In March, 2024, over 200 DWP dancers gathered in-person at Meridian Hall and online via Zoom for a very special dance workshop. We learned choreography from Kate Prince Dance Company’s "Message in a Bottle,” set to Sting’s iconic hits.

In partnership with The Neighbour’s Group, DWP dancers had the very special opportunity to learn from wellness chef, Geremy Capone, and registered dietician, Daniela Fierini, who shared nutritious and delicious, quick and easy meals and snacks.

Inspired by Leonard Cohen's poetry and music, performance artist and poet Fan Wu invited DWP dancers to read aloud three of Cohen's poems and respond through gestures. With these as our inspiration, we co-composed a collective piece called “Flannelette Pajamas".

This specially curated experience, led by AGO art educator Lauren Spring, offered DWP dancers a "behind the scenes" virtual tour of the “Leonard Cohen: Everybody Knows” exhibit that inspired the theme of our 15th anniversary celebration!

Jules Lawrence, an innovative health and wellness practitioner, led us through a 30min meditation. We explored some gentle seated yoga to awaken the spine, breathwork to come into the body and calm the mind, and a guided meditation to practice presence.

​In November 2019, DWP dancers responded​​ to Nicol's glass​ art​works by evoking a range of collective impressions through a series of choreograph​ed movements and sound, incorporating pap​i​er-mâché cones created by ​the artist.

In partnership with the A​GO, DWP dancers participated in a virtual tour of the​ir​ Studio 54: Night Magic exhibition​, ​and​ ​improvisational movement and poetry workshops inspired by the aesthetics of the Studio 54 era, led by poet Fan Wu.

In December 2021, prima ballerina Greta Hodgkinson led an online workshop ​​where she shared personal experiences with dancing as we age, and taught us an adapted excerpt from the iconic ‘Dying Swan’ choreography​,​​ from Swan Lake​.

Thank you to our community partner, ROM’s Community Access Network (ROMCAN), for providing DWP with inclusive museum experiences and unique opportunities for us to explore their collections and programs together.