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2019 news
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10 year old dancers to represent our country overseas
Severn residents Ella Ferry and Kaitlyn Burden are very excited! See The Villager article here!
BC-BJM
Dance is not always sunny when you’re male: Kelowna dancer
Sunny Sokolowski said bullying was an issue growing up on stage, but now he’s on Team Canada
BMJ-BC
BMJ-BC
Okanagan dancers joining Team Canada at World Championships
Savannah Gonclaves, Kathryn McKay and Sunny Sokolowski will be heading to Poland as part of Team Canada ahead of the 2019 Dance Championships.
BJM-BC
WEST TAP
BMJ-BC
Balancing school, dance an art of its own: Okanagan trio
Three Kelowna-area Grade 12 students, Sunny Sokolowski, Kathryn McKay, and Savannah Goncalves, are honoured to represent Canada in international competition.
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WEST TAP
WEST TAP
Tap dancers to taste international competition
From Nov. 26 to 30, Cassidy Besson and Grace Welburn will travel with Team Canada to Riesa, Germany to compete in the International Dance Organization’s World Tap Championships.
BJM-BC
WEST TAP
WEST TAP
Local dancers off to the worlds
Three dancers from Kelowna are heading to Poland in December to represent Canada at the International Dance Organization world championships.
COMMONWEALTH
COMMONWEALTH
COMMONWEALTH
Searles dances in South Africa!
Tillsonburg dancer Emma Searles has competed on the world stage in Poland and Germany, and this week she is at the Sun City Resort dancing at The Commonwealth Cup Dance Championships. See the Norfolk & Tilsonburg News article here!
BC BJMC
COMMONWEALTH
COMMONWEALTH
Gold and Silver for Semiahmoo Peninsula dancers!
Young competitors make their mark at international championships in Poland.
BC BJMC
COMMONWEALTH
BC BJMC
Gold and silver for Semiahmoo Peninsula dancers
South Surrey’s Paige Diggle, 16, receives gold medal honors at the International Dance Organization World Championships in Rawa, Poland in early December.
BJM-BC
BC BJMC
Kelowna dancers heading to Poland to represent Canada at World Championships
Three dancers from Kelowna will be representing Canada on the international stage this winter.
COMMONWEALTH
COMMONWEALTH
Teeswater local brings home gold for Team Canada
Emma Culbert, of Teeswater, recently travelled to South Africa to dance competitively with Team Canada.
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COMMONWEALTH
Beaumont dancers headed to World Tap Dance Championships
Two local dancers will be competing as part of Team Canada at the 2019 World Tap Dance Championships next month.
EAST TAP
EAST TAP
Our Lady of Hope student to represent Canada on the world stage of dance
“Our entire school will be cheering on Ava as she competes in Germany. This prestigious honour is a true reflection of Ava’s discipline, poise and grace,” says Carla Cinelli, Principal at Our Lady of Hope.
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EAST TAP
Vermilion Youth Dance At World Championships
Four Vermilion dancers have been selected to compete as part of Team Canada at the International Dance Organization’s World Tap Dance Championships in Riesa, Germany held November 26 – 30.
WEST TAP
WEST TAP
Local teen takes talent to Germany for international dance competition
Hazel Hutchinson is back home after an exciting trip overseas, as a member of a prestigious team of dancers who took the stage at the World Tap Championships in Riesa, Germany.
2018 news
EAST TAP
EAST TAP
EAST TAP
Oakville youth previously confined to wheelchair wins silver medals in international dance competition. After an insect bite in 2015 left Vienna Del Mastro without the use of her legs, she has since fully recovered and just won a Silver Medal at the World Championships in Riesa, Germany for her solo and another Silver Medal for Production. See the Inside Halton article here!
WEST BJM
EAST TAP
EAST TAP
Canadian Youth Preparing For World Dance Championship
Team Canada East & Team Canada West are preparing for a world dance championship that some compare to the Olympics, Mike Albanese finds out how hard it is to make the championship in Poland. See the CityNews Story here!
