By Barb Clausen My career in dance was spent in support of performing artists and in the production of live shows, primarily for three key Vancouver organizations: The Dance Centre, a resource centre for professionals and the public; New Works, which presents and supports local artists; and DanceHouse, which presents mid-size internationally recognized companies. Recently,
By Kaija Pepper In the pandemic’s first year, along with cities worldwide, Vancouver dance was in a holding pattern. As elsewhere, once the idea of a lockdown became customary practice, companies and individuals quickly moved online with friendly, often home-based digital dance designed to keep artists in contact with their audiences. By 2021, however, these
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