The School of Dance presents HEROES Mon, 14 Sep 2026 13:04:16 -0400 https://the-school-of-dance-heroes.buzzsprout.com en-ca © 2026 The School of Dance presents HEROES yes 61f31a02-6bc6-55ed-a7be-48c864183662 The School of Dance episodic false HEROES was a project of The School of Dance in Ottawa, focusing on creativity and community celebrating memories, strengths and contributions.

]]> Buzzsprout (https://www.buzzsprout.com) Canada, Seniors, History The School of Dance https://storage.buzzsprout.com/1c1lilxnwz62njjkg5ttdnpe3j9g?.jpg The School of Dance presents HEROES https://the-school-of-dance-heroes.buzzsprout.com Heroes Imagined Heroes Imagined For the last podcast in the series we have a couple of stories: A fairy tale written by Gaye Szeszycki, and a documentary style story written by Gaye Szeszycki and Kathryn Holst, with contributions Marthanne Robson, Kathy MacLellan and John Nolan.

Violin performed by Reiko Locker.

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HEROES was a project of The School of Dance, Artistic Director Merrilee Hodgins, in Ottawa, focusing on creativity and community, celebrating memories, strengths, and contributions.

HEROES podcast is hosted by Kathy MacLellan and John Nolan, with original piano music by Elena Ilin.

This project was funded in part by the Government of Canada's New Horizons for Seniors Program.

]]> For the last podcast in the series we have a couple of stories: A fairy tale written by Gaye Szeszycki, and a documentary style story written by Gaye Szeszycki and Kathryn Holst, with contributions Marthanne Robson, Kathy MacLellan and John Nolan.

Violin performed by Reiko Locker.

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HEROES was a project of The School of Dance, Artistic Director Merrilee Hodgins, in Ottawa, focusing on creativity and community, celebrating memories, strengths, and contributions.

HEROES podcast is hosted by Kathy MacLellan and John Nolan, with original piano music by Elena Ilin.

This project was funded in part by the Government of Canada's New Horizons for Seniors Program.

]]> The School of Dance Buzzsprout-19803533 Mon, 14 Sep 2026 13:00:00 -0400 1165 1 6 full false My Artistic Hero My Artistic Hero In the last episode we heard The Pond, from a scenario by Marthanne Robson. 

In this episode we're talking to Marthanne about her life, and about an artistic hero of hers.

Featuring piano music written and performed by Elena Ilin. 

We also hear Reiko Locker on the violin, and a bit of the Clan Stewart Pipe Band. 

The Clan Stewart Pipe Band recording is licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution-Share Alike 2.0 Generic license. 


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HEROES was a project of The School of Dance, Artistic Director Merrilee Hodgins, in Ottawa, focusing on creativity and community, celebrating memories, strengths, and contributions.

HEROES podcast is hosted by Kathy MacLellan and John Nolan, with original piano music by Elena Ilin.

This project was funded in part by the Government of Canada's New Horizons for Seniors Program.

]]> In the last episode we heard The Pond, from a scenario by Marthanne Robson. 

In this episode we're talking to Marthanne about her life, and about an artistic hero of hers.

Featuring piano music written and performed by Elena Ilin. 

We also hear Reiko Locker on the violin, and a bit of the Clan Stewart Pipe Band. 

The Clan Stewart Pipe Band recording is licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution-Share Alike 2.0 Generic license. 


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HEROES was a project of The School of Dance, Artistic Director Merrilee Hodgins, in Ottawa, focusing on creativity and community, celebrating memories, strengths, and contributions.

HEROES podcast is hosted by Kathy MacLellan and John Nolan, with original piano music by Elena Ilin.

This project was funded in part by the Government of Canada's New Horizons for Seniors Program.

]]> The School of Dance Buzzsprout-19754259 Fri, 04 Sep 2026 09:00:00 -0400 736 1 5 full false The Pond The Pond We were talking about how sometimes a community can be a hero, and Marthanne Robson had an idea for a play. So, following her scenario, we improvised some dialogue and turned it into a play.

With the participation of Kathryn Holst, Gaye Szeszycki, Marthanne Robson, plus Kathy MacLellan and John Nolan.

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HEROES was a project of The School of Dance, Artistic Director Merrilee Hodgins, in Ottawa, focusing on creativity and community, celebrating memories, strengths, and contributions.

