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Dance Intensive

Toronto, Canada

August 16 - 17, 2025

Fresh

A weekend full of artistic explorations, building community, and a whole lot of FUN for dancers ages 8-18.

Classes include Contemporary, Jazz, Hip Hop, Improvisation and more, with goal-setting and reflection sessions each day!

Fresh strives to guide students towards embracing their uniqueness while emphasizing life skills including confidence, awareness, focus, responsibility, communication, risk-taking, and teamwork.

Ready to dive in? Let’s dance, explore, and support each other along the way!

REGISTRATION NOW OPEN!

Click here to register through Zeffy.

"Fresh always does a great job at promoting inclusivity and discovering your individual self... the staff did a great job at making us feel like a community in the short time we had together.” 

-Selena, Fresh Participant

The Fresh Approach

Dance is only a small fraction of what we’re aiming to teach. It’s not merely about the steps. We encourage creative thinking and working as a team. We hope that our students will use the discoveries they make inside the studio within other aspects of their life. It’s about the concepts and philosophies of the art-form:

cultivating community

building confidence

fostering awareness

practising risk-taking

Everyone is responsible for contributing their positive energy to each class! This experience will be awesome and unique because of YOU.

We believe that our responsibility as teachers extends beyond executing well-planned classes. It includes

leading with openness, vulnerability, listening and compassion

And yes, we’re an excited bunch. Because we love to dance, and can’t wait to share our passion and knowledge with you!

  • Jazzmin James is a dedicated dance educator and performer based in Canada. Her dance journey began at Elite Danceworx in Markham, ON. Later, she pursued her professional training in Vancouver, BC, at the Arts Umbrella Graduate Program under the direction of Artemis Gordon. There, she performed repertoire by renowned choreographers such as Crystal Pite, Mats Ek, and Johan Inger. Jazzmin has also furthered her dance education through intensives at Rubberband Dance, Ballet BC, and Springboard Danse Montréal. Her professional experience includes dancing with Janet Jackson in her Toronto concert and working on television projects including Degrassi, The Next Step, and Backstage. Currently, Jazzmin is a member of Transcen|Dance Project, a company focused on immersive dance theatre.

    Jazzmin holds a Bachelor of Health Sciences from Queen’s University, which informs her approach to wellness and movement. She also completed her CoreFit Reformer Level 1 teacher training and is a certified yoga teacher.

    Headshot by Danielle Campani

  • Jia Yi (Judy) Luo is a Chinese-Canadian dance artist based out of Toronto, Ontario, and in her trusty blue suitcase. Voyaging with faith and gifts of grit and grace, she loves exploring and animating every day spaces with movement. Judy is a former member of touring company Rambert 2 (London, UK). She holds her BFA in Performance Dance from Toronto Metropolitan University and is a laureate of the Hnatyshyn Foundation’s Developing Artist Grant. Known for her stage presence and versatility, her commercial credits include Nike, SportChek, Tim Hortons, Hallmark Channel, Jessie Reyez and Feist. Judy collaborates alongside Anne Plamondon (Montreal), Liam Francis (UK), Nova Bhattacharya (Toronto) and Dreamwalker Dance Company (Toronto/Vancouver). Switching between the hats of performer, rehearsal director and educator, she marvels at the body's intelligence and delights in sharing this fascination with others. Follow along her creative endeavours on her Substack publication, "mindthemoves."

    Headshot by Carl Johan Folkesson

FACULTY

Fresh Dance Intensive is now under the artistic leadership of Chantelle Good (Program Director)!

To read more about the beginnings of Fresh, founded by David Norsworthy, visit our Organizational History page!

  • Kris Grzella is a Toronto-based dancer, choreographer, and educator with a background in ballet, jazz, tap, contemporary, and hip-hop. After years of performing across Canada, the U.S., and Europe, including most recently on the international Art on Ice tour, Kris is now shifting focus toward choreography and teaching.

    Performance credits include the Canadian Country Music Awards, Canada's Got Talent, and television and film projects like Zombies 1, 2, 3, Self Made, Schmigadoon, Glamorous, and HBO Max’s upcoming Welcome to Derry. Kristopher has also danced in music videos for artists such as Billie Eilish, Charlotte Cardin, and Steven Lee Olsen, and appears in M. Night Shyamalan’s Trap.

    With a passion for sharing knowledge and building confidence in young dancers, Kris is excited to join you all this season at Fresh!

    Headshot by Christine Do

  • Queenie Seguban, originally from Manila, Philippines, is a Toronto-based dancer, educator, and community leader. She developed a passion for music and dance early in life and used these art forms to connect with others after immigrating to Canada in 2002.