WEST BJM
EAST TAP
EAST STREETDANCE SHOW
On the world stage
Teenage dance team to compete for medals in Poland
EAST STREETDANCE SHOW
Local Brandon dancers heading to Worlds in Poland
EAST STREETDANCE SHOW
Canada's national street dance show team is off to the Czech Republic to compete in the 2018 Street Dance Show World Championships for the first time! To celebrate, they held a special showcase event for friends and family on September 16th at Bringing Tap Back in Kitchener, with celebratory food, drinks and a final dress rehearsal. Way to go guys! Team Canada Street Dance is part of the International Dance Organization (IDO). Photo's by Elissa DenHoed. SnapD Kitchener/Waterloo
Local Brandon dancers heading to Worlds in Poland
Local Brandon dancers heading to Worlds in Poland
Local Brandon dancers heading to Worlds in Poland
After years of practising dance at Steppin' Time Dance Studio, a Brandon teen will have the opportunity to showcase her talents in Warsaw, Poland. See the Brandon Sun article here!
Williams named to national tap team
Local Brandon dancers heading to Worlds in Poland
Local Brandon dancers heading to Worlds in Poland
Countless hours of practice has paid off for Jessica Williams.
The 14-year-old Grade 9 student of Campbellford District High School has earned herself a spot on the Canadian National Junior Tap Team for the International Dance Organization (IDO) World Tap Dance Championship. See the Belleville Intelligencer article here!
Local Dancers Win Spot On Team Canada, Full Scholarship
Local Dancers Win Spot On Team Canada, Full Scholarship
A pair of young local dancers have made it to the big leagues.
16-year-old Larissa Bedford from Chatham has made the Team Canada Dance Team and 19-year-old Jaiden Lyons from Windsor has been offered a full-admission scholarship to study dance in Hollywood this fall. See the Blackburn News article here!
Chatham dancer representing Canada in Poland
Local Dancers Win Spot On Team Canada, Full Scholarship
A 16-year-old dancer from Chatham who trains at Pure Dance Academy will be heading to Poland in November to compete for Team Canada.
Larissa Bedford qualified to perform with the team for the World Dance Championships following an event in Niagara Falls last year. See the Chatham This Week article here!
Flamborough dancers in Poland with Team Canada East for world competition
Among the glitter and spectacle of the event, two teams representing Canada’s west and east, including dancers from Flamborough, are once again showing the world their passion for the art form. See the Flamborough Review article here!
Cambridge dancers on tap for world championship competition
Stratford family send daughter to represent Canada in dancing competition in the Czech Republic
Eight members of Cambridge Move With Grace team will be competing at the international events, including three at the World Tap Dance Championships to be held in Riesa, Germany, and five at the World Dance Championships, to be held in Warsaw, Poland. The events are set to run from the end of November to early December. See the Cambridge Times article here!
Stratford family send daughter to represent Canada in dancing competition in the Czech Republic
Stratford family send daughter to represent Canada in dancing competition in the Czech Republic
Stratford family send daughter to represent Canada in dancing competition in the Czech Republic
Stratford family trying to raise funds to send daughter to represent Canada in dancing competition in the Czech Republic. See the Stratford Beacon Herald article here!
2017 News
West BJM
Team Canada dancer returns to Red Deer laden with medals. Red Deer dancer, Izel Pienaar, wins three silver medals and a bronze at World Championship. See the Red Deer Express article here!
West Showdance
Local dancers representing Canada at World championships. Now in her fifth year as Head Choreographer, Gardner is honoured to be part of Team Canada ShowDance West’s 2017 journey to the championships in Germany. See the Penticton Herald article here!
BC Hip Hop
Commonwealth Team
Ten Campbell River dancers to represent Canada in Denmark. Ten Campbell River dance students will take on the world this fall when they travel to Denmark to compete in the largest and most prestigious of all dance competitions – the World Hip Hop Championships. See the Campbell River Mirror article here!
Commonwealth Team
East Hip Hop and Commonwealth
Commonwealth Team
12-year-old Peterborough dancer to compete in South Africa. Claire Cottam is one the teams' youngest members at 12 years old. She's competing in the Commonwealth Dance Cup Championships Sun City in September. See the Peterborough Examiner article here!
East Hip Hop and Commonwealth
East Hip Hop and Commonwealth
East Hip Hop and Commonwealth
Peterborough dancers to represent Canada on the world stage. Cassie Livingston and Sabrina Ralph will compete at the World Hip Hop Beak Dance Championships in Copenhagen, Denmark and Claire Cottam and Aly Luciani will represent Canada in South Africa at the Commonwealth Cup Dance Championship. See the My Kawartha article here!
East Tap and Commonwealth
East Hip Hop and Commonwealth
East Hip Hop and Commonwealth
Six Peterborough dancers stepping onto world stage. Video features a cameo from our choreographer extraordinaire Matthew Clark! See the Global News article here!
