KasheDance

📣DANCE AUDITIONS‼️ SIGN UP NOW ✍️

🗓️Wed 30 Sep
⏰10am - 2pm
📍Minogitoon Workspace, Native Earth Performing Arts Centre, 585 Dundas St. E, Toronto

🔎We are looking for 1 POC COMPANY MEMBER and 2 INTERN with
✔️Training and experience Caribbean and/or Afro Diasporic Dance
✔️Training in Modern and Contemporary Dance
Prepared for a 2 year engagement.
✔️Able to attend training and rehearsals Mon, Wed, Fri between 10am - 2pm
✔️Able to travel within and outside of Canada

📋If shortlisted, you will be called for a short interview (virtual or in person)
🗓️Friday 2 Oct between 3pm - 5pm

✍️Fill out the form in our bio or link here https://form.jotform.com/262613953790262
〰️Resume
〰️Headshot
〰️Why you’re interested in joining KasheDance

🌟As a COMPANY MEMBER you will
✅ Be Contracted from Oct - June
✅ Receive a stipend for taking morning classes
✅ Receive rehearsal rate within CADA/East Standards
✅ Engage with Community in workshops and other projects
✅ Have opportunities to tour with KasheDance

⭐️As INTERN you will
☑️ Be Contracted from Oct - June
☑️ Receive a stipend for taking morning classes
☑️ Engage with Community in workshops and other projects
☑️ Opportunity to graduate to company member after annual review

✨BHARATANATYAM 101 with Atri Nundy
⏰ 10AM-11:30AM
🗓Mon 26, Wed 28, Fri 30 Oct
Minogitoon Workspace, Native Earth Performing Arts Centre, 585 Dundas St. E, Toronto

THE CLASS
Through this experience, dancers will gain an introductory understanding of Bharatanatyam as an Indian classical dance form, including its origins, structure, and key elements. They will begin to recognize the interplay between movement, rhythm, and expression. The class will also offer insight into how Bharatanatyam has evolved and is practiced within a Canadian context.

ABOUT ATRI
Mid-career dance artist, educator & choreographer Atri Nundy completed her arangetram in 2005 after years of training in Bharatanatyam at Sampradaya Dance Academy under the tutelage of Lata Pada (CM, Order of Canada). Nundy has expanded her choreographic voice through works exploring Bharatanatyam within contemporary performance contexts.Alongside her choreographic practice, Nundy continues to perform, teach, and develop new work while contributing to the evolving landscape of Bharatanatyam in Canada.

✔️Sign up for
Drop-In Classes
💲$20 for 1 Class | $35 for 2 Classes | $50 for 3 Classes

🙏🏾BIG gratitude to Canadian Heritage for making these konnective opportunities possible
Also to Ontario Arts Council and Toronto Arts Council for Operational support

✨CALYPSO MUSIC & MOVEMENT by Shelly Ann McLeod

🗓Mon 19 Wed 21 & Fri 23 Oct
Minogitoon Workspace, Native Earth Performing Arts Centre, 585 Dundas St. E, Toronto

THE CLASS
Centered on the roots and rhythm of Calypso, this session introduces participants to the essential footwork, waist and pelvic isolation, and expressions that define traditional Calypso music (movement). Beyond the physical technique, you will explore the rich history of Trinidad and Tobago’s Carnival, learning how song lyrics, social commentary, and West African Heritage shaped the music and dance style. All levels are welcomed.

ABOUT SHELLY ANN
Born in Trinidad and Tobago, Shelly Ann began her formal dance training at the age of eleven with Les Enfants Dance Company. Her early passion for dance led her to represent Trinidad and Tobago at several dance festivals throughout the Caribbean, where she also shared her knowledge through teaching and workshops.
In 2004, Shelly Ann was awarded a scholarship to attend the University of the West Indies, where she pursued studies in Dance and Dance Education. She later received a second scholarship in 2006 from COBA (Collective of Black Artists), further supporting her artistic and educational development.
Through her work as a performer, educator and mentor, she continues to use dance as a powerful tool for cultural expansion, community connection, and artistic growth

✔️Sign up for
Drop-In Classes
💲$20 for 1 Class | $35 for 2 Classes | $50 for 3 Classes

🙏🏾BIG gratitude to Canadian Heritage for making these konnective opportunities possible
Also to Ontario Arts Council and Toronto Arts Council for Operational support

✨AFRICANA DANCE FORMS with Simeon Peters

⏰ 10AM-11:30AM
🗓 Mon 5, Wed 7, Fri 9 Oct
🗓 Mon 2, Wed 4, Fri 6 Nov
🗓 Mon 30 Nov, Wed 2, Fri 3 Dec
📍Minogitoon Workspace, Native Earth Performing Arts Centre, 585 Dundas St. E, Toronto

THE CLASS
This interactive movement workshop introduces participants to African and African diasporic dance practices through rhythm, embodied learning, and creative exploration. Participants will engage with foundational movement principles, improvisation, and collaborative activities that highlight the connections among dance, music, culture, and community. Drawing from Caribbean and Africana performance traditions, the class fosters physical awareness, cultural understanding, and creative expression while encouraging participants to explore movement as a means of storytelling, identity formation, and collective engagement. No prior dance experience is required, and the workshop is adaptable for K–12, university, and community settings.

