Meet the DanceWeekend Artists: Coco Collective
Coco Collective will share an excerpt of their work Calabash featuring live musicians at the DanceWeekend’25 Dance Party. Presented in partnership with dance Immersion.
Saturday, February 22, 2025 7:00 pm – 9:00 pm at City Dance Corps, 950 Dupont Front Street Dance$15 at the door
Miss Coco Murray is a dance educator, emerging scholar and artistic director performing with Coco Collective musicians. Together, the group spans across three generations of artists with ongoing research, mentorship and community engagement.
What will you be sharing at DanceWeekend’25
An excerpt of Calabash, a work in progress
Please share what you are most looking forward to at DanceWeekend?
Performing, connecting and sharing our love of dance
Do you have any up-coming performances/workshops/events you would like to share?
March 15, 2025 a West African dance workshop as part of the Otherworld exhibition at Art Museum of University of Toronto
What does dance mean to you?
A necessary expression woven into the rhythms of our life.
Learn more about DanceWeekend’25 here https://danceontario.ca/programs/dance-weekend/
About dance Immersion
dance Immersion is a charitable non-profit organization established by Vivine Scarlett in 1994 to produce, promote, and support dancers and dances of the African Diaspora*.
Our award-winning programs offer presentation, artistic skill development, and networking opportunities for Blacks in dance, serving artists who practice contemporary and traditional movement forms from Africa, the Caribbean, North America, South America, and Europe.
With decades in service, dance Immersion experiences considerable success in connecting dance artists across Canada and around the world.
*The African Diaspora refers to communities around the world that are descended from the historic, primarily forced, movement of peoples from the continent of Africa.