Jennifer Dallas

Jennifer Dallas is a Toronto-based dancer, choreographer, teacher, and costume designer. Hailing from the Canadian Rockies, Dallas began her formal dance training at a very young age in ballet and contemporary dance. She is a graduate of The School of Toronto Dance Theatre.

In 2010 Dallas was the Metcalf-funded intern for 10 Gates Dancing under the direction of Tedd Robinson. She performed in his R3 at the National Arts Centre in October 2010. That year she was also a K.M Hunter Award nominee. In 2005 Dallas received a DanceWEB scholarship to study at ImPuls Tanz in Vienna, Austria. 

Since her choreographic debut in 2005, Dallas’ work has been presented by the Nigerian festivals Truefesta and Dance meets Danse. In Toronto she has been co-presented by DanceWorks on two occasions, and has presented numerous productions of her own. She has created commissioned works for the Scream literary festival, The Crazyfish Collective, and The School of Toronto Dance Theatre.

Dallas has performed in original choreographic works by Marc Boivin, Susie Burpee, Adedayo Liadi, and Tedd Robinson,. She performed as a solo dancer and choreographer with the Juno-nominated afrobeat band Mr. Something Something for four touring seasons from 2005 to 2009, and has presented movement workshops from coast to coast in Canada.

In 2008 Dallas founded Kẹmi Contemporary Dance Projects. Kẹmi is the name bestowed upon her by her mentor in Lagos, Nigeria, and it means “she who takes care of us”. In the winter of 2009, Dallas embarked on her third and most comprehensive tour of West Africa where she performed, taught, and created in Nigeria, Benin, Burkina Faso, and Ghana over two months.

Dallas is currently the resident costume designer for The School of Toronto Dance Theatre, and has done commissioned design work for Kaeja d’Dance, Princess Productions, and Blue Ceiling Dance. She currently sits on the Board of Directors of the Canadian Alliance of Dance Artists – Ontario Chapter.

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