ANNUAL REPORT TO THE MEMBERSHIP

2012/13

DANCE ONTARIO ASSOCIATION, 15 Case Goods Lane, #304, Toronto, ON M5A 3C4 T 416 204 1083 F 416 203 1085 contact@danceontario.ca www.danceontario.ca

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September 2013

DANCE ONTARIO ASSOCIATION REPORT TO THE MEMBERSHIP April 1, 2012—March 31, 2013

Message from Peter Ryan, Chair – Board of Directors

Greetings, everyone.

One of these years, Dance Ontario’s Annual Report may arrive on your desk or desktop with less than good news – well, it could happen. But just to reassure you at the outset, this is not one of those years! On the contrary, I have only positive things to report. Last year’s document outlined what we were planning to accomplish and how we wanted to fulfill our mandate as Dance Ontario, with the emphasis being on the second word, Ontario. I am very pleased to say that year one of our major initiatives, Connecting

the Dots, was a great success. The details are in the pages that follow. However, another of the aspects of Dance Ontario that has always impressed me is its daily operations, on the ground if you will. It is one thing to sponsor and facilitate

larger events, but the details, the smaller, less obvious initiatives and services, are what make or break an organization. Dance Ontario ranges broadly across as many aspects of dance and its ancillary aspects as possible, given our time, resources and funds. But the ability to follow that up deeply is a defining characteristic that is equally important. Broad and deep, the horizon and the ground under our very feet – this is how organizations make their contributions to communities, to companies, to individuals. You have only to read this report, the report on year one of Connecting the Dots and/or Headlines, our bi-monthly newsletter, to understand how deeply and broadly Dance Ontario operates.

My sincere thanks to the Staff, the Board of Directors and to the Dance Ontario Youth Board for making such a difference. I am proud of them all.

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Report from Rosslyn Jacob Edwards, Executive Director

2012/13 saw Dance Ontario enter a new phase of development.

The Connecting The Dots initiative and symposium funded by the Ontario Trillium Foundation

cemented liaisons and partnerships across the province’s broad dance sector. Part of a three year

project, the conference last June, held at the Young Centre for the Performing Arts in Toronto’s

historic Distillery District, brought together approximately 120 dance sector leaders from across the

province. These delegates shared success stories, issues and ideas with a goal of increasing and

stabilizing dance activities in regional hubs through partnerships and networking. Nine priorities were

identified for the dance sector in addition to specific issues for each of three Ontario regions. From this

gathering, regional activities for 2013-14 were identified targetting strategic partnerships with CODE

(Council Of Ontario Drama & Dance Educators) for the 2014 Pulse Conference in North Bay, Lacey

Smith for the Flux Contemporary Dance Festival (London), as well as a number of new initiatives in

Halton district for a mini Connecting The Dots Forum and Arts Milton for the launch of their a dance series. The full report can be downloaded

from the website www.danceontario.ca.

Board Committees (see page 11) continued to work closely with staff to refine services and define new areas of need across the sub

sectors represented by our diverse board. Through all our activities, we continued to demonstrate our commitment to Ontario’s dance

community. Publications, website and hotline referrals promoted dance artists and companies, private studios and public schools as well as

the services of backstage professionals, photographers and videographers.

Dance Ontario welcomed 59 new members, published four newsletters and a new Directory. We maintained the website and sent

regular bulletins to our members providing event listings and highlighting current issues of interest to the field in general. With PASO

(Provincial Arts Service Organizations) colleagues, as Executive Director I joined discussions on sectoral priorities, served on the Advocacy

Committee meeting with Minister Michael Chan and members of his department on several occasions in addition to making a deputation to

Charles Sousa, Minister of Finance. The PASOs also worked with the Ontario Arts Council’s Peter Caldwell to facilitate Ontario Arts Days

Meetings. 32 MPPs were visited including four ministers. I maintained connections with the ONN (Onatrio Non Profit Network), in addition to

serving on the Advisory Committees of ArtsBuild Ontario and the George Brown Performing Arts Program.

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Dance Ontario provided support for the Toronto Urban Dance Symposium (TUDS) and the Love In Performance Series as well as

contributing towards the planning and execution of the on the move and Keep On Moving conferences in partnership with the Dancer

Transition Resource Centre and other dance service organizations.

