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Decidedly Jazz Danceworks (DJD) is Calgary’s pioneering jazz dance company, renowned for creating and presenting new works that fuse jazz with live original music. Founded in 1984 by Vicki Adams Willis, Michèle Moss and Hannah Stilwell, DJD stands as one of North America’s few companies dedicated to the art form of jazz dance. Over the decades, DJD has produced more than 75 original full-length works and has performed to audiences totaling over 400,000 people locally, nationally, and internationally. Based in Calgary, Alberta, DJD continues to push the boundaries of jazz dance through bold collaboration, mentorship, and artist development.