One of my favourite dance films of all time is the 1983 movie Flashdance, starring Jennifer Beals. It tells the tale of the classic dancer’s story - a person who struggles everyday to make their dance dreams come true against all odds.

The famous audition scene at the end of Flashdance is the highlight of the movie and throughout the years many people have spoofed this scene. Here are two vidoes which take a unique spin on portraying the audition scene from the film. Which one do you think did a better job?

O.I.P Dance Centre and Do Dat Entertainment presents… Dance workshops with Sho-Tyme and Lil’C for one night ONLY!

SHO-TYME: some of Sho-Tyme’s credits include: Katy Perry, Colby Odonis, Jay-Z, Gwen Stefani, Mary J. Blige, Shakira, Mya, Gnarls Barkley, Stomp The Yard, You Got Served and So You Think You Can Dance (USA and Canada).

LIL’ C: Lil’ C is featured in the film Rize (2005), is a choreographer and guest judge for the Fox dance reality show So You Think You Can Dance (USA) and choreographer for So You Think You Can Dance Canada. Some of his credits include: Jennifer Lopez, Ciara, Missy Elliott and Madonna.

Date: Tuesday, November 3, 2009
Time: 10:00 p.m.to 11:00 p.m. Sho-Tyme
11:00 p.m. to 12:00 a.m. Lil’C

Cost: $20 each class or $30 for both classes
Location: O.I.P Dance Centre, 190 Richmond Street East, 2nd floor, Toronto
Phone: 647-477-5225
E-mail: admin@oipdance.com

For those of you who didn’t have the opportunity to see Mark Samuels’ choreography in action at LG Fashion Week here’s a clip of the hot performance given at Vata Brasil’s spring/summer 2010 collection.

Congratulations to Mark and all the dancers. You did an amazing job!

Vibrating to the sounds of Janet Jackson, Alexandra ‘Spicey’ Landé’s love for street dance began in 1986. Spicey has studied and taught Hip-Hop dance for over 12 years at established Montreal dance studios. She is a well known choreographer and artistic director in the province of Quebec.

In 2005, Unkut Productions, an entertainment company that specializes in producing shows and events, made its way on the urban dance scene. The first fruit of this production is “Bust a Move” a street dance convention held once a year that unites Montreal’s some of the worlds best street dancers in a friendly competitive atmosphere.

Spicey has a major influence on Montreal’s street dance scene and is recognized as expert in her field. Her understanding of the Hip hop culture is admirably portrayed in all of her work and through the years she has developed a unique choreography style pushing hip hop dance to new limits.

Cost: $20.00
Date: Saturday, October 17, 2009
Time: 7:00pm - 8:30pm
Location: Oip Dance Centre
Street: 190 Richmond Street West, Toronto

View Larger Map

Return to Do Dat homepage

N.B.: sorry for the poor flyer image Wordpress was giving me issues in editing the picture

We’ve been away for a while but are back with a great video to share with you. This is an advertisement filmed in Liverpool Station in London, England for T-Mobile back in January 2009.

How cool would it have been to be rehearsing for this and then execute it live in front of an unsuspecting audience in a public space!

Check out Trish performing this Sunday, Sept 6 at DJ Baba Khan’s Birthday Party at Nava Bar (125 York Blvd).

It’s going to be HOT.

Calling all dancers! Do Dat Entertainment will be hosting a dance workshop with Gil Duldulao on Friday, August 28, 2009 at OIP Dance Centre, home of Do Dat Entertainment. The workshop will be from 9:30 p.m. to 11:00 p.m. and the cost will be $30/person.

 

Gil is a world renowned choreographer who has worked with Janet Jackson, Christina Aguilera, Britney Spears, Jennifer Lopez and the legendary Tina Turner.

 

He is in town for a few of days and this will be your only chance to learn from one of the best choreographers around. So you definitely don’t want to miss out!

 

Please note: you do not have to pre-register for the workshop, just come and sign up the day of. Space is limited so arrive early.

 

Date: Friday, August 28, 2009

Time: 9:30 p.m. - 11:00 p.m.

Cost: $30.00

 

Location: OIP Dance Centre, home of Do Dat Entertainment

190 Richmond Street East

Toronto, ON

(647) 477-5225

Last Wednesday I was on set of Trish’s new music video, Best day of my life. The set had a playful and energetic atmosphere that night and well into the hours of the following morning with dancers from Toronto, New York and Los Angeles gathered to take part in the shoot and lend their support on-site.

Read more »