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Hoop dance and jigging lessons at the sakihiwe festival 2023
Shanley Spence and Kylie Sais are on board to provide hoop dance lessons and jigging lessons at our block parties on June 24 and 25.
Shanley will be on site for both days and Kylie will join us on Sunday.
Each lesson will last 30 minutes; we have two lessons planned for each day; parents/caregivers can register their young people (12-years-old and under) for the first lesson in advance; and, confirmations will be email to the first 15 participants who sign up.
Hoop dance lesson with Shanley Spence (30 minutes)
Saturday, June 24, 2023
Turtle Island Neighbourhood Centre, 510 King Street, Winnipeg
Register for lessons at 3:00 pm
Hoops will be provided | No special clothing or equipment needed
Register here (first 15 participants accepted):
https://forms.gle/R4xRWjSsUrtCGrJLA
Note: Shanley will provide a second lesson at 4:00 pm and registration is not required for this session
Jigging lesson with Kylie Sais (30 minutes)
Sunday, June 25, 2023
Central Park, 366 Qu'Appelle Avenue, Winnipeg
Register for lessons at 3:00 pm
No special clothing or equipment needed
Register here (first 15 participants accepted):
https://forms.gle/R4xRWjSsUrtCGrJLA
Note: Kylie will provide a second lesson at 4:00 pm and registration is not required for this session
Hoop dance lesson with Shanley Spence (30 minutes)
Sunday, June 25, 2023
Central Park, 366 Qu'Appelle Avenue, Winnipeg
Register for lessons at 5:00 pm
Hoops will be provided | No special clothing or equipment needed
Register here (first 15 participants accepted):
https://forms.gle/R4xRWjSsUrtCGrJLA
Note: Shanley will provide a second lesson at 6:00 pm and registration is not required for this session
About Shanley Spence
Shanley Spence, also known as “Wapan Kisikawi Pisim Iskwew - Dawn Woman” is a proud Nihithaw and Anishinaabe woman dedicated as a holistic service provider. Rooted in Indigenous knowledge and wisdom, she can assist by providing world class high quality Indigenous advocacy and education through cultural dance performance, speaking presentations, group facilitation, holistic life coaching and more.
About Kylie Sais
Kylie Sais started dancing when she was 15 years old. Her papa is the person who started her journey on jigging. She wasn’t sure at first if it was something for her but after seeing her little sister go to her first jigging lesson and watching her love it, it changed her mind. Kylie now dances with the Norman Chief Memorial Dancers travelling all over Manitoba and Canada. She has done many workshops with school and at different events teaching traditional dances and the Red River Jig.
About the sākihiwē festival
The sākihiwē festival was launched in 2009 as Aboriginal Music Week to develop Indigenous youth as an audience for live music. The festival presents between 20 and 30 First Nation, Metis, Inuit, Native American, and Indigenous music acts each year. It is held in Treaty One Territory and is produced by Aboriginal Music Manitoba (AMM).
AMM received the name "sākihiwē" from Sundance Chief David Blacksmith during a ceremony on February 21, 2018. It means "to love" in Cree.
AMM would like to acknowledge the Government of Canada through the Department of Canadian Heritage, the Canada Council for the Arts, the Manitoba Arts Council, and the Winnipeg Arts Council for their financial support of the 2023 edition of the sākihiwē festival.
AMM would like to acknowledge Manitoba Music, the West End BIZ, Foodfare, and the City of Winnipeg for their support of the sākihiwē festival.
The sākihiwē festival is made possible by partnerships with the Ma Mawi Wi Chi Itata Centre and the Spence Neighbourhood Association.
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About Aboriginal Music Manitoba
AMM is a non-profit organization that presents, promotes and nurtures Indigenous music and culture in order to build audiences at the community level and beyond. We do this by producing an annual music festival; producing capacity development projects; shining a spotlight on the accomplishments of Indigenous music makers and industry professionals; and, by building bridges between the Indigenous music community and our counterparts around the world.
AMM is governed by a volunteer board, which includes chairperson Brett Huson, vice-chairperson Sandra Seidel, secretary Kimberly Cleave, and directors Rhonda Head, Ivana Yellowback, Jennifer Duka, and Reanna Merasty.
