After five terms spent at the EDCM, consisting of dance, work, joy, play and life, the sixth and final term is being anticipated with excitement tinged with uncertainties and hopes. To me, this final stretch means taking stock of my three years at the EDCM. I’ve assessed everything I’ve learned in my dance and personal life. The journey consisted of a ...

An exciting new adventure. A scary unknown world. Those are the thoughts I had about relocating in 2018 to begin my training in the professional program at EDCM. My name is Gabby and I was raised in Halifax, Nova Scotia and I am an anglophone dancer, athlete and woman. I knew that I wanted to attend a professional dance program ...

I started ballet at the age of four. I dreamt of tutus, point shoes and great roles in The Nutcracker and Swan Lake. On the eve of my 17th birthday last year, I decided to change direction. No more buns and tight leotards; I arrived in the world of contemporary dance, a world with which I had little familiarity, but which would bring ...

I believe that preparing to enter an art school means agreeing to begin a long process of learning and experiences, which will become valuable tools that I’ll use after I complete my training. While beginning my studies at the EDCM, I’m preparing to completely let go of myself in a journey to the core of my artistic sense, to become a ...

It all begins with a circle where everyone finds their place. All of them let their voices resonate like behind a cloud of mist, and then it's the magical moment when we see each other for the first time at the School. The endless conversations about stage presence, love, self-hatred sometimes, incomprehension, shyness and despair are initiated by the choreographer, ...