soft(er) focus: the N*SYNC experience
Feb
28
7:15 PM19:15

soft(er) focus: the N*SYNC experience

CANCELLED DUE TO PERSONAL ILLNESS

This soft(er) focus workshop is embracing the golden era of the boy band!

soft(er) focus workshops are high energy, nostalgic choreography sessions designed for all levels & all bodies, where we dance to the guiltiest pleasure songs from the 90's & 2000's. soft(er) focus workshops are now internationally renowned, and this time we're dancing to TEARIN' UP MY HEART!

This workshop is loved and attended by beginners, amateurs, hobbyists, and professionals alike. guaranteed to leave you smiling and feeling amazing, no matter your dance background!

Expect to spend ninety minutes learning jazz-contemporary moves that will bring you back to the glory days of the slumber party, and plan to leave knowing a routine that you can break out with ease whenever you hear this pop goddess's song come on the radio (or whenever it shows up on your Spotify playlist) ~

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soft focus: session vii, class 4
Feb
26
7:45 PM19:45

soft focus: session vii, class 4

CANCELLED DUE TO PERSONAL ILLNESS

It's the first soft focus lyrical intensive of 2024! This intensive is the heart and soul of soft focus, and is four beautiful weeks of emotional exploration and storytelling through the body.


Designed specifically for people who grew up dancing and want to return to the studio (although the workshop is loved and attended by beginners and professionals alike!), in each class of this 4-week session, we give the same set of choreography some soft focus. this means that the routine we learn in the first class will show up again in the second, third, and fourth, giving us the opportunity to go deep and download the moves into our bodies. By the end of this workshop, you won’t have to worry about “what move comes next”, giving you the opportunity to really dance & focus on the storytelling + emoting.

Each soft focus class is begins with with the soft focus signature 45 minute dance warm-up, featuring stretching, a ballet-barre workout, and somatic exercises. The second half of the workshop consistes of 45 minutes of learning original, lyrical-contemporary choreography.

CLASS ONE: learn first half of the choreography

CLASS TWO: review last week’s choreography & add onto the routine

(class 2 is always the most challenging class within the session!)

CLASS THREE: review the choreography and look at where to add texture and personality to the movements

CLASS FOUR: review and iron out the choreography, and dance!

*due to popular demand, the soft focus workshop is back to being run like a drop-in class! you can purchase the full workshop in order to save $. no refunds for missed classes.

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soft focus: session vii, class 3
Feb
19
7:45 PM19:45

soft focus: session vii, class 3

CANCELLED DUE TO PERSONAL ILLNESS - SEE EVERYONE IN-STUDIO NEXT WEEK!


It's the first soft focus lyrical intensive of 2024! This intensive is the heart and soul of soft focus, and is four beautiful weeks of emotional exploration and storytelling through the body.


Designed specifically for people who grew up dancing and want to return to the studio (although the workshop is loved and attended by beginners and professionals alike!), in each class of this 4-week session, we give the same set of choreography some soft focus. this means that the routine we learn in the first class will show up again in the second, third, and fourth, giving us the opportunity to go deep and download the moves into our bodies. By the end of this workshop, you won’t have to worry about “what move comes next”, giving you the opportunity to really dance & focus on the storytelling + emoting.

Each soft focus class is begins with with the soft focus signature 45 minute dance warm-up, featuring stretching, a ballet-barre workout, and somatic exercises. The second half of the workshop consistes of 45 minutes of learning original, lyrical-contemporary choreography.

CLASS ONE: learn first half of the choreography

CLASS TWO: review last week’s choreography & add onto the routine

(class 2 is always the most challenging class within the session!)

CLASS THREE: review the choreography and look at where to add texture and personality to the movements

CLASS FOUR: review and iron out the choreography, and dance!

*due to popular demand, the soft focus workshop is back to being run like a drop-in class! you can purchase the full workshop in order to save $. no refunds for missed classes.

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soft focus: session vii, class 2
Feb
12
7:45 PM19:45

soft focus: session vii, class 2

It's the first soft focus lyrical intensive of 2024! This intensive is the heart and soul of soft focus, and is four beautiful weeks of emotional exploration and storytelling through the body.


Designed specifically for people who grew up dancing and want to return to the studio (although the workshop is loved and attended by beginners and professionals alike!), in each class of this 4-week session, we give the same set of choreography some soft focus. this means that the routine we learn in the first class will show up again in the second, third, and fourth, giving us the opportunity to go deep and download the moves into our bodies. By the end of this workshop, you won’t have to worry about “what move comes next”, giving you the opportunity to really dance & focus on the storytelling + emoting.

