As I wrote yesterday about the jigging workshops, I am at the John Arcand Fiddle Festival to learn about the traditional Métis Red River Jig. After learning quite a few steps, I found myself agreeing to sign up for the…
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My heart was racing and we still had 10 more steps to do. The constant hopping in this Métis jigging festival was more of a workout than I had anticipated. The fiddler starts playing the traditional Red River Jig here…
I did eventually make it to Manitoulin Island in Ontario in time for the Wikwemikong Annual Cultural Festival Pow Wow. I was here to, not only learn everything I could about First Nations dance in this region, but to see…
It was with a groggy mind that I arrived in Sudbury, Ontario from Moncton, NB. It was already a late flight but, after an hour delay, I didn’t make it into the Sudbury airport until about midnight (it was 1:00…
I have loved watching the highland dancers at the New Brunswick Highland Games Festival in Fredericton, NB. My favourite part was the East Coast Choreography Challenge. This is where dancers can use traditional highland steps, but add contemporary style into…
I ate a big breakfast this morning because I was off to a Scottish dancing workshop at the New Brunswick Highland Games here in Fredericton. Jasmin Astle, the young woman I interviewed yesterday, was leading a class in the history…
