Dance Intensive
Toronto, Canada
August 10 - 11, 2024
Fresh
A weekend full of artistic explorations, building community, and a whole lot of FUN for dancers ages 8-18.
Classes include Jazz, Contemporary, 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!
"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!
program
Click here to download a draft program schedule (PDF).
Activities will take place from approximately 10:00am-5:00pm daily on August 10-11, 2024.
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Offering dancers a moment each morning to dream big, articulate next steps in their workshop experience, and self-evaluate progress.
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Providing a strong foundation of focus, presence, physical readiness and enthusiasm at the beginning of each workshop day.
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A genre that embraces innovation and individuality with various influences including modern dance techniques, jazz, floorwork, and improvisation.
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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.
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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.
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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.
FACULTY ANNOUNCEMENTS COMING SOON!
Fresh Dance Intensive is now under the artistic leadership of Chantelle Good (Program Director)!
MORE DETAILS
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Fresh 2024 Fees:
$260 + HST before July 1, 2024
$290 + HST after July 1, 2024
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Fresh 2024 will take place at:
509 Parliament Street, Toronto, ON, Canada
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Fresh 2024 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.
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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@toeslordance.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.
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If you have been awarded a Fresh 2024 Scholarship, please use the code on your certificate at check out when registering.
If you have been awarded a Fresh 2024 Half Scholarship, the code will reduce your payable tuition fee by 50%.
If you have been awarded a Fresh 2024 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 2024 possible? Email us to request a need-based scholarship. No participants turned away due to lack of funds.
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Please contact us for more information.
Chantelle Good, Program Director
Email: chantelle@toesfordance.ca
Photo/artist credits: (top) Fresh 2023 (photos by Drew Berry), headshot of Chantelle Good (photo by James Jin), (below) Fresh 2022 (photo by Kendra Epik).
