Photograph of Board of Members Reunion at the World Dance Alliance V General Assembly of The Americas held in Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic in April 2003.

Photograph of the "Presentation Versus the Public's Expectations" panel at the World Dance Alliance V General Assembly of The Americas held in Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic in April 2003. Moderator Ruth K. Abrahams is pictured, along with panelists Jan Hanvik, Ilona Copen, and Monika Despradel.

Program from the 2006 World Dance Alliance Global Assembly, which was hosted in the Recital Hall at the Accolade East Building at York University in Toronto, Canada. The program from July 20 includes descriptions from the dance performances by Little Pear Garden Collective (Within...), Elena Quah (Pastoral Prayer), Danza Abend (Las Madres), M. Zihao Li (Faith), Cash & Company Dance (Garden), and the Menaka Thakkar Dance Company (Ashtapadi Abhinaya). Also in the program is a note from Mary Jane Warner, the Chair of the WDA Global Assembly.

Program from the 2006 World Dance Alliance Global Assembly, for performances that were held in the Sandra Faire and Ivan Fechan Theatre at York University in Toronto, Canada. The program from July 19 includes descriptions from the dance performances by Surdance Ensemble (Momentos), Holly Small and Sashar Zarif (in the letters of my name), Danza Concierto (Recycle (And So What?)), Tai Pei Dance Circle (OLYMPICS). Also in the program is a note from Mary Jane Warner the Chair of the WDA Global Assembly.

Photograph of moderator George Dorris and panelists Madeleine Nichols, Mary Jane Warner and Marili Gallardo during "Investigation and Documentation: Contemporary Policies and Its Impact in Dance" panel at the World Dance Alliance V General Assembly of The Americas held in Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic in April 2003.

Program from the 2006 World Dance Alliance Global Assembly, which was held at the Sandra Faire and Ivan Fecan Theatre at York University in Toronto, Canada. The program from July 20 includes descriptions from the dance performances by Debra Brown and Dancers (Summertime), DanceArt Hong Kong (Blind Dates), African Dance Ensemble (Adesa), Terrill Maguire (Resurgence), Dance Theatre Group Interact (An Angel at my Table), and Contempodanza (Of dreams... seas). Also in the program is a note from Mary Jane Warner, the Chair of the WDA Global Assembly.

Photograph of then World Dance Alliance President Grant Strate welcoming attendees to the World Dance Alliance V General Assembly of The Americas held in Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic in April 2003.

Photograph of Ruth K. Abrahams, then ex-president of the World Dance Alliance, providing a welcome to attendees at the World Dance Alliance V General Assembly of The Americas held in Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic in April 2003.

Photograph of "Our Students' Voice" forum at the World Dance Alliance V General Assembly of The Americas held in Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic in April 2003. Panelists Alejandra De Los Santos, Nicole Marie Colón, and Gabriela Dorries are pictured along with moderator Ilona Copen.

Program from a performance during the 2006 World Dance Alliance Global Assembly, which was held against one of the exterior walls of the Accolade Building at York University in Toronto, Canada. The program from July 17 includes a description for "Wind Rain Sun" by Bird Soul Productions.

Photograph of "Maintaining Dance in Education" panel at the World Dance Alliance V General Assembly of The Americas held in Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic in April 2003. Moderator Penelope Reed Doob, along with panelists Judith Marcuse, Kaitha Manning, Marinella Sallent, Jorge Riverón, Mary Jane Warner, and Alan Stark.

Program from the 2006 World Dance Alliance Global Assembly, for performances that were held in the Recital Hall of the Accolade East Building at York University in Toronto, Canada. The program from July 18 includes descriptions from the dance performances by Ida Meftahi (Daf), Norma Araiza (Meec), Gael Force Dancers ('Blue Moon', 'Car Wash', 'Siamsa', and 'Our Favorite Son'), DansEncorps Company (Last Afternoon of my Youth), Rachel Gorman (Passing Dark), and Spirit Synott (Tango Rodante). Also in the program is a note from Mary Jane Warner the Chair of the WDA Global Assembly.