Each soft focus class is begins with with the soft focus signature 45 minute dance warm-up, featuring stretching, a ballet-barre workout, and somatic exercises. The second half of the workshop consistes of 45 minutes of learning original, lyrical-contemporary choreography.

CLASS ONE: learn first half of the choreography

CLASS TWO: review last week’s choreography & add onto the routine

(class 2 is always the most challenging class within the session!)

CLASS THREE: review the choreography and look at where to add texture and personality to the movements

CLASS FOUR: review and iron out the choreography, and dance!

*due to popular demand, the soft focus workshop is back to being run like a drop-in class! you can purchase the full workshop in order to save $. no refunds for missed classes.

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soft focus: session vii, class 1
Feb
5
7:45 PM19:45

soft focus: session vii, class 1

It's the first soft focus lyrical intensive of 2024! This intensive is the heart and soul of soft focus, and is four beautiful weeks of emotional exploration and storytelling through the body.


Designed specifically for people who grew up dancing and want to return to the studio (although the workshop is loved and attended by beginners and professionals alike!), in each class of this 4-week session, we give the same set of choreography some soft focus. this means that the routine we learn in the first class will show up again in the second, third, and fourth, giving us the opportunity to go deep and download the moves into our bodies. By the end of this workshop, you won’t have to worry about “what move comes next”, giving you the opportunity to really dance & focus on the storytelling + emoting.

Each soft focus class is begins with with the soft focus signature 45 minute dance warm-up, featuring stretching, a ballet-barre workout, and somatic exercises. The second half of the workshop consistes of 45 minutes of learning original, lyrical-contemporary choreography.

CLASS ONE: learn first half of the choreography

CLASS TWO: review last week’s choreography & add onto the routine

(class 2 is always the most challenging class within the session!)

CLASS THREE: review the choreography and look at where to add texture and personality to the movements

CLASS FOUR: review and iron out the choreography, and dance!

*due to popular demand, the soft focus workshop is back to being run like a drop-in class! you can purchase the full workshop in order to save $. no refunds for missed classes.

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the "britney" class ~ "all the feels" edition
Jan
29
7:45 PM19:45

the "britney" class ~ "all the feels" edition

It's the first "britney" class of 2024, and this time we're going to get emotional.

soft(er) focus workshops are high energy, nostalgic choreography sessions designed for all levels & all bodies, where we dance to the guiltiest pleasure songs from the 90's & 2000's. the "britney" class is now an internationally renowned workshop, and this time we're dancing to SOMETIMES!

This workshop is loved and attended by beginners, amateurs, hobbyists, and professionals alike. guaranteed to leave you smiling and feeling amazing, no matter your dance background!

Expect to spend ninety minutes learning jazz-contemporary moves that will bring you back to the glory days of the slumber party, and plan to leave knowing a routine that you can break out with ease whenever you hear this pop goddess's song come on the radio (or whenever it shows up on your Spotify playlist) ~

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the I (HEART) ISRAEL! workshop
Jan
21
7:15 PM19:15

the I (HEART) ISRAEL! workshop

soft focus is back! And with a brand new class for a brand new year.

This high energy choreography workshop designed by Maarika Freund celebrates the modern Israeli pop-goddess and will have you dancing to the best new tracks out of Israel for a whole 90 minutes. You're guaranteed to leave smiling and feeling like a Wonder Woman yourself at the end of the session!

The first 45 minutes we'll spend doing the all-new soft-focus signature warm-up featuring stretching, somatic exercize, and a ballet-barre work-out. We'll spend the second half of the session learning original choreography you'll want to break out on the dance floor or during your weekly sponga.

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Leg Warmers on the Beach - Tel Aviv
Jan
14
7:15 PM19:15

Leg Warmers on the Beach - Tel Aviv

soft focus is back in Tel Aviv, and finally able to finish the Leg Warmers on the Beach Tour!

This high energy choreography workshop designed by Maarika Freund will have you dancing to the happiest guilty pleasure songs in Toronto, Vancouver, and Tel Aviv ~ and in Leg warmers on the Beach, we’re going to be dancing to Lizzo’s 2 B LOVED!

