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Courtesy of DanceWorks

Natasha Powell’s Intro to Authentic Jazz Dances Workshop

Saturday, April 11, 2026
80 Winchester Street, Studio B
10:30am-12:00pm
$18 per person Winchester Street Theatre , 80 Winchester Street (VIEW MAP)

Accessibility Info: Unfortunately the Winchester Street Theatre is not currently wheelchair accessible. There are three steps outside of the front entrance, a small platform, and then three more steps to the lobby (a straight hallway that then leads you to the theatre). To access the private gender-neutral restrooms, there are five additional steps at the end of the lobby. The seats in the theatre are on risers with stairs; please contact info@tdt.org if you have any questions regarding accessing our space.

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Authentic Jazz Dance is a collection of dances created in the African-American communities from the late 1800s through the mid-1900s, set to jazz and swing music. From the Suzy Q to the Charleston, this workshop will explore what it looks and feels like to dance to jazz music and focus on the tips and tools that help bring these moves to life.

Saturday, April 11, 2026
80 Winchester Street, Winchester Street Theatre
10:30am-12:00pm
$18 per person

Open to ages 16+ and all levels of dance experience.
Co-Presented with DanceWorks.

About Natasha Powell

Photo by Kevin Jones.

Natasha Powell

Natasha Powell is a Toronto native who has been working in the dance industry for 20 years. Her soulful approach to movement that transcends genre can be seen and felt in her dancing, choreography, and teachings. As the founder, artistic director, and  choreographer for her company HOLLA JAZZ, she has created award-winning  productions, presenting historical jazz dances in a contemporary aesthetic. Their  productions have been nominated for multiple Dora Mavor Moore Awards. Her  choreographic language has lead her to collaborate with the National Ballet of Canada;  and on theatre projects for Canadian Stage productions of Choir Boy (2022), and Fall on Your Knees (2023). Natasha is a recipient of the 2023 Johanna Metcalf Prize in the  Performing Arts, presented by the Metcalf Foundation. Inspired by Black-American  vernacular dances like jazz, hip hop, and house dance Natasha shares her love for  movement through teaching workshops across North America.

About DanceWorks

DanceWorks

DanceWorks is a community-rooted, artist-centred platform for choreographic presentation based in Tkaronto, colonially known as Toronto, Canada. We present rigorous, embodied choreographic work grounded in artistic process and lived experience, approaching performance as a shared act of presence and meaning-making. Through a curatorial practice rooted in trust, care, and critical attention, DanceWorks fosters conditions for artists and audiences to engage across differences – honouring the past, responding to the present, and supporting the ongoing vitality and definition of contemporary dance.

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