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WHO WE ARE
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BONNIE DYER
TEAM CANADA DANCE NATIONAL DIRECTOR
IDO CANADA PRESIDENT
IDO VICE PRESIDENT - NEW VENTURES
IDO AMBASSADOR TO THE AMERICAS
As the Team Canada National Director as well as the IDO Ambassador of the Americas, Bonnie Dyer attributes Canada’s top world results to the outstanding teachers and choreographers throughout our great nation. The high standards exemplified by the studio directors, teachers, and choreographers who have trained these dancers, has enabled Canada to be known as one of the best training countries IN THE WORLD for dance. Also, the dedication of our Team Canada choreographers, dancers, supportive parents and their studios has made Team Canada the success that it is today. Thank you all!
Message from the Director
” A true champion is someone who is gracious if they win, and even more gracious if they do not. In years to come, medals & trophies will be misplaced, but the memories of your journey and training to dance on the world stage, meeting new friends, striving to do your best and being proud to represent your country- these are the memories you will carry with you forever”.
Bonnie Dyer National Director
MELISSA D MCLEAN
ALISON D. SHARP
CANADIAN NATIONAL DANCE CHAMPIONSHIPS
& CONVENTION DIRECTOR
For over a decade, Alison has been working hard to ensure that dancers and educators are given the best possible dance competition experience, both within Canada and abroad. Additionally, she owned a competitive dance studio where several dancers earned medals at the IDO World Championships in Jazz, Ballet, Tap, and Hip Hop, Commonwealth Cup Dance Championships, as well as at local Canadian competitions. As a mother of several competitive dancers herself, she understands the spectrum of needs in dance competitions from the perspective of the parents, studio owners, and competition insiders. Alison knows the law of the land and the world of competitive dance.
IDO CANADA ADJUDICATION BOARD
Matthew Clark Kim Barker
Annemarie Reynolds Theresa Domingues
Breanna Willis Kathrine McCarthy
Sherry Walsh Jade Delaronde
Emma Searles
REGIONAL OPERATIONS
Shelley Tookey (AB)
Sheri Mackenzie (BC)
Team choreographers & coordinators (see Choreographers tab)
MEMBERS AT LARGE
-NO MEMBERSHIP FEES -
We welcome all Canadian studios, choreographers, and dancers to take part in our many activities and events. Canadian studios are encouraged to display the IDO CANADA logo on your website as a proud supporter of competition and the sport of dance. Dancers who have auditioned and have taken part in an IDO event can proudly display the IDO Dancer logo.
Contact us for more details.
WHAT'S THE DIFFERENCE?
TEAM CANADA DANCE
WORLD CHAMPIONSHIPS
WORLD CHAMPIONSHIPS
Team Canada Dance TM is a national dance organization that takes elite Canadian dancers to compete against the best of the best on the world stage. We have been Canada's National Dance Team since 1995!
We are the only accredited Canadian dance organization that qualifies to attend the International Dance Organization (IDO) World Dance Championships. Our Canadian IDO division is also called IDO Canada.
We not only assemble the best Canadian dancers, but we allow those dancers to train and receive choreography from the best our industry has to offer.
Not everyone will make our team as our standards are higher then most. We do push our dancers to be the best they can be while still maintaining a fun and nurturing environment.
Our choreographers are well respected and very much active in their fields. As such, their schedules are very busy but we try our best to accommodate everyone while still respecting prior studio and personal commitments. A professional dancers/choreographers schedule may fluctuate slightly but we try to maintain a steady schedule that does not interfere with outside activities.
Not everyone will come home with a medal but the friendships last a lifetime!
WORLD CHAMPIONSHIPS
WORLD CHAMPIONSHIPS
WORLD CHAMPIONSHIPS
The WORLD CHAMPIONSHIPS we regularly attend are considered the "Olympics of Dance". Each nation can only bring 3 of their top athletes for a week of intensive competition in one genre. The competition is fierce, unlike any other!
The World Championships is affiliated with the International Dance Organization .
The International Dance Organization (IDO), is a World Dance- and Dancesport Federation with a membership of OVER 90 NATIONS, representing more than 250,000 DANCERS, from SIX CONTINENTS.
The IDO is an world accredited organization that you may learn more about at
WORLD CUPS
WORLD CHAMPIONSHIPS
WORLD CUPS
WORLD DANCE CUP competitions are run more like our North-American competitions, where you dance once and are awarded placement. You generally may enter any genre you wish and countries may bring as many dancers as they wish. You may have heard of other dancers attending Cups.
We too attend World Cups if they meet a certain standard. The Commonwealth Cup Dance Championship, the IDO World Dance Challenge, The World Dance Olympus, etc., as well a some online Cups during the pandemic.
The Dance Cups we attend , similar to other IDO competitions, award dancers on the podiums, but overall dancers will compete in the final DANCE-OFF at the GALA on the final day of competition. There are awards for everyone, including ribbons, medals and/or trophies, and cash awards for top dances. Dancers may enter in any genre they wish and may dance as often as they want. Entry fees are separate.
We also host and attend Dance Workshops. The workshops are available from renown dance educators from around the world.
