FOR THE LOVE OF DANCE
An exciting night out of a mixed program of dance: contemporary, neo-classical, jazz, hip-hop, flamenco and many more styles of dance.
To top off the evening, during the reception, there will be live music by Anna Jacyszyn Trio for all audience members to dance to or simply enjoy - all to follow the dance performance!
The dancers will also come out for the reception and share in the merriment of the food and music with us as we continue the fun of this special evening. Let’s all experience this special time of love and community altogether. Heart shaped cookies of all flavours decorated beautifully for your sweetheart and loved ones and other silent auction gift items.
This performance event is a great gift for anyone you cherish! Come dress up a little or a lot and share in the whole evening of inspiration, beauty, and pure joy of love!
*We even have three spots open (selection my MDC) for those wanting to proclaim their true love to that special someone publicly during our event - ask us about it!
Invite your special someone(s) to this evening of dance, fun and love!

Friday, February 15, 2019
7:30pm
Evangel Church Auditorium
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Tanya Vadurova-Bakala is a two-time dance award winner and the producer/director of this innovative evening of love and dance and has a passion for making any dancers' dreams come true. She is also the founder and artistic director of Mission Dance Centre, now in its 16th year.

The dancers, who will be featured in this program of a wonderful mix of dance styles, will be those who are pursuing dance as a professional career and touring to Toronto in February 2019 to train with some of the most outstanding and leading Canadian professional dance artists. While In Toronto, these young talented Mission Dance artists will have the opportunity to perform for artistic directors, choreographers, and directors of the major post-secondary professional dance institutions in Toronto. They will perform in the styles of ballet, contemporary, flamenco, hip-hop just to name a few. They will be immersed in the study of ballet, pointe, repertoire, modern, contemporary, jazz, flamenco, jazz, and musical theatre at the following dance institutions: Pro Arte, School of Toronto Dance Theatre, Randolph Academy, Carmen Romero, Centennial College, Ballet Jorgen/George Brown College. These 13 selected MDC senior students travelling to Toronto this year will also have the opportunity to watch either in-studio demonstrations or live stage performances of acclaimed professional dance companies such Ballet Jorgen and The National Ballet of Canada. This type of total immersion and performance exchange in the world of professional dance for the up and coming dance talents of Kelowna is a long time dream finally coming true for artistic director, Tanya Vadurova-Bakala. The rest of the cast members performing in this unique evening event are enrolled in the contemporary/ballet pre-professional dance program at Mission Dance Centre & Company.