Dance with us
Enlivening the Community Through
Dance-theatre
Contact Improvisation
The Axis Syllabus
and
Live Music
upcomming
RDD's online ACADEMY - learning dedicated to contact improvisation
RDD's Toronto tuesday dance jam - a place for contact Improvisation
RDD's Toronto tuesday dance jam - a place for contact Improvisation
-Gain access to a growing library online content focused on contact improvision partnering and dance training
CI Moments
Detailed breakdowns of specific lifts,
techniques, and contact improvisation
concepts.
Video Lift Archive
A library of contact improvisation based
partnering lifts
Beginner Section
Clear, accessible tutorials design
-Gain access to a growing library online content focused on contact improvision partnering and dance training
CI Moments
Detailed breakdowns of specific lifts,
techniques, and contact improvisation
concepts.
Video Lift Archive
A library of contact improvisation based
partnering lifts
Beginner Section
Clear, accessible tutorials designed for dancers who are new to contact improvisation.
Solo Dance & Soft Acrobatics Training
Movement explorations you can practice on your own to build coordination, and creativity.
Anatomy Notes for Dancers
Learn from Kathleen Rea’s anatomy notes to
better understand your body and move more safely.
Fitness Training for Dancers
Conditioning videos designed to support safe, strong, and sustainable movement.
Teacher Resource Section
Includes a course on how to teach beginner CI ideal for educators.
All this for $5 a month
RDD's Toronto tuesday dance jam - a place for contact Improvisation
RDD's Toronto tuesday dance jam - a place for contact Improvisation
RDD's Toronto tuesday dance jam - a place for contact Improvisation
6:15 pm Class
7:15 pm Dance Jam with live music
LOCATION:
NUUC's Rafos Hall
310 Danforth Ave, Toronto,
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)
Potluck After Jam Community Dinner
Last Tues
6:15 pm Class
7:15 pm Dance Jam with live music
LOCATION:
NUUC's Rafos Hall
310 Danforth Ave, Toronto,
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)
Potluck After Jam Community Dinner
Last Tuesday of each month September to June there is a after jam potluck community diner. Bring something yummy!
Drop-ins are $15 to $30 at the door
Membership is $39 a month - includes class, jam and online academy
The Axis Syllabus- Ease through UNDERSTANDING how your body works
RDD's Toronto tuesday dance jam - a place for contact Improvisation
The Axis Syllabus- Ease through UNDERSTANDING how your body works
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 7:30 pm - Class
Sept to June- Roncesvalles United Church, Toront
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 7:30 pm - Class
Sept to June- Roncesvalles United Church, Toronto
Summer - Home studio in Roncesvalles area
check registration page for summer dates
STRENGTH TRAINING INSPIRED BY THE Axis Syllabus
Axis Syllabus with Kathleen Rea produced by RHIZOmE Springs (Salt Spring Island)
The Axis Syllabus- Ease through UNDERSTANDING how your body works
Kathleen Rea teaches the strength training inspired by the Axis Syllabus in Toronto's west end at her home studio in the Roncesvalles area.
(All levels)
Mondays
9:30 am to 11:00 am
and/or
Thursdays
3:30 pm to 5:00 pm
Check registration for summer hours
Home studio in Roncesvalles Area
306 Garden Avenue, Toronto
Company Dance class inspired by the Axis Syllabus
Axis Syllabus with Kathleen Rea produced by RHIZOmE Springs (Salt Spring Island)
Axis Syllabus with Kathleen Rea produced by RHIZOmE Springs (Salt Spring Island)
Kathleen Rea teaches a open REAson d'etre dance class inspired by the Axis Syllabus in at Roncesvalles United Church in Toronto
(for advanced movers)
Friday
10:00am am to 11:30 am
We are on summer break. Please check back soon for September start up date.
Axis Syllabus with Kathleen Rea produced by RHIZOmE Springs (Salt Spring Island)
Axis Syllabus with Kathleen Rea produced by RHIZOmE Springs (Salt Spring Island)
Axis Syllabus with Kathleen Rea produced by RHIZOmE Springs (Salt Spring Island)
"Load, Spend, Catch & Return"
Axis Syllabus with Kathleen Rea
Tuesday, August 4, 2026
10:00 AM 6:00 PM
Plus evening jam to integrate learning into CI
Rhizome Springs an off-grid community with a geodesic dome dance studio on Salt Spring Island, British Columbia.
Unicmap Axis Syllabus WEEKEND Retreat
REGISTER: https://unicampofontario.ca/event/axis-syllabus-august-28-30-2026/
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 ever
REGISTER: https://unicampofontario.ca/event/axis-syllabus-august-28-30-2026/
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. Do the things you love with more ease. Reduce joint pain. Age with vitality. Sessions start with a brief anatomy demo, after which we learn and practice new movement patterns, and then we wrap it up with the pure joy of dance.
ALL LEVELS
and those with disabilities welcome. Wheelchair accessible accommodations are available.
Falling Autumn - a Long weekend for contact Improvisation
Oct 9 to 12, 2026
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. W
Oct 9 to 12, 2026
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)
Thank you to our operation funders
Thank you to our project and CAPACITY-BUILDING funders
