像所有计划在今年春季举行的大型活动一样，东侧舞蹈节将在在线平台上展示学生们令人难以置信的才华，并通过虚拟方式提供工作坊。当因COVID-19疫情爆发而不得不取消节日时，节日的共同主席凯利·布朗利（Father Lacombe High School的教师）和凯尔西·麦克马洪（Forest Lawn High School的教师）迅速决定将节日转移到在线平台上。

东侧舞蹈节的目标是通过舞蹈艺术庆祝多样性、成长和激发终生学习的包容性社区。来自CBE和卡尔加里天主教学区的四位高中舞蹈教师于2013年创办了这个节日，为学生提供表演、与同龄人交流和接受独特培训的平台。

在2019年9月获得卡尔加里艺术发展基金会（CADA）的慷慨资助后，该节日决定成立东侧舞蹈节协会。随着现场节日的取消，他们将资助款重新分配给CBE和CCSD的学生，为他们提供在线奖学金，并聘请当地的舞蹈艺术家创作学生可以在家中获取的在线内容。

在线工作坊包括各种风格，包括爵士舞、踢踏舞、现代舞和城市风格。国际嘻哈舞编舞师Sho-Tyme Stylzplay还创建了两个在线舞蹈课程，学生们可以从5月6日开始在家中学习。

东侧舞蹈节协会今年将向CBE和CCSD的优秀学生颁发5000加元奖学金。获奖者将于5月6日晚上7点公布。

他们还将在东侧舞蹈节网站上发布参与学校的排练片段，而这些学校原本将在今年的节日上表演。学校创作了包括爵士舞、现代舞、城市风格、开放式和学生编舞等多种舞蹈流派的作品。

您可以访问东侧舞蹈节官网，或关注东侧舞蹈节的Instagram账号@eastsidedanceyyc。

在许多人感到孤立和对未来感到焦虑的时候，东侧舞蹈节协会能够召集卡尔加里的舞蹈社区为我们的学生提供支持和希望。尽管我们无法在一起，但共同的舞蹈热情将我们紧密地联系在一起。

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Like all big events planned for this spring, the East Side Dance Festival will be showcasing the incredible talents of students online while delivering workshops virtually. When it became clear that the festival could no longer happen due to the COVID-19 outbreak, the co-chairs of the festival Kelly Brownlee, teacher at Father Lacombe High School and Kelsey McMahon, teacher at Forest Lawn High School, made the quick decision to switch the festival to an online platform.

The East Side Dance Festival’s goal is to create an inclusive community where diversity, growth and inspired life-long learning are celebrated through the art of dance. Four high school dance teachers from CBE and Calgary Catholic School District started the festival in 2013 to provide a platform for students to perform, connect with peers and receive unique training.

After receiving a generous grant from the Calgary Arts Development Foundation (CADA) in September 2019, the festival decided to incorporate and has established the East Side Dance Festival Society. With the cancellation of the in-person festival, they have reallocated grant funds towards an online bursary for CBE and CCSD students and have hired local dance artists to create online content that students can access from home.

The online workshops include a variety of styles ranging from jazz, tap, contemporary and urban styles. International hip hop choreographer, Sho-Tyme Stylzplay has also created two online dances classes that students will be able to take from the safety of their homes as of May 6.

The East Side Dance Festival Society is pleased to award $5,000 to deserving CBE and CCSD students this year. The winners will be announced on May 6 at 7 P.M.

They will also post the rehearsal footage from the participating schools who would have performed in this year’s festival on the East Side Dance Festival website. Schools created work in a variety of dance genres including jazz, contemporary, urban styles, open and student choreography.

You can visit the East Side Dance Festival website or follow East Side Dance Festival on Instagram @eastsidedanceyyc.

In a time when many feel isolated and anxious about the future, the East Side Dance Festival Society is able to rally the Calgary dance community to provide support and hope for our students. Even though we cannot be together, our shared passion for dance binds us.