Last weekend, I was given the opportunity to see the amazing show, Shaping Sound at the Jubilee Auditorium, thanks to Kids Up Front Calgary! A dance performance, choreographed by Emmy Award winning choreographer Travis Wall. The Shaping Sound dance company was originally established in 2012 and is based out of Los Angeles. Travis Wall is not…
Surprisingly, this is not a snapshot from a raging nightclub that I managed to catch before my baby-faced friends and I were escorted to the exit. That’s right; this new and exciting venue doesn’t aim to attract crowds of hip, party-loving young adults, but of 6th graders. At the site of the Calgary Police Interpretive…
Click here for Part 1 Appreciating Pitch… Is it nature or nurture? We’ve concluded that music sounds like a form of speech. Certain pitches sounds good because of the physics behind it. Here’s a YouTube video explaining the basics of it from the perspective of tuning: Harmony and lack of harmony can correlate to positive…
Exam break is ending soon, so as our time of freedom (and laziness) quickly disappears and a new semester begins, it’s important to begin catching up on amazing TV shows we might not have time for later. To help you catch up on some amazing series that you may not have heard of, or ignored temporarily…
Walking into the ConnecTeen office on a mid November evening, I was met with the calming sound of mild conversation and the tapping of fingers against keyboards. Immediately I was met with kindness and felt right at home. In a situation that should’ve made me feel nervous for not knowing anyone, Vanessa De Souza, and…
Some people say that winter is a time for hibernation. But guess what? I’m not a bear. I’m a Calgarian. Winter is a lot easier to get through when you take a good look at all the awesome things there are to do, whether you want to stay in or go out. In case you…
While most individuals associate January with exam season and all the stress and anxiety that comes along with it, I prefer to look ahead. One of my favourite things about the new year is thinking about all the new music that’ll gradually be released throughout the year. I could go on and on about my…
And the human race is filled with passion. And medicine, law, business, engineering, these are noble pursuits and necessary to sustain life. But poetry, beauty, romance, love, these are what we stay alive for. – John Keating (Dead Poet’s Society) It’s not with this concept that I have an issue with. My issue is with…
As new doors open in one’s life some doors musts be closed in their past. Almost nine months ago it came to my attention that I needed to leave the sport that had been my life for 10 years. Figure skating was a demanding sport that took around 25 hours a week of training on…
The holiday season is over, and the short, dark days of winter make it difficult to find the motivation to do nearly anything. Combined with finals and the stress of school, this time of the year can easily seem like too much to handle. So, in order to lift spirits out of the winter…
Most high schools allow grade 12 students to choose a quote for the caption of their yearbook photo. But for many students, myself included, it’s a toss up between submitting something serious and opting for something a little, well, sillier. To make your decision a bit easier, I have compiled a list of possible yearbook quotes-some profound,…
“People who are bisexual have to live with the knowledge that they could lose everyone they care about with just two words.” My initial research into what it meant to identify as being bisexual held terrifying promises such as these. Words that I initially dismissed as untrue or perhaps an exaggeration. When I first came…
{Source} You never really know what the New Year will bring until it’s December 31st and you’re trying to piece 12 months worth of memory. 2015, undoubtedly, was a year that flew right by. But that’s not without a laundry list of events we’d like to forget about or remember for the rest of our lives.…
In the age of the web and social media, the word “viral” takes on a whole new meaning. No longer does it only refer to medicine, but also to anything that spreads like wildfire over mass media. 2015 was an interesting year for the internet, and not one that will soon be forgotten. 1. Justin…
Living in an increasingly globalized and interconnected society, we often see food options that are not native to where we live. Needless to say, Japanese food is one of these options. Although people want to explore new cuisines, they are intimidated by the idea that Japanese people only eat sushi. There indeed is a negative…