Canadian Heritage committee  Well, it would be touring support and just various programs that we can access for funding.

Canadian Heritage committee  I'm a big believer in operating funding. We need operating funding to allow us to do what we do. I went to a presentation last week, and I know that Canada Council is streamlining all its grants. As a small organization—even the $2 million organization, which you may think is big

Canadian Heritage committee  Oh, I think that from a young age, sadly, boys aren't encouraged to dance as much as girls. There's a supply and demand issue in that there are many more trained female dancers than male dancers. A male dancer with any talent has a greater opportunity for contracts. Often you wil

Canadian Heritage committee  Yes.

Canadian Heritage committee  Thank you.

Canadian Heritage committee  Yes. It's been very exciting and it's been a lot of work. We did receive $1.9 million from the Heritage fund as part of that $23 million.

Canadian Heritage committee  Thank you.

Canadian Heritage committee  Good afternoon. Thank you for providing me this opportunity to talk to you about dance in Calgary, jazz dance, and DJD. Decidedly Jazz Danceworks was born in 1984 out of the University of Calgary. Vicki Adams Willis had founded one of the only jazz dance programs at a Canadian