a dancer, she’s a teacher, she’s a choreographer, actor, singer and performance artist. She is dancing all over this town. At the age of
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