Many of the art-forms and dance styles that we teach in schools across Canada were born out of oppression. Hip-Hop dance, our most popular program dance style, was created as a way for oppressed youth minorities to rise up above the limitations of their environment, to express themselves creatively and positively in the face of inequality and systemic racism. Companies such as ours celebrate, share, and profit from these art-forms born in the hearts of minorities facing an unjust system. It is our honor and privilege to share these forms of expression with students across Canada but we must always remember to share responsibly and to never forget the people who created the art and why they created it.

We are being called to step forward and do whatever we can to end oppression. Two of the ways SoundKreations has always responded to this call is by…

1. Educating students on the history of the art-form and celebrating the pioneers that gave birth to the dance style.
2. Always leading by example. Celebrating differences in every class and honoring each unique voice as an essential contribution to the whole.

We are now adding financial support to our list of responses.

SoundKreations will be donating 10% of all of our annual profits, on an ongoing basis, to organizations committed to ending racism in Canada and beyond. These organizations include:

Black Lives Matter (https://blacklivesmatter.com/)
Black Youth Helpline (https://blackyouth.ca/)
Black Artists’ Network Dialogue (https://www.bandgallery.com/)
Indspire (https://indspire.ca/)

This contribution is small when measured against the gift that these oppressed communities have given us and smaller still when placed next to the level of pain and suffering these communities have endured. But we need to listen, to feel, and than to ask ourselves “what can I do, right here, right now.”