The Melfort Dance Centre is taking part in #SKdancestogether. (Submitted photo/Jenny Mauvieux)

By Angie Rolheiser

#SKdancestogether

Virtual flash mob on Wednesday will connect dancers across the province

Oct 26, 2021 | 3:16 PM

Dance clubs across the province will come together virtually on Wednesday.

Dancers of all ages in Saskatchewan learned the same combination, made videos, and will use their social media to upload them and use the #SKdancestogether.

Dance educator at the Tisdale Dance Studio Dana Mutimer told northeastNOW the virtual flash mob is all about celebrating dance while getting dancers excited for recital and competitions.

“We are eager to get performing again and this is our first little glimpse of that,” Mutimer said.

The project came about through discussions with dance educators to bring dance to the top of mind for people as recognition for continuing to provide a stable, safe environment to students while highlighting the dance community.

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“Dance was strong before the pandemic, and over the past 19 months the dance community continued to show its resilience,” Mutimer said. “Dance educators worked tirelessly through many challenges to ensure students could continue to dance safely since the start of the pandemic.”

On top of each studio learning the same combination of moves, students were also encouraged to wear the provincial colours of yellow and green to show their love of dance and Saskatchewan.

There are over 120 dance clubs in the province. In the northeast, Melfort, Nipawin, and Tisdale studios are all participating.

Artist Director at the Melfort Dance Centre Jenny Mauvieux said there were over 80 dancers involved with their video shoot on Sunday, Oct. 24.

“We had so much fun learning the choreography and filming it together as a group,” Mauvieux said. “The younger students were excited to be able to dance with the older students and we are proud of the older students for being positive role models and leaders.”

Follow the Melfort Dance Centre on Facebook and/or Instagram to watch the video or simply search for videos from all participating clubs using the #SKdancestogether.

“This event was a wonderful and inspiring team bonding experience for our dance family as we head into a busy season of preparing for dance competitions,” Mauvieux said. “The students are very excited to share their video and watch videos of other dancers from across the province.”

Through dance, students benefit from the lessons learned in the studio, which include physical health, mental health, stress relief, teamwork, time management, goal setting, confidence-building, and freedom of expression through movement.

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angie.rolheiser@pattisonmedia.com

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