DanceWeekend ’25
Unplugged Edition
February 22 – 23, 2025
We invite you to celebrate passion, fearlessness, and magic on the dance floor! Join us as we continue to inspire and uplift through the power of movement.
This year, we are presenting DanceWeekend Unplugged – a casual studio edition of the festival at our home at City Dance Corps with workshops, performances, dance parties and more!
In this new intimate edition, the vibrancy of Toronto’s diversity of dance continues to thrive, bringing exceptional artists and audiences up close in the dancer’s sacred space – the studio!
Featuring 50+ talented local dance artists and innovators sharing a feast of dance styles including Indian Classical, Middle Eastern, Korean, Contemporary, Brazilian, Central Asian, Street Styles, Salsa, Pow Wow (and everything in between and unfolding!). Experience an event that reflects the beauty of dance in all its forms.
Join us in-person at our home at City Dance Corps for an intimate and immersive dance experience.
As always, DanceWeekend’25 is affordable and accessible to dance lovers !
JOIN US AT
950 Dupont Street, Toronto
$15 minimum donation at the door
(kids 8 and under are free)
Bring your dancing shoes ! No outdoor shoes in the studio
ACCESS:
Do you have accessibility requests?
Please contact us at [email protected]
accessible entrance and seating available – we are happy to hear from you
To support the event
Schedule of Events
SATURDAY, FEBRUARY 22, 2025
City Dance Corps
4 – 7 pm – DANCE WORKSHOPS
4 pm Kathak Fundamentals with Sukriti Kathakaar|
This session will introduce participants to the grace, rhythm, and expressiveness of the art form, covering essential elements such as Tatkaar (footwork), Hastak (hand movements) and Chakkars (spins)
5 pm Brazilian Dance with Newton Moraes
Delve into the diverse world of Brazilian dance including Orixás, Samba, and street dance, while benefiting from Newton’s extensive experience. With live music from percussionist Walter Maclean.
6 pm Salsa with Matt Grand and Taylor Hunt/ City Dance Corps
Immerse yourself in the energy, passion, and sheer joy of Salsa dance, where each step is a celebration, and the music becomes your partner. All levels
7pm – 9 pm DANCEWEEKEND DANCE PARTY WITH DJ Grouch
Featuring dance performances (seating available), mini dance workshops, facilitated dance animation, prizes and your chance to hit the dance floor! Bring your dancing shoes!
Featuring performances by:
Coco Collective presented in partnership with dance Immersion (West African and Caribbean folk)
The Chimera Project (Contemporary)
Ensemble Topaz (Central Asian/Tajik Dance)
Ragamalika Mohanraj (Indian classical- Bharatanatyam)
Korean Dance Studies Society of Canada(Traditional Korean)
Nisha Ray (Odissi-Indian Classical Dance)
Susannah Haight (Contemporary)
Chameleon Coalition (Contemporary Hip Hop Fusion)
Sara Porter (Contemporary)
Esperides (Middle Eastern)
and more!
SUNDAY, FEBRUARY 23, 2025
City Dance Corps
2 – 3:30 pm – ALL-AGES FAMILY-FRIENDLY DANCE PARTY WITH ALAN FAIGAL
Alan Faigal is back with his popular All-Ages Dance Party to get you grooving with dance performances from 2:00- 2:30 (seating available), a fun-filled guided dance party, prizes and more! Bring your dancing shoes!
Featuring performances by:
Raoul Pillay (House)
City Dance Corps Youth Company (Theatre Jazz)
Maxine Heppner/ Across Oceans Arts (Contemporary cross-genres)
¡Arte Flamenco! Spanish Dance Company (Flamenco)
EMiMOTION (Contemporary)
and more!
3:30- 6:30 pm – DANCE WORKSHOPS
3:30 pm Limón Technique and CCDT Repertoire with Steph Harkness/ Canadian Contemporary Dance Theatre
Steph Harkness, will lead a warm up based in the principles of breath, weight, and suspension. Dancers will learn an excerpt of CCDT repertoire, BYTIYE, choreographed by Mississauga-born, NYC-based Jennifer Archibald.
4:30 pm Pow Wow Bootcamp with Classic Roots presented in partnership with The Indigenous Performing Arts Alliance
Pow Wow Boot Camp is a mix of Pow Wow dance and cardio fitness. It teaches traditional steps while keeping the energy up with house, techno, and Pow Wow beats. A great way to move, sweat, and connect with culture.
5:30 pm Metaphors (improvisation/contemporary) with Lucy Rupert
Metaphors is an exploratory movement class open to all movers using imagery and ideas from nature and cosmology.
6:30 pm – Sufi Whirling
Sufi Whirling performance and short workshop by Emod Vafa
* * Schedule is subject to change without notice