For International Dance Day (April 29), the Dance Ontario Youth Board (DOYB) presented groups at Pearson International Airport. Over 90 dancers ranging in age from five to 20 years at two sites entertained travellers and airport staff, crew and security from noon until 4:30 pm. Members of the DOYB led by Jade Jager Clark are Madison Gray, Riya Patel, and Una Wabinski. Jade received the following note from Lee Petrie of the Greater Toronto Airport Authority (GTAA): Dear Jade: Thank you so much for putting together another great program for International Dance Day. Our guests and staff love this event – it adds positive energy to the airport, and we’re so

pleased to showcase the talent of local dance schools. I’m glad that the “spot dances” worked well – let’s keep that on the program for the next year. The program had an impact on many people on Friday, but one tweet stood out. Craig

Keilburger, founder of Free The Children, tweeted a photo of the dancers at Terminal 1 and had a nice comment about the program.

What a great surprise! Lee For International Dance Week, we sponsored member photographer/graphic designer Eric Parker’s solo exhibit at Balzacs Café in the Distillery District.

At Scotiabank Nuit Blanche, Dance Ontario joined forces with Series 8:08 for a presentation at our home base, the historic Distillery

District.

The Dance Ontario Awards Committee selected the wonderful Nadia Potts from a formidable slate of

nominees for this year’s Lifetime Achievement Award. A celebration is planned for Sunday January 19, 2014 at

the Fleck Dance Theatre. For the first time this award will carry a modest financial award.

Also initiated is the Youth Dance Award, in addition to that for Dance Innovation: both recipients will be

acclaimed during DanceWeekend’14.

The Commissioning Committee chose new works from Natasha Powell and Malgorzata Nowacka – the

latter set on Jack Langenhuizen and James Croker of Motus O Dance Theatre- to be showcased at

DanceWeekend’14.

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For DanceWeekend 2013 the organization showcased professional dance companies, including ten new groups, in the Fleck Dance

Theatre, Harbourfront Centre on Saturday and Sunday. Funded in part by the Department of Canadian Heritage, they included LR

Productions, Lua Shayenne & Co, Alias Dance Project, Benjamin Landsberg (commission), Gadfly Dance (commission), Dasein Dance

Theatre, Louis Laberge Côté, Egyptian Dance Company, Canadian Contemporary Dance Theatre, The Chimera Project, Desiraeda Dance,

Ritmo Flamenco, Ballet Creole, Esmeralda Enrique Spanish Dance Company, HerciniArts, COBA, Collective of Black Artists, Arte Flamenco

Spanish Dance Company, Motus O Dance Theatre, JD Dance & Tracey Norman, Ballet Jorgen Canada, Arabesque , Mi Young Kim Dance,

Collective Heat, and City Dance Corps.

Friday evening performances profiled youth dance companies anchored by the delightful AKA Dance Company. They included The

Dance Place, Guelph Youth Dance Group, InMotion Dance, Pegasus Dance and Jade’s Hip Hop Academy Performance Company.

Teachers and studios continued to take advantage of the group licensing agreement we entered into with SOCAN (Society of

Composers, Authors and Music Publishers of Canada). The proposal under Tariff 19 is for a flat annual fee for Independent Dance Teachers,

entitling them to use copyrighted music for any number of classes, regardless of the number of students or venues.

During the last quarter, staff worked with webmaster Richard Munter on the development of the new face of Dance Ontario – our

website. Members are now be able to post their own events and job opportunities as well as personalize their listings on the site.

For the upcoming year, we look forward to working with many of you in communities across Ontario, expanding committee work to

include revisions to the organization’s By Laws, bringing them in line with the new Not-For-Profit Corporations Act set to come into law in

2014.

As we see joint projects and strong alliances building, we hope that provincial and federal funding restrictions will not diminish

opportunities for important regional work over the next few years. We encourage our members in the sector to continue to talk to their

MPPs about the extraordinary benefits to both health and quality of life in Ontario’s communities. Active support for dance programs in

public schools remains essential as does encouragement for increased enrolment in local studios.

