Awards/News

AWARDS LISTING

Decidedly Jazz Danceworks:
Fast Forward, Calgary’s Best Dance Company: 1999-2008
Calgary Herald Readers Choice for best Dance Studio since 1999
2000 Canadian Institure for Theatre Technolocy (CITT) CITT Award Technical Merit

Vicki Adams Willis – Artistic Director Decidedly Jazz
1980 - University of Calgary, Superior Teacher Award
2001 - Global Television’s Woman of Vision Award
2005 - The City of Calgary’s Community Achievement Award for the Arts
Chosen as one of the University of Calgary’s Top 40 Alumni

Kathi Sundstrom – General Manager Decidedly Jazz
2005 Rozsa Award for Excellence in Arts Management

Kimberley Cooper - Artistic Associate
Emerging artist of the year 2002 by Alberta Dance Alliance

Claudia Moore – Past President of Decidedly Jazz
2008 Arnold Edinborough Award for Outstanding Volunteerism in the Arts

Decidedly Jazz Associates:

Mayors Luncheon for Business in the Arts
2003 - First Energy Capital Corporation – Sustained Support

National Post Award for Business in the Arts
2000 - First Energy Capital Corporation – Best Arts/Entrepreneur Partnership

For further information:
Helen Moore-Parkhouse, Marketing Consultant
403-228-8192
helenmp@decidedlyjazz.com

April 27, 2009 - Decidedly Jazz Turns Twenty-Five

May 7, 2008 - DJD's Tinge and Tone

December 12, 2007 - DJD's wowandflutter

September 29, 2005 - Rozsa Award Contributes to DJD Success

September 8, 2004 - Havana International Jazz Festival Tour

November 24, 2003 - DJD's 20th Anniversary Season PSA

November 24, 2003 - DJD Pivoting Echoes PSA

November 19, 2003 - DJD 20th Anniversary Note to News Editors

September 15, 2003 - DJD's 20th Anniversary 2003-2004 Season

January 21, 2003 - LIVING THE MUSIC: The Story of Decidedly Jazz Danceworks on CBC TV

December 3, 2002 - DJD laughs in the face of winter

November 25, 2002 - DJD contributes to AIDS awareness event in Victoria

May 17, 2002 - Decidedly Jazz Danceworks presents Perched on the Edge of a Quarter Note

October 11, 2001 - Decidedly Jazz Danceworks presents "LIME".

July 17, 2000 - Decidedly Jazz Danceworks presents "Living the Music" on VTV in Vancouver.

May 16, 2000 - Decidedly Jazz Danceworks presents "Living the Music" on Bravo! TV.

April 17, 2000 - Decidedly Jazz Danceworks Presents Evanescence

December 22, 1999 - Decidedly Jazz Danceworks Presents "WHITEHORN" February 3 - 6, 2000

September 23, 1999 - Filming begins on Wendy Hill-Tout's documentary on Decidedly Jazz Danceworks

September 16, 1999 - Dance Class marathon and B&W Big Band Benefit Ball

March 18, 1999 - DJD announces - Soul Jugglers

May 4, 1998 - DJD announces - Classic Jam: DJD'S Box Set

September 09, 1997 - DJD announces - OPTIC VERVE

March 3, 1997 - DJD announces - Rhythm Addiction (Patterns of our Mothers' Hearts)