Expect to spend ninety minutes learning jazz-contemporary moves (think your favourite video from the 2000's, or K-Pop) that will bring you back to the glory days of the slumber party, and plan to leave knowing a routine you can break out with ease whenever one of the sun-shiny-est songs of this year comes on the radio (or shows up on your Spotify playlist) ~

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soft(er) focus: the "britney" class ~ VANCOUVER FRINGE EDITION!
Sep
16
11:30 AM11:30

soft(er) focus: the "britney" class ~ VANCOUVER FRINGE EDITION!

soft focus is teaming up with the vancouver fringe & offering a complimentary session for anyone who wants to dance!

soft(er) focus workshops are high energy, nostalgic choreography sessions designed for all levels & all bodies, where we dance to the guiltiest pleasure songs from the 90's & 2000's. the "britney" class is a tel aviv favourite, and this time we're dancing to CRAZY!

this workshop is loved and attended by beginners, amateurs, hobbiests, and professionals alike. guaranteed to leave you smiling and feeling amazing, no matter your dance background!

expect to spend ninety minutes learning jazz-contemporary moves that will bring you back to the glory days of the slumber party, and plan to leave knowing a routine that you can break out with ease whenever you hear this pop goddess's song come on the radio (or whenever it shows up on your Spotify playlist) ~

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leg warmers on the beach: VANCOUVER
Sep
10
11:30 AM11:30

leg warmers on the beach: VANCOUVER

  • the dance centre, jandali studio (map)
  • Google Calendar ICS

soft focus is taking the soft(er) focus workshop on an end-of-summer tour!

the high energy, nostalgic choreography workshop you know and love is drinking in the final days of hot weather and sunshine, and we’ll be dancing to the happiest guilty pleasure songs in Toronto, Vancouver, and Tel Aviv ~

and in leg warmers on the beach, we’re going to be dancing to Lizzo’s 2 B LOVED!

expect to spend ninety minutes learning jazz-contemporary moves that will bring you back to the glory days of the slumber party, and plan to leave knowing a routine that you can break out with ease whenever one of the sun-shiny-est songs of this year comes on the radio (or shows up on your Spotify playlist) ~

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leg warmers on the beach: TORONTO
Aug
24
8:30 PM20:30

leg warmers on the beach: TORONTO

soft focus is taking the soft(er) focus workshop on an end-of-summer tour!

the high energy, nostalgic choreography workshop you know and love is drinking in the final days of hot weather and sunshine, and we’ll be dancing to the happiest guilty pleasure songs in Toronto, Vancouver, and Tel Aviv ~

and in leg warmers on the beach, we’re going to be dancing to Lizzo’s 2 B LOVED!

expect to spend ninety minutes learning jazz-contemporary moves that will bring you back to the glory days of the slumber party, and plan to leave knowing a routine that you can break out with ease whenever one of the sun-shiny-est songs of this year comes on the radio (or shows up on your Spotify playlist) ~

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MAGIC MIKE (RATED PG13)
Jul
24
7:15 PM19:15

MAGIC MIKE (RATED PG13)

the soft(er) focus workshops allow you to learn an original dance routine that is simple, fun, and custom-choreographed for the theme of the workshop.

because sometimes, you just want to learn a fun dance without making a commitment that's more than a single evening. :)

magic mike will not disappoint! although keep in mind that it's rated PG13 ~ we're just going to be dancing, fully clothed, to ginuwine's PONY. it's going to be a really fun evening that will satisfy all of your nostalgic wants & needs. your sponga routine will never be the same again!

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soft(er) focus: the "britney" class
Jun
27
7:15 PM19:15

soft(er) focus: the "britney" class

The soft(er) focus workshops allow you to learn an original dance routine that is simple, fun, and custom-choreographed for the theme of the workshop.

Because sometimes, you just want to learn a fun dance without making a commitment that's more than a single evening. :)

the "britney" class never disappoints! this is my most popular and most requested session, and it always sells out - so make sure you save your spot in-studio asap! we're going to spend all 105 minutes dancing and warming-up to the best, most nostalgic music from the late 90's and early 00's. The serotonin rush you'll receive will keep you smiling for days afterwards!

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soft focus: session vi, class 4
Jun
7
8:30 PM20:30

soft focus: session vi, class 4

Each soft focus class begins with a forty-five minute dance warm-up, followed by 45 minutes of learning original, contemporary lyrical choreography.

Over the four Wednesdays within this session (May 10th, 17th, 24th, & 31st), we’ll be giving the same set of choreography some soft focus. This means that the routine we learn on the 10th will show up again on the 17th, 24th, and 31st, giving us the opportunity to go deep and download the moves into our body. We will also add onto the choreography each week, giving you a solid routine that you can really dance each week in-studio (or wherever the music takes you!).

