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Dance

Dance in Newfoundland and Labrador
Folk Dance

Folk dance: a unique part of the cultural and social history of the province
Kittiwake Dance

Kittiwake Dance Theatre was founded in March of 1987 by Linda Rimsay. It developed from the Newfoundland Dance Theatre, which had formed in the 1970s.
Performance Dance

Among the earliest records of dance classes in Newfoundland and Labrador are newspaper advertisements for social dance classes in St. John's.
St. Pat's Dancers

In the 1930s a dance group was formed at St. Patrick's Hall School, St. John's. The St. Pat's Dancers, were taught Irish step dancing, performed with tap shoes.