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TRP cultivates a thriving presence for tap dance in Canada bridging generations and communities. Through creation, mentorship, education, and accessible programming, we engage youth, promote equity, and support artists. Rooted in cultural history and inseparable from live music, our work fosters audience growth, celebrates authentic expression, and inspires future leaders of the form.

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Our Main Projects: Toronto Rhythm Initiative, Toronto International Tap Dance Festival and Ripple Effect .

 

Additional Offerings: The Creative Impact Forum, The Artist Symposium, Open Door, and more developing projects.

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OUR ROOTS

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Tracing back to 2011, we began gathering tap dancers and musicians to collaborate consistently, forming Toronto Rhythm Initiative. In its early years, TRI provided a hub for practice, training, collaboration, and sharing through weekly jams, classes, and 3–4 annual shows. The goal was to build audience, create momentum, and develop a platform to voice professional bodies of tap repertory. TRI now operates once annually, sharing our values through summer youth programming, and one annual show. 

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​OUR MISSION

 

Our Mission is to cultivate a vibrant tap dance landscape in Canada by preserving its cultural lineage, expanding access, and fostering meaningful connections among artists, educators, and audiences.

 

Our Vision is to strengthen and expand our emerging ecosystem of interconnected platforms that now connect artists, audiences, and educators - advancing professional development, cultural understanding, and public appreciation of tap dance in Canada.

 

Our Core Values are inclusivity, collaboration, diversity, and opportunity.​

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OUR INVESTMENT

 

We foster an environment where all are welcome to practice, create, perform, engage with, learn about, and serve. We’re committed to build community, share knowledge, and grow collective audiences, through collaboration and partnerships. We cultivate intergenerational and cultural representation across artists, faculty, and youth, honouring tap’s lineage. We build projects to serve the development of artists and professional bodies of work through education, outreach initiatives, networking, commissions, and presentations.