Dance Roots

 Image: danceroots.ca When Sarah Nolan-Downs moved to Ottawa with her husband, Brandon, to find there was no dance studio in their growing community of Riverside South, they seized the chance to share their passion. The two met when they were both apprenticing with the Royal Winnipeg Ballet. Originally from Saskatchewan, Sarah

Persona Non Grata

 persona non grata |p?r?s?n? nän ?grät?| noun ( pl. personae non gratae |p?r?s?n? nän ?grät?|): an unacceptable or unwelcome person. The Persona Non Grata Art Initiative was started to break the stigma of HIV/AIDS and end the cycle of poverty in Lesotho while exposing the orphans at Rachel's Home, an orphanage in Maputsoe, Lesotho to art. We will accomplish our goals by providing post-secondary