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Advocacy and Education
Initiatives
Advocacy and Education are essential to represent and support the
needs of Canadian professional dance. The Canadian Dance Assembly
will be a strong and united voice for Canadian professional dance. The
CDA believes the development of resources for dance will
benefit and strengthen the role of Canadian professional dance in the
cultural fabric of Canada. We strive, through advocacy and education, to
better the conditions under which professional dance of all forms and
aesthetics occurs in Canada.
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Canadian
Children's Dance Theatre - Distraction
Choreographer: Tedd Robinson
Dancers: Kiri Etzkorn and Brian Lawson,
Photo: David Hou |
Communication and Information
Exchange
Communication and the exchange of information are essential to
stimulate the development of dance in Canada. The Canadian Dance
Assembly will serve as a communication hub for Canadian
professional dance. This will be accomplished through meetings,
publications, the Internet, and other means of communication. The CDA
will be a resource for information to the dance community and to
stakeholders of the dance community, including dance organizations,
training organizations, individual artists, academics, researchers,
arts service organizations, the media, government departments and
agencies, funding bodies and the general public, among others.
Research and Development
Initiatives
Research and development are essential to support the activities
of Canadian professional dance and the Canadian Dance Assembly.
The CDA will initiate and undertake research and development
activities to ensure its programs and policies are supportive of
professional dance in Canada, and to assist other stakeholders in
Canadian professional dance in achieving similar objectives.
Professional Development
Initiatives
Professional development is essential to strengthening the most
valuable resource of Canadian professional dance: people. The Canadian
Dance Assembly will help to determine the professional development
needs of Canadian dance professionals, and will develop programs to
serve these needs. This will be accomplished through consultations
with the dance community and through strategic alliances with other
arts organizations.
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