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| Title | Category: Profiles |
| ID | 17616 |
| Date | April 14, 2026 |
| Title | “Just Keep Jumping In”: How Perseverance Led to Personal Growth through the Universal Language of DJD’s Adult Dance Classes |
| Url | https://www.decidedlyjazz.com/blog/adult-dance-journey-calgary-djd/ |
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| Tag | adult dance classesCalgary dance studioDJD classeslearn to dance |
| Author | Decidedly Jazz Danceworks |
| Summary | We sat down with DJD student, Myriam Boutin, who reconnected with dance through DJD. Myriam was candid about her experiences restarting dance as an adult student, and as someone new to Calgary. Beyond just learning the styles and steps, DJD has proved to be a great source of inspiration, confidence boosting, and connection…all with an amazing view! How did you discover DJD, and what made you try your first class?... |
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| ID | 17587 |
| Date | April 3, 2026 |
| Title | From ‘Two Left Feet’ to 27 Hours a Week: How One Adult Student Found Her ‘Home’ at DJD |
| Url | https://www.decidedlyjazz.com/blog/beginner-dance-classes-for-adults/ |
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| Tag | Adult Dance ProgramsBeginner Dance ClassesCommunity Dance StudioDance for Mental HealthStarting Dance as an Adult |
| Author | Decidedly Jazz Danceworks |
| Summary | Walking into a dance studio for the first time can feel like standing at the edge of a cliff. It’s easy to convince yourself that you don’t belong, especially if you’ve never taken a class before. But DJD is a community dance school, and something that’s profoundly important to us is that everyone is welcome to dance, no matter their age or ability. We have a place for professional dancers,... |
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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 | 11223 |
| Date | May 3, 2023 |
| Title | Discover Nervous Systems – An Interview with Production Manager Sarah Minor |
| Url | https://www.decidedlyjazz.com/blog/discover-nervous-systems-an-interview-with-production-manager-sarah-minor/ |
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| Author | Miranda Botto |
| Summary | Sarah Minor is the Production Manager for DJD and is coming up on her one year anniversary in this role! Prior to being at DJD she could be found in the role of Company Manager at Calgary Opera. Sarah was brought to the performing arts through Stage Management, she worked as a Stage Manager for many years on projects with Lunchbox Theatre, Alberta Theatre Projects, Theatre Calgary, Stage West Dinner... |
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| ID | 11129 |
| Date | April 25, 2023 |
| Title | Discover Nervous Systems – An Interview with Composer & Musical Director Carsten Rubeling |
| Url | https://www.decidedlyjazz.com/blog/discover-nervous-systems-an-interview-with-composer-musical-director-carsten-rubeling/ |
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| Author | Miranda Botto |
| Summary | Carsten Rubeling is one of Canada’s most active and dynamic trombonists and composers. Originally from Rocky Mountain House Alberta, Carsten performs a wide array of music from jazz and classical music to hip hop, salsa and almost everything in between. He has released two albums, VOLK//PEOPLE (2019) and Headwaters (2022) on Inner Ocean Records. Carsten has performed and recorded with Sean Jones, Ingrid Jensen, Seamus Blake, Brian Lynch, Brad Turner, David Braid, Nick Fraser,... |
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| ID | 10635 |
| Date | January 24, 2023 |
| Title | Discover Old/New/Borrowed/Blue – An Interview with Founder in Residence and Choreographer Vicki Adams Willis |
| Url | https://www.decidedlyjazz.com/blog/discover-old-new-borrowed-blue-an-interview-with-founder-in-residence-and-choreographer-vicki-adams-willis/ |
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| Author | Miranda Botto |
| Summary | DJD Founder in Residence Vicki Adams Willis carries on a family tradition that began when her mother, Alice Murdoch Adams, opened one of Calgary’s first dance schools in the 1920s. In addition to teaching and choreographing for countless local and international organizations, Vicki founded the Jazz Division in UCalgary’s Faculty of Fine Arts, Program of Dance in 1978 and co-founded Decidedly Jazz Danceworks in 1984 where she continued her role... |
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