dance Immersion Presents The 2025 Legacy Summit

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dance Immersion presents the Legacy Summit: a celebration of African American movement cultures

dance Immersion proudly presents the Legacy Summit, a one-of-a-kind professional development and concert experience running from August 6th–9th, 2025 in Toronto.

This four-day immersive summit will explore the African musical and movement roots of hip hop, jazz, house, krump, and more — offering an unparalleled opportunity to train with leading local and international artists.

Centered around the theme “African Roots, Musical Routes, and Future Branches in African American Movement Cultures”, the Legacy Summit invites Black dance participants (ages 15+) to deepen their choreographic voice and improvisational skill in an empowering, community-driven environment.

The summit features world-renowned faculty from throughout the USA and Canada including:

  • Tyedric Hill
  • Kobèna Aquaa-Harrison
  • Nubian Néné
  • Dr. ‘Funmi Adewole
  • Brinae Ali
  • Mark “Brui5er” Sheats
  • Marquisa “Miss Prissy” Gardner (the Queen of Krump)

To close out the summit, dance Immersion will present “Experimentations – An Improvisational Choreographic Concert”, a dynamic performance event showcasing original works by the Summit’s faculty alongside featured guest artists.

The power-packed concert lineup includes:

  • Vladimir “7Starr” Laurore (Montréal)
  • Raoul Wilke (Toronto)
  • Natasha Powell (Toronto)
  • Lisa La Touche (New York/Calgary)
  • Aïcha & Bénédicte (Montréal)
  • Jamari “Rhino” Whittaker (Toronto)
  • Marcus “O.G aka Lil Rude” Paris-Johnson (Toronto)
  • Athena Lucie (Montréal)
  • Travis Knights (Brampton)

This performance is open to the public and will be available to experience in person and via livestream.

Join Toronto’s dance Immersion organization in celebrating the richness of African American dance traditions while supporting the next generation of artists rooted in community, culture, and creativity!!!

Mark “Brui5er” Sheats
Miss Prissy aka The Queen of Krump

Tickets and registration are available here!!!