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Dedicated to voicing the Ottawa Tap Dance Community 👯👪🎶

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How insightful discussion we had yesterday at the @ottawalatinjazzconference .

Thanks @hilario.duran Allyson Rogers @joaolenhari Carole Anne Piccinin, @marklemieux1 and @migueldearmasmusic !

Amd thank you @factorcanada and @ontariocreates for your funding support! taken in NAC - National Arts Centre by @ottawarhythm

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Tap dance this fall with the Ottawa Rhythm Initiative! Find out more at tapottawa.ca. Come for tap dance, stay for the community. 🩵👞👞🩵 taken in Ottawa, Ontario by @ottawarhythm

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Level up with us! Whether you're a new or a seasoned tap dancer, we got you!

This fall we have 5 distinct levels for adults and students aged 16+. This year, there's even more opportunities to learn with live music!

Choose the class that's right for you! Get more info and register @ tapottawa.ca or check the link in our bio! ❤️

It's never to late to try tap dance! Join our community! Classes kick off Sept 14. Questions? Message us and we'll get back to you lickity-split. taken in Carleton Dominion-Chalmers Centre by @ottawarhythm

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Tap dance is movement and music. That relationship guides how we teach, learn and create at the ORI.

This fall, we’re bringing more live music into our classes!

Pianist Deniz Lim-Sersan & saxophonist Rebecca Cowal will work alongside our tap dance educators in select classes, helping to further explore time, groove, listening, musicality, creative conversation...and more!

Whether you're new to tap dance, returning, or a seasoned pro, join the ORI - Ottawa’s tap dance community! Tap dance is for everybody and every body!

Beginner to Advanced
Adults (ages 16+)

Mondays - Int (5:45PM) + Adv (6:45PM)

Thursdays - Low Int (5:45PM), Adv Beg (7PM), Beg (8PM)
290 Lisgar Street (@ Carleton Dominion Chalmers Centre)
Classes begin September 14

Learn more about us at tapottawa.ca (link in bio).

#OttawaTapDance #TapDance #LiveMusic #Jazz #OttawaDance #RhythmTap #TapDanceIsMusic #OttawaArts taken in Carleton Dominion-Chalmers Centre by @ottawarhythm

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🎶 Tap dance with the ORI is back! Fall classes start Sept. 14 💙 - see our bio for registration info.

✨ NEW this year: Select classes with LIVE MUSIC with @deniz.limsersan and @rebeccacowalmusic!

We're so looking forward to another season of dancing with you! Come for the tap dance, stay for the community, music, culture, history & legacy! 💙

👞 5 levels: Beginner → Advanced
📍 Carleton-Dominion Chalmers Centre
🗓 Mondays & Thursdays

👉 Register now — spots are filling up fast!
💌 E-transfer: ottawarhythminitiative@gmail.com
(include your name + class)

✨ Financial support is available - Tap dance is for everyone!

Bring your friends + join Ottawa’s friendly (& always growing 💙) tap dance community!
💙👞👞💙 by @ottawarhythm

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Yup...it's almost that time of year again! Join our newsletter so you won't miss out on opportunities during our upcoming 2026-27 season (click the link in our bio)!

Our Fall 2026 tap dance class schedule and registration information will be available very soon! Classes start the week of September 14. We have some exciting new additions to our classes this fall! Stay tuned!
🍁👞👞🎉😍❤️🎹🎷 by @ottawarhythm

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🎶 What's in store for our June 24 tap dance workshop with artist Victoria Miller?

In this thoughtful interview, meet Victoria, and learn about her Neo Soul inspiration for her upcoming ORI workshop and Neo Soul Ties show! @neosoulties @ottawafringe! Lots to dig into - join us on June 24th!

Here's where to find the good stuff!
Hello and About the ORI/E: 0:00
About Victoria: 2:00
About her Neo Soul inspiration: 6:53
About our workshop classes: 11:20
About the Neo Soul Ties show: 14:50

👞 Workshop: June 24 | 6PM - 9PM
🎟 Register: tapottawa.ca (link in bio)

Get tix to @neosoulties show - select dates between June 19-27 - at ottawafringe.com by @ottawarhythm

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⭐SOLD OUT! Thank you, Ottawa! ⭐

We are thrilled to welcome Victoria Miller and Emmett Hodgins of Neo Soul Ties for a special evening of tap dance, live music, choreography, conversation, and community.

📅 Wednesday, June 24, 2026
📍 Carleton Dominion-Chalmers Centre | Room 15/16
290 Lisgar Street, Ottawa

🎶 👞PROGRAM 👞🎶

💗 Music, Rhythm & Technique
6:00 PM – 7:15 PM | Open / All Levels
An open-level class exploring musical concepts and technique in the Neo Soul Ties style.

💗 Artist Talk
7:15 PM – 7:45 PM
Meet the artists and learn more about their upcoming Ottawa Fringe Festival performances, running June 19–27.

💗 Choreography
7:45 PM – 9:00 PM | Int / Adv
Dig deeper into the Neo Soul Ties style and repertoire choreography. This class is geared toward intermediate and advanced dancers.

