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Article: Letter from Montreal.(dancers and dance companies abound in Montreal, Quebec)(Brief Article)
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- Dance Magazine
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- September 1, 1999
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Much has changed on the Montreal dance scene since I began writing about it twenty-five years ago. In those days, on the eve of what would become a dance explosion, just two experimental dance groups jealously competed for a tiny audience. Les Ballets Jazz de Montreal and two ballet companies (of which only Les Grands Ballets Canadiens survives) represented mainstream dance.
Today there are dozens of companies and dozens more independent dancers and choreographers. Dance is the province's major arts export and Montreal's dancers perform on stages around the world, particularly in Europe and Asia. La La La Human Steps, for example, regularly tours a production ...