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Edge School Dance supports Illumination cultural event in Calgary May 11, 2012

As a Cultural Capital of Canada for 2012, Calgary will host Illumination, a gala event that will feature an unprecedented city-wide collaboration of dancers and musicians. The Edge School Dance & Performing Arts program is proud to be one of the supporters of this event.

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Legendary tap dancer Dianne "Lady Di" Walker Workshop Nov. 19 & 20, 2011

Tuesday, 25 October 2011 10:13

Edge School is pleased to host a community workshop on November 19 & 20, 2011 featuring the Legendary tap dancer Dianne Walker. Rhythm, Body and Soul is a weekend workshop in tap, movement and body percussion also featurijng Lisa La Touche, Danny Nielson and Edge faculty Tasha Lawson and Sarah Dolan.

This is Dianne Walkers first workshop in Calgary and a wonderful opportunity for Edge student-athletes and broader dance community. It's great that she can come and be supported by an outstanding Calgary-based faculty that is making international acclaim. Lisa La Touche (originally from Calgary and now living in New York) will also be performing with Stomp at the Jubilee Auditorium and guest teaching at Edge that week.

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Edge senior dancers on the dance travel study trip in Spain Nov. 24-Dec 2 will have another opportunity to learn from this master teacher. Lady Di will teach and bring in film of Jimmy Slyde since Edge dancers will have the honor of performing at the Jimmy Slyde institute with Roxanne Butterfly in Barcelona! This will be a great chance to understand the history of tap and the institute itself.

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