Anushree Harjul
A Kathak Visharad and dance instructor based in Kitchener
What the Nominator shared: Anushree started her dance school with a vision to help others in community to help discover their inner strength through dance.
Through Anushree's efforts, she has managed to touch many lives. Anushree has encouraged and motivated many women to rediscover their dreams through dance
In their own words: Dance has given me an opportunity to be more connected to my soul. Any art form is the purest expression of one's inner self, and practicing "Kathak" has made me to be more true to myself and more connected to my roots. I believe dance enables you to find yourself and lose yourself at the same time 😊✨️
CanAsian Dance is situated in Tkaronto, a Mohawk word meaning “the place in the water where the trees are standing.” It is the traditional territory of many nations, including the Mississaugas of the Credit, the Anishinaabeg, the Chippewa, the Haudenosaunee, and the Wendat peoples, and it continues to be the home to many diverse First Nations, Inuit, and Métis peoples.
This land is under the Dish with One Spoon covenant, an agreement between the Anishinaabeg and the Haudenosaunee Confederacy. This land is a dish to be shared and cared for and we all share one spoon; the spoon is to be used to take only what is needed and to leave enough for others, thus ensuring a viable and abundant future. We recognize the enduring resilience of Indigenous peoples and we acknowledge that we are accountable to these relationships and these agreements.
We carry these values of responsibility in sharing and caring in abundance with consideration of not only ourselves but of our communities that we share together.
Land Acknowledgement
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