HEROES podcast is hosted by Kathy MacLellan and John Nolan, with original piano music by Elena Ilin.

This project was funded in part by the Government of Canada's New Horizons for Seniors Program.

]]> We were talking about how sometimes a community can be a hero, and Marthanne Robson had an idea for a play. So, following her scenario, we improvised some dialogue and turned it into a play.

With the participation of Kathryn Holst, Gaye Szeszycki, Marthanne Robson, plus Kathy MacLellan and John Nolan.

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HEROES was a project of The School of Dance, Artistic Director Merrilee Hodgins, in Ottawa, focusing on creativity and community, celebrating memories, strengths, and contributions.

HEROES podcast is hosted by Kathy MacLellan and John Nolan, with original piano music by Elena Ilin.

This project was funded in part by the Government of Canada's New Horizons for Seniors Program.

]]> The School of Dance Buzzsprout-19694053 Mon, 24 Aug 2026 11:00:00 -0400 964 1 4 full false Family Heroes Family Heroes Sometimes we find heroes in our families. Brenda Kennedy remembers her husband, Isobel Bisby talks about her brother-in-law, and Marthanne Robson tells us about her son.

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HEROES was a project of The School of Dance, Artistic Director Merrilee Hodgins, in Ottawa, focusing on creativity and community, celebrating memories, strengths, and contributions.

HEROES podcast is hosted by Kathy MacLellan and John Nolan, with original piano music by Elena Ilin.

This project was funded in part by the Government of Canada's New Horizons for Seniors Program.

]]> Sometimes we find heroes in our families. Brenda Kennedy remembers her husband, Isobel Bisby talks about her brother-in-law, and Marthanne Robson tells us about her son.

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HEROES was a project of The School of Dance, Artistic Director Merrilee Hodgins, in Ottawa, focusing on creativity and community, celebrating memories, strengths, and contributions.

HEROES podcast is hosted by Kathy MacLellan and John Nolan, with original piano music by Elena Ilin.

This project was funded in part by the Government of Canada's New Horizons for Seniors Program.

]]> The School of Dance Buzzsprout-19602681 Wed, 05 Aug 2026 06:00:00 -0400 897 1 3 full false We Must Dance and We Must Sing! We Must Dance and We Must Sing! Sometimes heroes come dancing and singing. Bonnie Mende remembers her parents dancing, and Donna Millar recalls an inspiring teacher.

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HEROES was a project of The School of Dance, Artistic Director Merrilee Hodgins, in Ottawa, focusing on creativity and community, celebrating memories, strengths, and contributions.

HEROES podcast is hosted by Kathy MacLellan and John Nolan, with original piano music by Elena Ilin.

This project was funded in part by the Government of Canada's New Horizons for Seniors Program.

]]> Sometimes heroes come dancing and singing. Bonnie Mende remembers her parents dancing, and Donna Millar recalls an inspiring teacher.

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HEROES was a project of The School of Dance, Artistic Director Merrilee Hodgins, in Ottawa, focusing on creativity and community, celebrating memories, strengths, and contributions.

HEROES podcast is hosted by Kathy MacLellan and John Nolan, with original piano music by Elena Ilin.

This project was funded in part by the Government of Canada's New Horizons for Seniors Program.

]]> The School of Dance Buzzsprout-19483909 Tue, 21 Jul 2026 09:00:00 -0400 962 1 2 full false Up to Cat Lake Up to Cat Lake Can a community be a hero? Kathryn Holst tells us how teaching in Cat Lake First Nation gave her a new perspective.

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HEROES was a project of The School of Dance, Artistic Director Merrilee Hodgins, in Ottawa, focusing on creativity and community, celebrating memories, strengths, and contributions.

HEROES podcast is hosted by Kathy MacLellan and John Nolan, with original piano music by Elena Ilin.

This project was funded in part by the Government of Canada's New Horizons for Seniors Program.

]]> Can a community be a hero? Kathryn Holst tells us how teaching in Cat Lake First Nation gave her a new perspective.

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HEROES was a project of The School of Dance, Artistic Director Merrilee Hodgins, in Ottawa, focusing on creativity and community, celebrating memories, strengths, and contributions.

HEROES podcast is hosted by Kathy MacLellan and John Nolan, with original piano music by Elena Ilin.

This project was funded in part by the Government of Canada's New Horizons for Seniors Program.

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