Great dance artists don’t just happen, they blossom with supportive and sensitive training throughout the entire system from studio

to professional training institution. We all need to encourage them every step of the way.

Serving the dance sector is our mandate – you, our members, continue to inspire us as we strive to meet our objectives!

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Report from Debbie Kapp, Treasurer

FINANCIAL STATEMENTS

SUMMARY BALANCE SHEET at March 31, 2013

Assets 2013 2012

Current Assets: Bank $ - $ - Accounts Receivable $43,812 $ 36,432 Prepaid Expenses $ ___0 $ 0 $43,812 $ 36,432 Capital Assets $ 289 $ 409 $ 44,101 $ 36,841

Liabilities & Surplus Current Liabilities:

Bank indebtedness $ 6,897 $ 558 Accounts payable & accrued liabilities $ 27,137 $ 21,496

$ 34,034 $ 22,054 Excess of Revenue over Expenses $ 10,067 $ 14,787 $ 44,101 $ 36,841

SUMMARY STATEMENT OF OPERATIONS

Revenue Government Grants $ 56,684 $ 66,684 Membership Fees $ 24,535 $ 23,015 Foundations $ 41,400 $ 40,000 Interest & Other Revenue incl SOCAN fees $ 47,712 $ 51,395 $170,331 $181,094

Expenses Administration $ 41,673 $ 37,095 DanceWeekend/Forums/Nuit Blanche/Conference $ 87,264 $107,266 Publications $ 9,700 $ 9,700 Promotion and Misc Expenses inc SOCAN remittances $ 36,414 $ 26,388 $175,051 $180,449 NOTE: Audited statements from Sloan Partnerships LLP may be downloaded from our website at www.danceontario.ca

DANCE ONTARIO BOARD OF DIRECTORS (CURRENT) PETER RYAN (Chair) is fluently bilingual and has been involved in theatre and dance across North America and Europe as a teacher, performer and writer since 1975. He has taught and performed across North America and Europe and was a founding member of EDAM, Vancouver's innovative dance and music collective. Currently, he teaches in the Theatre Department at the University of Ottawa, and trains dancers and actors in improvisation for performance. Peter works extensively in the schools, teaching dance and movement. He has served on the board of the Council for the Arts in Ottawa, was a member of the Arts Advisory Committee to the Ottawa-Carleton District School Board, and currently serves on the board of MASC in Ottawa.

JENNIFER WATKINS (Vice Chair) holds a B.F.A. degree from York University with special honours in dance. Following graduation she continued her dance training at the School of Toronto Dance Theatre as well as exploring other modern and jazz styles in Toronto and New York City. She has served in administrative capacities for the Danny Grossman Dance Company, the Young Audience Division for R.H. Entertainments, Dance Umbrella of Ontario, Theatre Direct and CADA-ON, as well as Interim Grants Officer for the Toronto Arts Council. She received a Harold Award in 2000, worked with Moving Pictures Festival, and currently works with the Esmeralda Enrique Spanish Dance Co. and Arabesque Dance.

DEBRA KAPP (Treasurer) has been teaching Dance at L. B. Pearson School for the Arts, London, Ontario for the past 20 years. She is a graduate of York University’s Dance Program (1979). Before moving to London, Debra taught ballet and Creative Dance at the Thornhill School of Ballet for four years. She has been writing Dance curriculum for the Thames Valley District School Board for 15 years and regularly presents workshops for teachers on how to teach Dance in the school setting. Outside of her role as Dance Educator, Debra is the Producer and Artistic Director of the show “Art Harvest”. “Art Harvest” is an annual showcase of Dance Education programs in Southwestern Ontario, produced every fall in London as a benefit for the Jason Edmonds Emerging Artist Fund. As a member of the National Dance Educator’s Organization Debra travels throughout the United States and Canada participating

in conferences, workshops and Master Classes to continuously acquire new skills and to remain current in the field of Dance. In November of 2005 she won an Award of Excellence from the Jewish Community Centers Association of North America for the innovative and creative programming of the presentation Resilience in the Face of Trouble and Despair. Debra is a co-founder of The London Alliance of Dance Educators, an organization whose mission is to bring together studio dancers and school dance program dancers for Master Classes and performances. She is co-owner of Action Pak, a Resource for Dance Educators.

