With a swirl of skirts and a flurry of fiddle music, Manitoba's Red River jig festival is underway in a western Manitoba farmyard for the 15th year running this weekend. The Asham Stomperfest, which ...

The flashy Western-inspired outfits can be spotted from a mile away, but what really reels you in is the thunderous — and synchronized — clacking coming from the fancy footwork of the Asham Stompers.

When it comes to Metis jigging, it’s all about getting your steps in. Warren Ibister-Bear, who dances with the Creeland Dancers out of Beardy’s and Okemasis First Nation, sometimes checks his FitBit ...

Dancing on stage to the Red River Jig has been a welcomed return to normal life for Dauphin’s D-Town Steppers. As we navigate through unprecedented times, our journalists are working harder than ever ...

A new challenge is making the rounds on social media celebrating an age-old Red River pastime, an online game of ‘tag — you’re it’. It’s called the IceRoad Challenge, and it’s a marriage of tradition ...

The audio version of this article is generated by AI-based technology. Mispronunciations can occur. We are working with our partners to continually review and improve the results. Arnold Asham dances ...

Heather Foulds, an Assistant Professor as the University of Saskatchewan's College of Kinesiology, is conducting a fitness assessment of the Red River Jig, a fast-stepping traditional dance. Fould’s ...