Festival

The Third Annual Toronto Bachata Festival will take place February 16-19, 2010 with most events  taking place at the Estonian House.  The festival will include daily workshops, nightly dance parties, sexy performances, and the finals to the Toronto Bachata Competition awarding prizes totaling $2500.
Video from 2010 Bachata Festival below:

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Toronto is set to celebrate the diverse and creative talents of Canadian and international salsa dancers this coming weekend October 6 to October 10, 2011.
To be held at the Sheraton Centre Hotel,  the ninth annual Canada Salsa Congress will feature extraordinary performances, more than 35 workshops, live music and the DanceFeet Canadian Salsa Championships.
With intensive workshops, live music, [...]

This year’s Toronto African Dance Festival takes place Sunday August 14, 2011 at  Nathan Phillips Square. With live performances from local and international artists, the festival will include an African Safari Marketplace, Arts & Craft Sale and food.  Below is some footage from the 2009 Festival:

2011 AFRICAN DANCE FESTIVAL ARTISTS SCHEDULE

3:00 PM – Freddy Will (Sierra [...]

Dusk Dances, one of Torontoʼs most vibrant and popular cultural events, returns for its 17th season, with 3 weeks of exciting dance performances at Neilson Park, Withrow Park, and Earlscourt Park.
In August, Dusk Dances returns to Withrow Park for the annual downtown event, featuring innovative new works from Karen Kaeja, Throwdown Collective (Zhenya Cerneacov, Mairéad Filgate, [...]

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The romantic shores of Lake Ontario transform into Toronto’s most scenic ballroom on Thursday nights. Live bands, social dance clubs and DJs will have you discovering smoldering dance trends and movements from around the world. Open to all ages. FREE!
Part of Hot Spot Summer 2011, a series of festivals and cultural events that run from [...]

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The 2011 Salsa on St. Clair, Canada’s largest Latino-themed festival, will take place Saturday July 9 from noon to 11pm and Sunday July 10 from noon to 9pm. Now in its seventh year, Salsa on St. Clair has attracted over 1.5 million salsa lovers to the streets of Toronto since its launch in 2005.
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Don’t miss the free outdoor movie series at Yonge-Dundas Square, “Dancing in the Dark”, which kicks off June 28, 2011 with a screening every Tuesday night through to August 30.  All movies start at sundown!

June 28 – Paris is Burning, Hairspray
July 5 – Beach Blanket Bingo
July 12 – Dirty Dancing
July 19 – Moulin Rouge!
July 26 [...]

The International Indian Film Academy Awards, founded 12 years ago to showcase India’s movies to the world and build cross-cultural business relationships with other countries,  has brought a flurry of stars including Mallika Sherawat, Anil Kapoor, Dia Mirza, Boman Irani, and superstar Shah Rukh Khana  to Toronto.
Ontario Premier Dalton McGuinty, attending an IIFA press conference [...]

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Toronto’s biggest Tango event, the 7th Annual Toronto Tango Festival, kicks off with a Welcome Milonga at the Lithuanian Hall on Thursday, June 9th.
Indulge yourself in a four-day celebration of Argentine Tango, with workshops for all levels, practicas, milongas, performances and more!
There will be a two-Day Intensive Workshop for Absolute Beginners with Adam Hoopengardner and [...]

With Toronto already home to various popular Salsa, Bachata, Flamenco, and Swing festivals, the folks at Brazil Dance World have decided it’s time to expose Toronto to yet another style of social dance ..  Brazilian dance!
Brazilian Zouk is already popular at many Bachata dance festivals, and has a growing following in Toronto. Other Brazilian dances [...]