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| Title | Category: Community |
| ID | 13340 |
| Date | February 22, 2024 |
| Title | Meet the Teachers Behind the 2024 Black History Month Classes |
| Url | https://www.decidedlyjazz.com/blog/meet-the-teachers-behind-the-2024-black-history-month-classes/ |
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| Author | Heather Close |
| Summary | Every February, Canadians are invited to participate in Black History Month to honour the legacy of Black Canadians and their communities. This year, the theme is “Black Excellence: A Heritage to Celebrate; a Future to Build”. The DJD organization owes gratitude and pays an abundance of respect to Black Culture and the African-American experience both of which are the architects of jazz dance. In the final weeks of Black History... |
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| ID | 12704 |
| Date | November 3, 2023 |
| Title | Our Community – Serenella Sol |
| Url | https://www.decidedlyjazz.com/blog/our-community-serenella-sol/ |
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| Author | Heather Close |
| Summary | This month’s blog features the fantastic Serenella Sol! Serenella is a Calgary-based dancer, choreographer and the Artistic Director of Ballet Bodies YYC. She started dancing ballet at the age of three in Maracaibo, Venezuela. In 2007, she moved to Canada, where she studied ballet and contemporary in Vancouver and Calgary. In 2013, she graduated from the University of Calgary with a BA in Political Science and a Minor in Dance.... |
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| ID | 11889 |
| Date | August 31, 2023 |
| Title | Our Community – Ashley Brodeur |
| Url | https://www.decidedlyjazz.com/blog/our-community-ashley-brodeur/ |
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| Author | Heather Close |
| Summary | This month’s Our Community blog features the delightful Ashley Brodeur. Manager of Performing Arts at the National accessArts Centre (NaAC) and Creator and Director of Maven Movement, providing professional level performance and training opportunities on an equitable scale has been Ashley’s focus for the past 8 years. With professional performance credits that include Culture Shock Washington, D.C., the Dubai Shopping Festival, The Fringe Festival, TIFF, BravoFact!, collaborations with brands such... |
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| ID | 11748 |
| Date | July 28, 2023 |
| Title | Our Community – Wunmi Idowu |
| Url | https://www.decidedlyjazz.com/blog/our-community-wunmi-idowu/ |
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| Author | Heather Close |
| Summary | This month’s Our Community blog features the wonderful Wunmi Idowu. Wunmi is an award-winning dancer, choreographer, instructor, performer, and producer and the Founder and Director of Woezo Africa Music & Dance Theatre Inc. Since 2006, Woezo Africa has been passionately dedicated to bringing the history of African culture to the masses through traditional and modern modes of performing arts, including dance, music, theatre and storytelling. Her community outreach work with... |
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| ID | 11604 |
| Date | June 22, 2023 |
| Title | Our Community – Nicole Andrea Pemberton |
| Url | https://www.decidedlyjazz.com/blog/our-community-nicole-andrea-pemberton/ |
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| Author | Miranda Botto |
| Summary | This month’s Our Community blog features the captivating Nicole Andrea Pemberton. Nicole is a dance artist, mentor, choreographer, health entrepreneur and educator who has performed professionally nationally in Canada, New York and Trinidad and Tobago. Her lineage comes from the islands of Antigua/Barbuda, St. Kitts and Nevis, and the countries of England and Canada. She has taught and facilitated movement experiences for over 100,000 kids and adults and counting. She... |
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| ID | 11041 |
| Date | May 17, 2023 |
| Title | Our Community – Lisa La Touche |
| Url | https://www.decidedlyjazz.com/blog/our-community-lisa-la-touche/ |
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| Author | Miranda Botto |
| Summary | At DJD, we pride ourselves on having so many incredible people who share our space with us. We want to highlight these people who are a part of our family and make our community whole. This monthly blog series will focus on the artists themselves and celebrate their incredible accomplishments. We couldn’t think of a better way to kick it off than with Lisa La Touche! As a proud Canadian... |
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| ID | 11067 |
| Date | April 14, 2023 |
| Title | Great Eats Near DJD |
| Url | https://www.decidedlyjazz.com/blog/great-eats-near-djd/ |
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| Author | Heather Close |
| Summary | Looking for a great place to eat before you attend a DJD performance? Check out these great places near the DJD Dance Centre to make your night out a delicious experience: First Street Market – 1327 1st Street SW With 9 restaurant vendors to choose from and a bar First Street Market is a great option for a quick bite to eat. Bar Chouette – 12th Ave and... |
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| ID | 9224 |
| Date | March 8, 2022 |
| Title | Happy International Women’s Day from DJD! Proud to be home to women empowering women. |
| Url | https://www.decidedlyjazz.com/blog/happy-international-womens-day-from-djd-proud-to-be-home-to-women-empowering-women/ |
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| Author | Heather Close |
| Summary | At DJD we are so lucky to have many wonderful women on our team, empowering and guiding each other every day. An inspiring example, one of our Founders, Vicki Adams Willis, won the 2021 Lieutenant Governor of Alberta Distinguished Artist Award for her work in transforming Calgary’s jazz dance scene. Following the award the Lieutenant Governor of Alberta Arts Awards Foundation provided $3,000 to each of our 2021 Distinguished Artists... |
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