These individual 10-minute-long private sessions with Debbie Wilson are meant to help you find a functional solution to achieving your dance and movement goals.

During these five years, we’ve danced, loved, cried, faced a pandemic together, moved across the city multiple times and then somehow managed not only to survive and thrive but to become the hub that so many of us (some knowingly, some unknowingly) needed. The Fifth has become the home of so many, dancers, non-dancers, movement enthusiasts, and mindfulness, yoga, pilates and meditation practices. Within dance alone, this past year we’ve welcomed dancers and dance groups in the realms of Ballet, Contemporary, African Contemporary & Afro-fusion, Heels, Latin Dances, Bollywood and Irish Dance.

By the end of the 8-week course, you will have gained confidence in your ballet abilities and be prepared to continue your ballet journey in more advanced classes. The course also aims to provide additional information and insights into the art form of ballet, both inside and outside the studio

Come celebrate your body as the Temple of the spirit connected to Mother Earth.

Lua Shayenne is based in Toronto, Canada. She is an avid student of traditional Mandé dances and rhythms. Her dance workshops with live percussion are adapted to all levels. Through the grounded movement of dances from Africa, Lua Shayenne invites you to celebrate your body as the Temple of the spirit connected to Mother Earth. We explore Breath, Ground, Inner Rhythm and Current.

Gain a general understanding of how freelance taxes work as a freelance dance and artist so that you can take steps to minimize your tax bill this April! Learn the essential 6 steps that every freelancer can do monthly to stay on top of their numbers. Be sure to submit your questions beforehand and Jami will do her best to incorporate them into this session.

By the end of the 8-week course, you will have gained confidence in your ballet abilities and be prepared to continue your ballet journey in more advanced classes. The course also aims to provide additional information and insights into the art form of ballet, both inside and outside the studio

In this class 6-week long course, you will continue to strengthen your basics of working en pointe. Practice beginner steps and gain ankle and foot strength with targeted exercises.

Taking the artistic impulse and transmuting it into the realm of words, grants, schedules, budgets, marketing, fundraising, audience and community connections. How does the craft of choreography live beyond the studio and theatre? 

Cross Training is a powerful way to improve balanced muscular strength, movement coordination and lower the risk of injury. Adding TLC acknowledges our diverse needs for safety, care, play, enjoyment and compassion while we train; this allows us to be an ally to our unique body while we train ourselves towards improved wellness.

The Workshop will offer a dynamic and creative exploration of movement. Starting by focusing on the alignment, articulation and efficiency of the moving body in space, using the center as a starting point. Catarina will draw from her own style sharing movement phrases giving great emphasis on direction, fluidity of movements, precision, dynamic changes, attention to the space inside and outside the body. We will then explore some choreographic prompts in various forms for everyone to practice and create their own movement phrases.

Join our 5-week Forró Dance Workshop, the perfect gateway for anyone interested in exploring a new social dance, with no need for prior experience or a partner! Led by our skilled instructors, Cem and Clara, this workshop will allow you to learn a new dance and experience the vibrant and colourful culture of Brazil's northeast.

By the end of the 8-week course, you will have gained confidence in your ballet abilities and be prepared to continue your ballet journey in more advanced classes. The course also aims to provide additional information and insights into the art form of ballet, both inside and outside the studio

Explore the fundamentals of contemporary dance through the ideas of release, opposition, imagery, initiation, embracing gravity, and finding liberation though moving the body in space. This series of classes will deepen your level of body awareness, and understanding of how your body can move safe and harmoniously. Classes will included guided explorations and a series of progressive movement phrases over the span of the 6 weeks.

In this class 8-week-long course, you will learn all the basics of working en pointe. Starting from straightening exercises for the feet and ankles to the anatomy of a pointe shoe and working our way to safely go on pointe for the first time as an adult dancers.

Dancing from the Inside Out: Drawing from over 12 years of movement research in contemporary dance and somatic coaching as well as acting for both stage and camera, Janelle is passionately committed in exploring human connection in performance. Beginning on the floor to wake up your senses through image-based exercises, we flow through this class in a seamless sequence that brings you to your feet with focus on breath and present-moment awareness.

