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An interactive workshop designed for dancers and educators! Presented in collaboration with Toronto Dance Theatre (TDT) ...
07/21/2026

An interactive workshop designed for dancers and educators!

Presented in collaboration with Toronto Dance Theatre (TDT) and Pivot Dancer

Join Dinah Hampson — Registered Physiotherapist, Founder of Pivot Dancer, and the first physiotherapist globally certified in the 4Pointe method for an interactive workshop built for the dance community.

Back Pain & Trunk Strength for Dancers:
Understanding, Preventing & Supporting Common Issues

Details:
📅 Thursday, July 23
📍 Wi******er Street Theatre, 80 Wi******er St Toronto, ON
🆓 Free for Dance Ontario members | $15 non-members
👥 Open to all ages

Registration link in bio💯

Agenda:
🕕 6:00–7:00 PM — Light networking for DO members
🕖 7:00–8:15 PM — Participatory workshop
🕣 8:15–8:30 PM — Q&A / closing discussion

Your trunk is the foundation for every movement you make. When strength, mobility, and control aren't working together, your back often pays the price. In this session, you'll:
✔️ Understand why back pain develops in dancers
✔️ Learn how trunk strength, alignment, and mobility affect performance and injury risk
✔️ Discover practical exercises to build a stronger, more resilient core
✔️ Walk away with tools you can apply immediately to your own training or teaching

Whether you're an adult dancer, teacher, choreographer, or movement practitioner, this session meets you where you are across all dance styles.

Excited to introduce the two artists Dance Ontario's Creative Partnerships Program is supporting this fall — premiering ...
07/21/2026

Excited to introduce the two artists Dance Ontario's Creative Partnerships Program is supporting this fall — premiering brand-new works at DanceWeekend'27! 🎭

✨ Irma Villafuerte (She/Ella/ Yaja) — Cipit
A contemporary dance and live-music work rooted in Salvadoran mythology. Inspired by the shapeshifting figures of Cipitío, Ciguanaba, and Cadejo, Cipit follows a child-spirit suspended between worlds — memory, myth, and transformation activated live through movement and sound.

✨ Aryana Malekzadeh | آریانا ملکزاده — Swallow Your Name
An intimate exploration of growing up Iranian in the diaspora, and the quiet ways we learn to hide parts of ourselves to belong. Blending Persian movement, text, and imagery, the piece is also an act of resistance, as dance remains banned in public in Iran today.

Two powerful new voices, two works-in-progress we're honored to support. Follow along as they build toward the stage 👇

🎉 THE CALL IS OPEN!Dance Ontario's Creative Partnerships Program is now accepting applications — and we want to commissi...
06/08/2026

🎉 THE CALL IS OPEN!

Dance Ontario's Creative Partnerships Program is now accepting applications — and we want to commission YOUR next work. ✨

Two GTA-based choreographers will receive full support to create and premiere a new ~20-min dance work at DanceWeekend'27 in Spring 2027.

Here's what you get:
💰 $2,000 creation fee
💰 $2,000 performance fee
✍️ Grant writing support from to help further the commission
🎭 Two mainstage performance opportunities

All styles. All career stages. All are welcome.

📋 Apply now → https://forms.gle/siHSBxV45cGG2tz58
❓ Questions or accessibility needs? [email protected]

Not yet a Dance Ontario member? Join at danceontario.ca/about/join — membership is required to apply.

Results announced in early July. Note, this program is contingent on funding.

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DanceWeekend’26 Workshops are here 🎉Co presented by Move beyond the stage and into the studio with DanceWeekend’26 danc...
01/15/2026

DanceWeekend’26 Workshops are here 🎉
Co presented by

Move beyond the stage and into the studio with DanceWeekend’26 dance workshops, led by incredible local and international artists. These sessions are open to all levels and designed for curiosity, connection, and joy.

📍 Rehearsal Hall at Meridian Hall
1 Front St. E, Toronto, M5E 1B2

🗓 10 am to 3 pm on Sunday, January 25 2026

✨ Pricing
Free for Dance Ontario members
$10 per workshop for non members
Spots are limited

Workshop lineup includes:
• Salsa Foundations & Social Flow with Fernanda & Juan Pablo
• K Pop choreography to Gabriela by KATSEYE with Steven Chau
• West African and Caribbean dance with Zahra Badua
• Beginner Contemporary with Kylie Thompson

Register via the form - Link in Bio 🔗

Ontario’s dance landscape, live on stage.We are proud to present Dance Ontario Creative Commission by at DanceWeekend’2...
01/15/2026

Ontario’s dance landscape, live on stage.

We are proud to present Dance Ontario Creative Commission by at DanceWeekend’26, co presented by .

