Directory 2018/19 Editorial Staff Rosslyn Jacob Edwards, Execuve Director Amy Hampton, Program Manager Julie McLachlan, Program Assistant Board of Directors Samara Thompson, Chair Jennifer Watkins, Vice-Chair Sahsar Zarif , Secretary Treasurer Lola Ryan, Past Chair Jesse Dell Alan Faigal Jade Jager Clark Debbie Kapp KayLynne (Kate) Lowe Tina Nicolaidis Ofilio Porllo Yasmina Ramzy Anuschka Roes Derek Sangster DOYB (Dance Ontario Youth Board) Una Wabinski Makeda Benitez Madison Gray DANCE ONTARIO ASSOCIATION 15 Case Goods Lane, #304 Toronto, ON M5A 3C4 416 204 1083 F 416 204 1085 [email protected] www.danceontario.c Photo Credit (this page): Natasha Powell by David Hou Cover Design Eric Parker Associates Photo Credits (cover): Holla Jazz, Yvonne Ng, Zata Omm Dance Projects Lile Pear Garden Dance Company Prinng: Connental Press 1 DANCE ONTARIO ASSOCIATION Directory 2018/19 TABLE OF CONTENTS DANCE ONTARIO 3 THE SERVICES AND RESOURCES Administraon 44 THE PERFORMERS Box Office 44 Companies 4 Costumes and Dancewear 44 Dancers 20 Fundraising, Markeng 44 Library 44 Media/Broadcasters 44 THE PROFESSIONALS Music/Accompanists 44 Choreographers 23 Video/Film/Photo/Graphic/Web 44 Examiners & Adjudicators 25 Photographers 44 Health Services 26 Publicity & Promoon 45 Notators/Pilates 26 Technical Support/Supplies 45 Researchers 26 Tour Mg’t/Representaon/Producers 45 Teachers/Educators 27 Theatre 31 SERVICE ORGANIZATIONS Writers 31 Provincial Dance Service Organizaons 45 Other Professionals 31 Naonal Dance Service Organizaons 46 Regional Arts Councils 46 THE SCHOOLS Schools 32 Barrier Free/Mixed Abilies 38 SPONSORS Schools by Form 39 Fesvals 47 Acro/Aerial 39 Compeons 48 African/Caribbean 39 Foundaons 48 Ballet 39 Government—Federal 48 Ballroom/Lan/Afro Cuban 40 -Provincial 49 Central Asian 40 - Municipal 49 Chinese 40 - Presenters 49 Creave Movement/Kinderdance 40 Folk/Naonal/Country & Western 40 VENUES & REHEARSAL SPACES 49 Urban/Hip Hop/R&B/Pop&Lock 41 Breakdancing/Reggae Indian/Bollywood 41 Jazz/Musical Theatre/Lyrical 41 Middle Eastern/Bellydance 42 Modern/Contemporary 42 Pointe 42 Spanish/Flamenco 42 Tap/Rhythm 42 Summer Schools 43 Open/Drop-in 43 Other Forms 43 Workshops 43 Images: Esmeralda Enrique by Hamid Karimi 2 DANCE ONTARIO ASSOCIATION Nesta William Toumine, Judy Jarvis, Joysanne Sidi- mus, Dr. R. N. Laidlaw, Rina Singha, Peter Boneham, OUR VISION Gladys Forrester, Vera Davis, Carol Anderson, Rose - to develop a vibrant, diverse, inclusive and sustain- Hill, Danny Grossman, Patricia Miner, Mimi Beck, able dance community reflecng all Ontarians. Roelof Peter (Ron) Snippe , Nadia Pos-Gomez and Founded in 1976 , we are a 700+ strong membership Vivine Scarle -based associaon that has developed into a dynam- ic cross-secon of all areas of the dance sector . The DANCE INNOVATION AWARD recognizes unique province's all-inclusive dance organizaon , we are creave iniaves and was awarded to Eroca central to the diverse sector's communicaons and Nicols and Apolonia Velasquez & Ofilio Porllo networking systems. for the development of the Toronto Urban Dance Fesval (TUDS). In July 2019, representaves from all six networks will convene in Windsor to discuss issues and com- CORE VALUES - connecvity and communicaon JACQUE FOESIER YOUTH DANCE AWARD recognizes pare notes. Our Regional Coordinator is Grace Smith the passion, dedicaon and commitment in the (above). - support and celebraon of diversity pursuit of excellence in dance by a young dance providing opportunies to raise the profiles for all forms of dance and their praconers ar st age 19 or under. Recipients include Makeda We encourage you to contact the Network Coordina- Benitez who has since joined the DOYB (Dance On- tors if you are a dance professional living in their Board and staff are commied to creang healthy tario Youth Board) , Isabella Rapino , Madison Gray- region. Tess Vosper and Claire Whitaker - LONDON DANCE NETWORK (LDN) and safe work environments for our members and Debbie Kapp—[email protected] the community at large. This is a core value that we expect our members to uphold. - DUFFERIN DANCE NETWORK (DDN) duff[email protected] - HALTON DANCE NETWORK (HDN) PROMOTING THE ARTISTRY OF OUR Kate Lowe—[email protected] MEMBERS—SHOWCASES, PROFESSIONAL PUBLICATIONS & WEBSITE x WINDSOR DANCE NETWORK DEVELOPMENT WORKSHOPS & PROV- Mary Jo Mullins [email protected] INCEWIDE INITIATIVES x The Directory - ALGOMA/SAULT STE MARIE x headlines, quarterly newsleer , e-news Richard Kim [email protected] - SUDBURY DANCE NETWORK DANCEWEEKEND at Toronto’s Harbourfront Centre, x Website (approx. 