CANADIAN DANCE

STEPDANCE

• Fast
• Energy
• Traditional
• Fiddle music
• Clog
• Characteristic shoes
• Motion
• Mobility
• Eight-bar step / ten step

BALLET

• The National Ballet of Canada
• Worldwide recognition
• Repertoire
• Educational accompaniment
• Traditional
• Boys and girls
• Since a very early age
• Glen Tetley

FOLK DANCE

• Cultural
• Popular
• Traditional
• Traditional costumes
• Unofficial
• Survivors
• Revivals

ABORIGINAL DANCE

• Considered sacred
• Was forbidden by the government
• Continues to be explored

DANCE ACADEMIES

• Alberta Ballet Company
• Canadian Dance Company
• Canadian Comtemporary Dance Theatre

FAMOUS DANCERS

• Brittany Raymond
• Melissa Hayden(1923-2006)
• Lamar Johnson
• Jennifer Pappas