EAST Hip Hop
WEST Showdance
WEST Showdance
Dancers Alicia Watson and Myranda Bingham from Kali Andrews Dance in Ottawa interview on City TV Morning Live! See the video here!
WEST Showdance
WEST Showdance
WEST Showdance
Lake Country dancer represents Team Canada
Maya Lutz, 14, from the Lake Country School of Dance, is dancing in a world competition! See the Kelowna Capital News article here!
WEST Hip Hop
WEST Showdance
In October, local dancer and grade 12 G.P. Vanier student Dharma Knudson, with her team of Canadian dancers, will be travelling to Denmark to compete at the World Hip Hop Championships. See the Comox Valley Record article here!
WEST BMJ
Sherwood Ford Sponsors Jennah Paron on Team Canada Dance
At Sherwood Ford, we know that we've got an amazing community around us that is full of exceptional people. One of the talented individuals is Jennah Paron who is competing at the upcoming World Ballet, Jazz, and Modern Dance competition in Poland. See the article here!
WEST BJM
Edmonton-area dealership sponsors local dancer competing with Team Canada Dance. Dancer Jennah Paron knows how to market herself! See the Business Insider article here!
WEST Hip Hop
Otterbein thrilled with performance from Team Canada Dance
Seven girls from Surrey traveled to Denmark for the international competition. See the Surrey Now-Leader article here!
EAST Tap
The Next Step and Team Canada Dance to perform at Inspiration 2017
The Next Step and Team Canada Dance to perform at Inspiration 2017
Flamborough tapper wins gold at IDO World Tap Championships
Armed with shined-up leather shoes, a smile and a rhythm, Mats Nixon tapped his way into the world of dance’s heart at the IDO World Tap Dance Championships in Germany this fall.
The Next Step and Team Canada Dance to perform at Inspiration 2017
The Next Step and Team Canada Dance to perform at Inspiration 2017
The Next Step and Team Canada Dance to perform at Inspiration 2017
More than 200 performers across many genres including dancers, musicians and actors will showcase their talents in the fifth annual community fundraiser 'Inspiration' on Thursday Nov. 2, beginning at 7 p.m. at River Run Centre.
Tapping Onto World Stage
The Next Step and Team Canada Dance to perform at Inspiration 2017
All five dancers are on the junior team (age 12 - 15) and dance out of Lake Country School of Dance in Lake Country. See the Castanet article here!
Surrey girls dance their way to Worlds as part of Team Canada
Seven Surrey-based dancers will rep Canada at the World Dance Championships next month in Germany.They are part of Team Canada Showdance West, a Danielle Gardner -led squad. See the Surrey Now-Leader article here!
Cloverdale dancers set to take world stage in Germany, Denmark
Three Cloverdale dancers will take to the international stage this fall as a part at the World Dance Championships. Rylin Samson, 9, Maya Zalo, 15, and Dylan Zalo, 16, who dance out of the Dance Xpressions studio in Cloverdale, will head to Europe to compete against dancers from around the world. See the Surrey Now-Leader article here!
Coast dancers to represent Canada at World Championships
Several local dancers auditioned and have made it to the largest and most prestigious of all dance competitions, the World Dance Championships, this year to be held in Reisa, Germany from Nov. 20 to 25. See the Coast Reporter article here!
EAST BJM
Lindsay, ON represents!
Lindsay, ON represents!
Waterdown choreographers chosen for Canada East team for IDO Worlds
Team Canada East dancers pose for a team picture on the grass outside of Dancemakerz studio in Waterdown before they head back in for more rehearsals. The group will will leave for Poland to compete at the International Dance Organization's World Dance Championships 2017 for tap, Ballet, jazz and Modern See the Flamborough Review article here!
Lindsay, ON represents!
Lindsay, ON represents!
Lindsay, ON represents!
Four Lindsay dancers to represent Canada at World Dance Championships. Olivia VanSchaik and Skyelar Woolacott will travel to South Africa while Kyleigh Junkin will compete in Germany and Anna Konkle with travel to Poland. See the Muskoka Region article here!
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Lindsay, ON represents!
Barrie Dancers
Oakville dancers to represent Canada at world championshipsFour Oakville dancers will represent Canada at the World Dance Championships, held in Warsaw, Poland, Dec. 2 to 9.Local dancers: Eve Graziadei, Jeannette Thompson, Chloe Reelis and Aidan Reelis, along with the top dancers across Canada, will represent Canada in the largest and most prestigious of all dance competitions. See the Inside Oakville article here!
