Canadian Heritage committee  I think the science has improved how we teach. There has been a lot of work done on kinesthetic approaches to teaching—kinesiology, how best to train the body so that you don't just say, “There's that move. Do it”. You build towards that end result, but there has been a lot of di

Canadian Heritage committee  And they didn't pay me to say that, okay?

Canadian Heritage committee  My fear of putting that idea forward is that there isn't enough money to go around already. If we are telling the professional companies, “You're going to have the same amount of funding, but you're also going to do this,” it's not realistic. To come up with additional funding fo

Canadian Heritage committee  I really believe that a strong professional level in this country is the best that you can do in terms of supporting amateurs, younger students, and emerging artists. It really does have a trickle-down effect. If there are opportunities for professional companies to engage with l

Canadian Heritage committee  Although the Confederation Centre of the Arts does receive funding from Canadian Heritage, we are about 35% federally or provincially funded and 65% self-generated. The arts education programs are actually self-sustaining, so I don't run deficit budgets. Honestly, it's the same p

Canadian Heritage committee  In dance, the parents can apply through either, so dance is accepted as a physical.... I'm just saying that's nice for us, but let's not forget the people who are in other forms of the arts. In coming back to the question of why we dance. Similarly, why do some people pick up a

Canadian Heritage committee  The Confederation Centre does receive funding from Canadian Heritage, so, yes.

Canadian Heritage committee  I think we are born with a desire to move, and for some people, as they get older, they have the opportunity to follow that path. Parents will come to me when their children are three, four, or five years old and say, “She's always moving around the house”, or “He's really enjoyi

Canadian Heritage committee  Thank you, Mr. Chair. Confederation Centre of the Arts is Canada's only memorial to the Fathers of Confederation and is located in Charlottetown, Canada's birthplace. Confederation Centre's educational programs are many and varied, with the aim of providing learning opportunitie