[Grant Strate speaking]

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Video from the 2006 World Dance Alliance Global Assembly in Toronto, Canada in July 2006. It consists of a keynote address from Grant Strate, the founder of the dance program at York University where the conference was held. The keynote is titled "Dance in Canada – Roots and Branches ". Strate was a charter member of National Ballet of Canada, and its first resident choreographer, he was also the first chair of the Dance in Canada Association, the initiator of four national choreographic seminars, Director for the Center of the Arts at Simon Fraser University, former president of the World … continued below

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World Dance Alliance [2006-07-17..2006-07-21].

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Video from the 2006 World Dance Alliance Global Assembly in Toronto, Canada in July 2006. It consists of a keynote address from Grant Strate, the founder of the dance program at York University where the conference was held. The keynote is titled "Dance in Canada – Roots and Branches ". Strate was a charter member of National Ballet of Canada, and its first resident choreographer, he was also the first chair of the Dance in Canada Association, the initiator of four national choreographic seminars, Director for the Center of the Arts at Simon Fraser University, former president of the World Dance Alliance - Americas, and the recipient of numerous awards.

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The theme of the conference was 'Dance, Diversity, and Dialogue: Bridging Communities and Cultures'.

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  • Preferred Citation: World Dance Alliance-Americas Collection (AR0840), University of North Texas Special Collections

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World Dance Alliance-Americas Records

Founded in 1990 during an international dance conference in Hong Kong, the World Dance Alliance (WDA) promotes the study, conservation, and appreciation of dance. Contains video, photographs, and documents related to WDA conferences and events.

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World Dance Alliance. [Grant Strate speaking], video, [2006-07-17..2006-07-21]; (https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metadc1452779/: accessed May 24, 2024), University of North Texas Libraries, The Portal to Texas History, https://texashistory.unt.edu; crediting UNT Libraries Special Collections.

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