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INT'L DANCE DAY 2007 ...
The Dance Umbrella of Ontario (DUO) in partnership with Yonge-Dundas Square brought together 8 dance companies to perform free to the public in celebration of International Dance Day 2007. The event was a huge success, with organizers estimating that over 3000 people attended throughout the course of the day.
DANCING IN YONGE-DUNDAS SQUARE boasted performances by Collective Heat, Thrill the World, Street Dance Academy, Sashar Zarif Dance Theatre, Company Blonde Dance Projects, Zata Omm Dance Projects, Baila Boogaloo Dance Company, OIP and COBA Collective of Black Artists. Four of these companies taught enthused audience members classes following their performance, and the energy throughout the day was incredible.
Allen Kaeja, Co-Artistic Director of Kaeja d’Dance, was the gracious host of the event. He informed the audience about the great diversity of dance in Ontario and provided audience members with information on each company, the history and meaning of International Dance Day, the service organizations that assist dance in Ontario, and kept up the audience energy throughout the event.
DUO would like to thank all of the companies, dancers, and choreographers who gave so generously of their time and talent to make this event a huge success.
DUO would also like to thank Allen Kaeja, Patrick Carnegie, and all the staff at Yonge-Dundas Square, Adriana Sabogal, Robin Dutt, Robin Newman, and Nicole Stoffman.
DUO has posted some video from the event on youtube to provide a taste of the day for those who could not come to Yonge-Dundas Square Sunday!
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This is a clip of the performance by Street Dance Academy: www.youtube.com/v/DbPc6rNmfks
This clip features COBA Collective of Black Artists, who brought audience members on stage to teach a class: www.youtube.com/v/itvrYMxD0kk
Dance Umbrella of Ontario (DUO) is a not-for-profit arts administration organization. DUO would like to thank the Ontario Trillium Foundation and the George Cedric Metcalf Charitable Foundation for their generous support of dance animation activities.