DanceON Series

The DanceON Professional Development Series keeps our community learning, moving and connecting. The series consists of workshops, show & share sessions, and expert Q&A’s. Featuring voices from across the dance community, these events are a place for our members and community to learn, connect, and most importantly: dance.

FREE to all Dance Ontario members.

COMING UP

OUTREACH AND SOCIAL MEDIA 101
Saturday September 9th 12- 1 PM
Online
FREE for Dance Ontario Members
$10 for non-members

This workshop will guide you on best practices for community outreach and building upon existing resources and collaborations for promotions. This workshop will also cover how to organize Instagram and TikTok to create graphics, videos and other related content to build your brand and expand your network.

About Tayyaba:

Tayyaba Shahzad (She/Her) is a graduate from the University of Toronto where she studied Political Science and Criminology. Since then, she has become a multidisciplinary professional with over 5 years of experience working within the employment sector as a job coach and employer liaison. She is actively engaged in community organizing through her role as a Mentor with Apathy is Boring’s RISE program and as a Youth Advisory Committee member at LGBTYouthline. Alongside this, Tayyaba is one of the founders of Weaving Threads, a Toronto based collective working towards engaging QTBIPOC youth through art. Her passion lies with youth empowerment and working with them to create opportunities for community engagement, build foundational skills and discover their passions. In her spare time, she likes to collect books, scrapbook and play video games.

Introducing the DanceON Chats!

Get to know your dance community in casual conversations hosted by Samara Thompson. Come Chat with us – get to know the dancers, choreographers, teachers, directors and innovators who make up our amazing community!

The DanceON Chats are hosted on social media and are FREE to all.

View our first DanceON Chat with choreographer Madeleine Twyman here

We chatted with 2023 Ambassador for Ontario Diana Lopez Soto on  International Dance Day – April 29, 2023.

View Chat here

Meet the Show & Share Sessions. Our way of helping you continue to create and take risks, explore emerging talent, support local artists, and enjoy the thrill of dance.

Performers from across Ontario of all styles tune in to perform work in progress shows, and benefitting from both the feedback of the audience.
Miss the shows?

We’ve got you covered.

October 28 , 2021: featuring the works I’m not in Love (KINAJ) and This Dress (Caroline Niklas-Gordon).

December 5, 2021: featuring the works D Y S (Eilish Shin-Culhane) and Her (Irina Lerman).

READ OUR NEWEST BLOG HERE

Miss the immediacy and satisfaction of being able to work through challenges and questions with the dance experts you respect? We’re on it.

Introducing the DanceON Ask the Expert Q&A’s. Our way of helping connect your dance questions with the dance experts who can answer them.

Whether you’re trying to navigate the nuances of insurance, music rights, or funding opportunities – DanceON Q&A’s are there to ensure you don’t have to confront a remedy on your own.

Follow us on our social channels to stay informed on upcoming Q&A’s and how to submit a question to our featured experts.

Expert Sessions have included Taxes during COVID with Jennifer Wan and Considerations for Training at Home with Pivot Dancer. Read the last two post below:

Preparing for a Healthy Fall Dance Season

Written by Janet Sellery – READ FULL BLOG POST HERE

Switching to virtual classes again? How to stay strong & pain-free while training at home

Written by Dinah Hampson and Geneviève Renaud – READ FULL BLOG POST HERE

Miss being able to connect with your peers? Don’t worry. We do too.

Which is why we created a series of monthly workshops, covering topics spanning from Indigenous Education, to Dance Photography, to training sessions on converting your practice to online operation.

Being able to hear from and connect with other dancers is a vital growing and learning experience that the current landscape is depriving too many of our members of.

So if you find yourself missing all things dance: tune in. Check our social channels for the latest information about upcoming workshops and how to register. We can’t wait to see you there.

Past workshops:

• Indigenous Awareness 101 with Maria Montejo
• Cashflow for Creatives with Jennifer Wan
• Going Digital with Yasmina Ramzy
• Mental Skills in Dance with Lauren Ritchie
• Shimmy, Shake or Shudder? with Lisa Sandlos
• Making a Dance Film with Olya Glotka
• Dancing through Challenging Times with Janet Sellery
• Duty to Report: Protecting Young Dancers in Ontario with Boost Child and Youth Advocacy Centre
• Respectful Workplaces with the Respect Group – Watch HERE!

Stay tuned for more workshops coming next year!

The DanceON Series is available FREE to all Dance Ontario members. To become a member today and gain access to the full offerings of the series as well as a wide range of other benefits, visit our membership page.

The DanceON Series is generously funded by the Ontario Trillium Foundation.