Dance Manitoba Resources and Links

Dance Manitoba provides information and consultation to numerous individuals and community organizations both within and outside of Manitoba.  

The office regularly responds to requests for information on

• Dance Manitoba programs
• different fields of dance instruction
• where to find supplies
• Manitoba dance schools/teachers
• assistance in finding:
  • dancers
  • choreographers
  • workshop clinicians
• opportunities for advanced study and employment
• dance concerts/events
• dance resource information and contacts
• library searches for research papers
• funding information
• and volunteer resource information.

A modest resource library consisting of current dance related periodicals, catalogues from dance suppliers and dance educational institutions, biographies and instructional books, videos and arts and culture administration is also maintained on site. Contributions are appreciated.

Links

The following are a list of links that may be of interest. Many of these sites contain extensive listings of links to even more dance related websites.

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Companies

• Canada's Royal Winnipeg Ballet
• Chai Folk Ensemble
• Decidedly Jazz Danceworks
• Firehall Arts Centre
• Gearshifting Performance Works
• Les Sortilèges Danses du Monde
• Manitoba Opera
• Manitoba Theatre Centre
• Manitoba Theatre for Young People
• NAfro Dance Productions
• Nicola and Spice Road Belly Dance
• Prairie Theatre Exchange
• TRIP Dance Company
• Rainbow Stage
• Ruth Cansfield Dance
• Theatre Flamenco Dance Ensemble & Academy
• Winnipeg's Contemporary Dancers
• Winnipeg Symphony Orchestra
• Young Lungs Dance Exchange

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Festivals, Conventions and Competitions

• 5-6-7-8 Showtime Inc
• Associated Manitoba Arts Festivals
• Canada Dance Festival
• Canadian National Dance Championships
• CanAsian Dance Festival
• Dancing on the Edge
• Dance Power Enterprises Inc.
• Extreme Dance Convention & Competitions
• Festival of New Dance
• Folk Arts Council of Winnipeg, Inc
• Hip Hop Dance Canada Championships
• Triple Threat Dance Convention
• Vancouver International Dance Festival
• Veselka Ukrainian Dance Festival
• Winnipeg Fringe Festival
• WSO's New Music Festival

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Dance Schools and Dance Studios

• Brenda Gorlick's Young Stars
• Chai Folk Ensemble
• Cooks Creek Dance Academy
• Dance Images
• Dare to Clog Dancers
• DBSD (Bissett School of Dance)
• Decidedly Jazz Danceworks (Calgary AB)
• Elite Fitness and Dance Inc.
• Evolution Dance Company
• Great Wall Dance Academy of Canada
• India School of Dance, Music & Theatre
• Island Dance Academy (PEI)
• Kick It Dance Studio
• Kids Etc Youth Movement Company
• L.A. Dance Academy
• Le Studio Ste. Agathe
• Magic ‘n Motion Studio
• Marquis Dance Academy
• Monica's Danz Gym
• New Wave Dance Project (Canada)
• Nicola and Spice Road Belly Dance
• Promenade Dance Academy
• Rising Star Dance Academy
• Royal Dance Conservatory
• Royal Winnipeg Ballet School
• School of Contemporary Dancers
• Shelley Shearer School of Dance
  
• Sikat Dance Company
• Steppin' Time Dance Studio
• Stoney Brook Dance Company
• Studio One School of Performing Arts
• The Dance Centre
• Valery Academy of Dance
• Village Green English Country Dancers
• Wade Dance Centre and Wade Dance Camp @ Asessippi
• Wellness Institute
• Winnipeg Dance Force
• X Company Physical Arts Training and Performance Team

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Perfoming Groups and Ensembles within Manitoba

• Asham Stompers
• Brenda Gorlick's Young Stars
• Dance Images
• Fire In The Belly Productions
• Romanetz Ukrainian Dance Ensemble
• Rusalka Ukrainian Dance Ensemble
• Sarah Sommer Chai Folk Ensemble
• Sokol Polish Folk Ensemble
• Veselka Dancers of the Teulon Ukrainian Dance Club
• Village Green English Country Dancers

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Secondary Performing Arts Programs

• SEVEN OAKS SCHOOL DIVISION
  Garden City Collegiate
  Maples Collegiate
• WINNIPEG SCHOOL DIVISION
  Daniel McIntyre Collegiate Institute
  Elmwood High School
  École Secondaire Kelvin High School
  Grant Park High School Performing Arts
  Hugh John Macdonald School
  Sisler High School
  Tec Voc High School
• ST. JAMES / ASSINIBINE SCHOOL DIVISION
  Collège Sturgeon Heights Collegiate
  Westwood Collegiate
• PEMBINA TRAILS SCHOOL DIVISION
  Oak Park High School
  Vincent Massey Collegiate
• PORTAGE LA PRAIRIE
  Portage Collegiate Institute

Post Secondary Performing Arts Programs

BRITISH COLUMBIA

• School for the Contemporary Arts,
  Simon Fraser University 
  BFA Dance; Off-Centre Performance Company.
• The Canadian College of Performing Arts
  Offers two intensive certificate programs of study in acting (stage and screen), voice, dance, musical theatre, and career management.

