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WELCOME to TRANScendARTS
About
Created and led by Sid Ryan Eilers (they/them), founder of EILERS Dance Theatre, this program grows from over 25 years of teaching, creating, and performing, and a commitment to building spaces of belonging for queer and trans youth.
Rooted in Sid’s lived experience as a trans artist, TRANScendARTS emerges from a deep understanding of what it means to long for spaces where you can be fully seen, and from the belief that movement is a powerful tool for self-expression, connection, and transformation.
TRANScendARTS is a creative movement and contemporary dance program for young people of all identities, with a focus on supporting trans, non-binary, and gender-expansive participants. Through dance, storytelling, music, improvisation, and collaborative play, participants build coordination, confidence, and creativity while exploring self-expression and connection in a supportive and joyful environment.
Registration & Fees
Fee for 6 week Spring Creative Movement:
$108.00 for the full program upon registration - Sliding scale available*
How to Register:
- Complete the online registration form.
- We will contact you for a welcome conversation to discuss your hopes, goals, and payment options.
What Happens in a Class?
Each weekly session blends creative movement, contemporary dance, improvisation, and interdisciplinary exploration: including art, drama, music, storytelling, and even dress-up!
Classes are designed to:
- Ignite curiosity and joy
- Foster self-expression and confidence
- Build community in a safe, supportive environment
Meet Your Facilitators
Sid Ryan Eilers (They/Them)
Sid Ryan Eilers (They/Them)
Sid Ryan Eilers (They/Them)
Sid Ryan Eilers (they/them) is a dance artist, educator, and choreographer based in Toronto. With over 25 years of experience, their work spans performance, creation, and education across Canada.
Sid performed with Motus O Dance Theatre from 2000 to 2006, touring nationally in large-scale physical theatre productions. They have also perfo
Sid Ryan Eilers (they/them) is a dance artist, educator, and choreographer based in Toronto. With over 25 years of experience, their work spans performance, creation, and education across Canada.
Sid performed with Motus O Dance Theatre from 2000 to 2006, touring nationally in large-scale physical theatre productions. They have also performed in works by Andrea Nann and Peggy Baker, and have been mentored by internationally renowned choreographer Shahar Binyamini. Their choreographic work has been presented by venues across Canada, and they have participated in residencies at the Banff Centre for Arts and Creativity, FLIGHT with Côté Danse and Crow’s Theatre, and the National Ballet of Canada’s Open Space.
As a faculty member at Canada’s National Ballet School, Sid teaches across Community Dance, the Intensive Ballet Program, and the Adult Ballet Program. Their teaching supports young people in developing confidence, creativity, and embodied expression through movement.
Vincent Enorme (He/They)
Sid Ryan Eilers (They/Them)
Sid Ryan Eilers (They/Them)
Vincent Enorme (He/They) is a queer Filipino-Canadian based in Toronto. This is the city he continues to learn, work, and play in as a dancer, creator, and performer. He moves with emotion, physicalizing the world around him. He is eager to use the whole body to share stories on both contemporary and commercial stages. An honours graduat
Vincent Enorme (He/They) is a queer Filipino-Canadian based in Toronto. This is the city he continues to learn, work, and play in as a dancer, creator, and performer. He moves with emotion, physicalizing the world around him. He is eager to use the whole body to share stories on both contemporary and commercial stages. An honours graduate from George Brown College’s Commercial Dance Program, where they had the opportunity to train in contemporary, ballet, jazz, modern, hip hop, acting, singing, and musical theatre.
Vincent’s commercial and concert style training allowed him to expand his vocabulary and sharpen his artistry. Along with his technical practice, Vincent has an interest in creating immersive works, making movement with meaning. He continues to collaborate with local artists and collectives within the GTA exploring their work. They are a committed performer, prepared to use any style to create art. He is ready to enter any universe he is invited into. To be limitless.
Steph Harkness (They/Them)
Sid Ryan Eilers (They/Them)
Steph Harkness (They/Them)
Steph Harkness (they/them) is a teacher and Dora Award-winning performer based in so-called Toronto. Steph grew up in Mississauga and began their dance education at Cristina Pora’s Classical Dance Academy, later training and performing with the Canadian Contemporary Dance Theatre. After graduating from Etobicoke School of the Arts, Steph
Steph Harkness (they/them) is a teacher and Dora Award-winning performer based in so-called Toronto. Steph grew up in Mississauga and began their dance education at Cristina Pora’s Classical Dance Academy, later training and performing with the Canadian Contemporary Dance Theatre. After graduating from Etobicoke School of the Arts, Steph earned a BFA in Dance and a BA in Anthropology from Purchase College, SUNY.
Steph is a frequent collaborator with absurdist dance-theatre company, Rock Bottom Movement. Additionally, they have performed works by Angela Blumberg, José Limón, Eilish Shin-Culhane, and Colleen Snell, to name a few.
As a faculty member at the School of Canadian Contemporary Dance Theatre and a frequent guest teacher at various institutions and high schools across Ontario, Steph has experience teaching all different age groups and skill levels. Steph’s artistic practice explores the potential of dance as a means for cultivating cathartic experiences and fostering community.