JADE JAGER CLARK (Secretary) is the Owner and Artistic Director of Jade’s Hip Hop Academy (JHHA). The only all Hip Hop and street dance studio in Toronto, the GTA and one of the few of its kind in Canada. Established in Brampton in 2006 the school’s impressive reputation build from outstanding competition results and numerous electrifying performances in the Brampton community and around the province attracts students from far afield to train in JHHA’s highly acclaimed programs. Jade has successfully managed to raise the profile of authentic hip hop dance and created a successful Performance Company and student teacher program that continues to build, develop and drive the next generation of creative thinkers, performers and workers. Jade is Chair of the Dance Ontario Youth Board. She is also the founder of Street Dance Canada Inc, organizer of the Canadian Street Dance Championships bringing Canadian street dancers to compete at the World street Dance Championships in England. Jade has received numerous recognitions for her innovative programs, entrepreneurship and accomplishments including the 2010 Zonta Young Women’s Achievement, 2011 BBPA Harry Jerome Award Young Entrepreneur Award, a nominee for the 2011 Premier’s Awards, 2012 Brampton Outstanding Business Achievement Award and was named 2012 Brampton Arts Person of the Year.

CATHERINE CARPENKO (Past Chair) has been involved in the dance and arts community in Canada and the U.S. as teacher, choreographer, performer (in theatre, film and TV), producer (musical theatre and dance) and administrator for over 30 years. Starting as dancer/soloist with the Scarborough Ballet Company in her teens she has since then performed widely and initiated many successful arts initiatives including Studio 71,

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( rural dance and theatre school), establishment of Theatre Orangeville, Valleyview and Wildrose Farm (organic) Artist Retreats, ‘Children’s Art Gallery’ for the Headwaters Art Tour, ‘Artist’s in Schools Dance’ programme for Dufferin Arts Council, numerous children’s arts focused summer camps. She has choreographed for musical theatre, festivals and special events in Canada and the U.S. She holds a BFA in Dance (therapy) and M.A.’s in Psych./Ed and one focused on Creativity and Wellness. Catherine has a wealth of experience both in the non-profit and corporate sector being an innovator and invaluable resource in new initiatives for healthy organizations and communities. Currently she is the director of the highly successful Wild Rose Farm Artist Retreat, which has been hosting artists from Canada and around the globe for over 5 years. It’s unique mandate to support self- directed creativity for individuals and groups with a commitment to environmental stewardship. Catherine works as a psychotherapist in private practice with offices both in Toronto and Orangeville. JACQUE FOESIER, a Licentiate of the Imperial Society of Teachers of Dance (Cecchetti Faculty Branch) began his dance training in Edmonton at the age of nineteen with Earla Grey at the Edmonton School of Ballet. Two years later he attended Jacobs Pillow on full scholarship where he studied with Ted Shawn, Myra Kinch, Isa Partch, Matteo, Carola Goya, Alfredo Corvino, and Margaret Craske. Following the advice of Margaret Craske, the next year and a half was spent in New York City where he attended the Metropolitan Opera Ballet School studying with Ballet Mistress Margaret Craske, Anthony Tudor and Alfredo Corvino. While residing in New York he also studied Modern Dance at the 92nd Street ‘Y’ with Betty Jones and Jose Limon, and performing with the Metropolitan Opera Ballet. Returning to Canada to obtain his certification, continuing his training with Betty Oliphant and later the National Ballet School, Jacque began his teaching career in Toronto, September of 1958 founder of the Leaside School of Dance, and in October of 1958 for the YM&YWHA. In 1974 after building the YM & YWHA Community School of Dance from a small class of eight students, to one of the finest and largest in Canada, he was appointed director of the new Koffler Centre School of Dance in 1974, a position he held until 2002. Jacque has served as President of the Canadian Dance Teachers Association (Ontario Branch), Chairman of Dance Ontario,

founding advisor to the Ontario Arts Council, board member of the Original North York Arts Council and the Mayor’s advisory committee on Arts Policy. In 1968 He initiated a children’s summer arts programs for the City of Burlington, founded the Childrens Theatre School of Ballet in Burlington, the Koffler Centre School of Dance in North York, the Etobicoke School of Dance to financially assist, and in co-operation with the Danny Grossman Dance Co. Jacque’s most recent accomplishment is the establishment of ‘the Dance Place’ a registered co-operative not for profit school of dance providing education and opportunity for new an developing talent to experience the beauty and joy of the art of dance, in a friendly and caring enviroment to grow and challenge their potential with the guidance of an outstanding faculty

