Congratulations to Sarah Hin Ching Yu and Jai Yi (Judy) Luo, this year's Healthy Dancer Canada BIPOC Emerging Artist Scholarship Winners 2024! Thank you to all of this year's applicants, who are receiving Healthy Dancer Canada memberships. Sarah Hin Ching U 余衍晴 (she/her) is a Chinese-Canadian dance artist/choreographer, trained and influenced by a multitude of styles including contemporary, ballet, breaking and hiphop. My main intentions in my creations are 1. Explore and promote the cross-pollination between contemporary dance and street dance. 2. Investigate the integration of new media tools such as AI editing and Augmented Reality application in performance-making, pushing the boundaries of choreography beyond physical movement. My work has been presented by Dancing on the Edge (Vancouver), National Arts Centre, Capsule: Video series (Ottawa), The Dance Centre (Vancouver), NewWorks (Vancouver), REvolver(Vancouver), DanceWorks (Toronto), Skampede (Victoria), Free Flow Dance Theatre (Saskatoon), Good Women Dance(Edmonton) among others. In 2022, I received the Professional Performing Artist Award from British Columbia Arts Council and have recently received Professional Development award to train under bboy Savage Rock in the art of breaking. I been awarded residencies at Circuit est (Montreal), Dance Arts Institute (Toronto), Impulse Theatre (Victoria), City of Port Coquitlam, ArtStarts (Vancouver), and Plastic Orchid Factory. Other notable performing credits include Dancing on the Edge 2019 with Danse Carpe Diem/Emmanuel Jouthe (Montreal) and Nuit Blanche 2021 with Jackie Latendresse (Saskatoon). I graduated Simon Fraser University in 2021 with a BFA in dance and kinesiology. Website: https://www.sarah-u.com/. Thank you to Allegro Performance + Wellness for supporting this recipient! Jia Yi (Judy) Luo is a Chinese-Canadian dance artist based out of Toronto, Ontario. She voyages towards people, patterns, puzzles and play with her trusty blue suitcase. Building on faith and the gift of grace, physical movement and dumpling parties are her chosen mediums to meet and bridge communities. Judy is a former member of touring company Rambert 2 (London, UK). She holds her BFA in Performance Dance from Toronto Metropolitan University and is a laureate of the Hnatyshyn Foundation’s Developing Artist Grant. Known for her stage presence and versatility, her commercial credits include Nike, SportChek, Tim Hortons, Hallmark Channel, Jessie Reyez and Feist. Judy collaborates alongside Anne Plamondon (Montreal), Liam Francis (UK), and Nova Bhattacharya (Toronto). Switching between the hats of performer, rehearsal director and educator, she marvels at the body's intelligence and delights in sharing this fascination with others. Follow along her creative endeavours on her Substack publication, "mindthemoves." Website/blog https://judyluo.substack.com/. Thank you to TAB Fitness for supporting this recipient!
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Indigenous Performing Arts Alliance (IPAA) is hosting a free online event. Join facilitator Avril Helbig for Grant Writing Workshop 101: A Path to Funding Success on Tuesday, April 9th, at 6 PM EDT. Information and registration at Grant Writing 101 Tickets, Tu, Apr 9, 2024 at 6:00 PM | Eventbrite.
