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Join us to celebrate International Dance Day, with an outdoor Vogue workshop, a boundary\u2011pushing choreography walk, and studio showings of exciting new works in development.<\/p>\n
Initiated in 1982 by UNESCO, International Dance Day is marked annually on April 29 with events across Canada and around the world. The date commemorates the birthday of Jean-Georges Noverre (1727-1810), regarded as the founder of modern ballet.<\/p>\n
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