INDOOR ACTIVITIES / CYCLES / DANCING /
MOVING WITH RHYTHM AND EXPRESSION
April 2026
MOVING WITH RHYTHM AND EXPRESSION
Monday, April 6, 13, 20, and 27 from 7 PM to 8:30 PM
Facilitator: Nickeshia Garrick
This dance workshop series is part of Jamii’s April Cycle and reflects the 2026 theme, It Feels Right. Led by Nickeshia Garrick, the workshops centre around Afro-Caribbean and Contemporary movement practices that support embodiment, expression, and connection through shared motion.
Participants engage in guided movement combinations that emphasize rhythm, breath, and physical awareness. The workshops support feeling grounded in the body while moving with energy and intention. Each session ends with a moment of self-creation, where participants work together to build a short choreographic phrase based on what has been learned and experienced in the room.
These workshops are open to participants of all movement levels and abilities. No prior dance experience is required. Participants are encouraged to move at their own pace and engage in ways that feel supportive and authentic.
Workshops are free for participants. Registration is required, and space is limited.
Support free community arts
Jamii’s workshops are offered 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.
Jamii’s April Cycle is sponsored by Canada Council for the Arts, Toronto Arts Council, TD Ready Commitment, Rama Gaming House, and Charitable Gaming.
Photos by Hadeal Karrar
Photo by Jae Yang
NICKESHIA GARRICK
Nickeshia Garrick is a Black, Queer dance artist with over two decades of experience as a performer, choreographer, and educator. Their training includes studies at the New York Institute of Dance and Education, Canada’s National Ballet School, Toronto Dance Theatre, and Simon Fraser University, where they earned a BFA in Dance. Nickeshia is a Dora Mavor Moore Award–winning artist and currently teaches Movement at the Toronto Film School. Their ongoing relationship with Jamii includes serving as lead artist of the June Cycle in 2024, facilitating Monday Dancing workshops and movement sessions within the Belonging Older Adults program, and performing as part of Joy in the Park. They presented To My Past, Present and Future during the July 2023 outdoor program and returned in December 2023 with the outdoor performance Mudlark.
UPCOMING DATES
Participants must register separately for each workshop session they wish to attend.
