Dance

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Learn the art of Flamenco at upcoming Kelowna festival

The 2-day festival will be held Sept. 28 and 29

  • Sep 21, 2023

 

Participants in the clog dancing class in West Kelowna back in 2022. Clog dancing will take place again in 2023, although times are currently to be determined. (Contributed)

Okanagan gets footloose with clog, round and square dance awareness week

Non-profit groups from across the valley will be putting on lessons

 

Competing in the 2023 Dancing with the Shuswap Stars event are (clockwise from top left) Jack Bowers and Cappi Bowers, Justin and Renee Brien, Will Fazan and Lenette Zeiber, Josephene Juell and Scott Hutchinson, Ian Gray (paired with Heather Stranks), Bonnie De Vosse (with Orlando Robinson) and Missy MacKintosh (with Jens Goerner).
(Dancing with the Shuswap Stars photos)

New lineup of community minded dancers keen to support Shuswap Hospice

Voting underway for 2023 edition of Dancing with the Shuswap Stars

  • Aug 10, 2023

 

Dance fashion photography by Darren Hull

Fluidity

Fashion flows from form to form

  • Aug 9, 2023
Dance fashion photography by Darren Hull
Portrait of ballet dancer Yui Watanabe by Lia Crowe photography

Life and style with Yui Watanabe

Dancer with Ballet Victoria loves fashion, design and cooking

  • Jul 19, 2023
Portrait of ballet dancer Yui Watanabe by Lia Crowe photography
Rebecca Acob (left) with dance teacher Cheryl Rosborough after her bronze medal performance in the 14 under category. Acob competed in the Sword Dance at the Nationals in Halifax. (Contributed)

Vernon dancers fling to medals at nationals in Halifax

Local Highland performers took home 2 golds, 1 bronze in the four-day Highland dance competition

Rebecca Acob (left) with dance teacher Cheryl Rosborough after her bronze medal performance in the 14 under category. Acob competed in the Sword Dance at the Nationals in Halifax. (Contributed)
Gowns, crowns, glitter, and sparkles filled with Coast Capri in Kelowna for the Children’s Enchanted Charity Ball on June 11, 2023. (Brittany Webster/Capital News)

PHOTOS: A royal affair at Kelowna’s Coast Capri supporting little heroes

The Children’s Enchanted Charity Ball was sold out for a second year

  • Jun 12, 2023
Gowns, crowns, glitter, and sparkles filled with Coast Capri in Kelowna for the Children’s Enchanted Charity Ball on June 11, 2023. (Brittany Webster/Capital News)
Alumni from the Sadok Ukrainian Dance Ensemble will be among the performers as the ensemble celebrates the 20th anniversary of the Okanagan Ukrainian Festival, Sunday, May 28, at 2 p.m. at the Vernon Performing Arts Centre. (Morning Star - file photo)

Vernon dance group celebrates milestone

Sadok Ukrainian Dance Ensemble will mark 20 years of the Okanagan Ukrainian Festival with special show

Alumni from the Sadok Ukrainian Dance Ensemble will be among the performers as the ensemble celebrates the 20th anniversary of the Okanagan Ukrainian Festival, Sunday, May 28, at 2 p.m. at the Vernon Performing Arts Centre. (Morning Star - file photo)
A liquor licence change is proposed for the Canooligan Lake Lounge at 4940 Canoe Beach Dr. NE in Canoe. (Observer file photo)

Live music and dancing on tap for new Canooligan Lake Lounge near Salmon Arm

Liquor licence change proposed for Canoe business to incorporate ‘patron participation entertainment’

A liquor licence change is proposed for the Canooligan Lake Lounge at 4940 Canoe Beach Dr. NE in Canoe. (Observer file photo)
Dancers at Ballet Kelowna are rehearsing for the upcoming double bill ‘Transformations’ coming to Kelowna Community Theatre May 5-6, 2023. (Brittany Webster/Capital News)

A twist on Indigenous showcased at Ballet Kelowna 20th season closing

The dance is part of a double bill also featuring Disembark by Kirsten Wicklund

  • Apr 20, 2023
Dancers at Ballet Kelowna are rehearsing for the upcoming double bill ‘Transformations’ coming to Kelowna Community Theatre May 5-6, 2023. (Brittany Webster/Capital News)
Swinging with the Stars raised more than $535,000 for the Central Okanagan Hospice Association on Saturday night, Feb. 25 at the Delta Hotel in downtown Kelowna. (Swinging with the Stars - Central Okanagan/Facebook/Voth Photography)
Swinging with the Stars raised more than $535,000 for the Central Okanagan Hospice Association on Saturday night, Feb. 25 at the Delta Hotel in downtown Kelowna. (Swinging with the Stars - Central Okanagan/Facebook/Voth Photography)
Helen Sidney, the 100-year-old Citizen of the Year, (yellow jacket) is seen dancing at the Vernon Star Country Square Dance recent open house. (Contributed)

