Introducing Dance Fusion Studio’s Dance Company:

Caithream Celtic Dance Fusion

Caithream Celtic Dance Fusion is a dance company based in Ottawa, which combines the traditions of highland dancing with a fusion of modern dance styles. The company leads the Canadian movement to modernize this Scottish dance form, while honouring its historic integrity.

Caithream Celtic Dance Fusion was founded in 2002, by Andrée Charlebois and Jenn Macquarrie, as a professional not-for-profit performance company. The company's members, coming from a variety of artistic backgrounds, are selected from several of Ottawa's top dance schools. The company's goal is to lead a revolution in the dance world by defying conventional categorizations. Through the fusing of styles such as highland, jazz, contemporary dance, and traditional dances, we are creating a new form of dance that is uniquely Canadian. We want to express both our contemporary position as multicultural Canadians in a global community, as well as our roots as immigrants. Through our choreography, we hope to communicate both the strength in sharing a common background as well as the beauty of diversity.