Roots and Branches Dance Program

The Saturday dance class tradition continues…Roots & Branches Intergenerational Caribbean Dance class starts next week!! Calling all children youth adults and ole foot’s to come learn Caribbean dance. Contact us for more information!

Hey everyone!

Hope you are well!

Giving thanks for a new year and a new dance term at Roots and Branches. After starting back last fall with series of cross GTA pop ups, we settled in nicely at PB & Interplay Dance Academy in Scarborough. Our drums have been warmly welcomed and we were able to achieve a a first performance as an Intergenerational cast at the Toronto International Dance Festival only after 5 weeks of starting to work together. The SCYDE generation met the R&B generation through mothers dancing with daughters while aunties and daddies made the music. Together we made magic!
We are excited to do even more in 2024.

Dance class continues and this term we are looking at Carnival dances with a focus on Pique, Calypso and Sailor. Body wise we are focussed on improving our stretching, refining our dance technique and building our performance stamina. Skirt required.

Join us!
See info below!👇🏾

Good Afternoon dancers!! The location for today’s class has been changed last minute! New location is 91 Rylander Blvd. Send us a direct message if you are/are not able to make it!

The tradition continues: the first Saturday after thanksgiving Roots & Branches begins dance class in Ajax on Saturdays. Our term runs from October 14 - Dec 16. This term our classes are drum based, Intergenerational, and in a black owned space! Contact us for early bird pricing! [email protected]

Good evening Beautiful Bodies! Tommrow we move our drum roots and our dance branches to Toronto Barre Collective at 2199 Bloor st west. They have graciously welcomed us and we are so grateful to be moving with famalay!!
Cost is $20 but special $10 rates for anyone $35+, student, or needing $ ease! We got you! Looking to explore dances of gratitude and harvest through baskets and Bele!lol
Welcome to come and learn to drum as well. Msg us for details & to register!!

Happy Thanksgiving Everyone!

As we count down to the 2019/2020 year at Roots and Branches, we also celebrate our 9th year of operation. We give thanks for the opportunity to serve the community through dance & culture!

Our teachers Miss Shanna aka .shannaxoxo, Miss Kelly aka , Mr Mafa aka , Mr Keith Pascal, Miss Sanya and Miss Tamla are excited to create new work with you!

We focus on traditional and contemporary African, Caribbean and urban dance forms including Soca, dancehall, contemporary, Afrobeat. We value inter generational programming & public performance.

We specialize in building confidence & cultural pride!

DM us for more details re registration
Classes at Berner Trail Community Centre in Malvern, Scarborough
& Knowledge Bookstore In Brampton.

Join us!!