    Queenie holds a Bachelor's degree in Kinesiology and Education from York University, where she also trained extensively in street dance styles with her crew DEUCEnDIP. With over a decade of experience in street and commercial dance performances, teaching, choreography, and creative direction, she has showcased her work at events such as Bazaar Dance Showcase, Toronto Pride Festival, MNFSTO and Outside Looking In Annual Showcase.

    She co-founded and co-directed School of Groove, a mentorship and training program for women identifying dancers in Toronto. Queenie currently serves as an Associate Director of the Dance Program at Outside Looking In, a national non-profit supporting dance programs in Indigenous communities across Canada. Her work is driven by a commitment to empowerment, self-expression, and the transformative power of dance.

    Headshot by Nino Vicente

program

Click here to download a draft program schedule (PDF).

Activities will take place from approximately 10:00am-5:00pm daily on August 16-17, 2025.

  • Offering dancers a moment each morning to dream big, articulate next steps in their workshop experience, and self-evaluate progress.

  • Providing a strong foundation of focus, presence, physical readiness and enthusiasm at the beginning of each workshop day.

  • A genre that embraces innovation and individuality with various influences including modern dance techniques, jazz, floorwork, and improvisation.

  • A practise of dancing in-the-moment without prior planning or rehearsal. This class offers strategies to access imagination, take risks, break habits and stay present.

  • A stylized genre that emerged from African ritual and celebratory dances, popularized in the early 20th century. Emphasizing groundedness, rhythm, and dynamics, dancers will learn energetic movements through progressions and/or phrase work.

  • Originated in New York in the late 1970s and part of a larger culture consisting of breaking, dj-ing, graffiti art, and emceeing. Dancers will explore hip hop dance forms that emphasize isolation, groove, musicality, and freedom.

MORE DETAILS

  • Fresh 2025 Fees:

    $260 + HST before July 1, 2025

    $290 + HST after July 1, 2025

    Registration fees for Fresh are set below market rates in comparison to commercial dance intensives. We provide merit-based scholarships as well as financial aid if needed. No one is turned away due to lack of funds.

  • Fresh 2025 will take place at:

    Canada’s National Ballet School

    400 Jarvis St, Toronto, Ontario, M4Y 2GC

  • Fresh 2025 will offer two levels, and participants are welcome to register for the level that best suits them:

    Junior/Inter (Recommended ages 12 and under)

    Senior/Advanced (Recommended ages 13 and up)

    The age recommendations above are not strict guidelines, as we understand and respect that everyone is on their own unique path of experiencing dance and training in different styles/with different teachers.

    If you’re not sure which level would be best for you/your child, please ask a dance teacher at your studio for a recommendation. We want to facilitate an experience for you that is enjoyable, but also challenging and educational. Remember: Fresh isn’t primarily focused on dance technique or tricks— it’s about expression, community, and taking risks… So the types of challenges you will encounter at Fresh might require you to dive deeper into your artistry or think differently about dance.

  • REGISTRATION NOW OPEN via Zeffy: https://www.zeffy.com/ticketing/fresh-dance-intensive

    Before you register, please read and submit our online waiver: https://form.jotform.com/202644834273052 . By completing registration, you acknowledge and agree to the terms and conditions of this waiver of liability.

    If you’re registering more than one participant, please complete a separate transaction for each participant.

    Don’t have a credit card? No problem! email us and we’ll work out another payment/registration option for you.

    Group discounts are available for groups of 6 or more dancers who register together (without scholarships). Email chantelle@toesfordance.ca to inquire!

    We strive to host inclusive, accessible events that enable all individuals, including individuals with disabilities, to engage fully. Please email us if you require any accommodations, and we will do our best to support you.

  • If you have been awarded a Fresh 2025 Scholarship, please use the code on your certificate at check out when registering.

    If you have been awarded a Fresh 2025 Half Scholarship, the code will reduce your payable tuition fee by 50%.

    If you have been awarded a Fresh 2025 Full Scholarship, your code will will cover the entire tuition cost except for an admin fee ($40 plus HST) that is required to secure your spot at the intensive, and helps us cover some of our costs.

    Lost your certificate? Email us to find out the code.

    Scholarship spots are limited, and pre-registration is required. All scholarship winners must bring their certificate to the event for verification at the sign-in table on the first day.

    Don’t have a scholarship but need some financial support to make participation in Fresh 2025 possible? Email us to request a need-based scholarship. No participants turned away due to lack of funds.

  • Please contact us for more information.

    Chantelle Good, Program Director

    chantelle@toesfordance.ca

    Bri Clarke, Event Coordinator

    bri@toesfordance.ca

 

Photo/artist credits: (top) Fresh 2024 (photos by Shannon Widdis), headshot of Chantelle Good (photo by Jon Taylor), (below) Fresh 2022 (photo by Kendra Epik).