Date Set for 2024 DCD Hall of Fame
It’s confirmed! Date set for DCD Hall of fame
We are delighted to confirm the date for the 2024 Dance Collection Danse Hall of Fame celebration. Be sure to mark your calendars…
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Betty Oliphant – 2024 Inductee
Betty Oliphant, C.C. was born in London, England in 1918. She had a passion for dance and fought her middle-class British family for ballet lessons. In the late 1920s and ’30s, she studied ballet along with stage, tap, and ballroom dancing.
Grant Strate – 2024 Inductee
Grant Strate’s choreography brought an original Canadian perspective and a contemporary aesthetic to the repertoire of the National Ballet, but his contribution as an educator and nurturer of choreographic talent has been even more important for the development of Canadian dance.
ROBERT BINET – THE NEXT GENERATION
Dance Collection Danse is delighted to announce that the 2023 DCD Hall of Fame Recipient of the Sandra Faire Next Generation Award is Robert Binet, choreographer and Choreographic Associate for the The National Ballet of Canada.
New Exhibit at DCD
If you’re in the Carlton and Yonge neighbourhood, feel free to drop into the DCD office to see one of Blanche Lund’s dresses from the 1950s. Our office entranceway is currently displaying a small exhibit about Alan and Blanche Lund that had been on display in the Community Exhibits Program at Queen’s Park.
Joey Hollingsworth – 2024 Inductee
A groundbreaking Black Canadian tap dancer, Joey Hollingsworth swings fast and smooth. Born in 1936, raised in London, Ontario, he danced on variety, medicine and minstrel shows early on.
Tickets On Sale
DON’T MISS THE PARTY! Tickets for the 2024 Hall of Fame celebration are now on sale! Join us as we honour the best in Canadian dance.