You’re never obligated to attend all four lessons, and you can even come out to just the last class if you want! However, attending all four workshops will give you the opportunity to practice and master one particular routine in an inclusive, positive environment.

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soft focus: session vi, class 3
May
31
8:30 PM20:30

soft focus: session vi, class 3

Each soft focus class begins with a forty-five minute dance warm-up, followed by 45 minutes of learning original, contemporary lyrical choreography.

Over the four Wednesdays within this session (May 10th, 17th, 24th, & 31st), we’ll be giving the same set of choreography some soft focus. This means that the routine we learn on the 10th will show up again on the 17th, 24th, and 31st, giving us the opportunity to go deep and download the moves into our body. We will also add onto the choreography each week, giving you a solid routine that you can really dance each week in-studio (or wherever the music takes you!).

You’re never obligated to attend all four lessons, and you can even come out to just the last class if you want! However, attending all four workshops will give you the opportunity to practice and master one particular routine in an inclusive, positive environment.

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soft focus: session vi, class 2
May
24
8:30 PM20:30

soft focus: session vi, class 2

Each soft focus class begins with a forty-five minute dance warm-up, followed by 45 minutes of learning original, contemporary lyrical choreography.

Over the four Wednesdays within this session (May 10th, 17th, 24th, & 31st), we’ll be giving the same set of choreography some soft focus. This means that the routine we learn on the 10th will show up again on the 17th, 24th, and 31st, giving us the opportunity to go deep and download the moves into our body. We will also add onto the choreography each week, giving you a solid routine that you can really dance each week in-studio (or wherever the music takes you!).

You’re never obligated to attend all four lessons, and you can even come out to just the last class if you want! However, attending all four workshops will give you the opportunity to practice and master one particular routine in an inclusive, positive environment.

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soft focus: session vi, class 1
May
17
8:30 PM20:30

soft focus: session vi, class 1

Each soft focus class begins with a forty-five minute dance warm-up, followed by 45 minutes of learning original, contemporary lyrical choreography.

Over the four Wednesdays within this session (May 10th, 17th, 24th, & 31st), we’ll be giving the same set of choreography some soft focus. This means that the routine we learn on the 10th will show up again on the 17th, 24th, and 31st, giving us the opportunity to go deep and download the moves into our body. We will also add onto the choreography each week, giving you a solid routine that you can really dance each week in-studio (or wherever the music takes you!).

You’re never obligated to attend all four lessons, and you can even come out to just the last class if you want! However, attending all four workshops will give you the opportunity to practice and master one particular routine in an inclusive, positive environment.

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soft focus: session vi, class 1
May
10
8:30 PM20:30

soft focus: session vi, class 1

Each soft focus class begins with a forty-five minute dance warm-up, followed by 45 minutes of learning original, contemporary lyrical choreography.

Over the four Wednesdays within this session (May 10th, 17th, 24th, & 31st), we’ll be giving the same set of choreography some soft focus. This means that the routine we learn on the 10th will show up again on the 17th, 24th, and 31st, giving us the opportunity to go deep and download the moves into our body. We will also add onto the choreography each week, giving you a solid routine that you can really dance each week in-studio (or wherever the music takes you!).

You’re never obligated to attend all four lessons, and you can even come out to just the last class if you want! However, attending all four workshops will give you the opportunity to practice and master one particular routine in an inclusive, positive environment.

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soft(er) focus: music video 2000
Apr
19
7:15 PM19:15

soft(er) focus: music video 2000

The soft(er) focus workshops allow you to learn an original dance routine that is simple, fun, nostalgic, and custom-choreographed for the theme of the workshop.

Because sometimes, you just want to learn a fun dance without making a commitment that's more than a single evening. :)

MUSIC VIDEO 2000 will not disappoint! We're going back in time to the golden era of the music video. Think Destiny's Child, Britney Spears, N*SYNC... it's going to be an evening that will satisfy all of your nostalgic wants & needs. And you'll 100% be able to put Monica & Ross to shame. ;)

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soft(er) focus: the "britney" class
Mar
29
7:15 PM19:15

soft(er) focus: the "britney" class

The soft(er) focus workshops allow you to learn an original dance routine that is simple, fun, nostalgic, and custom-choreographed for the theme of the workshop.

Because sometimes, you just want to learn a fun dance without making a commitment that's more than a single evening. :)

And this month (back by popular demand!): it's Britney, b*tch ~

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