[This article was first published in 2012.] In the 1920s, there were 80,000 geisha in Japan.* Today, there are approximately 1,000 left, and under 200 live in the city of Kyoto (where they are called geiko). Although they are still…
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[This is an excerpt from the British Columbia chapter of my book, Dancing Through History: In Search of the Stories that Define Canada.] The Performing House is a gorgeous cedar longhouse-like space, with three steps on all sides descending into…
[This is an excerpt from the Nova Scotia chapter of my book, Dancing Through History: In Search of the Stories that Define Canada.] It’s already 10:00 pm and the dirt road that has now become our link to Glencoe is…
[This is an excerpt from the Ontario chapter of my book, Dancing Through History: In Search of the Stories that Define Canada.] On the Sunday that weekend in Wiky [Wikwemikong, Manitoulin Island, Ontario], just before 1:45 in the afternoon, the little…
[This is an excerpt from the Métis chapter of my book, Dancing Through History: In Search of the Stories that Define Canada.] Back then, the Red River Jig was more of an elimination dance, where challengers would try to outdo…
[This is an excerpt from the Highland dance chapter of my book, Dancing Through History: In Search of the Stories that Define Canada.] Even though I’m an adult, I must go back to the basics if I want to learn Highland dance…
