Ecstatic / Improvised Dance – Southern Ontario

Ecstatic Dance Toronto

Mondays and Thursdays from 7:30 – 9:30 pm @ 805 Dovercourt Rd, 2nd floor

Ecstatic Dance is freestyle dance. You move as you wish with respect to yourself and others. It is a time to drop into your body and dance freely to all kinds of music with a room full of beautiful people doing exactly the same thing! Find yourself dancing for the love of community, music & dance! Find yourself dancing!

$12-15 sliding scale http://www.tribaldancecommunity.com

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The Move – Toronto

Fridays from 7:20 – 9:30 pm @ 805 Dovercourt Rd, 2nd floor

No experience necessary, only the willingness to dance free style and listen to the teachings of your own body, heart, and soul through movement.
Limited space so arrive early

$12-15 sliding scale www.themovecollective.org

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Life Beats Dance – Toronto

Last Saturday of the month from 8:45-10:15 pm @ Hope United Church 2550 Danforth Ave.

Free-style dance to all types of music. Feel the music, dance your own dance.

$10 • Karen @ 416-505-6710 Call/Text

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The Sunday Dance – Toronto

Check https://www.facebook.com/thesundaydance/ for location

A body positive, safe, non judgemental sober movement space to dance barefooted and dive deeper into your movement practice!

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Boogie On! – Toronto

Monthly- ish – Sat. Sept 28 at 6 pm, Sat Oct 19 at 430 pm, Sun Nov 24 at 5 pm, Sat Dec 21 at 7 pm – Trinity-St Paul’s 427 Bloor St West

Dance to a variety of fun music in a friendly, relaxed environment. Oldies, jazz, swing, pop, blues, R & B, world beat, etc. Freely express yourself in movement.

$7 or pay what you can www.facebook.com/boogiecommunity/

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Chocolate Groove – Toronto – a Community Ecstatic Dance Celebration where we indulge in an elevating and heart opening “Cacao Elixir”

Wednesdays – check http://jessebuck.ca/the-movement-movement/ for dates

333 Bloor st. West

Advance: $15 — Door: $20

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The Guelph Groove – Guelph

The second Saturday of every month. Sept – June 7:30 – 9:30. Doors open at 7:15.
$10 each http://www.guelphgroove.com

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Ecstatic Dance St. Catherines

Last Wednesdays of the month from 7-10 pm @ 36 James St. – St. Catherines – 2nd Floor

http://ecstaticdance.org/niagara/

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Ecstatic Dance Orangeville

First Saturday of every month – 7:15-9:15 pm @ Citrus Dance Studio – 62 Broadway, Orangeville

$10-$20 sliding scale Info: 905-601-8033 or ecstaticdanceorangeville@gmail.com

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Groove Tonic – Picton

Tuesdays from 6:30-8:30 pm @ Picton Town Hall, 2 Ross St at King St, 2nd floor

Barefoot, free-form movement and dance in Picton, Prince Edward County
All welcome.
$5 donation requested.
https://www.facebook.com/Groove-Tonic-PEC-1873059959628912/

Tamara newmoonfarm@kos.net 613-476-1830

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Groove Pocket – Picton, ON

Monthly – Contact Tamara newmoonfarm@kos.net for details

https://www.facebook.com/Groove-Pocket-PEC-731479216988157/timeline

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Moving Santuary – Toronto

See http://www.nadiastolpner.com for details and dates.

A sacred space and community for connecting with the embodied spirit/peace, wholeness, love and wisdom within and beyond through mindful movement, conscious dance and music – to be supported and empowered on one’s life journey.
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Rhythmwood Groove – Lion’s Head, ON

Last Friday of the month 7:30 – 9:30 pm . Date may shift so please check http://www.Rhythmwood.ca

An evening of free style dance which is very lightly facilitated.

Sliding scale $8 – $13 wendy@rhythmwood.ca 519-793-4687

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OTTAWA

Group Dance and Movement Improvisation
Lola Ryan leads a weekly drop-in class http://www.facebook.com/events/208810982876494/ on Monday
evenings through to December 5 2016.
$25 (Student rate available – talk to Lola.)
Contact: Lola mcryanster@gmail.com

Biodanza http://www.biodanza.ca/
Weekly Mondays at 7:00 pm – Gatineau Biodanza en français
Weekly Wednesdays at 7:00 pm – Ottawa Biodanza in English
Biodanza, meaning to dance with life, is a fusion of music, natural
movement and emotion. It is a scientifically proven method of human
development aimed at uncovering the passion, beauty and love for ourselves,
others and the world that was always there.

Contact: Anne Marie annemarieriel@icloud.com

The Move – La Peche region

Normally meets the first Friday of each month but due to holidays/hall bookings, some of our dances fall on different Fridays. Also, we sometimes dance in Wakefield, sometimes at the nearby Rupert Hall, and even outdoors in the summer, so please check the address
each time before you come. Suggested donation $10. No one is turned away for lack of funds.
Contact: Owen owentuf@yahoo.ca

Authentic Movement http://www.authenticmovement.ca meets many Saturday mornings

Wendy authmvmt@sympatico.ca

Ottawa – Dance to Nature
http://www.facebook.com/groups/1522188478077142/

Outdoor dances among the trees at Mooneys Bay. Express, create and surrender the dance from within! Let go of all inhibitions and come Dance to Nature!

Alana alanaod@hotmail.com

Ecstatic Dance

http://www.facebook.com/groups/1636141113283461/

$15 breath@kaia.ca or be.dance@live.ca

Creative Dance/Movement Events

http://www.facebook.com/CreativeDanceandMovementOttawaGatineau
http://www.sites.google.com/site/creativedanceottawa/
(includes an event calendar and a mailing list)
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5Rhythms® Classes

with Layah Jane Singer-Wilson – Toronto – Layah@layahjane.com

with Rhondda Snary – Toronto – Rhondda.snary@gmail.com https://www.facebook.com/treedancerproductions/

with Taeji – Toronto – 5R@windovergrass.com

with Kate Huband – Peterborough – katehuband@gmail.com 705.750.0411

https://5rhythmstoronto.com/ http://www.5rhythms.com