So You Think You Can Dance Canada’s Tré Armstrong Gives Back


Tré Armstrong has channeled her passion for dance into a successful career and this is what she's doing with it.

Torontonian choreographer, actress and TV personality, Tré Armstrong has a busy summer ahead of her. Not only is Tré returning as a judge on CTV's So You Think You Can Dance Canada show on Monday June 20th, but also her not-for-profit foundation, the “Tré Armstrong Gives Back” Foundation, is preparing for a very special event. A New DAEI presents the "GIVE BACK!!!" – a one-day free event put on by Tré’s dance company A New Dance Academy for the Entertainment Industry and held to make dance and creative artistic expression accessible to people across Canada and to inspire people to pursue their artistic hopes, dreams and passions. Some of the dance and movement styles that will be offered at this event will be Hip Hop, Jazz, Ballet, Bollywood, Salsa, Cha Cha, Contemporary and more!!! Also teaching alongside Tre’ will be some of CTV's So You Think You Can Dance Canada Top 20 competitors, including finalist and runner-up, Amanda Cleghorn. Any donations at the event will go to the “Tré Armstrong Give Back” Foundation and proceeds will go to Dance Performing Arts Programming across Canada. The event will take place on Sunday July 10th, at Canada's National Ballet School, 400 Jarvis street, Toronto.

Tré's love and understanding of urban dance and hip-hop has brought out the inner teacher in the artist and has allowed her to travel the world sharing this knowledge through workshops, seminars and classes in hip-hop, urban and freestyle dance; and now it's time to give back, and Tré is bringing it home.

Tré's competence and work ethic has made her a “go to” choreographer for various artists, including Sean “Diddy” Combs, Kreesha Turner, Sarah Brightman, Jason Derulo, So You Think You Can Dance Canada show, MTV, and the just completed choreography for Ludacris' new Breakaway music video. And now, the talented artist brings not only her dance skills, but life skills to the participating youth, firmly believing, by instilling confidence through performing arts, that there is no stopping what they can accomplish. Life is a journey and the responsibility of all of us.

For more information about this very special event go to A New DAEI’s site:

www.anewdaei.com

The material for this article has been kindly provided by Sasha Stoltz Publicity.
Photo: Sasha Stoltz Publicity

Revista Flare Canada, iulie 2011

Un nou numar al revistei Flare Canada se afla pe biroul meu, cel din iulie 2011. Numarul curent nu este la fel de voluminos ca si cele precedente – noutatile de moda, stil si frumusete prezentate de Flare in aceasta luna sunt cuprinse in 132 pagini, aceasta fiind cea mai “lejera” editie a revistei canadiene din ultimele 8 luni.

Este o editie speciala Flare dedicata celebritatilor canadiene – actori, cantareti, modele si mai ales creatori de moda. Pe coperta din aceasta luna o vedem pe Elisha Cuthbert, o actrita canadiana de 29 ani. Am avut ocazia sa o intalnesc pe Elisha la o prezentare de moda anul acesta in martie, mai exact la The Heart Truth Fashion Show. Revista cuprinde si un pictorial dedicat actritei, realizat de fotograful Chris Nicholls.

Flare Canada, iulie 2011 - actrita canadiana Elisha Cuthbert

Elisha Cuthbert

Elisha Cuthbert

Elisha Cuthbert

Printre creatorii de moda canadieni prezentati in aceasta editie speciala a revistei sunt Greta Constantine, Denis Gagnon, Pink Tartan, Angela Chen, Klaxon Howl, Danier, Aldo, Town Shoes, Joe Fresh Style, si altii.

Danier, cel mai cunoscut brand de imbracaminte si accesorii de piele din Canada, a inceput o colaborare de succes cu Greta Constantine, o colaborare in urma careia a fost creata colectia de haine de piele Skin. Cei doi designeri din duetul Greta Constantine, Kirk Pickersgill si Stephen Wong (numele brandului Greta Constantine provine de la numele Greta, numele mamei lui Stephen; si Constantine, numele bunicului lui Kirk), au lansat noua colectie Danier Skin in Toronto pe 16 mai 2011. Colectia va fi disponibila in 20 magazine Danier din Toronto si Canada incepand cu mijlocul lunii august 2011, preturile colectiei fiind cuprinse intre $399 si $999.

Kirk Pickersgill si Stephen Wong, colectia Skin, Greta Constantine for Danier

Colectia Skin, Greta Constantine for Danier

Colectia Skin, Greta Constantine for Danier

Colectia Skin, Greta Constantine for Danier

Colectia Skin, Greta Constantine for Danier

Alte doua colaborari de succes marca “All Canadian” sunt Aldo si Greta Constantine, precum si Aldo si Denis Gagnon. Tocmai a fost lansata colectia de toamna-iarna 2011/2012 Greta Constantine for Aldo, inspirata din folclorul rusesc:

Greta Constantine for Aldo

Greta Constantine for Aldo

Greta Constantine for Aldo

Colectia de primavara-vara 2011 Denis Gagnon for Aldo a fost lansata in mai 2011 la Montreal. Este o colectie limitata, pusa la vanzare de catre designerul canadian in exclusivitate in magazinul sau din Montreal, la pretul de $150 perechea. Lansarea colectiei coincide si cu deschiderea primului butic al creatorului de moda montrealez.

Denis Gagnon for Aldo

Denis Ganon for Aldo

Alte vedete canadiene care au fost prezentate in aceasta editie speciala a revistei Flare au fost Shania Twain, Katy Perry, Justin Bieber, modelul Heather Marks. Dintre tendintele acestei luni as mentiona doar sandalele flat si trendul alb, care sunt foarte in voga in acest sezon, si care au fost prezentate in mai multe reviste de moda din ultimele luni.

P.S. Astazi am publicat articolul numarul 100 pe blog. :)