Thursday Afternoon WINTER 2026 STRENGTH TRAINING SERIES inspired by AXIS SYLLABUS with Kathleen Rea

Name: Thursday Afternoon WINTER 2026 STRENGTH TRAINING SERIES inspired by AXIS SYLLABUS with Kathleen Rea
Start: 2026-01-08T15:30:00-05:00
End: 2026-01-08T17:00:00-05:00
Location: Home studio in Toronto's West-end

Schedule

Thu Jan 08 2026 at 03:30 pm to 05:00 pm

UTC-05:00

Location

Home studio in Toronto's West-end | Toronto, ON

CLASS DESCRIPTION:
Kathleen will lead a strength training class that considers joint centration, functional movement patterns, and fascial training. She will approach this through the lens of the Axis Syllabus. This class is designed for movers who want to strengthen their bodies so they can move well while doing the things they love. Great for dancers as well as people looking to move well as they age or to rehab recurring injuries through strength training. Includes mat work as well as booty bands and Thera-Band resistance.
WHAT IS THE AXIS SYLLABUS? The Axis Syllabus is a compendium of information relevant to the training, preparation, and performance of the moving human body. The Axis Syllabus refers to physics, anatomy, and relevant scientific data on flexibility, strength, alignment, and injuries. Teachers of the Axis Syllabus use this information to inform their own movement choices and practices and to explore the what, where, and how of efficiency and safe risk-taking. Common-sense applications can be explored that apply information from the Axis Syllabus to all of life's activities, as well as specific practices such as climbing, horseback riding, construction work, sports, dance, running, etc. Those who want to be involved in the Axis Syllabus form an international community through the ASRM (The Axis Syllabus Research Meshwork), a dynamic and interactive forum of teachers, researchers, and students.
FOR ALL LEVELS
TIME:
Thursday afternoon 3:30 pm to 5:00pm
DATES :
10 Class Series on Thursday afternoon
Jan 8
Jan 15
Jan 22
*Jan 29 NO CLASS*
Feb 5
Feb 12
Feb 19
Feb 26
March 5
March 12
March 19
LOCATION: Home studio in the Roncesvalles Avenue, Toronto area. Between Roncesvalles Avenue and High Park, a few blocks up from the lake. You will be given the address once you register.
ACCESS: Studio is two lights up. Please contact us at [email protected] if you require accommodations that might make attending possible for you or if you have any questions about access..
COST:
$200 Regular price (for the 6-week series)
Drop-in $30
TEACHER: Kathleen Rea danced with Canada’s Ballet Jorgen, National Ballet of Canada & Tiroler Landestheater (Austria). She fell in love with contact improvisation 22 years ago & has been involved in the community ever since. She has choreographed over 40 dance works and has been nominated for 5 DORA awards. Kathleen has a learning disability which means writing takes 6 times longer than average. It is one of life’s mysteries that despite this struggle she loves writing and is a published author (The Healing Dance). She has a Master’s in Expressive Arts with a minor in Psychology. She is a certified teacher of the Axis Syllabus and Buteyko Breathing. She is the director of REAson d’etre dance, a Toronto not-for-profit dance company that is contact improvisation based and produces a weekly jam, a Film Fest, and dance theatre productions. She has autism & works to educate the world about neurodiversity. She developed the well-read REAson d’etre dance Dance Jam Guidelines (download here) which over the past 20 years have influenced consent culture in the contact improvisation worldwide community. She also is the founder of the Contact Improv Consent Culture Blog. Kathleen Rea's Demo Reel

ILLNESS PREVENTION MEASURES:
- There will be a commercial HEPA filter running during class time.
- Windows will be open (weather permitting... so in warm weather)
- Masks will be optional (about 10% to 20 % of people attending wear masks)
- Contiguous skin eruptions or infections need to be covered by a medical-grade dressing
- Please do not attend if you are ill.
PRODUCED BY:
https://reasondetre.com/
and
https://movingbreathproject.com/
REAson d’etre dance is funded by:
Toronto Arts Council
Ontario Arts Council
The Canadian Heritage Foundation