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You might think that to make a living as a hip hop dancer, you’d need to move to Toronto or Vancouver, but after moving from Colombia to Winnipeg, Salomón Peña found a tight-knit crew of likeminded creatives and is hustling to make it in Winnipeg’s hip hop scene.

Eight years after moving to Canada from Russia at the age of 13, a former dancer was still feeling lost, but a low-barrier dance studio in Winnipeg is helping her — and many others — rediscover the joy of dance and tap back into her relationship with herself.

When his culture clashes with his surroundings, one first-generation immigrant wonders what it means to be Filipino.

At 13, Harley Much received an email from her dance studio director requiring her to lose weight to join a competitive class that she qualified for during an audition. Nearly 10 years later, Harley opens up about her battle with an eating disorder. What are dance studios doing to help or harm the way dancers view their bodies?

What is it like for a Canadian-Ukrainian dancer to perform in Ukraine? For one dancer, it felt like coming home.

When I was seven I left the culture and life I knew to immigrate to Canada with my parents. Getting involved in cultural dance helped me reconnect with the roots I thought I lost.

Dancing is not just about jumps, stomps, and steps — it’s much more than that. It’s about dreams, potential, and togetherness. Follow four different dance groups in Winnipeg to see how each culture is expressed through dance.