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Colours In Contact, 805 dovercourt Road, Toronto, ON (2026)

At Colours in Contact, you are invited to explore your experience of body and movement through Contact Improvisation while remaining conscious of others, in all our differences, with love and curiosity. These differences may include but are not be limited to race, gender, culture, dance experience, athletic ability, neural differences and body type. Which Is to say, with great enthusiasm, we will practice asking ourselves: What do our bodies have to say today? How can we approach this with the utmost respect and care and learn to listen to what is present? Join us for this musical dance evening, make new connections and have fun! Weekly Wednesday & Saturday schedule:
- 6pm doors open
- 6:10-7:10pm dance lab
- 7:10-8:50pm Open dance jam with music
- 8:50pm closing circle

Location: 805 Dovercourt Road, top floor

Access considerations: Not wheelchair accessible

Parking: Free parking available along neighbouring streets

Cost: $15-$25 sliding scale

Level: All levels welcome, no experience necessary. Beginners and beginners’ mindsets are welcome! 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.

10/09/2026

We are adaptable, flexible, and spontaneous 💜

That’s what we practice on the dance floor each time we meet.

🌀 Loosening control
🌀 Leaning into the unknown
🌀 Staying open to change
🌀 Responding with presence
🌀 Feeling into our yeses and nos
🌀 Listening to our body’s signals
🌀 Trusting support and connection

Being here opens up new possibilities and perspectives, and nurtures curiosity, care, creativity and trust.

We practice contact improvisation, a movement form rooted in experimentation, freedom, and shared discovery. There’s no choreography to follow or right way to move. We learn by doing, listening, and exploring what’s possible together.

Come move with us!

CONTACT IMPROV JAM
Sunday, October 11 • 3-5 pm
Dovercourt House, top floor
All levels welcome
Sliding scale: $10–20

No partner or experience needed 🫶

DM us if you have questions. We’re always happy to chat!

10/08/2026

It’s hard to find the words to describe what we co-create together each week 💜

This past Wednesday began with a beautifully grounding and insightful Rooted Flow class with Dimitra Aristea, exploring concepts from Tai Chi and discovering how they can inform our dance.

From there, we moved into a playful jam bursting with creativity, curiosity, and connection.

And then… the evening kept unfolding ✨

Spontaneous freestyle singing. Music jamming. Conversations and connection. Dinner together in the studio. And finally, slow, calming dances that brought us back to ourselves and each other.

We closed out the evening close to midnight, with very full hearts 💫

We love leaving space for spontaneity, individual expression, and whatever wants to emerge. There’s no choreography, no fixed outcome, no need to perform. Just people coming together to move, play, explore, create, and connect.

Come join us! We meet each Wednesday 6:30-9 pm and Sunday 3-5 pm at the Dovercourt House!

And if you’ve been curious about contact improv but don’t know where to start, our Foundations series starts TONIGHT! A 5-week series designed for complete beginners, where you’ll learn the fundamentals, explore movement and connection with others, and discover a whole new way of dancing!

Come try it with us! Link in bio or send us a DM 🔗

10/03/2026

We continuously question, challenge, change, and update. We break things down, try new things, see what happens, then try more things.

This makes us adaptable, resilient, curious, and confident in our ability to navigate change.

This is our practice ground for breaking patterns, stepping outside of our comfort zones, and discovering new ways of moving, connecting, and responding.

We have fun, support each other along the way, surprise ourselves, and develop a real sense of self-confidence - not by getting everything right, but by learning to trust ourselves through the process.

Join us this Sunday 💜

SUNDAY CONTACT IMPROV JAM
Dovercourt House, top floor
3-5 pm • $10-20 sliding scale

✨ Very welcoming of beginners! ✨

Have any questions or wondering if it’s right for you? Send us a DM, we’d be happy to chat! ✉️

10/02/2026

Curious about contact improv but not sure where to begin? Or not sure what it is but excited about expression, creativity and movement? Sometimes one small “yes” opens up a whole new world! 💫 This is your chance to jump in to something new, fun and expansive!

Contact improv is a playful, creative movement practice where you learn to fly, follow momentum, and cocreate a dance in real time. No choreography, no performance, and no dance background needed - just curiosity and a willingness to explore.

Over 5 weeks you’ll learn how to fall safely, roll, support and be supported, and move with more confidence and freedom in your body. People often discover something deeper, too: connection, presence, trust, creativity, and a surprising sense of aliveness that carries into everyday life.

You’ll also be joining a warm and growing community. Plus, you’ll receive free jams throughout the series and free kneepads 💜

Join us! We can’t wait to meet you 🙌

CONTACT IMPROV FOUNDATIONS
Starts Thursday (October 8)
5 weeks | Thursdays 7-9:30 pm
Kensington Market

Registration required through link in bio 🌱 feel free to also reach out via DM if you have any questions. Hope to see you there!

09/29/2026

This is what our community is all about! Movement, community, growth and creativity ✨

For all the new folks here, hi! 👋🏽 We’re Emma and Pablo, founders of Colours in Contact.

We created this space because we wanted a diverse and creative space to explore contact improv, playfully and curiously, while also fostering a strong community.

We host jams twice a week, teach classes, series and workshops, explore new ideas together, and very often end up around a table somewhere afterwards sharing food and conversation 🥰

For us, contact improv isn’t just about learning movement. It’s about curiosity, connection, creativity, listening, trust, and discovering new possibilities, with ourselves and with each other.

Whether you’ve been dancing for years or have never tried contact improv before, you’re welcome here 💜

Here are two great ways to join us:

✨ COME TO A JAM
We’re jamming this Wednesday from 6:30-9 pm and Sunday from 3-5 pm, both at the Dovercourt House! Come move, play, meet some lovely humans and experience the community for yourself.

🌱 CONTACT IMPROV FOUNDATIONS
If you’re new to contact improv and want to learn more about the practice, our 5-week Foundations series begins October 8! We’ll build things step-by-step, from listening and connection to rolling, fluid movement and flight.

We’d love to have you join us ✨

Details + registration through the link in our bio 🔗

09/24/2026

JOIN THE SUNDAY JAM 🤩

If you’re about…

expression over performance
discovery over choreography
feeling over perfection
self-discovery
creativity
community
learning

…then this is the place for you 🌀

We practice Contact Improvisation - an open movement practice rooted in listening, curiosity, weight-sharing and responding to what’s happening in the moment.

No choreography. No need to “be good at dancing.” Just come as you are, bring your curiosity, and see what you discover!

This Sunday • 3-5 pm
Dovercourt House, top floor
All levels welcome • $10–20 sliding scale

Come dance with us 💜

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805 Dovercourt Road
Toronto, ON
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