ALBERTA

• Alberta Ballet, Professional Division
  Provides training to young dancers who aspire to have professional careers in dance.
• Grant McEwan College, Theatre Arts Program
  Two-year, full-time acting training diploma program.  Committed to overall training and dedicated an equal amount of time towards learning the three disciplines of acting, singing, and dancing.
• Program of Dance, University of Calgary
  The B.A. Dance Program is a four-year undergraduate degree with a major in dance.
  

ONTARIO

• Canada’s National Ballet School
  Professional Ballet Program (full-time, Grades 6 to 12 and post-secondary)  Full-Time Teacher Training Program, including joint degrees with York University and Simon Fraser University.
• George Brown College
  For dancers, George Brown Dance provides principal training in ballet with a strong focus on additional dance styles including modern and jazz.
• Quinte Ballet School of Canada
  Acceptance into the full-time programme is by audition only.
• Randolph Academy For The Performing Arts
  Post-secondary accredited Triple Threat College Program.
• Ryerson University
  Professional training in ballet, jazz and modern.
  Graduates are prepared for a wide range of performance opportunities.
• School of Ballet Creole
  
• School of Toronto Dance Theatre
  Contemporary Dance Professional Training program certificate.
• York University Dance Department
  BA or BFA; MFA in dance offered
  

QUEBEC

• Concordia University
  3 year, Bachelor of Fine Arts Degree in Contemporary Dance
• L’École de danse de Québec
  3 year, full-time training in Contemporary dance leading to a diploma or certificate.  1 year, full-time Preparatory Program
• L.A.D.M.M.I
  3 year intensive training program in Contemporary Dance.  By audition only.

MANITOBA

• Canada's Royal Winnipeg Ballet School Professional Division
  Professional training in Classical Ballet, Character, Modern. Teacher Training Course.  By Audition Only.
• The School of Contemporary Dancers
  Professional 4 year Modern training program towards a career in Modern Dance.  Dance courses offered in affiliation with the University of Winnipeg.  By Audition Only.

Publications

• Canadian Dance Performing Calendar - Destination dance-danse
• Critical Dance
• Dance Canada Quarterly
  
• Dance Collection Danse
• Dance International
• The Dance Current

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Associations / Organizations within Manitoba

• Afro-Caribbean Association of Manitoba Inc.
• Alliance of Canadian Cinema Television and Radio Artists
• Arts and Cultural Industries Association of Manitoba (ACI)
• Associated Manitoba Arts Festivals
• Canadian Conference on the Arts
• Canadian Dance Assembly
• Canada Dance Festival
• Chai Folk Arts Council
• Folk Arts Council of Winnipeg
• Irish Association of Manitoba
• Manitoba International Folk Association
• Manitoba International Folk Association
• RSCDS Winnipeg
• Steinbach Arts Council

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Provincial and National Service Organizations

• Alberta Dance Alliance
• Associated Dance Arts for Professional Teachers (ADAPT)
• Canadian Actors Equity Association
• Canadian Alliance of Dance Artists (CADA)
• Canadian Conference for the Arts
• Canadian Dance Assembly
• Canadian Dance Teachers Association (Ontario)
• Cecchetti Society of Canada
• The Dance Centre (Vancouver)
• Dance Nova Scotia
• Dance Ontario Association
• Dance Saskatchewan
• Dancer Transition Resource Centre
• Regroupement Québécois de la Danse
  
• Royal Academy of Dance/Canada
• Society for Canadian Dance Studies
• The Dance Centre

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Funding Sources, Councils & Foundations

• Canada Council for the Arts
• Canadian Heritage
• The Hnatyshyn Foundation
  
• Manitoba Arts Council
• Manitoba Culture Heritage & Tourism
• Winnipeg Arts Council
• The Winnipeg Foundation

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Individuals & other

• Stephanie Ballard
• Linda Langevin
• Mallabar's Apparels
• Liz Markwart
• Bruce Monk Photography
• Martha Nicholson
• Anthony LoCascio

Supplies

• Fire In The Belly Productions - Basic Dancewear for Belly Dance.
• Harlequin Costume and Dance
• Mallabar Apparels
• Mitchell Fabrics
• Mom's & Children's Paradise
• The Cannon Connection - Custom made kilts
• Pirouette Active Wear (Brandon, MB)