JAMES KENDAL began his formal dance training at the age of 13 with the Edmonton School of Ballet. He furthered his training with the Banff Centre for the Arts, Canada's National Ballet School and the School of Alberta Ballet over the next ten years. For the last six years James has continued to dance, teach and travel as an independent artist in Toronto, Ottawa, Montreal, Poland, Cuba and the United Kingdom. Having a background of classical training in music, and knowledge of graphic design, construction and stagecraft has also allowed James to further work on the production and stage management side of the dance performance world over the past year.

CYNTHIA LICKERS-SAGE is a Mohawk artist from Six Nations. She is the Founder of both, The Centre for Aboriginal Media and the internationally acclaimed imagineNATIVE Film and Media Arts Festival. She has spent most of the last decade working in the arts in the not-for-profit sector as the previous Executive Director at the Association for Native Development in the Performing and Visual Arts and in the governmental sector as an arts officer at the Ontario Arts Council and the Canada Council for the Arts. She currently serves on the Cultural Human Resources Council, Dance Ontario, Kakawekwewin (Aboriginal advisory committee to the Canada Council for the Arts), Aboriginal Education Council at OCAD and the National Aboriginal Network for Arts Administration and has served on a variety of volunteer boards and arts service organizations, including Toronto Arts Council, Aboriginal Peoples Television Network, Cultural Careers Council of Ontario and YYZ.

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BAKARI LINDSAY Born Eddison B. Lindsay on the sunny isle of Trinidad, West Indies, BaKari has been perfecting his crafts for the past 24 years. He is a dancer, choreographer, singer, musician, costume designer/ maker and researcher. Trained at the Alvin Ailey American Dance Theater, The School of Toronto Dance Theatre on scholarship and with various teachers from the Caribbean and the African Continent. Bakari holds a craftsman diploma in Style and Design and Masters Degree in Dance Ethnology, from York University, Canada. He researched and developed "A-Feeree - The Physical Language," an innovative training method for dance practitioners working in an Africanist movement aesthetic. Co-founder of COBA Collective Of Black Artists, BaKari danced for the Danny Grossman Dance Company (Canada), Jubilation Dance Co (USA), Toronto Dance Theatre (Canada), Artcho Danse Repertoire (Haiti) and several independent choreographers in Canada. He was an original cast member of Canada's Production of Disney's The Lion King. BaKari has choreographed for Les Enfants Dance Company, Entre Duex, The National Dance Company of Trinidad and Tobago, while also creating a body of work on COBA Collective Of Black Artists. He is on the faculty of Ryerson University and has taught at York University, Humber College, Lester B. Pearson School for the Performing Arts, and several dance schools, and institutions and community groups. Bakari's artistic vision is to create a harmonious balance between artistic practice and traditional cultural values. KAYLYNNE (KATE) LOWE is a retired Halton District School Board teacher having taught Dance and Drama to intermediate students for the last fifteen years of her career. Throughout said career, Kate wrote Dance and Drama programmes and curriculum and ran workshops for her colleagues to help teach these subjects. She directed and choreographed numerous school musicals (several of which were student written) and coached school dance teams. Kate was part of the planning team which developed HDSB's "Creating A Scene" held annually at the Living Arts Centre in Mississauga. She was the creator/founder of HDSB's annual dance festival "Florescence" celebrating International Dance day receiving an Award of Merit for her work. In retirement. Kate continues to nurture her passion for dance. She is a dancer with Burlington Footnotes (a senior's performance troupe), also designing and constructing costumes. Kate volunteers in several schools helping with their

Dance and Drama programmes, choreographing musicals and developing original dance and drama pieces for festivals. Recently Kate began working with autistic children in an educational setting using the new Ontario Arts curriculum.

