Sandra Lamouche – Discover Dialogues

RSVP Now! Don’t Miss Our Conversation with sandra lamouch

Tuesday, May 20th, 2025
Noon MST (Calgary) and 2pm EST (Toronto)

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Sandra will be joined by Emilie Jabouin and Sebastian Oreamuno for a conversation about her experiences as a champion hoop dancer, award-winning Indigenous education leader, writer, artist, choreographer, and two-time TEDx Speaker. If you’d like to watch the dialogue live, RSVP and we will send you the link on the morning of the interview (May 20th)

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sandra lamouche

Sandra Lamouche is a nehiyaw iskwew (Cree Woman) from the Bigstone Cree Nation in Northern Alberta. She lives on Nitsitapi land in Treaty 7 with her husband, Lowell, and two sons who are members of the Piikani Nation. She received her B.A. in Native American Studies from the University of Lethbridge and has a Master’s degree in Indigenous Studies from Trent University on Indigenous Dance and Well-being. She uses the multidisciplinary nature of Indigenous Studies in her work, from women’s studies, to Indigenous art, and Indigenous law courses and beyond. She has over fifteen years of experience in ten international styles of dance including ballet, tap, jazz, lyrical, modern, contemporary, hip hop and powwow styles, and the hoop dance. She has gained most recognition as a Hoop Dancer and has been showcased and performed internationally. The hoop dance and its teachings of unity, balance, equality, and interconnectedness of creation inform her practices. This often includes land-based practices, environmental and climate related topics as well as social justice issues. 

She has performed, collaborated, studied, and trained with Indigenous Dance Companies such as: “Daystar Modern Dance Creations”, Rosalie Jones, founder of Modern Native Dance (Rochester, NY); “Dancing Earth: Contemporary Indigenous Dance Creations”, Rulan Tangen, founder and artistic director (Santa Fe, NM); “Compaigni V’ni Dansi”, Metis and Contemporary dance with Yvonne Chartrand (Vancouver, BC); “Kaha:wi Dance Theatre”, Santee Smith (Toronto, ON); “Atamira Dance Company”, Jack Gray (New Zealand); O. Dela Arts (Ontario); Raven Spirit Dance (Vancouver, BC).

Banner Photo: Define Yourself Photography
Performance Photo: Kyle Fowler