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oct 10 to 12, 2025 "Falling Into Autumn" weekend Dance jam

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The weekly Tuesday Dance Jam

Join us on the dance floor. All levels are welcome.

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RDD's online ACADEMY - online content for Contact Improvisation dancers

RDD's online ACADEMY - online content for Contact Improvisation dancers

RDD's online ACADEMY - online content for Contact Improvisation dancers

Online content that includes partnering and soft acrobatic video tutorials and anatomy and notes demonstrations:

  • "CI moment with Kathleen Rea"a video series published at least twice per month 


  • A video lift archive. 


  • Access to partnering  training videos for all levels including beginners


  • Access to solo dance/soft-acrobatic training videos


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Online content that includes partnering and soft acrobatic video tutorials and anatomy and notes demonstrations:

  • "CI moment with Kathleen Rea"a video series published at least twice per month 


  • A video lift archive. 


  • Access to partnering  training videos for all levels including beginners


  • Access to solo dance/soft-acrobatic training videos


  • Fitness training videos


  • Access to Kathleen Rea's anatomy notes for dancers
  • coming soon anatomy demonstration videos.


All this for $5 a month or $45 a year.


Join today!

Film Submission for the contact dacen film fest

RDD's online ACADEMY - online content for Contact Improvisation dancers

RDD's online ACADEMY - online content for Contact Improvisation dancers

 Submission requirements:
We are looking for dance films showcasing contact improvisation and related dance forms that are also momentum, touch, or relationally based.  


Final deadline for submissions is September 1, 2025


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RDD's tuesday dance jam- weekly MEMBERSHIP BASED JAMming

RDD's online ACADEMY - online content for Contact Improvisation dancers

RDD's tuesday dance jam- weekly MEMBERSHIP BASED JAMming

Weekly membership-based Dance Jam

6:15 pm Class

7: 15 pm Dance Jam


LOCATION: 310 Danforth Ave, Toronto,

Rafos Hall is close to Chester Subway (wheelchair accessible)


Onboarding for newcomers to CI

Last Tuesday of each month September to June there is a beginner class (6:00 pm to 7:30 pm)


Drop-ins are $25 at the door

Membership is $45 a month or $450 a year.

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summer Axis Syllabus retreat at unicamp

The Axis Syllabus- Ease through UNDERSTANDING how your body works

RDD's tuesday dance jam- weekly MEMBERSHIP BASED JAMming

Axis Syllabus retreat with teacher Kathleen Rea. Together we will dance considering flexibility, strength, alignment, anatomical attributes, and ways of moving that are basically safe and energy-conservative. 


TIME: 

Friday 7:00 pm to 8:30 pm

Saturday 9:30 am to 12:30 pm 

Saturday 3:30 pm to 6:00 pm 

Sunday  9:30 am to 12:30 pm

Sunday 1:30 pm t

Axis Syllabus retreat with teacher Kathleen Rea. Together we will dance considering flexibility, strength, alignment, anatomical attributes, and ways of moving that are basically safe and energy-conservative. 


TIME: 

Friday 7:00 pm to 8:30 pm

Saturday 9:30 am to 12:30 pm 

Saturday 3:30 pm to 6:00 pm 

Sunday  9:30 am to 12:30 pm

Sunday 1:30 pm to 3:30 pm


DATES:
August 22 to 24, 2025


LOCATION: Unicamp of Ontario


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The Axis Syllabus- Ease through UNDERSTANDING how your body works

The Axis Syllabus- Ease through UNDERSTANDING how your body works

The Axis Syllabus- Ease through UNDERSTANDING how your body works

Fall Classes start September 25, 2025

On Thursday nights, Kathleen Rea teaches the Axis Syllabus in Toronto's west end at Roncesvalles United Church in Toronto (wheelchair accessible). These classes will help people learn to move with ease and prevent injuries.


THE AXIS SYLLABUS CLASS

(All levels)

6:00 pm to 7:20 pm - Class


DANCE CLASS inspire

Fall Classes start September 25, 2025

On Thursday nights, Kathleen Rea teaches the Axis Syllabus in Toronto's west end at Roncesvalles United Church in Toronto (wheelchair accessible). These classes will help people learn to move with ease and prevent injuries.


THE AXIS SYLLABUS CLASS

(All levels)

6:00 pm to 7:20 pm - Class


DANCE CLASS inspired by the Axis syllabus (for experienced movers)

7:30pm to 8:45 pm - Class


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STRENGTH TRAINING INSPIRED BY THE Axis Syllabus

The Axis Syllabus- Ease through UNDERSTANDING how your body works

The Axis Syllabus- Ease through UNDERSTANDING how your body works

Fall 12 Classes Series start September 2025

On Thursday afternoons, Kathleen Rea teaches the strength training inspired by the Axis Syllabus in Toronto's west end at her home studio in the Roncesvalles area.


The Axis Syllabus 

(All levels)

3:30 pm to 5:00 pm


Drop-ins welcome if the course is not full. 


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OCTOBER 10 TO 12, 2025 "fALLNG iNTO aUTUMN" - WEEKEND tORONTO DANCE JAM

OCTOBER 10 TO 12, 2025 "fALLNG iNTO aUTUMN" - WEEKEND tORONTO DANCE JAM

OCTOBER 10 TO 12, 2025 "fALLNG iNTO aUTUMN" - WEEKEND tORONTO DANCE JAM

 The Falling into Autumn Jam is an annual weekend jam that aims to be a dance-focused exploration of Contact Improvisation featuring workshops, jams and a film screening. We work to welcome as many types of bodies, identities, and levels of experience in this wheelchair-friendly and access-focused space. We welcome dancers from Toronto an

 The Falling into Autumn Jam is an annual weekend jam that aims to be a dance-focused exploration of Contact Improvisation featuring workshops, jams and a film screening. We work to welcome as many types of bodies, identities, and levels of experience in this wheelchair-friendly and access-focused space. We welcome dancers from Toronto and the surrounding areas to join us 


LOCATION:
Celia Franca Centre, 400 Jarvis St, Toronto, (wheelchair accessible and barrier-free)


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