TINA NICOLAIDIS Tina is one of Toronto's most popular dance experts with a specialty in Ballet/Jazz & Latin dance. Tina is the co-founder and Artistic Director of City Dance Corps, one of Toronto's leading dance schools going into its ninth year of business. She has been featured in numerous television shows and magazines including, Much Music, Fashion Magazine, Maclean's, National Post, CBC's "Living in Toronto", Rogers "Toronto Living", Elle Magazine, and CH TV to name a few. She has been a dance judge for international level Latin dance competitions and American reality TV shows such as Instant Beauty Pageant. As a dance advocate, Tina produces and sponsors an annual charity showcase, "Talent Defined" which features Toronto's up and coming dance companies and choreographers. Tina also gained recognition for training lead actor Jake Simons for his role as the original "Johnny Castle" in North America's fastest selling premier stage production of Dirty Dancing. As a choreographer, her most recent accomplishments include choreographing Nelly Furtado's 'Mi Plan' concert tour for 2010/2011. OFILIO SINBADHINO PORTILLO is a choreographer, actor, dancer, designer, photographer, educator, artistic director, and most of all a constant work in progress. His curiosity brought him to learn an array of dance styles. He is responsible for bringing shine on stage to street styles such as Hip Hop and House Dancing. His drive makes him an exceptional professional artist and his realness a unique admiring person. His talent led him into landing roles in feature films "Resident Evil: Retribution", "Turn The Beat Around" and "You Got Served 2: Beat The World" as well as working in the movie "Camp Rock 2" featuring the Jonas Brothers. He can be seen in commercials for Virgin Mobile and WarChild foundation. His hard work has brought him to cities like Berlin, Rio, Paris, Chicago, Los Angeles, Tokyo, and Hong Kong. He has worked with artists such as: Nelly Furtado, Kreesha Turner, Feist, Jully Black, Thunderheist, Danny Fernandes and European sensation Cascada. He is the founder of the highly praised Gadfly Dance Company. His work has been presented during festivals like: Manifesto, Ted Talks Toronto, Luminato, Break Beats and

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Culture, Toronto Fringe, International Dance Day, and Nuit Blanche. He worked as assistant choreographer in the hit TV show "So You Think You Can Dance Canada". Ofilio has persevered to demonstrate his art on many aspects, from touring, to movies, TV shows, music videos, live stage performances, international dance battles, and theatrical productions. Born in El Salvador, raised in Montreal, trained in New York, and now living in Toronto, Ofilio "Sinbadinho" Portillo has already achieved many of his dreams. His successes and setbacks make him thankful for the experiences and people he has encountered. Therefore, he looks forward to continue to share his talent, energy and mindset to inspire others to dream, believe and achieve. YASMINA RAMZY After many years of performing throughout the Middle East for royalty and heads of state, Yasmina Ramzy founded the critically acclaimed Arabesque Dance Company and Orchestra, Arabesque Academy and the International Bellydance Conference of Canada (IBCC). She received her key training from leading masters in Egypt and Syria including Aida Nour of the Reda Troupe and Mohamed Khalil, director of the National Folklore Troupe of Egypt. Her unique and highly creative choreographies have been commissioned internationally by universities, museums, ballet companies, figure skating teams and many Middle East dance companies including the internationally renowned Bellydance Superstars. Yasmina is invited to teach and perform regularly in over 60 cities on five continents. She has produced 8 instructional DVDs, 7 performance DVDs and 6 CDs that sell worldwide. The "Ask Yasmina" column which is published in the world’s largest Bellydance magazine is translated into several languages. ANJELICA SCANNURA is Co-Artistic Director of Ritmo Flamenco. She is an expert in the fields of Flamenco, Hip-Hop, Ballet, Modern and Irish Dancing. Anjelica was also asked to join numerous Flamenco Dance companies in Spain but chose to stay in Toronto. She attended Etobicoke School of the Arts from 2004-2007 as a Dance major and was accepted into the prestigious school, Alvin Ailey for modern dance in New York City.

