Jackie Latendresse, founded The Free Flow Dance Theatre Company in 1995 and 2017 marks the 22 year anniversary for the company. Her professional choreographic work with Free Flow has been publicly acclaimed; she has been nominated for various awards including the Saskatchewan YWCA women of distinction award and Saskatoon Champion for the arts and has received numerous government grants from federal, provincial and municipal sources in support of Free Flow Dance Theatre and its programming. Jackie is a voice for the arts and an advocate for dance. She endeavors to create a strong and vibrant dance community by providing opportunities for the arts to flourish in her company’s annual season of events. She strives to create bonds and connections between artists that will continue to grow through the years and works to make dance an art form that is accessible to all. Her dedication to the art form and the cultivation of it is a strong theme found throughout her life’s work.