Directory 2016/17 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 Jade Jager Clark, Secretary Debbie Kapp, Treasurer Lola Ryan, Past Chair Catherine Carpenko, Alan Faigal Jack Langenhuizen Ariel Len Cynthia Lickers-Sage KayLynne (Kate) Lowe Tina Nicolaidis Ofilio Porllo Sashar Zarif 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.ca Photo Credit (this page): Yvonne Ng by Edwin Luk Cover Design Eric Parker Associates Photo Credits (cover): Yvonne Ng by Edwin Luk/ Jasmyn Fyffe, City Dance Corps, Tutus—The Avant Guardist/Pinterest Prinng: Connental Press Directory Sponsor: 1 DANCE ONTARIO ASSOCIATION Directory 2016/17 TABLE OF CONTENTS THE SERVICES AND RESOURCES DANCE ONTARIO 3 Administraon 50 Box Office 50 THE PERFORMERS Costumes and Dancewear 50 Companies 4 Fundraising, Markeng 50 Dancers 25 Library 50 Media/Broadcasters 50 Music/Accompanists 50 THE PROFESSIONALS Video/Film/Photo/Graphic/Web 50 Choreographers 28 Photographers 50 Examiners & Adjudicators 30 Publicity & Promoon 51 Health Services 31 Technical Support/Supplies 51 Notators/Pilates 31 Tour Mg’t/Representaon/Producers 51 Researchers 32 Teachers/Educators 32 SERVICE ORGANIZATIONS Theatre 36 Provincial Dance Service Organizaons 51 Writers 36 Naonal Dance Service Organizaons 52 Other Professionals 36 Regional Arts Councils 52 THE SCHOOLS Schools 37 SPONSORS Schools by Form 44 Fesvals 53 Acro/Aerial 44 Compeons 54 African/Caribbean 44 Foundaons 54 Ballet 44 Government—Federal 54 Ballroom/Lan/Afro Cuban 45 -Provincial 55 Central Asian 45 - Municipal 55 Chinese 45 - Presenters 55 Creave Movement/Kinderdance 45 Folk/Naonal/Country & Western 46 Urban/Hip Hop/R&B/Pop&Lock 46 VENUES & REHEARSAL SPACES 55 Breakdancing/Reggae Indian/Bollywood 46 Jazz/Musical Theatre/Lyrical 46 Middle Eastern/Bellydance 47 Modern/Contemporary 47 Pointe 48 Spanish/Flamenco 48 Tap/Rhythm 48 Summer Schools 48 Open/Drop-in 49 Other Forms 49 Workshops 49 Image: Santee Smith by David Hou 2 The DANCE ONTARIO Directory— Herbert Whiaker, Janet Baldwin, Boris Volkoff, - HALTON DANCE NETWORK (HDN) Nesta William Toumine, Judy Jarvis, Joysanne Sidi- [email protected] the “who’s who” of dance in Ontario mus, Dr. R. N. Laidlaw, Rina Singha, Peter Boneham, - WINDSOR DANCE NETWORK Gladys Forrester, Vera Davis, Carol Anderson, Rose [email protected] Founded in 1976 to support the ad- Hill, Danny Grossman, Patricia Miner, Mimi Beck, - ALGOMA/SAULT STE MARIE vancement of the discipline, Dance Ontario is a Roelof Peter (Ron) Snippe and Nadia Pos-Gomez tba dynamic cross-secon of the dance sector with a - SUDBURY DANCE NETWORK membership that reflects this province’s diversity DANCE INNOVATION AWARD recognizes unique tba through internaonally renowned companies, creave iniaves and was awarded to Eroca emerging collecves, teachers, studios, choreogra- Nicols and Apolonia Velasquez & Ofilio Porllo phers, dancers, and producon specialists. for the development of the Toronto Urban Key to the province’s dance community, Dance Fesval (TUDS). DANCE ONTARIO YOUTH BOARD we are central to its communicaons, networking (DOYB) and capacity building. Dance Ontario connues to JACQUE FOESIER YOUTH DANCE AWARD recognizes have a significant impact on the art form, the arsts, the passion, dedicaon and commitment in the their audiences and our communies. pursuit of excellence in dance by a young dance Internaonal Dance Day (April 29) acvies such as arst age 19 or under. Recipients include Makeda the 2015 Dance Ontario Instagram Media Campaign PROMOTING THE ARTISTRY OF OUR Benitez who has since joined the DOYB (Dance On- tario Youth Board) , Isabella Rapino and Madison MEMBERS—SHOWCASES, PROFESSION- Gray. AL DEVELOPMENT WORKSHOPS & PROVINCEWIDE INITIATIVES PUBLICATIONS & WEBSITE ADVOCACY Now in it’s 23rd year, DANCEWEEKEND at Toronto’s Harbourfront Centre, is our unique showcase of x The Directory Dance Ontario is an acve member of the PASO- member companies and professional training ins- x headlines, quarterly newsleer , e-news OPSA Coalion made up of 27 Provincial Arts Service tuons. Over 25 companies in all genres reflect the Organizaons,. PASO-OPSA lobbies and x Website (approx. 