dance links

Check out these great sites to find out more about dance in Toronto!

Dance Listings:

Dance Ontario – A site with dance events, classes, and recent news for all of Ontario

Live With Culture – A performance listing for events in Toronto

Rudolf Nureyev Group – A listing of dance events put together by John Newton that can be received as a daily email if desired

Toronto Dance – Listings for dance classes and events in Toronto catering more to social dance

Dance Writing:

Dance Collection Danse – A printing company devoted to dance that, along with printing books, keeps an extensive archive, prints a magazine and continues to be a forerunner in dance history and research.

The Dance Current – A dance media group that publishes a monthly magazine

Dance Artists and Companies:

Arabesque Dance Company – Middle Eastern dance company directed by Yasmina Ramzy specializing in Egyptian style Bellydance with live arabic music.

Blue Ceiling danceBlue Ceiling dance is a vessel for the choreographic and interpretive work of Lucy Rupert, involving collaborations and with other dance artists and artists from a wide array of disciplines. The artistic focus is deeply rooted physical experience that connects to the inherent mystery in the world through exploration of individuality and imperfections.

The Chimera Project Dance Theatre – Charged contemporary dance company directed by Malgorzata Nowacka that is fierce and high-octane, thematically embodying current urban themes. Founded in 1999 The Chimera Project is a not-for-profit charitable corporation who's activities lie in realm of Production, Creation, Film and Education.

City Dance Corps – Toronto's premiere dance studio offering classes in Hip Hop, Jazz, Ballet, Breakdance, Salsa, Hollywood Dance and more. Youth and Adult Classes.

Dancemakers – Dancemakers is a professional contemporary dance company that brings to its audiences dance of sophisticated physicality and emotional impact. Driven by a unique choreographic vision, the company’s creations draw on the diverse talents and individual strengths of its artists to develop and support works which both provoke and entertain. Both Dancemakers and its Centre for Creation work to improve the standard of living of its artists.

Larchaud Dance Project – Larchaud Dance Project combines the fundamental elements of break dance with modern technique to create repertoire based on strength, agility, and gravity-defying movement. This Toronto based dance company is known for their athleticism, personality, and unique approach to dance art.

MOTUS O Dance Theatre We are a hell of a lot of fun

Peggy Baker Dance Projects Established in 1990, Peggy Baker Dance Projects is led by one of Canada's foremost modern dancers - Peggy Baker. Distinguished from the outset by collaborations with extraordinary creators and performers, the organization has built an exceptional body of work. Ms Baker is dedicated to the partnership of movement and live music to enrich the art of dance, and has performed with many outstanding concert musicians. Peggy Baker Dance Projects creates, produces and tours its repertoire to a broad public, offering audiences a deeper appreciation of the unique beauty and power of modern dance.

Toronto Dance Theatre – Toronto Dance Theatre, under the inspired direction of choreographer Christopher House, is internationally recognized for its passionate, intelligent contemporary dance. House's most recent productions are visually stunning, highly original collaborations that have transformed the face of TDT. Since its formation in 1968, Toronto Dance Theatre has been in the vanguard of Canadian dance creation and performance.

 

Dance Science:

IADMS – International Association of Dance Medicine & Science – Dedicated to improving dancers’ health