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The Big Easy: In its 40th year, Decidedly Jazz Danceworks salutes New Orleans' roots of the genre

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Calgary 's Decidedly Jazz Danceworks is celebrating its 40th season .

Call and Response is a loosely plotted homage to New Orleans and its traditional music.

It opens Jan. 16 at the DJD Dance Centre as part of the High Performance Rodeo .

The company was founded by Vicki Adams Willis , founder of the University of Calgary jazz dance department.

Call and Response runs from Jan. 16 to 26 at the DJD Dance Centre as part of the High Performance Rodeo .

The landscape of dance has changed compared to 40 years ago , when DJD was a rarity.

DJD 's artistic director says there is a resurgence or a renaissance happening with jazz.

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