1900 hits daily) global influences of the province’s dance milieu. advocates provincially on concerns of mutual inter- x E-news, 2-3 mes monthly. Promong est across disciplines CANADIAN OPERA COMPANY FREE NOONHOUR members’ events, current dance issues and SERIES IN THE RICHARD BRADSHAW announcements. AMPHITHEATRE—annually to promote x Hotline telephone informaon/referrals to DanceWeekend. January 17, 2017 Gadfly member schools, events/services province- wide as well as same service on con- CREATIVE PARTNERSHIP COMMISSIONING support [email protected] for arsts. Recipients include Nenagh Leigh, Meagan x Calendar of Events lisng of dance perfor- O'Shea, Terrill Maguire, Lucy Rupert, Vivine We also lobby and advocate on behalf of our mem- Scarle,, Jenn Goodwin, Sasha Ivanochko, Marlee mances in Ontario over the next 12 months bers on dance specific issues Cargill, Malgorzata Nowacka, Nova Bhaacharya & Louis Laberge Coté, Sashar Zarif & Holly Small, PARTNERSHIPS William Yong, Lacey Smith, Amy Hampton & Keiko Ninomiya, Jessica Westermann, Lucy Rupert and Barbara Pallamino, Pamela Rasbach, octamerous, To benefit our members and the sector in general, Robert Stephen, Jasmyn Fyffe, Keiko Kitano, Natasha Dance Ontario enters into Powell, Malgorzata Nowacka/James Croker & Jack Partnerships such as that with SOCAN, Society of Langenhuizen, Hanna Kiel, Courtnae Bowman, Louis Composers, Authors & Musicians for a reduced Laberge-Cote/Jordana Deveau and Jacob Nied- annual licensing agreement for members who use szwiecki. copyrighted music. Other collaboraons have included CODE for the DANCE FROM A DISTANCE—innovave internet Pulse Youth Dance Conference in North Bay, the Flux project linking choreographers with schools London Contemporary Dance Fesval and with COCA Corporaon of Campus Acvies) for a showcase in CONFERENCES—We collaborate with other arts Niagara Falls. service organizaons to deliver the on the move and Keep On Moving conferences for emerging arsts REGIONAL NETWORKS graduang from training instuons to the profes- sional dance sector Through acvies across Ontario generously funded CONNECTING THE DOTS—series of symposiums and by the Ontario Trillium Foundaon, Dance Ontario collaboraons to build innovave partnerships with- has assisted in the establishment of dance networks in regional communies to strengthen the future of in regional centres. These networks organize acvi- dance across Ontario. es specific to their communies as they work to increase dance opportunies for professional dance AWARDS arsts, teachers, studios owners and young dancers. We encourage you to contact the network coordina- LIFETIME ACHIEVEMENT AWARD recognizes the tors if you are a dance professional living in their region. contribuon of individuals to the discipline. DANCE ONTARIO ASSOCIATION Recipients include Charloe Holmes, Grant Strate, - LONDON DANCE NETWORK (LDN) Lawrence & Miriam Adams, Brian Robinson, Trish [email protected] building strong, vital dance Beay, David Earle, Peter Randazzo, Lois Smith, - DUFFERIN DANCE NETWORK (DDN) communities across the province duff[email protected] 3 PERFORMING COMPANIES Photo Credits: Anjelica Scannura—Ritmo Fllamenco 4 ACROSS OCEANS . AFRO LATINO DANCE COMPANY MAXINE HEPPNER Albena de Assis, Art. Dir. Maxine Heppner, Director 901 Yonge St., Lower Level 21 Palmerston Square Toronto, ON Toronto ON M6G 2S8 M4W 2H2 T 416 531-8557 T 416 671 7140 [email protected] F 647 435 5189 Www.acrossoceans.org [email protected] www.afrolanodance.com Form of dance: Form of Dance—Lan Contemporary Size—variable Touring Availability—Contact Size— Small Company Classes Offered. Company Descripon— Maxine Heppner founded ACROSS OCEANS in 1995 to explore and study collabo- Company Descripon—AfroLano Dance Company has emerged as the premier raon in dance, music, visual and literary arts and media, based in a humanisc Lan dance entertainment company in Toronto. From inmate cocktail pares, approach to creaon, educaon and community service. company team building events to custom tailored theme producons, AfroLano Dance Company specializes in producing spectacular events mixing the Cuban Touring Availability—Contact Company cabaret and Brazilian carnival show tradions. ADELHEID DANCE PROJECTS AKA DANCE Heidi Strauss, Art. Dir. Amy Hampton, Director 405 Salem Ave. North 152 Alton Ave Toronto, ON M6H 3C9 Toronto, ON M4L 2M4 T 416 516 0253 T Cell 416 301 3430 C 416 997 4430 [email protected] [email protected] www.akadance.ca www.adelheid.ca Form of Dance—Contemporary Size— Small Form of Dance—Contemporary Company Descripon—AKA Dance creates and presents contemporary Size— small dance works that blend Japanese and Canadian tradions. Drawing from Company Descripon— diverse dance forms from butoh to Adelheid Dance Projects is the ballet, AKA’s pieces are physically plaorm for the choreographic excing and visually smulang. The and performance works of Heidi company is known for its accessible Strauss. Based in contemporary works that resonate with children and aesthec, works focus on themes mulcultural audiences. The recipient of human relaonships and of two Dance Ontario