Give Dance a Chance was born out of an event management class in the Communications program at Carleton University, where classmates Manhattan, Emily, Emma, Lizzie, and Sydney combined their community connections and dance experience to create what they thought would be a one-time, pay-what-you-can, adult dance workshop. Their goal was simple: make dance accessible to everyone. What started small quickly grew into something incredibly meaningful when their very first classes at Union Studios in Westboro completely sold out and touched the lives of so many participants. Today, original choreographer and administrator, Manhattan MacLennan, leads Give Dance a Chance as Director and Head Choreographer, continuing to grow the workshop into a welcoming space where anyone can (re-)discover the joy of dance.