1900 hits daily) serves Emma Duncan— is our unique showcase of member companies and our members and the dance community at professional training instuons. Over 25 companies large with free lisngs of jobs, workshops, x [email protected] in all genres reflect the global influences of the prov- classes and events ince’s dance milieu. Dance Ontario will partner on some network acvis x E-Communique, 2-3 mes monthly. Pro- such as ParkDances (winsor), branches Intensives mong members’ events, current dance and workshops (Sudbury) and the London Dance CANADIAN OPERA COMPANY FREE NOONHOUR issues and announcements. Fesval. SERIES IN THE RICHARD BRADSHAW x Hotline telephone informaon/referrals to AMPHITHEATRE—annually to promote member schools, events/services province- DanceWeekend. January 11, 2018 Kaha:wi Dance DANCE ONTARIO YOUTH BOARD wide as well as same service on con- Theatre [email protected] CREATIVE PARTNERSHIP COMMISSIONING support x Calendar of Events lisng of dance perfor- Internaonal Dance Day (April 29) acvies such as for arsts. Recipients include Nenagh Leigh, Meagan mances in Ontario over the next 12 months the 2015 Dance Ontario Instagram Media Campaign O'Shea, Terrill Maguire, Lucy Rupert, Vivine Scarle,, Jenn Goodwin, Sasha Ivanochko, Marlee PARTNERSHIPS & Cargill, Malgorzata Nowacka, Nova Bhaacharya & COLLABORATIONS Louis Laberge Coté, Sashar Zarif & Holly Small, William Yong, Lacey Smith, Amy Hampton & Keiko ADVOCACY Ninomiya, Jessica Westermann, Lucy Rupert and To benefit our members and the sector in general, Barbara Pallamino, Pamela Rasbach, octamerous, Dance Ontario enters into Partnerships and collabo- Robert Stephen, Jasmyn Fyffe, Keiko Kitano, Natasha raons such as that with SOCAN, Society of Compos- Powell, Malgorzata Nowacka/James Croker & Jack ers, Authors & Musicians for a reduced annual li- Dance Ontario is an acve member of the PASO- Langenhuizen, Hanna Kiel, Courtnae Bowman, Louis censing agreement for members who use copyright- OPSA Coalion made up of 27 Provincial Arts Service Laberge-Cote/Jordana Deveau , Jacob Niedszwiecki, ed music. and RE:SOUND . Organizaons,. PASO-OPSA lobbies and Ryan Lee ,Alyssa Marn, Shameka Blake and Riley Other collaboraons have included those with other advocates provincially on concerns of mutual inter- Sims. dance service organizaons and fesvals for emerg- est across disciplines. ing arsts. Such as New Blue Emerging Dance. CONFERENCES—We collaborate with other arts Staff also serve on the Steering Commiee of Ontari- service organizaons to deliver the on the move and ans for the Arts (OA), a non-parsan advocacy group for the arts. Keep On Moving conferences for emerging arsts graduang from training instuons to the profes- REGIONAL NETWORKS sional dance sector. In addion, we lobby and advocate on behalf of our members on dance specific issues as well as through the Toronto Friends of the Arts. AWARDS Through acvies across Ontario generously funded by the Ontario Trillium Foundaon, Dance Ontario LIFETIME ACHIEVEMENT AWARD recognizes the has assisted in the establishment of dance networks contribuon of individuals to the discipline. in regional centres. Recipients include Charloe Holmes, Grant Strate, These networks organize acvies specific to their DANCE ONTARIO ASSOCIATION Lawrence & Miriam Adams, Brian Robinson, Trish communies as they work to increase dance oppor- building strong, vital dance tunies for professional dance arsts, teachers, Beay, David Earle, Peter Randazzo, Lois Smith, communities across the province Herbert Whiaker, Janet Baldwin, Boris Volkoff, studios owners and young dancers. 3 PERFORMING COMPANIES Photo Credits: Emily Chueng/Lile Pear Garden Dance Company by Victor Chan 4 ACROSS OCEANS . AKA DANCE MAXINE HEPPNER Amy Hampton, Director Maxine Heppner, Director 152 Alton Ave 21 Palmerston Square Toronto, ON M4L 2M4 Toronto ON M6G 2S8 T Cell 416 301 3430 T 416 531-8557 [email protected] [email protected] www.akadance.ca Www.acrossoceans.org Form of Dance— Contemporary Form of dance: Contemporary Size— Small Size— Small Company DescripƟon—AKA Dance creates and presents Company DescripƟon— contemporary dance works for all ages. Drawing from Maxine Heppner founded diverse dance forms from ACROSS OCEANS in 1995 butoh to ballet, AKA’s pieces to explore and study col- are physically excing and laboraon in dance, music, visually smulang. The visual and literary arts and company is known for its accessible works that resonate with children and mul- media, based in a humanisc approach to creaon, educaon and community cultural audiences. The recipient of two Dance Ontario Creave Partnerships, service. AKA Dance was invited to represent Canada at the 2008 Dance Ga Mitai Interna- onal Dance Fesval in Tokyo, Japan and has toured naonally, performing at Touring Availability—Contact Company Dancing On The Edge (Vcr), Guelph Contemporary Dance Fesval, Asian Heritage Month (Oawa) as well as Dusk Dances