SAMARA THOMPSON is an independent choreographer and dance educator, specializing in the integration of computer

technology with contemporary dance. She has presented her choreography across Canada and was the recipient of the 2004 Paula Citron Award. Thompson began her dance career in Alberta, trained in Canada and the United States with many notable artists, and went on to graduate with her MA and Honours BFA in Dance from York University. She currently teaches at York University and is also a co-host on the Toronto radio show Evi-Dance. SASHAR ZARIF Originally from Azerbaijan, Sashar Zarif is a dancer, choreographer and teacher who has studied many dance forms. Artistic Director of Sashar Zarif Dance Company, he was a member of the Azerbaijan State Joshgoon Dance Ensemble, and received the title “Artist for People of Azerbaijan”. A Chalmers Award recipient, Mr. Zarif is the founder of Dancers For Peace.

STAFF ROSSLYN JACOB EDWARDS, Executive Director, has played a significant role in the dance sector for more than 23 years serving as General Manager for DanceWorks, presenter of Toronto's longest running dance series. She moved to Canada following a liberal arts education and career in the public service and politics in the UK. She has worked in the corporate, private and not-for-profit sectors. Since 1969, Rosslyn has held management positions of increasing responsibility in the theatre, visual arts and dance sectors including the SAW Gallery and Ottawa School of Art (Ottawa), Inner City Angels where she programmed artists in schools across the GTA, and DanceWorks (Toronto). She has also worked with the U.S./Canada Performance Initiative and The Canadian Network of Dance Presenters/CanDance and, with the corporate sector, through consultants, HPFM Associates. She served on the board of COBA, the Collective Of Black Artists, as an advisor to arts councils and independent dance artists, and both as a Dora Juror and on the Dora Juror Selection Committee.

AMY HAMPTON (currently on leave) Project Coordinator is a graduate of L'École Supérieure de Danse du Québec. Amy has worked with The Chimera Project, CORPUS, Kaeja d’Dance,

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Anandam and Larchaud Dance Project. Independently, she has originated roles in works by Robert Desrosiers, Kathleen Rea, Yvonne Ng, William Yong, Lydia Wagerer, Meagan O’Shea, Keiko Ninomiya, and Lincoln Shand. Amy is currently Co-Artistic Director of AKA Dance. JULIE MCLACHLAN, Administrative Assistant Holding her BFA in dance from York University, Julie McLachlan is a Toronto-based dance performer, choreographer and dance instructor. Julie has had the privilege of performing for Stand Up Dance, Le Groupe Apogee and is currently dancing with Love Letters Cabaret. Julie has presented choreography in The Chimera Project’s Fresh Blood and The Toronto Fringe Festival. Recently at ImpulsTanz International Dance Festival in Vienna, Austria, Julie took part in workshops with world-renowned teachers and connected with dance artists from all over the world. As a retired competitive gymnast, Julie is also a certified gymnastics coach and specializes in teaching young dancers acrobatic skills. Photo Credits: Cover: Eric Parker Page 2: Peter Ryan Rosslyn Jacob Edwards Page 4 Cadence Progressive Contemporary Ballet Company Nadia Potts COMMITTEES (Current) Executive - Peter Ryan, Jennifer Watkins, Debbie Kapp, Jade Jager Clark & Catherine Carpenko Nominations - Catherine Carpenko & full board By Laws & Governance - Jacque Foesier, Peter Ryan, Samara Thompson, Jennifer Watkins Commissioning - Peter Ryan, Jennifer Watkins, Yasmina Ramzy, Tina Nicoladis, James Kendal Communications - Samara Thompson, Tina Nicoladis, James Kendal, Sashar Zarif Education - Debbie Kapp, Kate Lowe, Samara Thompson Outreach - James Kendal, Anjelica Scannura, Cynthia Lickers-Sage Awards – Peter Ryan, Jennifer Watkins, Ofilio Portillo, BaKari Lindsay Fundraising – Cynthia Lickers-Sage, Catherine Carpenko Dance Ontario Youth Board (DOYB) – Jade Jager Clark, Madison Gray, Riya Patel, Una Wabinski.

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