| HEIDI BUNTING, one of Edmonton's active Independent Artists, was a faculty member in the dance program at Grant MacEwan College from 1993 until program closure in May, 2005. Heidi obtained a BA in dance from the University of Oregon, and went to New York where she created her own choreography and performed as part of the independent village and SoHo scene of the 1970's. Heidi joined Dan Wagoner and Dancer's in 1975, performing and touring extensively throughout North America and Europe for seven seasons. During this time she was a frequent teacher at the Wagoner studio in NYC as well as Guest Faculty for Modern Dance at Princeton Ballet Society in Princeton, New Jersey. Returning to her native Idaho in 1982, Heidi founded Buntingdance, directed her own school and was on the dance faculty at Boise State University. Immigrating to Canada in 1986 she began a long-term association with Brian Webb Dance Company. BWDC has presented Heidi's work since 1988. Heidi has taught Master Classes Series at The School of Toronto Dance Theatre, The School of Contemporary Dancers, CADA-BC, Harbour Dance Centre and SMMO in Vancouver and Circuit-est centre choregraphie in Montreal. In addition to BWDC, her choreography has been presented by Mile Zero Dance Company, Alberta Scene at Fluid Festival / Calgary, The Story of Force and Motion / Scotia Bank Dance Centre in Vancouver , Dancer's Studio West, Dancing on the Edge Festival, The Kiss Project, The School of Contemporary Dancers and Idaho Dance Theater. Heidi receives funding from the Alberta Foundation for the Arts, is a 2003 and 2006 recipient of the Lee Fund for the Arts Award in Edmonton and received a Silver Centennial Medallion from the Province of Alberta for her contribution within the Arts Community as Artist and Advocate for the Arts. |
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