AFRO-BRAZILIAN DANCE

Start your Tuesday morning with music, movement, and a room full of neighbours doing the same. In this high-energy Belonging Older Adults session, participants will move, dance, stretch, and build cardio endurance through Afro-Brazilian dance practices, including Samba and Batuque from southern Brazil. It’s welcoming, upbeat, and rooted in presence, with lots of room to listen to your body and move at your own pace.

Each class begins seated, with breathing and gentle, isolated movements through the head, arms, torso, and pelvis. From there, the group transitions to standing work, learning gestures and movement phrases that wake up different parts of the body. Over the session, participants build toward a short movement sequence or simple choreography, then close with a cool-down and relaxation period to settle, reflect, and leave feeling grounded.

This workshop is a great fit for older adults in Toronto looking for a morning movement class that combines dance, stretching, and light cardio in a supportive community setting. The focus is on embodied movement, coordination, rhythm, and stamina, with options to take breaks, modify, or participate more gently as needed. Participants register for the Belonging Older Adults program, then can drop in to any Tuesday session that works for them.

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Jamii’s workshops are free so that cost is never a barrier to participation. If you’re able, you can help pay it forward by donating through Jamii’s website. Your support helps keep community arts accessible and welcoming for everyone.

These workshops are open to people of all experience levels. No background in movement and dance is required. Participants are encouraged to take part in a way that feels comfortable and meaningful to them.

Workshops are free for participants. Registration is required, and space is limited.

Jamii's Belonging Older Adults workshops are sponsored by Government of Canada - New Horizons for Seniors Program, Canada Council for the Arts, Government of Ontario, and St Lawrence Neighbourhood Association.