Barrie Dancers
Barrie Dancers
Barrie Dancers
Barrie dancers headed to world championshipsDancers will travel to Poland, Germany and South Africa to represent Canada in ballet, modern, jazz and tap disciplines. See the Simcoe.com article here!
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Barrie Dancers
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Burnaby dancer earns BRONZE!
A young Burnaby dancer is on a mission to spread the word: Dancing is for boys, too. See the North Shore News article here!
EAST Tap
Barrie Dancers
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Longtime Bolton dancer represents Canada on the world stage
Bolton's Jade Delaronde is still buzzing after representing Canada on the international stage at the World Tap Dance Championships.
2016 News
East Hip Hop
West Showdance
West Showdance
Peterborough Dancers to Represent Canada at World Hip Hop Championships. See the My Kawartha article here!
West Showdance
West Showdance
West Showdance
Local dancer, Ashley Henri, to represent Canada at world championships. Several B.C. dancers auditioned and have made it to the largest and most prestigious of all dance competitions – The International Dance Organization’s World Showdance Dance Championships. See the Campbell River Mirror article here!
West BJM
West Showdance
West Hip Hop
We meet some Calgary dancers who will be representing our country later this month at the World Ballet, Jazz and Modern Championships in Germany. See the Calgary Breakfast Television (BT) story here!
West Hip Hop
Interview with Travis Lim
West Hip Hop
Travis Lim dances his way to world junior championship wins
15 year-old returns to Vancouver with two golds from Street Dance World Championship. See the Vancouver Presents article here!
Interview with Travis Lim
Interview with Travis Lim
Interview with Travis Lim
Travis Lim is the only Canadian “Double Gold” winner to stand on the IDO podium in the 2016 Street Dance World Championship. See the interview here!
East Hip Hop
Interview with Travis Lim
Interview with Travis Lim
Kanata, Stittsville dancers named to Team Canada. Three west end dancers will compete at World Championships in Austria in October. See the Toronto.com article here!
Alberta BJM
Treyvin Kinisky, 16, from the Diverse Dance Company in Grande Prairie, has been chosen by Team Canada Dance to represent the country at the World Ballet, Jazz and Modern World Championships. See The Daily Herald Tribune article here!
WEST BJM
We meet some Calgary dancers who will be representing our country later this month at the World Ballet, Jazz and Modern Championships in Germany. See the BT Calgary story here!
Burlington Dancers
Caulfield School of Dance
Burlington dancers taking on the world in Germany
Earlier this year, seven Burlington dancers auditioned and made it to one of largest dance competitions The World Dance Championships, being held in Germany this year. See the Inside Halton article here!
Caulfield School of Dance
Local dancers compete with Team Canada at world championships
Caulfield School of Dance
Team Canada Dance members return from Germany. Caulfield School of Dance had 3 dancers on the Team Canada Dance Showdance team return successfully from Germany. See the article here!
Local dancers compete with Team Canada at world championships
Local dancers compete with Team Canada at world championships
Local dancers compete with Team Canada at world championships
Two local Abbotsford dancers are among those representing Canada this week in the World Dance Championships in Reisa, Germany.
Natasha Orchison, 14, from Abbotsford Dance Centre and Alexis Harper, 11, from Dance In Motion are among several local dancers who auditioned and were selected for the championships. See The Abbotsford News article here!
Cowichan dancer heads to World Dance Championships
Local dancers compete with Team Canada at world championships
Local dancers compete with Team Canada at world championships
Mill Bay dancer Olivia Young is going to Reisa, Germany, this weekend, to compete in the World Dance Championships: the Olympics of dance. See the Cowichan Valley Citizen article here!
2015 News
Tap West
Tap West
Team Canada West Tap is in the news!
Global News Morning BC invited Tap Choreographer Lisa Dew onto their show to discuss and show off our Canadian dancers! Check it out!
EAST BJM
Tap West
Emma Searles will be heading to Poland for Dance Competition. Emma Searles still has her Team Canada jacket from 2012 when she competed at the IDO World Ballet, Jazz and Modern DanceChampionships at the age of 12. See the Tillsonburg News Article here!
BJM West
BJM West
Canada's Ballet, Jazz and Modern team takes home the gold at World Dance Championships in Poland.
Majority of girls on team are from Shelley Shearer School of Dance in Winnipeg
West Tap
BJM West
Edmonton's 13-year-old Hannah Palichuk taking tap to the world with international competition in Germany. See the Edmonton Journal article here!
