Evening Program

Join the Evening Program at Dance Arts

Enjoy weekly classes in contemporary and pilates, with a stellar group of teachers. Running Monday and Tuesday evenings for Fall, Winter, and Spring (2027), give yourself the gift of moving with other people in an open friendly environment. No experience necessary. Take a chance and discover where your body can take you!

Session	Mondays	Tuesdays
Fall	12 weeks*	12 weeks
Winter	8 weeks	9 weeks
Spring	8 weeks	9 weeks

*no classes on October 12 & 27, 2026

Winter and Spring information to come!

Drop-ins available, no registration required.

Email ep@danceartsinstitute.ca with questions.

The Full Program Advantage

Choosing the full session of our Evening Program is the warmest invitation you can give yourself to grow and shine! It’s how we help you get the most out of your time in the studio.

Here’s what you gain when you sign for the entire term:

The magic of consistent attendance means you truly get to settle in with your instructor. This continuity allows your teacher to understand your unique strengths and give you truly personalized feedback, ensuring you see remarkable, satisfying growth in your artistry and technique over the course of the term. It’s the path to unlocking your very best dance experience.
We love seeing your dedication, and we want to reward it! While drop-in classes are available at $25, enrolling in the full program brings your investment down to just $22 per class. It’s our way of making regular dance practice beautiful for both your technique and your budget.
As a cherished member of our full program, you receive two complimentary tickets to one of the performances of the Dance Arts professional training training program. We invite you to be inspired and connect with the heart of the Dance Arts community!

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MONDAYS

Contemporary Dance 6:15-7:45pm

with Megan Nadain
Megan’s class is an invitation to reconnect with ourselves and each other through movement in a stimulating and supportive environment supported by live music. The class uses technique as a pathway to fluid and powerful physical expression and integrates principals of a variety of contemporary dance practices integrating the use of weight, suspension, breath, energy and musicality. We will explore these concepts in a progressive class structure, beginning on the floor, moving up through standing work which will evolve into more complex, comprehensive phrase work in the centre and travelling throughout the space. While the class is designed to meet you where you are in your current body, some dance experience is suggested.

Pilates 6:15-7:15pm

with Sam Grist
This all levels Pilates class will focus on connecting head, heart, and and body with a combination of strengthening and mobilization exercises. Plenty of options and modifications will be given to allow the class to be accessible to all!

Please note mats are not provided, participants are required to bring their own.

TUESDAYS

Contemporary with Improvisation 6:45-8:15pm

with Katie Adams-Gossage
No matter what your previous movement experience may be, Katie’s class meets you where you are and invites you to work at your individual pace. Warm up, preparatory exercises, and extended dance phrases emphasize ease, coordination, sensation, and fulfillment on the floor, standing, and moving through space. Movement offerings provide a terrain for beginner and intermediate participants to deepen movement confidence, conceptual understanding and to explore personal freedom in their physical bodies. Discover new possibilities for movement and nurture spirits of autonomy and community in the process.

Contemporary and Pilates Substitute Teacher

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Megan Nadain is a dance artist whose career spans roles as educator, choreographer, performer and mentor who is dedicated to nurturing creativity, technique, and artistic growth in dancers of all ages. A graduate of Dance Arts Institute (formerly The School of Toronto Dance Theatre) and a laureate of the Hnatyshyn Foundation’s Developing Artist Grant, Megan has performed as a company member with Dancetheatre David Earle and worked independently with Darryl Tracy, Nicole Nigro, inDANCE, Toronto Heritage Dance, and Miranda Abbott. She is a proud faculty member at Dance Arts Institute, where she also serves on the Artistic Coordination Team, and at Canadian Contemporary Dance Theatre, where she directed the Accelerated Training / Core Apprentice Program for nine years. Two projects that reflect her deep commitment to inclusive and community-engaged dance are Bridging Generations Through Dance with Dancing with Parkinson’s, and Moving Together: Choreographic Mappings of Children with Diverse Dis/abilities and Their Neurological Responses to a Dance-Play Event with Coralee McLaren.

