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MONCTON, DS – Atlantic Ballet Canada is leading an Indigenous dance program this fall that will allow eight dancers to train close to their communities and culture.
Nipahtuwet Naka Wespahtuwet Possesom (Paul), director of Indigenous programs in ballet, says there are no professional training programs in Atlantic Canada and the ballet initiative fills an important gap.
The new two-year program that will launch in Moncton, NB, this fall will accept eight Indigenous dancers​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​in Grade 11.
In the first time in Canada, the program will allow dancers to receive support and training close to their country and their families, without having to relocate to other parts of the country.
A news release from the ballet says the program will teach a contemporary style rooted in the “worldviews, cultures, and customs” of the Mi’kmaq and Wolastoq nations of the Wabanaki Confederacy.”
The federal government is investing $400,000 to support the program, and the Ulnooweg Indigenous Communities Foundation will put in another $50,000.
This report was first published by The Canadian Press on June 25, 2024.
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