💗 Optional Hangout with Neo Soul Ties
9:00 PM – 10:00 PM | Location TBA

✨ WHAT PEOPLE ARE SAYING ✨

"Victoria Miller is a rising force in tap dance. She’s groovy, grounded, and full of soul. Her choreography is both rhythmically rich and emotionally resonant. Don’t miss the chance to witness a fresh, powerful voice stepping boldly onto the scene." — Travis Knights, Toronto

"Victoria Miller's work is joyfully realized on her technically beautiful and emotionally compelling dancers. They create a wonderful kind of musical alchemy with the live instrumentalists--infectious!" — Dianne Montgomery, Toronto

“You know how, when you go swimming, your body remembers the water for a long time? After I watched the tap-dance show Neo Soul Ties, my body kept thrumming with rhythmic excitement. Neo Soul Ties is exhilarating!” — Colin Thomas, Vancouver

🎟 REGISTRATION*

E-transfer: OttawaRhythmInitiative@gmail.com
Please indicate which class(es) you wish to attend.

Participation Fee
$30 for one class & Artist Talk
$50 for the full evening

Observer-only fee (8 spots available)
$20 for one class & Artist Talk
$35 for the full evening

*Finances should not be a barrier to participation. Please email us if you require an alternative arrangement.

We look forward to seeing you!

@neosoulties @victoriaammiller @emmetthodgins @ottawafringe @cu_cdcc

#tapdance #ottawa #jazz #YOW #music by @ottawarhythm

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5 months ago

Spring tap dance with the ORI STARTS THIS WEEK! 🌼👞👞🌼

Registration is now OPEN — see the link in our bio for details.

Jump in and join us for a session of rhythm, music, learning, and meaningful connection -- so great for our body, mind, and spirit!

Whether you’re new to tap, continuing from our winter session, or returning after a break, we look forward to dancing with you!

📍 Carleton-Dominion Chalmers Centre
290 Lisgar Street
👞 All levels welcome

Coming up this spring (save the dates!):
• ORIE performance at Jazz Dance Junction — May 2 @jazzdancejunction
• ORI Tap Dance Day Celebrations — May 25 @cu_cdcc

Finances shouldn’t keep you from dancing - reach out if you need support. We're here to help. :)

#Ottawa #dance #spring #YOW #whatstheretodoinottawa #music #tapdance #jazz #artsottawa #culture #adultdance #adulttapdance #adultclasses #adultdanceclasses by @ottawarhythm

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TONIGHT ONLY! Guest Artist Alert 🔥

We’re excited to welcome Stacey Can Tamakloe (MA Mus) to the ORI tonight, teaching an Azonto & African Contemporary dance class for advanced tap dancers!

This class offers a powerful way to deepen our understanding of tap dance as an embodied Africanist form. Exploring African movement helps us feel where jazz rhythm truly lives—in groundedness, musicality, and full-body expression.

Stacey Can Tamakloe is a professional dancer, and holds a Master's degree in Music and Culture from Carleton University (2023) and a Bachelor's degree in Music and Dance studies from the University of Ghana, Legon. She coaches Carleton's West African Rhythm Ensemble and was recently a research assistant for the "Reimagining the Global Music Ensemble" project at the Research Centre for Music, Sound and Society in Canada. Stacey was also a guest artist for the ORI Ensemble's Ontario Arts Council funded "Sankofa" project (2023) on drumming, bells, vocals and dance elements.

✨ Open to drop-ins (current sessional Adv students, you are already registered for this class)
✨ A special opportunity while our regular instructor, David Lafleur, is in Montréal performing at Tangente Danse Jan 22-24

Dancers — come move, sweat, and connect to lineage through the body!

#OttawaDance #AfricanContemporary #WestAfricanDance #JazzDance #TapLineage #ORICommunity #GuestArtist taken in Carleton Dominion-Chalmers Centre by @ottawarhythm

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9 months ago

💔❄️ Classes canceled tonight ❄️💔

Dear tap friends — it breaks our hearts, but for everyone’s safety we’ve made the decision to cancel all classes tonight due to today’s snowfall warning and the City of Ottawa’s downtown parking ban.

We know how much these Thursday nights mean — to move, connect, to tap dance together — and we promise we don’t take cancellations lightly. Safety always comes first.

The good news? We’ll be back next week for some joyful tap dance times!

Pro tip for tonight: cozy up with a blanket and watch the legendary Nicholas Brothers in "Stormy Weather" — pure tap joy. ✨ by @ottawarhythm

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9 months ago

We have a special guest teacher TONIGHT! 💙 For one night only as David Lafleur is performing at Tangente Danse with his company, in(sight) dance 🎉

Monday night students - you are already registered! Drop in $30 for anyone wanting to join. E-transfer ottawarhythminitiative@gmail.com or pay tonight at the door. If finances are a barrier to joining this class, send us an email. We look forward to dancing with you!

Elise McGrenera is a tap dancer from Vancouver, BC currently living in Toronto, Ontario. Elise is an alumna of the School at Jacob's Pillow where she was accepted into the 2019 tap dance program and performed in the schools annual fundraiser held in the Ted Shawn Theatre. She was a featured dancer in the 2019 Vancouver premier of Danny Nielsen’s On Foot and joined the cast again in 2023 for their BC tour. Elise was featured in both the 2021 and 2022 productions of Jeffrey Dawson and Friends presented by the Vancouver Tap Dance Society. In 2022, Elise co-founded the tap dance collective Boys’ Club which has presented their work across Canada and Europe. Most recently, Elise was selected as an artist researcher for Dancemakers Shoe Dreams project, creating her dream custom tap shoes. Currently, Elise continues to immerse herself in the tap dance and jazz music community in Toronto.

#Ottawa #tapdance #danceclassesforadults taken in Carleton Dominion-Chalmers Centre by @ottawarhythm

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