Winnipeg designer Dawn Harris-Flett gets her creative inspiration with every dance step her grandchildren take — and last week, some of her creations were featured on the runway at an event in the city.
She is not only the kookum, or grandmother, of the Ivan Flett Memorial Dancers — the sibling dance group from Winnipeg who blew the country away with their Métis jigging/hip-hop audition last year on the TV reality show Canada’s Got Talent — but also the person who designs their eye-catching dance outfits.
“When I see all the dancers come out, I see them all coming out dancing in my outfits. It just makes me proud,” she said.
“I love the
