South Slocan Dance Company Provides Empowering Program

In The Valley Voice!  Thank-You Jan McMurray for the great article!  We’re on Page 11.

We use dance to work with youth-at-risk and rural communities to deliver a process-based learning program where SQx artists use rigorous physical activity and imagination to promote

• Fitness
• Friendship
• Anti-bullying
• Anti-racism
• Cooperation
• Fair-play
• Creativity
• Character building
• Teamwork
• Development of cognitive functions through complex tasks and exercises
• Physical Literacy

Interactive Dance Awareness uses innovation to meet & exceed Ministry of Education Arts Education Curriculum requirements, standards, and learning outcomes.

Increasing Engagement in the Arts

An important goal of the program is to increase engagement and participation in the arts.  We ensure participants are actively engaged in an innovative learning environment that combines workshops and performances.  We believe that if everyone in our society had to access to art and culture, we would be healthier society because of it.   We use art and culture to make the world a better place. 

Western & Northern Canada

Since our humble beginnings 5 years ago, this program is now delivered across BC, AB, SK, MB, YK, & NWT from May – December.   

Embracing Diversity

Our crew of dancers reflects the Canadian cultural landscape (LGBTQ, bilingual, indigenous, people of colour, rural & urban)

Staff Workbook

Throughout the program, school staff develop strategies to integrate our syllabus in their classrooms with the help of an accompanying workbook that we provide. Workbooks is derived from  choreology (study of dance science).