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ID 14989
Date December 19, 2024
Title DJD 50/50
Url https://www.decidedlyjazz.com/blog/djd-50-50/
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Summary Celebrate Decidedly Jazz Danceworks 40th Anniversary by participating in our 50/50 raffle! Funds raised through this raffle will support DJD, allowing us to continuing creating original performances and enrich lives by engaging people in exploring and promoting the art of jazz dance. Ticket prices are: 1 for $10 5 for $20, 25 for $50 and 100 for $100 Tickets go on sale January 6, 2025! BUY 50/50 TICKETS Raffle licence...
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ID 14244
Date September 18, 2024
Title Message from the Artistic Director – 2024/2025
Url https://www.decidedlyjazz.com/blog/message-from-the-artistic-director-2024-2025/
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Summary Lordy Lordy WE are 40! Since our humble beginnings in 1984 we have had quite a time.  4 decades, 3 homes, over 100 dancers, countless collaborators, over 70 original performances…  We are thrilled to celebrate our 40th season with you! We are currently working hard on a new piece entitled Call and Response that will be presented January 16-26th. featuring the Falling Bullets Jazz Band from New Orleans.  I heard...
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ID 12350
Date October 24, 2023
Title Message from the Artistic Director – 2023/2024
Url https://www.decidedlyjazz.com/blog/message-from-the-artistic-director-2023-2024/
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Summary 39. As the world turns, and heats, with climate change and war and pestilence, art is more important than ever. We need to be inspired, we need escape, we need to be asked to think and see things in different ways, we need beauty. When we have nothing else, we have our bodies and our imagination. Please join us for our 39th season with your eyes, your ears, your minds....
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ID 11560
Date June 19, 2023
Title Celebrating Kimberley Cooper’s 10th Anniversary as DJD’s Artistic Director
Url https://www.decidedlyjazz.com/blog/celebrating-kimberley-coopers-10th-anniversary-as-djds-artistic-director/
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Summary How is it possible that 10 years have passed since Kimberley Cooper took on the role of artistic director at DJD? How is it possible when it feels like the blink of an eye? Kim is the second only artistic director of DJD, following the footsteps of Vicki Adams Willis who held the position for almost 30 years. Vicki and DJD co-founders Michèle Moss and Hannah Stilwell planted the seed...
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ID 10981
Date March 27, 2023
Title Happy 39th Birthday DJD!
Url https://www.decidedlyjazz.com/blog/happy-39th-birthday-djd/
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Summary Happy Birthday DJD – wow – 39! For this birthday, the DJD family would like to celebrate our Founding Artistic Director and current Founder in Residence, Vicki Adams Willis. We’ve always known what an incredible artist, leader, mentor, teacher, visionary and human Vicki is, but recently some other folks have been noticing too… Last summer Vicki received the Lieutenant Governor Distinguished Artist Award, she also (along with co-founders Hannah Stilwell...
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ID 10811
Date March 1, 2023
Title Dance School Principal Announcement
Url https://www.decidedlyjazz.com/blog/dance-school-principal-announcement/
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Summary Today we are sharing some staffing news with our community. Our beloved Dance School Principal, Joanne Baker, is stepping down from her role. Joanne has been in her Principal role for 22 years and before that she was a company dancer and a teacher at DJD. We have created many memories and many laughs with Jo and none of us could ask for a more kind, thoughtful and passionate colleague....
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ID 10790
Date February 24, 2023
Title DJD Invited to Perform at the Jacob’s Pillow Dance Festival with Family of Jazz
Url https://www.decidedlyjazz.com/blog/djd-invited-to-perform-at-the-jacobs-pillow-dance-festival-with-family-of-jazz/
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Summary Exciting news! We are thrilled to announce that DJD has been invited to join an array of US and international dance companies to perform at the renowned Jacob’s Pillow Dance Festival this summer. Located in Becket, Massachusetts, USA, Jacob’s Pillow is America’s longest-running international dance festival and is known around the world as a “hub and mecca of dancing” (TIME Magazine), and “the dance center of the nation” (The New...
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ID 9957
Date September 26, 2022
Title Watch Our Founders Get Inducted into Canada’s Dance Hall of Fame
Url https://www.decidedlyjazz.com/blog/watch-our-founders-get-inducted-into-canadas-dance-hall-of-fame/
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Summary   DJD’s founders Vicki Adams Willis, Michèle Moss and Hannah Stilwell will be inducted into Canada’s Dance Hall of Fame this Sunday, October 2 in Toronto. The ceremony, presented by Dance Collection Danse, honours notable contributors to dance from across the country. The Dance Collection Danse Hall of Fame will be live streamed this year, beginning at 2:00 PM Mountain Time here in Calgary (4:00 PM Eastern Time), with the...
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ID 9731
Date August 30, 2022
Title Message from the Artistic Director – 2022/2023
Url https://www.decidedlyjazz.com/blog/message-from-the-artistic-director-2022-2023/
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Summary Welcome back. What a difference a year makes, what a difference a moment can make… I don’t believe we are on the other side yet, maybe we are on another side, here we are, opening our arms and hearts with hope of live experiences, of health, of great times! We have an ambitious season planned, let’s dream big and see… We begin where we left off, sort of… It’s been...
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ID 9387
Date April 22, 2022
Title Covid Protocols for Family of Jazz Performances
Url https://www.decidedlyjazz.com/blog/covid-protocols-for-performances/
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Summary As per provincial guidelines, DJD does not require patrons to show their proof of vaccination to attend a performance. Masks are optional but we encourage and support audience members who choose to wear masks. Frontline staff will be masked during performances and we ask that if you are experiencing any COVID symptoms to contact our box office to exchange your tickets for another performance. Procedures in place at the DJD Dance...
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