About this Event
Come dance with the rhythms of the city!
STREETCON (street contact improv) invites us to meet the city differently, not just as a place we move through, but as a playground for curiosity, connection, and self-expression.
We’ll explore movement in public space, learn new skills, get back into our bodies, meet cool people, and soak up that spring energy as it rises through the city.
Come dance with us, play with the rhythms of Toronto, and rediscover the streets as somewhere to move, connect, and come alive.
✨ Event Details:
- Sunday, May 31 in High Park
- Arrivals: 2:30-3 pm | Urban adventure: 3-5 pm
- Meeting point: Gates at High Park Avenue and Bloor Street West
- No experience required
- Cost is $20, payable through cash, etransfer at [email protected] or Eventbrite
- What to bring: Dress for the weather and bring as little as possible to move freely! Also, make sure to bring a water bottle. And since we will be pretty active, be sure to wear appropriate shoes for the occasion, keep those feet safe and mobile hehe.
- Please note that we will have a small, portable/wheelable wagon for us to put our belongings in while we are on the move
- Alternate date if bad weather: June 21
If you’re curious about contact improv and want to see what it looks like, what our community is like, or learn more about us, check out our Instagram and Facebook at @coloursincontact.
We can’t wait to move with you!
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About the Facilitators:
Emma and Pablo co-founded Colours in Contact in 2023 with a shared vision: to build a warm, culturally diverse, beginner-friendly contact improv space in Toronto where people can move, explore, and express themselves freely.
Emma grew up dancing, spending many years in ballet before falling in love with the freedom, play, and expressive possibilities of contact improv. She’s passionate about bringing people together, creating supportive spaces, and helping movers grow in confidence and creativity.
Pablo, a Toronto-born mover with Guatemalan roots, brings a rich background in contact improv, muay thai, tai chi, yoga, partner dance, and authentic movement. His teaching is grounded in curiosity, play, and care, inviting dancers to explore what movement, support, and expression can mean for them.
Together, they cultivate classes and jams that are beginner-friendly, inclusive, and rooted in the belief that everyone has a creative, expressive body waiting to be discovered.
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About Contact Improv:
Contact Improvisation (CI) is a partner/solo/group-improvised dance style developed in 1972 by Steve Paxton and Nancy Stark Smith, heavily influenced by Aikido and Modern dance. Due to the open-ended nature of the dance, each new dancer can add to this pot of creativity. This has lead to various influences weaving in and out of the form. Some of those influences include but are not limited to Tango, Zen, Zouk, Contemporary, Ballet, Hip Hop, Qi Gong, Capoeira, Ballroom, Salsa and the list goes on. This is the beauty of CI: it can offer such an open fertile ground for exploration in expression and movement. Your voice in this dance is what will drive the creative freedom possible at Colours in Contact.
Event Venue & Nearby Stays
High Park Gates, High Park Ave & Bloor St W, Toronto, Canada
CAD 17.31 to CAD 27.96
