Canada Dance Festival

The festival includes events at the National Arts Centre, as well as featured performances at other locations including the National Gallery of Canada and outdoor dance in Ottawa city parks and other Urban settings.

The festival is a non-profit national organization that presents live dance performances by professional artists.

Since 1997, the CDF has also produced a smaller event every other year to promote its ongoing presence and to further invest in the Ottawa community.

Dance Advance started as a series of free performances featuring professional and pre-professional artists from the region.

Dance Advance now changes its content each year to respond to partnerships and opportunities to present artists in a less intensive environment.