Projects
What is a project?
Projects bring participants together to work toward a specific goal, whether it is a dance piece that will be presented in front of an audience, or training intensively for a period of time. It’s an opportunity to build relationships with other dancers with whom you will learn and train for a few months.
The Projects can take various forms, depending on the coaches’ artistic vision and the participants’ commitment. It is a full-session journey with the goal of training together and/or performing a choreography at the end of the session. To ensure a great experience for all participants, we ask you to commit to the full session.
Because we believe everyone should have access to the richest dance experience possible and because we believe music is at the heart of everything we do, we encourage coaches and students to work with our live bands to team up with a band, so that projects will perform to live music at the end of the session!
Project trials and auditions take place in September and January. If you cannot attend the auditions, please contact us and we’ll forward your requests to the coaches. Minimum level required for all trials: Foundation or equivalent.
C-Jam Crew (C2)
TRIALS: back in September!
C-Jam Crew is an entry-level Lindy Hop performance project that focuses on learning and performing a choreographed routine. Join this dynamic team to learn your first routine: it's an experience not to be missed and the beginning of your Lindy Hopper journey!
PREREQUISITE: trials
Facility with basic figures, rhythm combinations and various tempos (Lindy Foundations and equivalent)
Cool Cats Coleslaw Collective (C4)
AUDITIONS: back in September!
Our longest running performance project at Cat’s Corner, well known as the advanced group that is up for any challenge: fast, slow, tap, jam, improvisation and a spectacular performance with live music!
PREREQUISITE: level check at the auditions
Facility with basic figures, rhythm combinations and various tempos (Lindy Open and equivalent)
Jazz Cats
AUDITIONS: back in September!
Good solo dancing is essential to becoming a good partner dancer, full stop. Cat’s Corner has a longstanding tradition of jazz dancers, jazz collectives, and nurturing the development of individual, unique voices. Because Solo Jazz is so much fun, what's even more fun is when all the Cats dance together! Join the Jazz Cats and get a chance to work on your solo dancing with a group of like-minded individuals. These Jazz Cats will focus on hearty jazz, the most classic, iconic, legendary JAZZ DANCE.
PREREQUISITE: auditions, Solo Jazz basics or Foundations-Open level. Do you know your Shim Sham Shimmy?
Chorus Line
AUDITIONS: back in September!
Chorus Line jazz is like a dancing encyclopedia of Vernacular Jazz steps. You will explore the repertoire of the great showgirls of famous Harlem jazz clubs. The training will involve elements of Tap Dance technique.
Although the inspiration of everything this collective will do is grounded in the voices of legendary women of jazz, ALL BODIES and GENDERS are welcome here, and costume cohesion will be representative of the dancers participating.
PREREQUISITE: level check at the auditions
Facility with basic Jazz Dance figures, rhythm combinations and various tempos (Lindy Open and some Solo Jazz and/or Tap experience)
Lindy Training
AUDITIONS: back in September!
A training project is a focused group with limited spots, for training intensively without a performance goal. Working with the same dancers and coaches will help you set your goals and refine your technique to help you best express yourself on the dance floor.
PREREQUISITE: level and commitment check at the auditions
Facility with basic Lindy Hop and Vernacular Jazz moves, rhythm combinations and various tempos (Lindy Advanced and equivalent)
Collegiate Shag Training
TRIALS: on hold
A training project is a focused group with limited spots, for training intensively without a performance goal. Would you like to dive body and soul into a lesser-known but really FUN swing dance, the Collegiate Shag, with a collective of dancers just as enthusiastic as you? This Shag training session is dedicated to building a community of Shag dancers in Montreal and giving you the tools to become a local ambassador of the dance.
PREREQUISITE: level and commitment check at the trials.
Lindy Foundations or equivalent. You don’t need to know the basics of Collegiate Shag to join, but a high level of engagement and desire to learn is expected of all members.
Balboa Project
TRIALS: on hold
Take part in a Balboa-focused project, aimed at creating a motivating experience to train, play and explore! The session will end with a special choreographed routine created for you by the coaches.
PREREQUISITE: trials
Facility with basic Balboa figures, rhythm combinations and various tempos (Balboa Foundations and equivalent).
Blues Project
TRIALS: back in September!
Blues music is the best-known form of Black music. Its dance is a deep and rich expression of the human experience. The project aims at gathering all Blues dance enthusiasts who wish to learn and train with other motivated learners with a clear creative goal.
PREREQUISITE: trials
Facility with basic Blues dance moves, rhythm combinations and various tempos (Blues Foundations and equivalent)
Competition Project & Battle Training
AUDITIONS: on hold
Are you interested in competition? Do you want to acquire advanced skills to perform your dance in front of judges or in a battle context? You've come to the right place. Whether it's physical stamina or artistic demands, we'll make sure you work hard. Several special guests with extensive competitive experience will be visiting you throughout the session! The project also aims to reconnect jazz dancers to an element of the original culture of the dance.
PREREQUISITE: auditions
Open to everyone with an interest in Lindy Hop and competition, and some dance experience
