By Celeste Percy-Beauregard, Local Journalism Initiative Reporter, The Hamilton Spectator Several dozen Indigenous youth from 14 northern, fly-in communities have travelled by helicopters, planes, boats and long bus rides to gather in a large barn in Brant County. Some smile. Others have intense looks of concentration. But one by one, they come out of their shells as they move to the music \u2014 an upbeat mix that sounds like a Girl Talk-Indigenous fusion. They\u2019re there for a rigorous week of dance rehearsals with professional choreographers, which will culminate in Outside Looking In\u2019s (OLI) 18th annual showcase on May 9 at Chrysalis in Toronto. But the week isn\u2019t just about dance \u2014 it will empower and help them envision a future beyond high school, OLI\u2019s CEO Hope Sanderson told The Spectator…. <\/p>\n
By Celeste Percy-Beauregard, Local Journalism Initiative Reporter, The Hamilton Spectator Several dozen Indigenous youth from 14 northern, fly-in communities have travelled by helicopters, planes, boats and long bus rides to gather in a large barn in Brant County. Some smile. Others have intense looks of concentration. But one by one, they come out of their shells as they move to the music \u2014 an upbeat mix that sounds like a Girl Talk-Indigenous fusion. They\u2019re there for a rigorous week of dance rehearsals with professional choreographers, which will culminate in Outside Looking In\u2019s (OLI) 18th annual showcase on May 9 at Chrysalis in Toronto. But the week isn\u2019t just about dance \u2014 it will empower and help them envision a future beyond high school, OLI\u2019s CEO Hope Sanderson told The Spectator.... <\/p>\n