
All ages dance workshop, Qu'appelle Valley performance, July 2016
Dancer: Robin Poitras and company
Photographer: Tien Johnson
Courtesy of New Dance Horizons
Dancer: Robin Poitras and company
Photographer: Tien Johnson
Courtesy of New Dance Horizons

The Flutter Dance project took place in July 2016 in Regina Saskatchewan under the auspices of New Dance Horizons. The five afternoon workshop (12:30 - 3:30 daily) involved multigenerational dancemaking, led by three dance artists: Robin Poitras with Krista Solheim and Susan McKenzie.

Flutter Dance workshop warm up led by Robin Poitras

Flight experiments

Observation at Woscana bird sanctuary

Feather fans emerged from these beginnings



The Sunken Garden
For everyone. Join us in the Regina Public Library's sunken garden with New Dance Horizons on the occasion of their 19th Secret Gardens Tour in a prelude adventure! This interactive family event invites all to learn the flutter dance, create prints, an
For everyone. Join us in the Regina Public Library's sunken garden with New Dance Horizons on the occasion of their 19th Secret Gardens Tour in a prelude adventure! This interactive family event invites all to learn the flutter dance, create prints, an

Family event in the RPL’s sunken garden with New Dance Horizons on the occasion of their 19th Secret Gardens Tour.

Creating prints.














Photo: Tien Johnson
Flutter Dance Workshop participants perform
on the grasslands of Fairy Hill Nature Conservancy
at the edge of the Qu'appelle Valley
New Dance Horizons
Secret Gardens
July 2016
Flutter Dance Workshop participants perform
on the grasslands of Fairy Hill Nature Conservancy
at the edge of the Qu'appelle Valley
New Dance Horizons
Secret Gardens
July 2016



Photo: Tien Johnson Krista Solheim and Robin Poitras introduce
The Flutter Dance
on the grasslands of Fairy Hill Nature Conservancy
at the edge of the Qu'appelle Valley
New Dance Horizons
Secret Gardens
july 2016
The Flutter Dance
on the grasslands of Fairy Hill Nature Conservancy
at the edge of the Qu'appelle Valley
New Dance Horizons
Secret Gardens
july 2016

Photo: Tien Johnson
The Flutter Dance
Robin Poitras and Krista Solheim
improvise with the silks on the grasslands of Fairy Hill Nature Conservancy at the edge of the Qu'appelle Valley
New Dance Horizons
Secret Gardens
July 2016
The Flutter Dance
Robin Poitras and Krista Solheim
improvise with the silks on the grasslands of Fairy Hill Nature Conservancy at the edge of the Qu'appelle Valley
New Dance Horizons
Secret Gardens
July 2016







Photo: Tien Johnson
The Flutter Dance Workshop, New Dance Horizons
The Flutter Dance Workshop, New Dance Horizons