BRASS
RING DANCE
Nonprofit Organization
PROJECT
OUR MISSION
Our mission at Brass Ring Dance ("BRD") is to create safer, inclusive and accessible dance spaces for children and youth in rural towns of Ontario.
WHAT WE DO
As an organization, Brass Ring Dance (“BRD”) understands that there are many dynamics, issues, and needs to attend to in order to build accessible, ethical and safer dance spaces. There are three main areas in which we do our best to develop and implement these kinds of spaces:
Financial
Support
BRD’s main priority is to provide financial support to individual children and youth who are financially precarious and need support in paying for dance tuition, costumes, shoes & attire, PowWow regalia materials and other dance related fees.
Seminars &
Dance Workshops
BRD provides dance workshops in various styles, as well as seminars on topics relevant to the life and practice of being a dancer.
*If you would like to host a workshop/event with BRD, please contact us via email with as much detail as possible
Cultural & Structural Change
& Advocacy
In order to move the dance studio industry towards an accessible, ethical, and safer direction, BRD works with individual studios and parents/caregivers of dancers to provide information and tools tip make the dance industry safer for all.
OUR STORY
At the age of 13, founder Allie Laliberte took her first dance class in the town of Midland Ontario at the local dance studio. Her interest first sparked when her father, Paul Laliberte, began watching the TV show So You Think You Can Dance. Quickly after her first dance class, Allie was hooked. Although it was a large financial commitment for her family, Allie joined the competitive dance team and began dancing nearly everyday of the week while also balancing school and part-time employment. Allie’s love continued to grow for the art and bonded over it immensely with her father.
Allie began travelling to Toronto and other surrounding cities to pursue her training in 2012. That same year, when Allie was 17, she lost her father unexpectedly. Shortly after, Allie decided to follow her dream of becoming a professional dancer. Paul often said to her “I’m going to see you up on that TV one day”, and she was determined to prove him right. After more than a decade long journey, Allie is now a professional dancer living and working in Los Angeles, California. With her many appearances on TV, her Dad’s predictions became true.
Paul Laliberte had two loves, his daughters and his boat called “The Brass Ring”. In honor of her father, Allie founded our organization and named it Brass Ring Dance. Brass Ring Dance Project is an organization intended to help young dancers tackle the financial stress of dance, as well as the many other hurdles young artists in dance face. Allie’s father played a significant role in her drive and dedication for dance, and it is our hope that we can follow in his foot steps.
WHAT PEOPLE SAY
Cathy Ross
- The Dancers Studio -
"The Dancers Studio is very excited to welcome Brass Ring Dance to Midland and the surrounding area. Thank you for helping young Dancers achieve their dreams."
Stephanie Gendron
- Georgian Bay School of Dance -
"We are so excited to work with Brass Ring Dance and look forward to supporting their efforts to share the joy of dance and help make dance accessible to everyone."
