Hip-hop dance incorporates street dance styles primarily performed to hip-hop music. It includes a wide range of styles primarily breaking, locking, and popping. Emily will integrate floor and footwork as well isolations, strength and flexibility and more.

90s Hip Hop-adult/older youth 15yrs+

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Love the music and moves of the Golden Age of Hip Hop? Then this one is for you. Sing along, groove, and move. Expect to sweat. Open level. Moves will be layered for a range of experience. Just indoor shoes and water.

Three options:

Full Session runs Sept 15th-Dec 8th     $275+gst

First Session runs Sept 15th-Oct 27th     $160 +gst

Second session runs Nov 3rd-Dec 8th   $138 +gst

For info on how to register with our new platform, refer to the short video tutorial at the top of the Schedule Page.

Hip Hop Intermediate 9-12 yrs

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NEW CLASS LEVEL– Geared for experienced dancers who are ready to pick up choreography more quickly and have 3+yrs of years of experience in Hip Hop and are confident with the foundation and ready to challenge themselves with faster and more complex coordinations.

Please email ahead for placement in this class.

HipHop class will integrate party dances of the 80′s and 90′s to the present day, as well as choreography, across the floor moves, and the latest dance moves that make this dance unique. It includes a wide range of styles. Class will include conversations about HipHop Culture and its the history. This class will be fun and uplifting, and dancers will have a chance to add their own flair to the material taught.

Breaking will be covered as well, and will include go-downs, tops rocks, freezes and some footwork.

Dancers need to wear CLEAN indoor NON MARKING shoes 🙂

Fall Session runs from Sept.15th-Dec 8th, 2026

Cost is $262 + GST

See Info page for multi-class discount structure.

HipHop Intermediate Level 13-17yrs

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Intermediate for dancers who are ready for finesse, speed, complexity and freestyle. It is aimed at students who have been doing Hip-Hop for 3+ years, who understand the foundation, and who already can dance the moves with confidence and swag, and who are ready to focus on a more fast-paced and complex class.

This HipHop class will integrate party dances of the 80s and 90s to the present day, as well as choreography, across the floor grooves, and the latest dance moves that make this dance unique. It includes a wide range of styles. Class will include conversations about Hip-Hop Culture, and its history. This class will be fun and uplifting with upbeat popular music.

Autumn Term runs Sept 16th-Dec 9th.

Fee is $262 + GST

Originally from Toronto, Sammy Jade is a teacher, multi-disciplinary healing artist and performer. She was introduced to the love of Hip Hop, watching her older cousins groove to breaks & beats. Growing up, Hip Hop wasn’t taught in formal classes yet. Music videos were her instructors, basement floors were her studio space, and cyphers were just another way to hang out with friends. In school, organically, Sammy’s dance crew and step team made choreographies to perform for her peers at lunch, in the hallways and onstage. As a young adult she continued to street dance as a form of self-expression, sharing this love for Hip Hop culture, naturally learning party moves at underground events. Sammy Jade’s credits include Luminato Festival, Kultura, Hysteria Festival, LadyFest Toronto, as well as venues such as the Roy Thompson Hall and The Rogers Centre, in Toronto. She has toured across Quebec, performing at venues like L’impérial, Le Cercle, in Québec City, as well as Club Soda in Montreal for POP Montréal. In 2008, Sammy Jade participated in Pierre Maraval’s photo exhibition, Toronto’s Mille Femme, a tribute to 1,000 artistic, creative, and inspiring women from Toronto and their protégés, who embody the passion and heritage of the city. Sammy Jade is honoured to share her love of street dance styles with Slava’s DanceFusion Studio.

HipHop 9-12 yrs

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This class will explore Hip Hop along with other street dance styles, to express yourself through music and movement.

Slava will bring a playful, creative perspective to help guide students in their exploration of the foundations of Hip-Hop grooves, footwork, floorwork, and more. The class will include conversations about Hip-Hop Culture and its history and roots.

No prior experience is needed, moves will be layered for various experience levels. Bring an openness to learn, move and create.

The Fall term runs from September 14 – December 7 2026

Cost is $250 + GST

90s Cardio Hip Hop-lunch hour

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Love the music and moves of the Golden Age of Hip Hop? Then this one is for you. Sing along, groove, and move. Expect to sweat. Open level, no experience needed. Just indoor shoes and water.

Cost $60 + GST

For info on how to register with our new platform, refer to the short video tutorial at the top of the Schedule Page.

HipHop/Breaking ages 8-10yrs

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This all levels HipHop class will integrate party dances of the 80′s and 90′s to the present day, as well as choreography, across the floor moves, and the latest dance moves that make this dance unique. It includes a wide range of styles. Class will include conversations about Hip Hop Culture and its history. This class will be fun and uplifting, and dancers will have a chance to add their own favour to the material taught.

Breaking will be introduced as well, and will include go-downs, tops rocks, freezes and footwork.

Dancers need to wear CLEAN indoor NON-MARKING shoes 🙂

Term runs Sept 16th-Dec 9th.

Fee is $250 + GST

HipHop/Breaking Intermediate ages 11-14yrs

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Geared for experienced dancers who are ready to pick up choreography more quickly and have 3+yrs of years of experience in Hip Hop and are confident with the foundation and ready to challenge themselves with faster and more complex coordinations.

Email for placement.

HipHop class will integrate party dances of the 80′s and 90′s to the present day, as well as choreography, across the floor moves, and the latest dance moves that make this dance unique. It includes a wide range of styles. Class will include conversations about HipHop Culture and its the history. This class will be fun and uplifting, and dancers will have a chance to add their own flair to the material taught.

Breaking will be covered as well, and will include go-downs, tops rocks, freezes and some footwork.