Square dance brings back social connection in Vernon

Following isolation of pandemic, increased need for social interaction

Helen Sidney, the 100-year-old Citizen of the Year, (yellow jacket) is seen dancing at the Vernon Star Country Square Dance recent open house. (Contributed)
Photos from the Vernon Star Country Square Dance open house last week. (Contributed)

PHOTOS: Busting a groove with Vernon’s Citizen of the Year

The Vernon Star Country Square Dance open house featured 100-year-old Helen Sidney

Photos from the Vernon Star Country Square Dance open house last week. (Contributed)
A TV cameraman films the State Opera in Hanover, Germany, Monday, Feb. 13, 2023. A German newspaper critic had animal feces smeared on her face by a ballet director in the city of Hannover after he apparently accused her of driving away ticket holders. The Hannover state theater apologized for the incident on Saturday and said Monday that it was suspending ballet director Marco Goecke with immediate effect. (Julian Stratenschulte/dpa via AP)

German ballet director fired over feces attack on critic

Attack and Goecke’s tepid apology were widely criticized

A TV cameraman films the State Opera in Hanover, Germany, Monday, Feb. 13, 2023. A German newspaper critic had animal feces smeared on her face by a ballet director in the city of Hannover after he apparently accused her of driving away ticket holders. The Hannover state theater apologized for the incident on Saturday and said Monday that it was suspending ballet director Marco Goecke with immediate effect. (Julian Stratenschulte/dpa via AP)
A TV cameraman films the State Opera in Hanover, Germany, Monday, Feb. 13, 2023. A German newspaper critic had animal feces smeared on her face by a ballet director in the city of Hannover after he apparently accused her of driving away ticket holders. The Hannover state theater apologized for the incident on Saturday and said Monday that it was suspending ballet director Marco Goecke with immediate effect. (Julian Stratenschulte/dpa via AP)

German ballet director suspended after feces attack on reviewer

Furious director pulled out a paper bag with animal feces and smeared critic’s face with the contents

A TV cameraman films the State Opera in Hanover, Germany, Monday, Feb. 13, 2023. A German newspaper critic had animal feces smeared on her face by a ballet director in the city of Hannover after he apparently accused her of driving away ticket holders. The Hannover state theater apologized for the incident on Saturday and said Monday that it was suspending ballet director Marco Goecke with immediate effect. (Julian Stratenschulte/dpa via AP)
Karima Essa’s Body Positive Bollywood Dance Show is coming to Vernon’s Priest Valley Gym Sunday, Jan. 29, 2023. (Submitted photo)

Bollywood dance show goes on, despite Vernon performing arts centre’s flood issues

Karima Essa’s Body Positivity Bollywood Dance Show to take place at alternate location Jan. 29

Karima Essa’s Body Positive Bollywood Dance Show is coming to Vernon’s Priest Valley Gym Sunday, Jan. 29, 2023. (Submitted photo)
The Summerland Rotary Club will host an evening of dining and dancing on Feb. 11. (Pixabay.com)

Valentine’s-themed dinner and dance to raise funds for Summerland gym

Summerland Rotary Club organizing Feb. 11 fundraiser

The Summerland Rotary Club will host an evening of dining and dancing on Feb. 11. (Pixabay.com)
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Selma Blair leaves ‘Dancing With the Stars’ due to health issues related to MS

On Oct. 17, she told her ‘Dancing with the Stars’ partner, Sasha…

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Nanaimo’s Annalise Lam is a world champion in Highland dancing after placing first overall in her junior division at the Cowal Gathering in Dunoon, Scotland this past weekend. (Photo submitted)

B.C. teenager wins world championship in Highland dancing

Annalise Lam placed first overall in her junior division at the Cowal Gathering in Dunoon, Scotland

Nanaimo’s Annalise Lam is a world champion in Highland dancing after placing first overall in her junior division at the Cowal Gathering in Dunoon, Scotland this past weekend. (Photo submitted)
Jacksun Fryer, left, and Carlow Rush of Vancouver Island’s Funkanometry have advanced to live shows in ‘America’s Got Talent.’ Pictured here, the two at the Vancouver Island Exhibition in 2021. (News Bulletin file photo)
Jacksun Fryer, left, and Carlow Rush of Vancouver Island’s Funkanometry have advanced to live shows in ‘America’s Got Talent.’ Pictured here, the two at the Vancouver Island Exhibition in 2021. (News Bulletin file photo)