The Move

The Move THE MOVE is Toronto's longest-running ecstatic dance event, happening every Monday and Friday night. Flexibility means choice for involvement.

ABOUT THE MOVE

-all ages, genders, cultures, sizes are welcome
-for the sheer love of dance and movement
-children welcome when accompanied by an adult

-please wear comfortable clothing to move in
-bring water
- no talking on the dance floor

The Move is a freestyle movement gathering run by The Move Dance Collective, where we honour dance as an essential expression of self, and way of connectin

g with others. As a member-based non-profit community arts organization, The Move Dance Collective is a co-created experience both on the dance floor, and behind the scenes. We practice collaborative governance, supported and strengthened by our individual commitments to ongoing personal growth work. Just as we move and change together on the dance floor, as an organization we strive to collectively embody cooperation, responsiveness, and adaptability, as we co-create our continued organizational evolution. We hold the strong intention to honour movement and dance as an essential and powerful expression of self and connection to others. The healing and artistic nature of movement is acknowledged by us movers, who recognize fun, play and humour are vital to this practice. We commit to providing an ongoing inclusive space that is body loving and body positive and encourages movement for men and women, people of a variety of ages, sizes, and backgrounds. We celebrate our connection to each other, to the earth, and to the dance of life, in our weekly dance gatherings called THE MOVE. We dance in silence, which allows us to drop deeper into the experience of body movement and non-verbal connection through dance. For those who wish to talk, we request that you go outside in the hallway to speak. No one person is the leader of THE MOVE, and no one movement modality is the way or the path of THE MOVE. We embrace both inner and outer flexibility, change, and transformation. For those who just want to dance, cheers to you and see you on the dance floor. For others, who want to become more involved, or prefer not to pay in money for THE MOVE, let us know, and we do have a few roles that include organizational roles in the Community Advisory Council at the Move, DJ and door positions that are paid or exchange position, and we have scholarships available.

04/10/2026

Happy birthday to us! See you tonight for bday bash + potluck with
DJ Goldiloxx!!
🎉💖🥳🎁🎂

04/03/2026

Spring into a new season with us!

02/06/2026
01/26/2026

The Move is on tonight!😶‍🌫️

See you tonight for the return of DJ Twyla, and tomorrow for the AGM! ❄️
01/23/2026

See you tonight for the return of DJ Twyla, and tomorrow for the AGM! ❄️

Hey Movers! Did you know The Move is a registered non-profit? Well we are and we are having our Annual General Meeting o...
01/12/2026

Hey Movers! Did you know The Move is a registered non-profit? Well we are and we are having our Annual General Meeting on January 24!

If you have danced at The Move, you’re a member. Come find out more about how the Move is run behind the scenes, what we did this past year and what we have in mind for the year to come.

We will be reviewing our financial success in 2025, the future of guest DJs, and more.

Come be a part of this fabulous not-for-profit that gives so much to us all!

Saturday, January 24, 2026
2pm-5pm
Bain Community Centre
100 Bain Ave (across from Withrow Park)
Entrance off Sparkhall Ave (look for the parking lot!)

01/05/2026
12/13/2025

Move with festive feelings into the end of 2025 with guest DJ sets by Jason Palma and DJ Spruce Lee. Join us for sets by our Move crew too!

11/25/2025

Here it is… The Move: Our Story!
A bright, heart-filled snapshot of our community — the movement, the presence, the energy we create together.
Deep thanks to everyone who danced and helped bring this to life.
If it resonates, please hit share so more dancers can find their way into the circle.
Thanks for being part of the magic. 💛🌀✨

Address

805 Dovercourt Road
Toronto, ON
M6H2X4

Opening Hours

Monday 7:30pm - 9:30pm
Friday 7:20pm - 9:30pm

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