Dancers need to wear CLEAN indoor NON MARKING shoes 🙂

Term runs Sept 16th-Dec 9th, 2026.

Fee is $262 + GST.

House Open Level 13yrs+

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House Dance is a style of dance that originated in the late 70’s and early 80’s from underground clubs in Chicago and New York. It reflects and comes from club music known as House, which evolved out of the disco era.  House dance emphasizes fast and complex footwork combined with fluid movements in the torso.  The style was influenced by several types of movement, including Tap, African dance, Latin dance, and martial arts.

This style is about freedom, improvisation, feeling the music, and sharing with others. Prepare to move your feet and whole being and work your brain-body connection.

OPEN LEVEL-This class will cover the foundation and be open to various levels, so there will be more basic coordination covered, and more complexity will also be layered on weekly to give students with experience a lot to embody and train with.

House involves lots of footwork and weight transfer and will get you sweaty in no time.

Three Session Options:

Full Session runs Sept 15th-Dec 8th     $275+gst

First Session runs Sept 15th-Oct 27th     $160 +gst

Second session runs Nov 3rd-Dec 8th   $138 +gst

 

House Intermediate 14yrs+

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House Dance is a style of dance that originated in the late 70’s and early 80’s from underground clubs in Chicago and New York. It reflects and comes from club music known as House, which evolved out of the disco era.  House dance emphasizes fast and complex footwork combined with fluid movements in the torso.  The style was influenced by several types of movement, including Tap, African dance, Latin dance, and martial arts. This style is about freedom, improvisation, and feeling the music and sharing with others. Prepare to move your feet and whole being, and work your brain-body connection.

We have two levels for House, see below for the difference.

This is Intermediate, not a beginner or open level.

To know if this is your level, it’s not only having lots of experience already; it’s also about having a solid understanding of the musicality, terminology, and being able to add the jack to your footwork to give that distinct House flavour. The complexity and speed will ramp up at this level.

If you are between levels, and want to push into Intermediate, please sign up for Open level and do them both. Or email to see about best placement.

House Open Level – Tuesday 6pm  –  If you love good beats, love to move your feet and whole being, and are ready to sweat and get down, this is for YOU! This class will cover the foundation and will be open to a variety of levels, so there will be more basic coordination and more complexity will be layered on as well.  Just know that House involves lots of footwork and weight transfer. Cardio! It is appropriate for beginner dancers and those with prior dance experience. Even if you have experience, this class is where you not only will build the footwork, but also employ the jack and understand what makes House, House!

House Intermediate – Tuesday 7pm  – This class will build on complexity and speed for those who are already rooted in House dance style.  Expect faster-paced weight transitions and choreo, more complexity and more push to freestyle and own your dance.

If you are not sure, send us an email and let’s chat!

Bring Clean NON Marking shoes, water and sweat towel 🙂

Three Session Options:

Full Session runs Sept 15th-Dec 8th     $275+gst

First Session runs Sept 15th-Oct 27th     $160 +gst

Second session runs Nov 3rd-Dec 8th   $138 +gst

HipHop Level UP! 15+

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This HipHop class will integrate party dances of the 80′s and 90′s to the present day. It includes a wide range of styles and will be a funky GOOD TIME. Prepare to move, get groovy, and work your brain-body connection. This class will make you bounce, sweat and feel freaky, funky fine.

Sammy adds complexity progressively to keep it fresh for those who have been there a minute. Not a beginner class. Appropriate for those who have the swag and flavour of Hip Hop and the footwork coordination and are ready for more freestyle and harder choreo; it’s time to step ya game up and get into more complexity and freestyle.

Three Session Options:

Full Session runs Sept 14th-Dec 7th     $255  +gst

First Session runs Sept 14th-Oct 26th  $135  +gst

Second session runs Nov 2nd-Dec 8th   $135 +gst

Levels of HipHop at DF:

Foundation w. Sammy Jade – Monday 6:30 pm (15yrs+)/ This class will break down the basics. You’ll still sweat and work hard, with emphasis on learning the foundation of this style. You can stay at this level for several years and keep building your foundation; this will stay fresh.

Level UP!  w. Sammy Jade- Monday 7:30 pm (15yrs+)/ We start to add more layers to each foundational coordination. We add progressively to keep it fresh for those who have been there a minute. This is not a beginner class. It is appropriate for those with a couple of prior dance experience or those who are quick with trickier coordination, and who can do dances like the Roger Rabbit, Party Machine, Running Man, Wop, and more with swag and confidence. It’s time to step ya game up and get into more complexity.

HipHop Inter/ADv. – Tuesday 8:15 pm/Weds 6pm / This class is for more experienced dancers, who are ready to work on performance layers, complexity and choreo.

90’s Hip Hop w. Slava- Thursdays 5:30 pm (Adult/Older Youth 15yrs+) Love the music and moves of the Golden Age of Hip Hop? Then this is more for you. Expect to sweat. Open level

Afro House Open Level – Exact Dates/Times TBA

House Open Level – Tues  6pm/ If you love good beats, moving your feet and whole being, and are ready to sweat and get down, this is for YOU! This class will cover the foundation and will be open to a variety of levels, so there will be more basic coordination that will be layered on more complexity as well as the weeks progress. House involves lots of footwork and weight transfer. Cardio!

House Intermediate Level – Tues 7 pm- already have your jack, farmer, chase step, loose legs, latin swirl, pas de bourre, etc  locked in? Ready to add speed and complexity to your footwork and get super loose? This is your class for it.

If you are unsure, email us and let’s chat!

If you are between levels…TAKE TWO classes and bump up your confidence with your muscle memory. Bring Clean, non-marking shoes, water and maybe a sweat towel 🙂