ABOUT SIMEON
Simeon Peters is a Trinidadian dance artist, educator, and emerging ethnographer whose work bridges African diasporic movement practices, community dance, and embodied research. He has performed internationally with UniverSoul Circus and trained at the Beijing Dance Academy and the Edna Manley College of the Visual and Performing Arts. Peters holds a BFA in Performing Arts from the University of Trinidad and Tobago and a Master of Arts in Community Dance from Ohio University. His research explores aesthesis as a somatic approach to Africana dance, cultural belonging, and identity formation through community-based practices rooted in Caribbean ritual and performance traditions.

✔️Sign up for
Drop-In Classes
💲$20 for 1 Class | $35 for 2 Classes | $50 for 3 Classes

🙏🏾BIG gratitude to Canadian Heritage for making these konnective opportunities possible
Also to Ontario Arts Council and Toronto Arts Council for Operational support

✨KASHEDANTEK With Kevin A. Ormsby

⏰ 10AM-11:30AM
🗓 Mon 28, Wed 30 Sep, Fri 2 Oct
🗓 Mon 7, Wed 9, Fri 11 Dec
Minogitoon Workspace, Native Earth Performing Arts Centre, 585 Dundas St. E, Toronto

THE CLASS
Afro-Contemporary KasheDantek is a system of philosophies in performance and outreach linking Caribbean and African Diasporic sensibilities. It is the root source for all KasheDance activities. This codified curriculum is employed to train company dancers and students, develop our choreographies, and guide audience and community engagements. KasheDanTek incorporates Afro-Caribbean and contemporary movements, music, philosophies, and training techniques.

ABOUT KEVIN
Award winning Dancer, Choreographer and Executive Artistic Director of KasheDance, Kevin centers culturally responsive art, space / place making & communities in his work. His research and creative practice exists in constant interrogation and navigation of Caribbean and African Diasporic dance / cultural practices; which feed his methodology of teaching, research, creation & presentation.

✔️Sign up for
Drop-In Classes
💲$20 for 1 Class | $35 for 2 Classes | $50 for 3 Classes

BIG gratitude to Canadian Heritage for making these konnective opportunities possible
Also to Ontario Arts Council and Toronto Arts Council for Operational support

📣OPEN Intermediate CLASS REGISTRATION OPEN!
Visit link in Bio or KasheDance.com/events

‼️NEW LOCATION !
📍Minogitoon Workspace, Native Earth Performing Arts Centre, 585 Dundas St. E, Toronto

Mondays, Wednesday and Fridays
⏰ 10AM-11:30AM

Sign up for
✔️Drop-In Classes
💲$20 for 1 Class | $35 for 2 Classes | $50 for 3 Classes

Or
🍁FULL FALL SEASON PROGRAMMING ~
💲$400 for all 27Classes.
Complete 20+ classes of 8 different genres & receive

⭐️a CERTIFICATE OF PARTICIPATION showing styles practiced

⭐️20% Discount on our Fall Intensive 7-14 Nov

⭐️Complimentary Ticket to danceImmersions ImmersionFest classes & Shows on 14th & 21st Nov

We received great feedback and with that we bring you
〰️Full Fall schedule 28 Sep - 11 Dec
〰️Consistent Time and Location
〰️Intermediate Class Level

📣Open Level Classes coming soon!

🙏🏾BIG gratitude to Canadian Heritage for making these konnective opportunities possible
Also to Ontario Arts Council and Toronto Arts Council for Operational support

🗓️OPEN Intermediate CLASS SCHEDULE
⏳REGISTRATION OPENS SOON!

‼️And at a NEW LOCATION !
📍Minogitoon Workspace, Native Earth Performing Arts Centre, 585 Dundas St. E, Toronto

Mondays, Wednesday and Fridays
⏰ 10AM-11:30AM

Sign up for
✔️Drop-In Classes
💲$20 for 1 Class | $35 for 2 Classes | $50 for 3 Classes

Or
🍁FULL FALL SEASON PROGRAMMING ~
💲$400 for all 27Classes.
Complete 20+ classes of 8 different genres & receive

⭐️a CERTIFICATE OF PARTICIPATION showing styles practiced

⭐️20% Discount on our Fall Intensive 7-14 Nov

⭐️Complimentary Ticket to danceImmersions ImmersionFest classes & Shows on 14th & 21st Nov

We received great feedback and with that we bring you
〰️Full Fall schedule 28 Sep - 11 Dec
〰️Consistent Time and Location
〰️Intermediate Class Level

📣Open Level Classes coming soon!

🙏🏾BIG gratitude to Canadian Heritage for making these konnective opportunities possible
Also to Ontario Arts Council and Toronto Arts Council for Operational support

NIMBA
Presented by dance Immersion and Luminato Festival
In association and with assistance from TO Live

Date: Friday, June 19 - Saturday, June 20, 2026
Location: Meridian Arts Centre, Lyric Theatre
Tickets & Info: https://bit.ly/Nimba-CrossPromo

Celebrate the culture of Guinea through an acrobatic, life-affirming performance
inspired by NIMBA — the Baga mask revered as a Universal Mother, and Mount Nimba, a
life-sustaining mountain. Blending dance, ritual, and breathtaking athleticism, the work draws
audiences into a world where culture and nature breathe as one, unfolding through
spirituality, conflict, fire, destruction, renewal, and abundance.