Cypher Playground

Here's a quick recap of all 4 days of Cypher Playground. Our hearts are full! So many feelings of gratitude. Thank you to everyone who participated, contributed, and came out to support year one of this festival! Let's keep growing and sharing. This is just the beginning! Film 📽 & Edit 🎞 by the amazing @ninjahmal Supported by @torontoartscouncil @canada.council @dancemakersto @balancingactcanada

Frankie J is back with a IndaHouse UK (@indahouseuk ) Experience Workshop with his crewmate Dat Boi Troy (@troy_uk ) DJing in Toronto 💫 Frankie J (@thereddreadhousehead ) of Plague Dance Crew, InDaHouse, Deep Manners, and Sour Patch Collective Worldwide in Toronto! Originally from Bristol, UK, Frankie is an internationally known House dancer who blends natural talent with years of dedicated training. With a background in contemporary and street dance, he earned a First Class degree from London Contemporary Dance School in 2013. Since then, he’s focused on House Dance, building a global career as a dancer, roller skater, and DJ, competing at major events like Juste Debout, Summer Dance Forever, and IBE. 📅 Monday, May 18 (Stat Holiday) 🚪Doors open 4:15pm 🕗 4:30 to 6:30pm EST (2hr) 📍 Dance Annex - Studio 527 (527 Bloor St West, 2nd floor / near Bathurst) LIMITED SPACE! No registration at the door, expected to sell out! EARLY BIRD FLASH SALE END SAT MAY 9, 11:59PM EST $40 $45 after Sat May 19 Or $85 for both Dat Boi Troy's and Frankie J's workshops Refunds are available up until the day before the workshop (Sunday May 17, 2PM) 📋 DM @cypherplayground to reserve your spot.

IndaHouse UK (@indahouseuk ) Experience Workshop with Dat Boi Troy (@troy_uk ) with Frankie J (@thereddreadhousehead ) DJing in Toronto 💫 Troy is a professional dancer and DJ from North west London that specialises in House dance, floorwork and movement. He has trained with the Bolshoi ballet school and graduated at London Russian ballet school. Troy has been fusing his ballet, Caribbean and contemporary techniques with his house dance, giving him a unique style in the house dance scene today and has become one of the leading Dancers for the culture in the house dance scene today. He has Judged, competed & taught around the Uk, USA, Europe, Africa & Asia. 📅 Monday, May 18 (Stat Holiday) 🚪Doors open 2PM 🕗 2:15pm to 4:15pm EST (2hr) 📍 Dance Annex - Studio 527 (527 Bloor St West, 2nd floor / near Bathurst) LIMITED SPACE! No registration at the door, expected to sell out! EARLY BIRD FLASH SALE END SAT MAY 9, 11:59PM EST $40 $45 after Sat May 19 Or $85 for both Dat Boi Troy's and Frankie J's workshops Refunds are available up until the day before the workshop (Sunday May 17, 2PM) 📋 DM @cypherplayground to reserve your spot.

Thanks for coming to House Freestyle Workshops in Toronto with @tsunami_soulshifter & @thereddreadhousehead ! We're grateful for Tsunami to visit Toronto for the first time to teach us how to spin and freestyle in a house context, and Frankie J breaking down musicality! Both putting the value of having experiences with house dance in different contexts and spaces, especially in the club 💫 Shout out to @middleworx @boogieonqueen @thatartsgroup for making this past week possible in their spaces and collaboration *missing bday boy @badonemec in the Cypher Playground pic on the last slide

CAN YOU HANDLE IT? A hip-hop & house jam for B Bad's Bday Thursday March 26 Featuring DJs: 🎧 Frankie J (@thereddreadhousehead ) 🎧 Dirty Dale (@djdirtydale_ ) 🎧 B Bad (@badonemec ) No cover! Free! 📍Boogie (1188 Queen St. W, near Gladstone) 🕘 Event starts at 9pm Supported by @middleworx and @boogieonqueen