Explore becoming a member of IPAA. As a member, you'll gain access to exclusive benefits, workshops, and resources. Visit the website at https://ipaa.ca/become-a-member/ to learn more and sign up. HDC is accepting applications and nominations for the BIPOC Emerging Artist Scholarship 2024 until April 30, 2024. Learn more about the scholarship and how to apply here. Universal dancer podcast host Leslie Zehr leads a thought-provoking roundtable discussion with special roundtable guests Claudia Moore, Mary W Kamp, and Megha Nancy Buttenheim, three exceptional individuals who have devoted their lives to the beautiful and transformative art of dance. The topic of their roundtable was Aging Gracefully: The Healing Journey of Dance. You can access the podcast here. Identifying Cannabis Use In Dancers Across the Globe
• Seeking dancers worldwide • Online survey, anonymous, approximately 10 minutes to complete • Questions address the utilization of cannabis within the past 6 months If interested, please email Joshua Honrado at [email protected]. Primary Investigator: Donald J. Rose, MD, Harkness Center for Dance Injuries at NYU Langone Health Study on Mental Health The purpose of the study is to examine emotion regulation and mental health among dancers. We are seeking dancers over the age of 16 who are currently participating in dance in Canada and the United States. Dancers can be participating at recreational, competitive, or professional levels. Participation in this study involves an online survey that will take 30-45 minutes to complete. The survey will ask questions related to mental health, sport-related distress, emotion regulation, symptoms of depression and anxiety, and performance satisfaction. Participants can leave their email if they would like to receive a $5 electronic gift card for completing the survey; email addresses will not be linked with survey responses. If you are interested in participating in this study, click on the survey link below for more information and to provide consent to participate: https://redcap.utoronto.ca/surveys/?s=4HJN8L93AF4D7Y4L The Journal of Dance Education: Vol 23, No 3 (Current issue) (tandfonline.com), Special Issue on the Mental, Emotional and Physical Health and Wellness of Dancers is open-access until the end of October. No miss these articles on dancer wellness, including HDC past-president and founding member Andrea Downie's Equity-Informed Dancer Wellness. Healthy Dance Canada's BIPOC Advocacy Working Group is pleased to announce the runner-up for the Healthy Dancer Canada BIPOC Emerging Artist Scholarship 2023, Lucia Llano! Lucía Llano was born and raised in Bogotá, Colombia where she trained at MISI - School of Musical Theatre. She graduated with honours from York University with a BFA in Dance. As a student, she performed with the York Dance Ensemble and was awarded the Dance Department Fund and the Kondor AMPD Awards. Lucía continued her professional development upon graduation and participated in the Kenny Pearl, ProArte Danza and most recently the Deltebre Dansa Summer Intensive in Spain. She has worked with choreographers such as Mateo Galindo Torres, Dave Wilson, Nina Milanovski and Sophie Dow. In 2022, she danced in Jessie Reyez's music video ‘Mutual Friend’ choreographed by Martha Hart and most recently enjoyed working with hART Dance Company. Lucía is a lifelong learner who aspires to grow as a performance artist and promote movement education in Toronto and her home country. Thank you to The Fifth Dance for supporting this year's runner-up! Healthy Dancer Canada and The Fifth Dance are thrilled to assist with Lucia's development and career aspirations. Follow Lucia on Instagram: @maluciallano. Learn more about the BIPOC Emerging Artist Scholarship. Healthy Dance Canada's BIPOC Advocacy Working Group is pleased to announce the winner of the Healthy Dancer Canada BIPOC Emerging Artist Scholarship 2023. Congratulations to Bryn Bridgen! Bryn is an Indigenous freelance dance artist based in Vancouver BC. As an emerging artist, Bryn has most recently worked for local dance company Dance//Novella, under the direction of Brandon Lee Alley and Racheal Prince. She was a performer in their newest work “STANCE” presented at The Polygon Art Gallery, and is also a dancer in their full-length work “When The Walls Come Down” most recently performed in the Sound Off Festival 2023, The Dance Centres International Dance Day 2023, and VIDF 2022. Bryn’s professional training includes the GibneyPRO Pilot Program 2022 directed by Alexandra Wells, Gilbert T. Small II and Bret Yamanaka, the Modus Operandi Link Program directed by Kate Franklin, David Raymond and Tiffany Tregarthen, and Lamondance under the direction of Davi Rodrigues and mentorship of Racheal Prince. Throughout her training, she has performed works by Rena Butler + Maleek Washington, Laja Field, Noam Gagnon, Richard Walters, Kirsten Wicklund and others. She has also worked with a variety of teachers including Beverley Bagg, Crystal Costa, Francesca Dominguez, Kevin Shannon, Nicolas Ventura and Zina Zinchenko among many others. Bryn will be returning to GibneyPRO in New York City for the 2023/2024 season. Healthy Dancer Canada is thrilled to be able to assist with Bryn's development and career aspirations. Follow Bryn on Instagram: @brynbridgen. Learn more about the BIPOC Emerging Artist Scholarship. |
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