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Megan Nadain est artiste de danse dont la carrière couvre des rôles d'éducatrice, de chorégraphe, d'interprète et de mentor. Elle se consacre à la promotion de la créativité, de la technique et du développement artistique chez les danseurs de tous âges. Diplômée du Dance Arts Institute (anciennement The School of Toronto Dance Theatre) et lauréate de la bourse pour artistes en développement de la Fondation Hnatyshyn, Megan s'est produite en tant que membre de la compagnie Dancetheatre David Earle et a travaillé de manière indépendante avec Darryl Tracy, Nicole Nigro, inDANCE, Toronto Heritage Dance et Miranda Abbott. Elle est fière d'être membre du corps d'enseignements du Dance Arts Institute, où elle fait également partie de l'équipe de coordination artistique, et du Canadian Contemporary Dance Theatre, où elle a dirigé le programme de formation accélérée / apprentissage de base pendant neuf ans. Deux projets qui reflètent son engagement profond en faveur d'une danse inclusive et communautaire sont Bridging Generations Through Dance with Dancing with Parkinson's (Rapprocher les générations grâce à la danse avec Dancing with Parkinson's) et Moving Together: Choreographic Mappings of Children with Diverse Dis/abilities and Their Neurological Responses to a Dance-Play Event with Coralee McLaren (Bouger ensemble : cartographie chorégraphique d'enfants présentant divers handicaps et leurs réactions neurologiques à un événement de danse-théâtre avec Coralee McLaren).

Photo: Kendra Epik

Sam Grist is a Toronto-based contemporary dancer, actor, performer, teacher, and fitness instructor. She has been a dancer and collaborator with Rock Bottom Movement since 2012, winning multiple Dora Mavor Moore Awards for the company's works, hollow mountain (2020), Sex Dalmatian (2023), and Big Time Miss (2025). Sam recently made her acting debut in Coal Mine Theatre's award winning production of People, Places and Things (2025), directed by Diana Bentley and Alyssa Martin. When she is not performing, Sam is a passionate teacher for students of all ages. She has shared her love and knowledge of dance, movement, and fitness through workshops and master classes across Canada. Sam has been a guest teacher with Rock Bottom Movement, Toronto Metropolitan University, VIEW Dance Convention, Quinte Ballet School, and The Fifth Dance. In 2020, the pandemic inspired Sam pursued her Mat Pilates teacher training through the Mindful Movement Centre, where she is currently completing her Reformer Teacher Training under the tutelage of Leslie Parker.

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Originaire de Winnipeg, Manitoba, Sam Grist est danseuse contemporaine, interprète, collaboratrice et directrice des répétitions, basé à Toronto. Depuis 2012, elle est danseuse et collaboratrice de la compagnie de danse-théâtre absurde Rock Bottom Movement, basée à Toronto, et a remporté les prix Dora Mavor Moore 2020 et 2023 pour la «Performance exceptionnelle d'un ensemble» et la «Production exceptionnelle» pour leurs œuvres hollow mountain et Sex Dalmatian. Sam a récemment fait ses débuts d'actrice dans la production primée People, Places and Things (2025) du Coal Mine Theatre, mise en scène par Diana Bentley et Alyssa Martin. Quand elle ne se produit pas sur scène, Sam est une enseignante passionnée qui s'adresse à des élèves de tous âges. Elle a partagé son amour et ses connaissances de la danse, du mouvement et du fitness à travers des ateliers et des master classes partout au Canada.Sam a été enseignante invité et/ou directrice de répétition par Rock Bottom Movement, Toronto Metropolitan University, VIEW Dance Convention, Quinte Ballet School, and The Fifth Dance. En 2020, inspirée par la pandémie, Sam a suivi une formation d'enseignante de Pilates au Mindful Movement Centre, où elle termine actuellement sa formation d'enseignante Reformer sous la tutelle de Leslie Parker.

Photo: Drew Berry

Katie Adams-Gossage (she/her) is a dance artist from Montreal, currently creating, performing, and teaching in Toronto. She has performed work by many of the city’s most notable choreographers, and her original work has been presented by Nuit Blanche, SummerWorks, Fall for Dance North, and the Museum of Contemporary Art. Katie is passionate about dance education and hones her teaching practice with mentorship from Peggy Baker and Rosemary James at Canada’s National Ballet School and Toronto Metropolitan University. She has taught contemporary improvisation and technique across all levels at Canada’s National Ballet School, Canadian Contemporary Dance Theatre, and Dance Arts Institute, among others. She recently published an essay unpacking normalised studio practices as an artist researcher with Dancemakers and is devoted to sharing embodiment practices in an empowering environment.

