Ever wonder where all those Toronto Lindy Hoppers came from? The documentary film “Hop to, Toronto! Building a swing dance community” traces the beginnings of Lindy Hop dancing in Toronto. It features swing dancers Steven Mitchell, Frankie Manning, Alex Pangman,

The 2009 Caribana Parade, the main event of the Caribana Festival, will start at Exhibition Place and proceed west along Lake Shore Boulevard from 10am to 6pm on Saturday August 1, 2009. See map below: View Caribana in a larger

For the first time in Canadian history, a student from a Canadian dance school has won a major award in the junior category at the Moscow International Ballet competition. This June, 14 year old Alys Shee was honoured with Silver medal in

Half-finished construction and mounds of garbage did not affect this year’s Salsa on St. Clair Festival, which was was as busy as ever.  Dozens of musicians and vendors drew thousands of fans of Latin culture to St. Clair Avenue on

Kids Play & Youth Outlook celebrates the positive achievements of young artists for their third year in Toronto on Saturday July 25, 2009. Normally held at Nathan Phillips Square, the youth festival has been moved to Exhibition Place’s Centennial Square,

Three-time Canadian Figure Skating Champion and 1988 Olympic Silver Medalist Elizabeth Manley has become the national spokesperson for the 2009 Winners Walk of Hope. Manley lost her mother to ovarian cancer last year. Elizabeth Manley was the first Canadian female

The 34th Toronto International Film Festival will be held Thursday, September 10 to Saturday, September 19, 2009. One of the Special Presentations with be the world premiere of “Mao’s Last Dancer”, a film that tells the true real-life story of

The Toronto Music Garden celebrates its 10th anniversary of outstanding free performances in a unique setting, and popular garden tours. Summer Music in the Garden showcases an eclectic array of music and dance performances that complement the beauty and calm of

The Toronto City Workers strike did not prevent the recent Salsa on St. Clair Festival, and proves to be no deterent to the launch of the 2009 Caribana Festival either.  Thousands packed into Younge-Dundas square yesterday  for the official launch

An online ad for Evian bottled water where chubby babies tear up a playgorund on little four-wheeled roller skates has received nearly 5 million hits internationally on YouTube in little more than a week. The babies dance to a remix