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Dance-theatre productions, Dance Jams, Festivals and contact improvisation, axis syllabus and strength training classes and workshops

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Toronto Tuesday Dance Jam - a place for contact improvisation

Weekly


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TIME: 

Weekly (yes all year long!)
6:15 pm Class

7: 15 pm Dance Jam with live music


LOCATION: 

NUUC's Rafos Hall
310 Danforth Ave, Toronto
(wheelchair accessible)


Last Tuesday of each month Sept to June there is a beginner class (6:00 pm-7:30 pm) and a community  potluck diner


COST:
Drop-ins are $15 to $30 siding scale at the doors (Debit or Credit)

Membership is $39 a month




STRENGTH TRAINING inspired by the aXIS SYLLABUS

Monday morning and Thursday afternoon


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NO drop-ins as space is limited


On Thursday afternoons, Kathleen Rea teaches the strength training inspired by the Axis Syllabus 


TIME and DATE: 

Mondays - 9:30 am to 11:00 am

and/or

Thursdays - 3:30 pm to 5:00 pm

Check registration for summer dates


LOCATION:

Toronto's west end at at a home studio in the Roncesvalles area.



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AXIS SYLLABUS CLASS SERIES

Thursdays


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Drop-ins welcome


Class series with Axis Syllabus teacher Kathleen Rea. Research flexibility, alignment, anatomical attributes, and ways of moving that are safe and energy-conservative. 


TIME:

6:00 pm to 7:30 pm - class

Check registration for summer dates


LEVEL: For everyone all 


LOCATION: 

September to June - Roncesvalles United Church, 240 Roncesvalles Ave, Toronto  (wheelchair accessible)


Summer location 306 Garden Avenue,  Toronto



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UNICAMP - Axis Syllabus wEEKEND Retreat

August 28-30, 2026

REGISTER: https://unicampofontario.ca/event/axis-syllabus-august-28-30-2026/ 


Sliding scale: $100-160

LOCATION: Unicamp of Ontario, 638159 Prince of Wales Rd W, Mulmur, ON L9V 0C5

DESCRIPTION:
Optimize your movement with insights from physics, anatomy, and biomechanics: Empower flow states in sports, dance, and everyday life and Increase agility, flexibility, strength, and balance. 


PRODUCDED BY: Unicamp of Ontario and REAson d'etre dance


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AXIS SYLLABUS WITH KATHLEEN REA PRODUCED BY RHIZOME SPRING (SALT SPRING ISL

August 4, 2026

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 "Load, Spend, Catch & Return" 

Axis Syllabus with Kathleen Rea

Tuesday, August 4, 2026

10:00 AM  6:00 PM

Plus sunset jam to integrate learning into CI practice.


Produced by Rhizome Springs an off-grid community with a geodesic dome dance studio on Salt Spring Island, British Columbia.  



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dance class series inspired by the aXIS SYLLABUS

Friday Mornings

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FOR ADVANCED MOVERS


TIME:
10:00 am pm to 11:30 am Class


DATES FOR CLASS SERIES:
Friday morning class April 10 to June 25, 2026


We are on break for summer. Please check back soon for September start date.


LOCATION: Roncesvalles United Church, 240 Roncesvalles Ave, Toronto.


LEVEL: For experience with movers.



Toronto's "Falling Into Autumn" - Long weeekend for contact improvisation

Oct 9 to 12 2026

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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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