Ongoing search for accessible Toronto studio spaces

Ongoing search for accessible Toronto studio spaces

While I am looking forward to indoor Sunday morning dances this Winter, I am also heavy-hearted that I was not able to secure a wheelchair accessible space for these 5 classes. I searched high and low for accessible spacious venues that are suitable for our practice, and available for us on Sunday mornings and I came up dry. I visited many locations, and due to size, floor quality, sound issues, availability, and several not truly being accessible even though they claimed to be - none were a good fit. The truth is that we have an extremely disappointing lack of accessible dance spaces in Toronto.

pleasure thief

Putting the garden to sleep and dancing the sun down.
I steal moments of movement
Hungry
Selfish
I savour sounds
I can dance to anything
A neighbour’s generator
A distant truck
Breath in my chest
Birds at dusk
Autumn’s quieting night.

Do you dance?
Do you thieve your time for pleasure?
Do you practice
imperfect
and holy
when you can?