In the Canadian Arctic, Dance is a Matter of Life and Death

An annual teen dance competition combats the province’s staggering suicide rate.

Share: Share on X (Opens in new window) X Share on Facebook (Opens in new window) Facebook Share using Native tools Share Copied to clipboard When Canadian filmmakers Kitra Cahana and Ed Ou first visited Arviat, a small Inuit village in the Canadian Arctic, they were inspired by local teens dancing in a unique style that blends traditional Inuit and contemporary dance moves at an annual dance competition. The teens, who make up the majority of the village’s approximately 2,600 residents , dance to European club music, mainly by an Italian DJ named Gigi D’Agostino who was popular in

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