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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!

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

See the Kelowna Capital News here!

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.

See the Kelowna Capital News article here!

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.

See the BC Local News article here!

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. 

See the Community Review article here!

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.

See the Kelowna Daily Courier article here!

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!

Gold and Silver for Semiahmoo Peninsula dancers!

Young competitors make their mark at international championships in Poland.

See the Surrey Now-Leader article here!

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. 

See the BC Local News article here!

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.

See the KelownaNow artilce here!

Teeswater local brings home gold for Team Canada

Emma Culbert, of Teeswater, recently travelled to South Africa to dance competitively with Team Canada.

See the Simcoe Reformer article here!

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.

See The Beacon Herald article here! 

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.  

See YCDSC article here!

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. 

See the Vermilion Voice article here!

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. 

See the MooseJaw Today article here!

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!

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!

On the world stage

Teenage dance team to compete for medals in Poland

See the Winnipeg Free Press article here!

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

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!

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!

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!

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!

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!

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 trying to raise funds to send daughter to represent Canada in dancing competition in the Czech Republic.  See the Stratford Beacon Herald article here!

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!

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!

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!

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!

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!

Six Peterborough dancers stepping onto world stage.  Video features a cameo from our choreographer extraordinaire Matthew Clark!  See the Global News article here!

Dancers Alicia Watson and Myranda Bingham from Kali Andrews Dance in Ottawa interview on City TV Morning Live!  See the video here!

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!

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!

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!

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!

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!

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.

See the Flamborough Review Article here!

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.

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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!

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!

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!

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!

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!

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!

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 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!

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!

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.

See the Caledon Enterprise article here!