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Wapos Bay - Danse, mon singe, danse

2009 24 min
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Talon et T-Bear demandent à la même fille de les accompagner à la danse de la classe. Lorsque l’événement est annulé, les garçons préparent leur propre danse – et prévoient un moyen de dénouer leur conflit amoureux. De son côté, Jacob craint d’être devenu accro au nouveau jeu vidéo de T-Bear. Il demande conseil à Kohkum Mary, puis se rend à la montagne pour découvrir si son obsession est liée au jeu, ou à la simple envie de danser. Wapos Bay est une joyeuse série d’animation, qui relate les aventures de trois enfants d’une communauté crie du nord de la …

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Talon et T-Bear demandent à la même fille de les accompagner à la danse de la classe. Lorsque l’événement est annulé, les garçons préparent leur propre danse – et prévoient un moyen de dénouer leur conflit amoureux. De son côté, Jacob craint d’être devenu accro au nouveau jeu vidéo de T-Bear. Il demande conseil à Kohkum Mary, puis se rend à la montagne pour découvrir si son obsession est liée au jeu, ou à la simple envie de danser.



Wapos Bay est une joyeuse série d’animation, qui relate les aventures de trois enfants d’une communauté crie du nord de la Saskatchewan.

Indigenous Peoples in Canada (First Nations and Métis) Children and Youth All subjects
  • music - composition
    Ross Nykiforuk
  • editor
    Jennifer Prokop
  • director of photography
    Andrew Forbes
  • producer
    Dennis Jackson
    Melanie Jackson
    Anand Ramayya
    Derek Mazur
  • None
    Dennis Jackson
    Anand Ramayya
    Rick Stefanowski
    Jason Bohn
    Trevor Cameron
    Meghan Ruedger
    Jackie Keenatch
    Cam Lizotte
    Paul Atkins
    Diana Gossner
    Jason Hosaluk
    Diana Savage
    Allison Track
    Christi Tuck
    Gilbert Baldhead
    Casey Golding
    Andrew Doll
    Devon Loiselle
    Justin Scales
    John Thronberg
    Christie Kurtz
    Kimberly Schmidt
    Teri Armitage
    Brie Stangeland
    Scott Collins
    Rolande Petit
    Daniel Frenette
    Marc-André Charbonneau
  • direction
    Dennis Jackson
  • series conceived by
    Dennis Jackson
    Melanie Jackson
  • voice
    François-Nicolas Dolan
    Martin Watier
    Aline Pinsonneault
    Hugolin Chevrette
    Guy Nadon
    Pierre Chagnon
    Christine Landry
    Claudine Chatel
    Élizabeth Chouvalidzé
    Manuel Tadros
    Daniel Picard
  • associate producer
    Kelly Balon
    Scott Collins
  • production consultant
    Torin Stefanson
  • story editor
    Dennis Jackson
  • lead animator
    Andrew Doll
    Diana Gossner
  • animator
    Chris Cherepacha
    Devon Loiselle
    Lisa Lorenzo
    Shane Molloy
    Bentley Poochay
    Amber Rees
    Justin Scales
    Joel Vanderzwan
    Carolyn Ward
  • additional animator
    Gilbert Baldhead
    Kelly Morrison
  • artistic director
    Zane Knisely
  • costumes
    Amalie Atkins
  • prop supervisor
    Stacia Verigin
  • on set costumer
    Nathen Wahl
  • set construction
    Clayton Malinski
    Cameron Tetrault
    Shaun Kaye
  • head grip
    Craig Olson
  • electrician
    Craig Olson
    Andrew Forrester
  • stage hand
    Ryan Lalonde
  • storyboard supervisor
    Cam Lizotte
  • production assistant
    Nathen Wahl
    Jessica Tremblay
    Chanel Martineau
  • post production supervisor
    Torin Stefanson
  • online editing
    Françoise Laprise
  • editing assistant
    John Thronberg
  • visual effects
    Bryan MacCallum
  • audio post supervisor
    Ross Nykiforuk
  • sound effects creation
    Daryl Pierce
    Randy Woods
  • sound effects
    Daryl Pierce
    Randy Woods
  • re-recording mixer
    Evan Rust
  • musician
    Ross Nykiforuk
    Randy Woods
  • production coordinator
    Linda Nemeth
    Dominique Lalonde
  • production accountant
    Linda Nemeth
  • executive producer
    Derek Mazur
  • program administrator
    Cyndi Forcand
  • post-production manager
    Samuel Veillet
  • production supervisor
    Myriam Côté
  • assistant coordinator
    Josée-Anne Tremblay
    Chloé Dulude

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Ages 6 to 9
School subjects
Indigenous Studies - Issues and Contemporary Challenges
Discuss the meaning of the title “Dance, Monkey, Dance.” Addiction to video games is controversial. Survey the students in the class and school to find the average time spent each day playing video games. Graph the most popular games and time spent playing them. Discuss these questions: Is there evidence that some are more addictive than others? How does Kohkum Mary help Jacob? Research and discuss the prevention of and cures for addictions.
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