DAM Community Spotlight: Placement Students Briar & Zainab!

The Dance Ability Movement welcomes students to complete placements with our community. When we can make it work - this is a mutually beneficial endeavor. Through students' active involvement with our community, we welcome new insights and fresh ideas while also supporting mutual learning and growth. This year we had one Master's Student Occupational Therapist [...]

By |2026-06-19T10:26:56-05:00June 18th, 2026|0 Comments

Igniting community, joy, and belonging – Celebrating our volunteers!

Volunteer Dance Buddies bringing joy at CCDC! At the Dance Ability Movement, our volunteers are a pillar of all that we do. DAM volunteers connect with and encourage dancers, forming meaningful relationships that help dancers experience the joy of movement. To celebrate National Volunteer Week in Canada and the United Nations’ International Volunteer [...]

By |2026-04-21T07:42:26-05:00April 21st, 2026|0 Comments

DAM Community Spotlight – Crystal Chan!

Welcome to the DAM Community Spotlight! Our incredible team makes our world go round at DAM and we could not be more grateful. We are thrilled to be sharing a series of stories from current volunteers and alumni.  This community spotlight focuses on Crystal Chan, DAM alum! Crystal joined the DAM team around 2013, after [...]

By |2025-06-12T11:12:40-05:00June 12th, 2025|0 Comments

DAM Community Spotlight – Eliora Wee!

Welcome to the DAM Community Spotlight! Our incredible team makes our world go round at DAM and we could not be more grateful. We are thrilled to be sharing a series of stories from current volunteers and alumni.  Eliora and Dancers Having a Blast! We are happy to highlight our next DAM alumni, [...]

By |2025-05-05T09:48:18-05:00May 5th, 2025|0 Comments

DAM Community Spotlight – Devon Lewis!

Welcome to the DAM Community Spotlight! Our incredible team makes our world go round at DAM and we could not be more grateful. We are thrilled to be sharing a series of stories from current volunteers and alumni.  We are happy to highlight our next DAM alumni, Devon Lewis! Community and Movement - Devon [...]

By |2025-03-21T10:04:41-05:00March 21st, 2025|0 Comments

DAM Community Spotlight – Cooper Dupre

Welcome to the DAM Community Spotlight! The next community spotlight, where we share stories from current and alumni members, highlights Mr. Cooper Dupre, DAM volunteer alumni. Cooper and a Dancer - Smiling and Having Fun Backstage! Cooper  joined DAM in 2014, volunteering in Milton and Ancaster. In 2017, he filled the role of [...]

By |2025-03-14T12:04:34-05:00March 14th, 2025|0 Comments

The Dynamic OT Role at the DAM: Supporting the Instructors and the Community

We have invited Raven Brooks, student Occupational Therapist at the University of Toronto, to share some reflections about the dynamic roles the Dance Ability Movement OTs have based on her experience during her 10-week placement with us. Since Raven’s impressions covered diverse topics, we’ve decided to publish them in a series of blog posts. In [...]

By |2021-08-26T15:14:06-05:00August 26th, 2021|0 Comments

The Dynamic OT Role at the DAM: Building the Capacity of Volunteers

We have invited Raven Brooks, student Occupational Therapist at the University of Toronto, to share some reflections about the dynamic roles the Dance Ability Movement OTs have based on her experience during her 10-week placement with us. Since Raven’s impressions covered diverse topics, we’ve decided to publish them in a series of blog posts. In [...]

By |2021-08-10T13:59:18-05:00August 10th, 2021|0 Comments

The Dynamic OT Role at the DAM: Supporting Classes using a Universal Design, and Targeted Team Approach

We have invited Raven Brooks, student Occupational Therapist at the University of Toronto, to share some reflections about the dynamic roles the Dance Ability Movement OTs have based on her experience during her 10-week placement with us. Since Raven’s impressions covered diverse topics, we’ve decided to publish them in a series of blog posts. In [...]

By |2021-08-05T15:24:45-05:00August 5th, 2021|0 Comments

The Dynamic OT Role at the DAM: Supporting New Dancers through an individualized approach

We have invited Raven Brooks, student Occupational Therapist at the University of Toronto, to share some reflections about the dynamic roles the Dance Ability Movement OTs have based on her experience during her 10-week placement with us. Since Raven’s impressions covered diverse topics, we’ve decided to publish them in a series of blog posts throughout [...]

By |2021-07-29T15:36:46-05:00July 29th, 2021|1 Comment
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