Join us every Thursday at 8:30 p.m. for the Joy of Dance $12.00 Ballroom dance workshops and practice parties. Have a great time socializing while practicing your Ballroom moves.

MAY

2:  American Tango w/Ian
9:  Ballroom Dance Party
16: International Rumba w/Annie
23: Ballroom Dance Party
30: Country Two-Step w/Mark

JUNE

6:   Argentine Tango w/Linda
13:  Night Club Two-Step w/Steve
20: Ballroom Dance Party
27:  American Bolero w/Annie

JULY

4:   CANADA/USA Dance Party
11:  East Coast Swing Variations w/Arpad
18:  Ballroom Dance Party
25: Hustle Rueda w/Mark

AUGUST

1:   Ballroom Dance Party
8:  West Coast Swing Variations w/Steve
15: Ballroom Dance Party
22: Mindful Body Clinic w/Mark & Noel
29: FREE End of Summer Surprise Dance Party w/Arpad

Join Mark Read this winter for intensive workshops in your favourite ballroom and night club dances!

What: Intensive Workshops
When: Sundays  3:00 – 4:30 p.m.
Where: Joy of Dance Centre
Cost: $15

Students may register by online, by phone at 416-406-3262 or in person.

MAY

12:  Country Two-Step
26: Hustle Rueda

JUNE

2:   Hustle Intermediate
23: Night Club Two-Step

JULY

7:   Hustle Intermediate
21: Cha Cha Variations

AUGUST

11:  East Coast Variations
25: Hustle Rueda

SATURDAY, June 22

7-8pm: Intermediate HUSTLE w/Steven James & Annie Lebedeva
8-9pm: Intermediate WEST COAST SWING w/guest instructor Kyle Fitzgerald
9-midnight: Social Dance (Hustle & WCS tunes)

Both workshop & social – $20
One workshop & social – $15
Social only – $5

Visit our Facebook event here and invite your friends.

Thursday, August 22

8:30 – 10 p.m.

Cost: $12

Mindful body Clinic with Mark and Noel

This class will focus on a set of ballroom figures and movements with an explanation of how we move and what muscles we use to do the movement. Noel will give a brief explanation of some exercises and techniques you can do to help with this. We will also give tips on how to be proactive in your life to help you continue dancing as long as you wish. We will finish our session with a Q&A.

Fridays | July 5, July 19, August 2, August 16 | 6 – 7:30 p.m.

Continuing on July 5th, Joy of Dance will be offering a bi-monthly Intermediate Pointe Workshop, for only $65 for 4 sessions.

Taught by Irene Yacoub this workshop is intended to build dancers’ technique and ease on pointe. A full ballet class with be taught, all to be danced in pointe shoes, the barre, centre and allegro. Designed for dancers with 3+ years pointe experience, the course will be split into 4 sessions (July 5, July 19, August 2, August 16), on Fridays 6 – 7:30 P.M.

Registration for this workshop is required in advance and needs to be done over the phone or in person. Dancers can miss one session, with 24 hrs notice, can apply the credit to one of our JOD jump-in classes. Keep an eye out on our social media for more information, coming soon.

Friday, Saturday and Sunday | August 23 – 25

Cost: $225

Join Joy of Dance’s Allison Nichol for a wellness inspired 3-day ballet retreat designed to bring you back into balance, feed your creative spirit and get you moving.

Friday, August 23
6:30 – 8 P.M. Ballet Technique
8 – 9:30 P.M. Optional dinner & drinks to celebrate the first night of the retreat

Saturday, August 24
10 A.M. – 4 P.M. Full day of classes (see list below)

Sunday, August 25
10 A.M. – 4 P.M. Full day of classes (see list below)

• ballet technique classes
• stretch & strength
• barre-fit & yoga in the park
• collaborative choreography
• jumps & turns workshops