Embark on a magical journey with our enchanting workshop designed for novice dancers eager to delve into the mesmerizing realm of classical ballet. Tailored for beginners, this immersive experience centers around the iconic Sugar Plum Fairy Variation from Tchaikovsky's timeless masterpiece, The Nutcracker.The workshop is open to all levels*. Gentlemen are welcome. Pointe shoes are optional
*Minimum 3 months ballet experience needed

This workshop explores dialogue within the individual body, and connected bodies. We will journey through improvisational tasks that incorporate physical contact and weight sharing/bearing. Previous dance experience is encouraged.

For the first time, Frog in Hand and the Fifth are teaming up to co-produce a series of 5 unique classes followed by short conversations about strengthening the dance community. Led by dancers with Mississauga roots and practices, we're asking: how can we learn from each other to increase the visibility of dance, and foster connections in our shared networks?

Embark on a magical journey this holiday season with our enchanting 4-week workshop of "The Nutcracker"! 🎄✨ Immerse yourself in the whimsical world of Clara, the Sugar Plum Fairy, and the Nutcracker Prince as we bring this timeless tale to life through dance and expression. Whether you're a seasoned adult dancer or taking your first steps, our welcoming and supportive atmosphere is perfect for all levels.

The workshop is open to all levels*. Gentlemen are welcome. Pointe shoes are optional
*Minimum 3 months ballet experience needed

This class is heavily influenced by my ongoing work in Dr. Margie Gillis' Legacy Project Company. Structured as a welcoming and playful movement meditation, this invitation (through guided improvisation) encourages deep listening and recognizing personal instinct and nuance as a well-spring for resilience and creativity. We'll dance joyfully and playfully to bring out your inner artist.

Move, express, touch the sky, and move like water! Enjoy this integrated contemporary dance class that utilizes horton technique, floorwork, acro, martial arts, and ballet. Class will include movement in centre, traveling across the floor, and conclude with either a short choreography or more dynamic movement, whilst encouraging expression and individuality.

C-I Training™ (conditioning-with-imagery) is a body system designed specifically for dancers. Developed by Dr. Donna Krasnow, Ph.D., C-I Training incorporates both conditioning exercises for muscular strength, endurance, and flexibility, as well as visualization and imagery work for neuromuscular re-patterning (or movement re-education), alignment work, and mind-body integration and connectedness.

How can we use momentum as a primary force within our movement? In this workshop we will research deeply the use of our continuous flow, to flirt with the indulgence in our off axis, and find ease as we glide through these plains of movement. We will develop strength through the awareness of awkward positions and how we can "crash to create”. Influenced by my roots within the breaking scene, and my journey into the contemporary dance world, I aim to guide us to a feeling of fluidity between all levels of our dance.

By the end of the 8-week course, you will have gained confidence in your ballet abilities and be prepared to continue your ballet journey in more advanced classes. The course also aims to provide additional information and insights into the art form of ballet, both inside and outside the studio

The GYROKINESIS® Method is a movement modality that addresses the entire body - opening energy pathways, stimulating the nervous system, increasing range of motion, and creating functional strength through rhythmic, flowing movement sequences. It is an original and unique method that coordinates movement, breath, and mental focus. The GYROKINESIS® Method is practiced on a mat and chair without equipment and is adaptable for all bodies and movement capabilities.

Halloween dress-up week at The Fifth is here!

Gather 'round, ye sorcerers,sorceresses and all magical beings for the spell of attire unfolds. 'Thou who weaves the most enchanting garb shall be granted a free class,' as whispered by the ancient spirits on The Gram (known henceforth as the realm of most comments, likes and shares).

flowmentum embodies science physics principles to flow like water & fly like the wind. Harnessing gravity to turn falling into flying, this class aims to build dynamic, reactive movement in and out of the floor, flowmentum is influenced by contemporary dance, yoga, capoeira, acrobatics and break (breakdance) techniques.

In this workshop, we will look at different ways of embodying ourselves and other possible characters through the use of movement, acting, and writing tools. We will play with our instincts as we spend time in a somatic-based warm-up, personal writing, and physical and vocal improvisational tasks. How can we illicit new characterizations and environments with one another through our bodies and words? Let’s get curious about what doesn’t exist yet and how we can transform what already does.