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Katie Adams-Gossage (elle) est artiste de danse originaire de Montréal, qui vit et travaille à Toronto. Elle a interprété les œuvres de nombreux chorégraphes parmi les plus renommés de la ville, et ses créations originales ont été présentées dans le cadre de Nuit Blanche, SummerWorks, Fall for Dance North et au Musée d'art contemporain. Katie est passionnée par l'enseignement de danse et perfectionne sa pratique pédagogique grâce au mentorat de Peggy Baker et de Rosemary James à l'École nationale de ballet du Canada et à l'Université métropolitaine de Toronto. Elle dirige des cours d'improvisation dans la communauté de danse professionnelle de Toronto, des cours de danse contemporaine pour adultes au Dance Arts Institute, et a été professeur invité à l'École nationale de ballet du Canada, au Canadian Contemporary Dance Theatre et au Dance Arts Institute. Elle a récemment publié un essai décortiquant les pratiques normalisées en studio en tant qu'artiste chercheuse chez Dancemakers et se consacre à partager des pratiques d'incarnation dans un environnement stimulant.

Photo: Aidan Tooth

Micaela is a Tkaronto-based dance artist and a graduate of Dance Arts Institute, where she was awarded the First Year Excellence in Performance Prize and the Kathryn Ash Scholarship. Her performance experience includes presentations at the Common Ground Dance Festival, DanceWorks’ Unfinish/Unfurl Festival, the InSitu Multi-Arts Festival, GroundUp Dance Festival, SummerWorks Festival, the Garage TO, and the Dance Made in Canada Festival. She has had the pleasure of collaborating with and performing in works by inspiring artists including Movement Market Collective, Frog in Hand, Katie Adams-Gossage, Ellen Moore, Kt Ayer, Emmett Bradshaw, Alli Carry, Rumi Jeraj, and Maya Santos O’Keefe. In 2024, she received DAI’s Winchester Prize for choreographic distinction, which supported the expansion of her work Camille Cubed at SummerWorks Lab. Micaela is dedicated to her growing practice of teaching and knowledge sharing. She holds a position as an assistant facilitator with Yvonne Ng and Princess Productions for the Moving Stories and Swallowing Clouds programs and teaches dance for studios across Toronto. She is also in the process of completing her teacher certification in the STOTT Pilates method. Her practice continues to evolve through performance, creation, and teaching, with a growing interest in integrating improvisation, floorwork, and somatic approaches into both her choreographic and pedagogical work. She is thrilled to be joining the team at Dance Arts for the evening program.

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Micaela est artiste de danse basée à Tkaronto et diplômée du Dance Arts Institute, où elle a reçu le prix d'excellence en interprétation de première année et la bourse Kathryn Ash. Elle s'est produite notamment au Common Ground Dance Festival, au DanceWorks' Unfinish/Unfurl Festival, au InSitu Multi-Arts Festival, au GroundUp Dance Festival, au SummerWorks Festival, au Garage TO et au Dance Made in Canada Festival. Elle a eu le plaisir de collaborer et de se produire dans des œuvres d'artistes inspirants, notamment Movement Market Collective, Frog in Hand, Katie Adams-Gossage, Ellen Moore, Kt Ayer, Emmett Bradshaw, Alli Carry, Rumi Jeraj et Maya Santos O'Keefe. En 2024, elle a reçu le prix Winchester de Dance Arts pour sa distinction chorégraphique, qui a soutenu l'expansion de son œuvre Camille Cubed au SummerWorks Lab. Micaela se consacre à sa pratique d'enseignement et de partage des connaissances. Elle occupe un poste d'assistante animatrice auprès d'Yvonne Ng et de Princess Productions pour les programmes Moving Stories et Swallowing Clouds, et enseigne la danse dans différents studios à Toronto. Elle est également en train d'obtenir son certificat d'enseignante dans la méthode STOTT Pilates. Sa pratique continue d'évoluer à travers la performance, la création et l'enseignement, avec un intérêt pour l'intégration de l'improvisation, du travail au sol et des approches somatiques dans son travail chorégraphique et pédagogique. Elle est ravie de rejoindre l'équipe de Dance Arts pour le programme du soir.

Photo: Aidan Tooth

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