GREAT MOVING DANCERS

GREAT

The teachers at GMD want to support you as you strive to fulfill your goals. We believe that dancers should spread their wings and take in a variety of training approaches.

MOVING

GMD has gathered a group of many of the city’s most acclaimed teachers, so you can experience an assortment of tastes, colours and textures that will help you develop your versatility, build strength, and trigger your imaginations.

DANCERS

We believe dance class is a place where you can grow, take risks, get stronger, share energy, have fun, let go, gain confidence and so much more. Your passion, energy and optimism are what make dance in TO vital and essential.

ABOUT

Drop-in Modern and Contemporary dance training for intermediate/advanced students and professional dancers in Toronto.

Thank you for dancing with us. Times are tough, so we will continue with these affordable classes to keep you training and feeling connected to our community.

CALENDAR

CCDT, 509 Parliament St. | 10:15-11:45 am | $19 / class

PULGA MUCHOCHOMA

Pulga Muchochoma was born in Quelimane, Mozambique. His dance career and training began in Quelimane with Montes Namuli Dance Company. In August of 2006, he came to Toronto with the company for the International AIDS Conference. With Montes Namuli/Shakespeare Link Canada, he performed in several shows in venues in Toronto and Mozambique. When Montes Namuli returned to Mozambique, Muchochoma stayed in Toronto to study at The School of Toronto Dance Theatre, where he had the chance to work with many choreographers like Coralee McLaren, D.A. Hoskins, Danny Grossman, Darryl Tracy, James Kudelka, Massimo Agostinelli, Peggy Baker, Peter Chin, Sasha Ivanochko, Sharon Moore and William Yong. He has worked with Toronto Dance Theatre under Artistic Director Christopher House from 2009 till 2020. During his time with TDT he has had the pleasure of working and collaborating with local and international choreographers such as Christopher House, Ame Anderson, Veronica Tennant, Susie Burpee, Peter Chin, Tawiah Ben McCart, Patricia Beaty, Thomas Hauert, Heidi Strauss, Estelle Clareton, Deborah Dunn, Deborah Hay, Simone Orlando, Josh Beamish, Alban Richard, Jean-Paul Kelly, Alicia Grant, Jeanine Durning and more. Also with TDT, Muchochoma participated in the 2015 Opening ceremony of the Toronto Pan Am Games with Cirque du Soleil and NBS. He is also the creator and founder of African Dance and Fitness with Pulga since 2015.

HEIDI STRAUSS

Heidi Strauss is in interested in how people interact with each other, and with their environments. As Artistic Director of adelheid, she develops new performance works and initiates programs for other artists – currently including re:research, (for emerging dance creators) and Cohort (for makers integrating digital technologies into creation). She has been a resident artist at the Factory Theatre, The Theatre Centre and Harbourfront Centre. Her film collaborations have been screened at dança em foco (Rio de Janiero), nu2’s IDN festival (Barcelona) and d:mic (Toronto). She has been commissioned by/choreographed for Toronto Dance Theatre, Mocean Dance, The Frankfurt Opera, The Canadian Opera Company, Volcano, and the Stratford Festival. Heidi is a recipient of the KM Hunter Award for Dance and multiple Dora Awards. www.adelheid.ca

SIGN UP

Step 1

PROOF OF FULL VACCINATION IS REQUIRED BEFORE TAKING CLASS.

For your safety, each of you MUST complete the following COVID-19 screening, contact tracing and proof of vaccination form. Knowing in advance that everyone in class is fully vaccinated, along with other safety protocols, will give you more confidence being with your fellow dance artists and will help ensure everyone’s safety.

SUBMIT HERE

Step 2

RESERVE YOUR CLASSES

Reserve your place in one or more classes! A reservation for each class is required. To ensure a spot, you can book any of the listed classes in advance. Payment must be made when booking. Booking must be completed by 9:00 am the morning of your class. If the class is full, there is a waitlist of five.

RESERVE HERE

GMD is generously supported by the Ontario Arts Council.

Header image and about image by Marlowe Porter.