The Beginning
About the Official IDO World Championships
Special Honours
Team Canada Dance has been attending the official World Dance Championships since the 1990's when we first attended the World Tap Championships in Dresden, Germany. Our first team consisted of 12 outstanding dancers from across Canada including: British Columbia, Saskatchewan, Manitoba, Ontario and Québec. The Canadian National Tap Team
Team Canada Dance has been attending the official World Dance Championships since the 1990's when we first attended the World Tap Championships in Dresden, Germany. Our first team consisted of 12 outstanding dancers from across Canada including: British Columbia, Saskatchewan, Manitoba, Ontario and Québec. The Canadian National Tap Team (choreographer Matthew Clark) placed in the TOP 5 in the world! That experience was inspiring for our dancers and our team and since then, we have returned to win over countless WORLD TITLES in Tap, Ballet, Jazz, Modern/Contemporary, Showdance, Hip Hop and now in Streetdance Show!
Our Canadian team is respected for both our talent and sportsmanship and is admired worldwide as one of the "teams to beat!". We're not just any dance group, we are a team through and through.
Special Honours
About the Official IDO World Championships
Special Honours
- TEAM OF THE YEAR
- 7 consecutive years winning the World Tap Championships
- Outstanding Team of The Year for Sportsmanship and Results
PRESIDENTS CUP
- overall Medal Winner at the Ballet, Jazz and Modern Championships
CHOREOGRAPHER OF THE YEAR
- Matthew Clark for Outstanding Choreography in tap dance
-Christie McKay-Hofland for Outstanding Chor
- TEAM OF THE YEAR
- 7 consecutive years winning the World Tap Championships
- Outstanding Team of The Year for Sportsmanship and Results
PRESIDENTS CUP
- overall Medal Winner at the Ballet, Jazz and Modern Championships
CHOREOGRAPHER OF THE YEAR
- Matthew Clark for Outstanding Choreography in tap dance
-Christie McKay-Hofland for Outstanding Choreography
LIFETIME ACHIEVEMENT AWARD
- Bonnie Dyer
(the appointed IDO representative for Canada and Team Director) for Fostering Good Sportsmanship Worldwide
AND MANY MORE!!
About the Official IDO World Championships
About the Official IDO World Championships
About the Official IDO World Championships
The World Championships is like the Olympics of Dance!
The International Dance Organization (IDO) is a World Dance and Dancesport Federation with a membership of OVER 90 NATIONS, representing more than 250,000 DANCERS from 6 CONTINENTS!
This prestigious World Championship offers an exciting platform for dancers from across the globe to
The World Championships is like the Olympics of Dance!
The International Dance Organization (IDO) is a World Dance and Dancesport Federation with a membership of OVER 90 NATIONS, representing more than 250,000 DANCERS from 6 CONTINENTS!
This prestigious World Championship offers an exciting platform for dancers from across the globe to compete against the best in their genre. Similar to the Olympics, the winners are awarded on top of a podium with the top 3 flags raised as the winners nation anthem is played. It is truly a proud moment for all of the dancers and a wonderful way to recognize such dedicated talent.
IDO Canada sends our congratulations to IDO Slovak Republic for their recent achievement!
IDO Slovak Republic was awarded the highest accolade during the Annual General Meeting of the Slovak Olympic Committee in June 2020. This award was presented to Petr Horacek and Jozef Hanrangozo by Slovak Olympic medalist Danka Bartekova (member of the International Olympic Committee) and Anton Siekel (President of the Slovak Olympic and Sports Committee).
CONGRATULATIONS IDO SLOVAK REPUBLIC!
PUBLIC HEALTH UPDATE
We understand concerns about viruses such as the flu, COVID, RSV, etc., are top of mind, and we want to be as transparent as possible and share information about what we are doing to prepare for the IDO World Championships and other Team Canada Dance / IDO Canada events.
It is an ever-evolving situation, not just domestically, but internationally. Many of the IDO Championships are back to usual without many health restrictions.
Meanwhile, we want to assure you of the following:
- Our top priority is focused on the health and safety of all participants at Team Canada, including dancers, family, staff, industry partners, and others involved in the organizations.
- We will proceed as planned to attend safe Championships unless otherwise noted
- We will be in contact with the organizers to be sure there are not recent outbreaks in said areas.
- Auditions / Teams have resumed with strict screening protocols. PLEASE DO NOT attend any auditions, rehearsals, or related team events if you have symptoms of illness. Please let Melissa at the Team Canada office AND your choreographer know and stay home. IF you have been recently sick but are feeling better, please think about others on the team and wear a mask. Always wash your hands thoroughly and use sanitizer when necessary. Use your elbow to sneeze/cough.
We know that our time together is precious and that you may not want to miss a rehearsal due to illness, but there are others on the team that could get ill. Last year, we had two teams affected by illness right at the time of departure, plus another team come home from the Championships sick.
Ultimately, we encourage everyone to make responsible decisions and stay home if they are sick. We generally have several parents that are nurses and physicians who travel with our teams who will be helpful to navigate us through this. Please note that infection prevention and control is for everyday, not just during outbreaks!
We will monitor the situation and report any updates.