Following the Top 20 Performance show, the votes were tallied and it was announced yesterday on CTV that LAUREN Lyn (24), a Salsa dancer from Toronto, and RODRIGO Basurto (26), a Hip-Hop dancer from Toronto, would be saying goodbye to SO YOU THINK YOU CAN DANCE CANADA. The results were revealed live during Tuesday’s broadcast [...]
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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 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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The CIBC IIFA Bollywood Moves Dance Competition will award one lucky man and one lucky woman the opportunity to perform on stage at the upcoming 2011 International Indian Film Academy Awards to be held in Toronto on June 25, 2011.
Earlier this year, CIBC invited Canadians to submit videos of themselves performing their best Bollywood moves [...]
Want to be in a Flash Mob? Bollywood Chick is organizing an upcoming flash mob for bollywood dance!. There will be an instructional video provided soon, so anyone who thinks they can master some bollywood moves can participate.
Bollywood Dance Flash Mob Schedule:
May 31, 2011 – 6:00pm – 9:00pm (location TBC) - Professional Rehearsal
June 9. 2011 [...]
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Posted on March 25th, 2011 in Ballet, Ballroom, Belly Dance, Bollywood, Contact Improvisation, Contemporary, Festival, Indian Classical, Performance, Salsa / Latin
The students at the University of Toronto pursuing careers in various academic disciplines are remarkably talented. Their need to balance their workload of essays and formulas with physical expression has evolved over the last 12 years into Canada’s largest University dance festival, the UofT Festival of Dance (FoD).
Over 200 dancers now perform each year during the [...]
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The Community Folk Art Council of Toronto is pleased to present its 4th Annual Multicultural Canada Day Celebration.
Please join us at Yonge-Dundas Square for our 4th annual Multicultural Canada Day Celebrations. Starting at 12 noon, with the singing of O Canada then followed by multicultural folk dance groups from Toronto and Quebec performing live ethnic [...]
Shiamak Davar is a renowned Indian choreographer, entertainer, and dance educator who has brought a fusion dance style combining Western Jazz technique and Indian movement to the Toronto area. His “Winter Funk” workshop is a unique program training amateur dancers to perform like confident professionals.
Shiamak’s Winter Funk students are now ready to celebrate the Spirit [...]
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Toronto Salsa pioneer Frank Bishun is a background dancer for the new feature film “Love Guru.” Over 300 dancers from the USA and Canada auditioned for the dancing roles and Frank was one of the 10 dancers selected to be in the film!
Watch this Mike Meyers film in theatres starting June 20, 2008. You will recognize some local landmarks like the Scarborough Bluffs. [...]
