By Kaija Pepper Yvonne Chartrand has been steadfastly bringing her welcoming vision to the stage through her small Vancouver company V’ni Dansi since 2000. The name translates as “Come and Dance” in Mitchif (the language spoken by the Métis) and this invitation to share is felt throughout her body of work. V’ni Dansi’s latest production,
By Sima Chowdhury The broad ethnic composition of Lai Lai Ballroom Dance studio in southern California inspired Laura Nix to spend six years making her Oscar-nominated short film Walk, Run, Cha Cha. Elena Krifuks from Belarus and her husband, Maksym Kapitanchuk from Ukraine, teach Latin dancing there to mostly middle-aged Asian students. Two of their