There ain’t no party like a cypher friendly party 👟 #AndyPoolHall vibes in 2026 anyone? Shoutout to DJs like @djfaselostrecords for bringing the heat 🔥 JUGGERNAUTZ Ep. 2 is now live on COLLECTIVE TV 📺 Link in bio ⬇️

Give it up to all the DJ legends in the city 🔥 @djgrouch @djdopey @djserious @celebrating_son_of_soul @djfaselostrecords @dj_jtec @djlaw3000 @mensathedj @stfdjs @djdirtydale_ @skratchbastid JUGGERNAUTZ Ep. 2 is now live on COLLECTIVE TV 📺 Link in bio ⬇️

DJ B BAD breaks down why hip-hop music was the heart of Toronto’s breaking scene. JUGGERNAUTZ Ep. 2 is now live on COLLECTIVE TV 📺 Link in bio ⬇️

⚠️ AT FULL CAPACITY House Freestyle Workshop with Frankie J (@thereddreadhousehead ) of Plague Dance Crew, InDaHouse, Deep Manners, and Sour Patch Collective Worldwide in Toronto! Originally from Bristol, UK, Frankie is an internationally known House dancer who blends natural talent with years of dedicated training. With a background in contemporary and street dance, he earned a First Class degree from London Contemporary Dance School in 2013. Since then, he’s focused on House Dance, building a global career as a dancer, roller skater, and DJ, competing at major events like Juste Debout, Summer Dance Forever, and IBE. 📅 Friday, March 27 🕗 8:30pm to 10:30pm EST (2hr) 📍 Rehearsal Hall, 1110 Dupont St., Toronto ON. LIMITED SPACE! EARLY BIRD FLASH SALE END TUES FEB 3, 11:59PM EST $40 $45 after Tues Feb 3. Or $80 for both Tsunami and Frankie J's workshops Refunds are available up until the day before the workshop (Thursday March 26, 6PM) 📋 DM @cypherplayground to reserve your spot. In collaboration with @middleworx 📹 Video (filmed by @denisrugema_official ) is from the last time Frankie J taught a workshop in Toronto, hosted by @raoulwilke

⚠️ AT FULL CAPACITY House Freestyle Workshop with Tsunami (@tsunami_soulshifter ) of Circle of Fire and Soulshifters in Toronto! The cypher is where we speak without words. Join Tsunami for a House-driven freestyle workshop focused on improvisation, musicality, and technique—integrating turns, spins, and circular flow to build control, freedom, and movement from the inside out. Ami “Tsunami” Ferreira is a dancer, roller skater, and multidisciplinary artist with over 35 years rooted in Club Culture. She emerged from the SF Bay Area’s underground house, hip-hop, rave, and club scenes of the late 1980s and 1990s, developing a freestyle movement language grounded in musicality, cypher ethics, and improvisation. Formally trained, she is a national champion in classical ballet and lyrical jazz and an international bronze medalist in artistic roller skating, blending classical discipline with abstract club expression. An alumna of Next Level USA’s cross-cultural exchange program, Tsunami designs and teaches workshops rooted in freestyle movement, cypher concepts and etiquette, and the preservation of club history. As part of Circle of Fire, Soulshifters Artistry Collective, and West Side Rollers, she honors Club Culture through artistic expression and leadership, cultivating connection and shared ground through dance, art, and music. 📅 Friday, March 27 🕗 6:45pm to 8:15pm EST (1hr 30min) 📍 Rehearsal Hall, 1110 Dupont St., Toronto ON. LIMITED SPACE! EARLY BIRD FLASH SALE END TUES FEB 3, 11:59PM EST $35 $40 after Tues Feb 3. Or $80 for both Tsunami and Frankie J's workshops Refunds are available up until the day before the workshop (Thursday March 26, 6PM) 📋 DM @cypherplayground to reserve your spot. In collaboration with @middleworx

Toronto showing out for Henry Link's Workshop! Thank you @linkefc for sharing with us! 🎶: @terricklaing - Cosmos Time feat. Reyrzy

Last week's workshop with @linkefc was 🔥. Always an honour to learn from one of the greats. Thank you to everyone that came through and showed love. 'Till next time!