Hello,

My name is Heather and I am a member of Team Canada Dance – Tap. This initiative is to assist me in raising funds to participate in the IDO World Tap Championships , happening in Prague, Czechia, this October!

The International Dance Organization (IDO) is a World Dance and Dance-Sport Federation with a membership of over 90 nations, representing more than 250,000 dancers from six continents. The best dancers worldwide will compete for the World Championship title! Team Canada Dance, is a non-profit National Member Organization (NMO) with IDO.

In Canada, our government does not recognize dance as a sport. A non-profit organization like Team Canada Dance cannot secure funding for their award-winning dancers to compete; therefore, each dancer must secure their own funding.

I am fundraising so that I may get assitance in covering my hotel, rehearsal, and entry fees. Additionally, I must pay for flights, costumes, and choreography. To reiterate, any funds raised will go directly to helping me and my individual costs. Any amount that you can donate to help aid in my journey would be VERY MUCH APPRECIATED!

The prospect of getting to travel to a different country, performing an art-form that I have loved since the age of three, and compete against some of the world's best, is exciting. I am hopeful that with the generosity and support of my community, this will be the tap dancing adventure of a lifetime!

Thank you a million times over for any donation you are able to make. It truly means the world to have your support.

Xo

Heather