True North is an unflinching exploration of collective identity shaped by labour. Five performers push through repetition and strain, revealing the effort often hidden beneath the surface. Raw and relentless, the work asks what we labour for and what that labour leaves behind.

Set in a visceral, industrial world, bodies endure cycles of force and recalibration, suspended between survival and solidarity. Drawing on Malkowski’s research into accumulation and trance state physicality, True North exposes myths of Canadian identity, revealing a nation built by immigrant hands and extractive labour. Urgent, human, and uncompromising.

📍 The Fleck at Harbourfront Centre Theatre
📅 January 24 and 25, 2026
🎟️ $20 one day pass

Get your ticket today. Link in bio 🔗

Ontario’s dance landscape, live on stage.We are proud to present a Dance Ontario Creative Commission by as part of Danc...
01/15/2026

Ontario’s dance landscape, live on stage.

We are proud to present a Dance Ontario Creative Commission by as part of DanceWeekend’26, co presented by .

This new choreographic work explores the relationship between embodied emotion and movement, investigating how feeling lives in the body and how dance can give form to the human experience. Through qualitative research, creative inquiry, and rich physicality, the piece examines emotional expression as both source and outcome of choreography.

📍 The Fleck at Harbourfront Centre Theatre
📅 January 24 and 25, 2026
🎟️ $20 one day pass

One ticket gives you full one day access with in and out privileges, so you can experience multiple artists throughout the day.

Get your ticket today. Link in bio 🔗

Ontario’s dance landscape, live on stage.We are excited to welcome , as featured artists at DanceWeekend’26, co present...
01/15/2026

Ontario’s dance landscape, live on stage.

We are excited to welcome , as featured artists at DanceWeekend’26, co presented by .

With over 35 years of presence in Toronto, the school has nurtured generations of flamenco dancers. The company presents Tempest, featuring Carmen Romero herself alongside professional musicians. Combining live music, dance, and storytelling, the work shares flamenco’s rich cultural heritage with passion and precision, offering audiences an electrifying encounter with this powerful form.

📍 The Fleck at Harbourfront Centre Theatre
📅 January 24 and 25, 2026
🎟️ $20 one day pass

One ticket gives you full one day access with in and out privileges, so you can experience multiple artists throughout the day.

Get your ticket today. Link in bio 🔗

Ontario’s dance landscape, live on stage.We are excited to welcome as featured artists at DanceWeekend’26, co presented...
01/15/2026

Ontario’s dance landscape, live on stage.

We are excited to welcome as featured artists at DanceWeekend’26, co presented by .

Olga Barrios presents FUGA, a contemporary dance solo choreographed and performed by the artist. Emerging from her larger work Remembering the Farewells, the piece is rooted in themes of resilience and transformation. Inspired by the emotional pulse of Astor Piazzolla’s contemporary tango music, FUGA unfolds as an intimate exploration of memory, strength, and embodied expression.

📍 The Fleck at Harbourfront Centre Theatre
📅 January 24 and 25, 2026
🎟️ $20 one day pass

One ticket gives you full one-day access with in-and-out privileges, so you can experience multiple artists throughout the day.

Get your ticket today. Link in bio 🔗

Ontario’s dance landscape, live on stage.We are delighted to welcome as featured artists at DanceWeekend’26, co present...
01/14/2026

Ontario’s dance landscape, live on stage.

We are delighted to welcome as featured artists at DanceWeekend’26, co presented by .

Presenting two works from her Odissi repertoire, offering both technical brilliance and expressive storytelling. The program includes a pure dance piece that highlights the sculptural beauty of Odissi through intricate rhythmic footwork, fluid body isolations, and precisely held poses.

📍 The Fleck at Harbourfront Centre Theatre
📅 January 24 and 25, 2026
🎟️ $20 one day pass

One ticket gives you full one-day access with in-and-out privileges, so you can experience multiple artists throughout the day.

Get your ticket today. Link in bio 🔗

Ontario’s dance landscape, live on stage.We are excited to welcome as featured artists at DanceWeekend’26, co presented...
01/14/2026

Ontario’s dance landscape, live on stage.

We are excited to welcome as featured artists at DanceWeekend’26, co presented by .

Presenting Owl Gazes Backwards, a new interdisciplinary ensemble work by that explores how memory, culture, and personal history shape our interpretation of the world around us. Inspired by the owl, a creature that sees in the dark and looks backward to understand the present, the piece invites reflection on hindsight, perception, and inherited knowledge.

📍 The Fleck at Harbourfront Centre Theatre
📅 January 24 and 25, 2026
🎟️ $20 one day pass

One ticket gives you full one-day access with in and out privileges, so you can experience multiple artists throughout the day.

Get your ticket today. Link in bio 🔗

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