Photograph of "Creating Dance in the 21st Century" panel at World Dance Alliance V General Assembly of The Americas held in Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic in April 2003. Moderator Vanesa Harwood is standing to the left and the panelists Jorge A. Mendoza, Peter Palacio, Nejla Yatkin, and Edmundo Poy are seated at a table behind her.

Program from the 2006 World Dance Alliance Global Assembly, which was held at the Sandra Faire and Ivan Fecan Theatre at York University in Toronto, Canada. The program from July 17 includes descriptions from the dance performances by Dance Forum Taipei ('Dong Feng; Eastern Current'), Hiromoto Ida ('Sentaku'), Karen Jamieson and Byron Chief-Moon ('Elmer & Coyote'), and Conny Janssen Danst ('Lost' and 'Trio'). Also in the program is a note from Mary Jane Warner the Chair of the WDA Global Assembly.

Photograph of Board of Members Reunion at the World Dance Alliance V General Assembly of The Americas held in Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic in April 2003.

Photograph of Adrienne Kaeppler providing the introduction to the World Dance Alliance V General Assembly of The Americas held in Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic in April 2003.

Photograph of "Maintaining Dance in Education" panel at the World Dance Alliance V General Assembly of The Americas held in Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic in April 2003. Moderator Penelope Reed Doob, along with panelists Judith Marcuse, Kaitha Manning, Marinella Sallent, Jorge Riverón, Mary Jane Warner, and Alan Stark.

Photograph of Alan Stark giving a talk entitled "Contemporary Traditions: A Personal View of Survival and Revival" at World Dance Alliance V General Assembly of The Americas held in Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic in April 2003.

Photograph of Keitha Manning giving a talk entitled "The Integrating of Dance Technology into Artistic Training and Creative Process" at World Dance Alliance V General Assembly of The Americas held in Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic in April 2003.

Program from the 2006 World Dance Alliance Global Assembly, which was held at the Sandra Faire and Ivan Fecan Theatre at York University in Toronto, Canada. The program from July 18 includes descriptions from the dance performances by Eryn Dace Trudell Dance Projects (Cosmopolit and Snuffelupagus), Accademia Nazionale di Danza and Scenamobile (Twist Twice), Troy Emery Twigg (Pulse), Kaha: wi Dance Theatre (Kaha:wi), and Mi Young Kim Dance Company (Hwang Jin-Ee). Also in the program is a note from Mary Jane Warner the Chair of the WDA Global Assembly.

Photograph of Kari Schroeder giving a talk entitled "Salsa Culture Redefined: A Sexual, Political and Cultural Exploration" at World Dance Alliance V General Assembly of The Americas held in Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic in April 2003.

Photograph of "Creating Dance in the 21st Century" panelists Jorge A. Mendoza, Peter Palacio, Nejla Yatkin, and Edmundo Poy seated behind a table at the World Dance Alliance V General Assembly of The Americas held in Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic in April 2003.

Video from the 2006 World Dance Alliance Global Assembly in Toronto, Canada in July 2006. It consists of a keynote address from Grant Strate, the founder of the dance program at York University where the conference was held. The keynote is titled "Dance in Canada – Roots and Branches ". Strate was a charter member of National Ballet of Canada, and its first resident choreographer, he was also the first chair of the Dance in Canada Association, the initiator of four national choreographic seminars, Director for the Center of the Arts at Simon Fraser University, former president of the World Dance Alliance - Americas, and the recipient of numerous awards.

Video of a youth panel discussion during the 2006 World Dance Alliance Global Assembly in Toronto, Canada in July 2006. The group is seated at a row of tables in an auditorium classroom on the York University campus. Included in the panel are creative directors and choreographers Karen and Allen Kaeja, and composer Edgardo Moreno. Students included are (L-R) Kyle Evile, Laticia Dunn, Patric Lugood, Roanna Sinclair, Alva Moreno Daza, and Angelique Paul. Each has an opportunity to share what they took away from the conference workshop experience.