Kelly Keenan
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Kelly Keenan, is a dance artist, teacher, researcher, and event organiser based in Montreal/Tiohtiá:ke/Mooniyang. With 20 years of experience teaching, both in and outside of institutions, locally and abroad, Kelly is now professor at the Département de danse at Université du Québec à Montréal. As a dancer, she has collaborated with several choreographers. With an interest to hold space for practice and dialogue across practices, she has organised several workshop festivals and community events, notably the Movement Educator’s Forum (2012-present). Kelly’s teaching and research revolve around attention to values in practice and contribute to the ongoing transformation of dance pedagogy, encouraging a critical and situated engagement with practice.