West Hip Hop
West Hip Hop
just dance! Winter 2015, Issue 4
In the Spotlight
If you think you think you're too young to make your mark in the dance industry, you haven't met Travis Lim! See the article here!
WEST Hip Hop
West Hip Hop
Mission dancer lands lead role on Family Channel's The Next Step. In 2015 Liam Mackie was a big part of Team Canada that won the silver medal at the World Hip Hop Championships in Italy. He was also part of the 2014 team that finished fourth in Germany. See the Mission City Record article here!
Hip Hop West
Shaw TV Fraser Valley invited Team Canada Hip Hop West on and Alexandria MacFarlane finds out just how hard the Junior Team Canada Dance team is working to prepare. Check it out! FYI, it starts at 0:48 after the banana story.
West Hip Hop
Five Campbell River dance students to represent Canada. CR DanceXtreme sending members to Italy this fall for World Championships. See the Campbell River Mirror Article here!
West Hip Hop
West Hip Hop
Island MVPs. Believe it or not, Campbell River is a well-hidden hip-hop hotbed – but not for long thanks to this week's Island MVPs. See the CTV News link here!
WEST TAP
WEST TAP
West Hip Hop
Congratulations Team Canada Tappers!
Our four Team Canada tappers are back from their whirlwind week in Germany competing in the World Tap Dance Championships.
See the Caulfield School of Dance article here!
EAST TAP
WEST TAP
EAST TAP
World silver on tap for Waterdown-led junior Canadian dance team in Germany
Dancemakerz studio owner Christie McKay-Hofland led the Junior Canadian Tap Team to silver on the World Stage in Riesa, Germany this month
2014 & Previous years news
East Tap
Muskoka dancers compete for Canada!
Last month, December 4th through 8th, the 2012 IDO World Tap Dance Championships took place is Riesa, Germany. Several Canadians took to the stage in a variety of categories for children, juniors and adults, including male and female solos, duos, trios, small groups, formations and large production. This video highlights Everett Smith’s Sweet Georgia Brown
Muskoka dancers compete for Canada!
Muskoka dancers compete for Canada!
Oct. 2011. Another group of dancers with Just 4 Kicks Academy of Dance is heading overseas as members of Team Canada in different dance disciplines. See the Muskoka Region article here!
Fundraising a challenge as dance not recognized as a sport: choreographer
Fundraising a challenge as dance not recognized as a sport: choreographer
Kayla Villebrun-Normand’s dream is to dance across the stage at the World Tap Dance Championships in Germany — but she needs some help to make it happen. See the 2011 Winnipeg Free Press article here!
Mississauga dancers ready to tap heels, toes for Canada
Fundraising a challenge as dance not recognized as a sport: choreographer
November 2014. Three young Mississauga dancers are aiming to tap their way to the top of the world. See the Mississauga.cow article here!
Orangeville dancer shares in World Dance title
Emily Melo (left) and Amanda Bruce (right) recently returned victoriously with a haul of medals and trophies from the World Dance Championships in Frankfurt, Germany. See the Orangeville.com article here!
Blake backs Team Canada
Blake McGrath will serve as choreographer for the Canadian entry at the International Dance Organization's World Showdance Championships. See the story here!
Chilliwack teen at world dance championships in Poland
Chilliwack teen at world dance championships in Poland
Chilliwack teen at world dance championships in Poland
Fifteen-year-old Kyera Fedoruk is competing in the Senior Jazz and Modern dance competitions this week.
Chilliwack dancer dazzles on world stage
Chilliwack teen at world dance championships in Poland
Chilliwack teen at world dance championships in Poland
Chilliwack's Micaela Nyland scored silver in ballet at the World Dance Championships in Poland.
Local girls dance their way to gold in Poland
Chilliwack teen at world dance championships in Poland
Riane Corcoran and Arayla Dyer celebrate their gold-medal wins at a dance competition in Poland last week. See the Peterborough Examiner article here!
This Week on Rogers TV
Watch this profile report on seven Rugcutterz dancers who competed for Team Canada at the 2010 IDO World Show Dance Championships in Reisa, Germany. See the Rogers TV video here!
Cameron School of Dance students reach the world stage
Cameron School of Dance students reach the world stage
WITH VIDEO: Team Canada, with eight Montrealers on board, will compete in Poland in December, not in hockey but in the Ballet/Jazz/Modern division of the International Dance Organization (IDO) World Championships.