2025

2025 MODERN/CONTEMPORARY WORKSHOP CLASS w/ VIP Mitja Popovski from Slovenia

TEAM CANADA DANCE / IDO CANADA
Welcome!

Team Canada Dance is thrilled to welcome Mitja Popovski, the acclaimed choreographer for the Slovenia National Team, South African National Team, and the Chairperson for the IDO Modern & Contemporary Dance
Committee for the past 10 years.

A highly accomplished and versatile choreographer, Mitja excels in a vast range of dance styles, including modern, classic jazz, lyrical, Broadway musical, tap, hip hop, and comedy. His choreography blends funk, strength, and individual interpretation, with a strong emphasis on performance quality. Known for his energetic and demanding work, he fosters pure dedication from dancers, never allowing "marking" in his studio, Kazina Dance Company in Ljubljana, Slovenia.

If you have been to an IDO Modern/Contemporary World Championship with us then you have most likely seen and admired his work!

Just to name a few of his accomplishments, Mitja was named the 2008 International Dance Organization (IDO) Choreographer of the year, he is a member of the IDO Hall of Fame, awarded Best Slovenian Choreographer for the past 15 years, won multiple World Championship Titles as a choreographer and dancer in modern, show, jazz, and tap formations, groups, duos, and solos with. Kazina Dance Company, numerous World Titles as choreographer for the South African National Dance Team (2011-2024), an international judge for IDO, a member of the modern, jazz, show dance,
and tap committees, and Chairperson of the Slovenian IDO Judges Committee. Mitja also has an extensive choreography and teaching experience in stage/theatrical productions, television/music industry, casino/entertainment shows, as well aa international teaching. and masterclasses, choreographing in Croatia, Finland, Serbia, Russia, Czechia, South Africa, Germany, Italy, Belarus, Estonia, and now, Canada! He is a Master Teacher at the University of Sports, Ljubljana, and the Slovenian Dance Association for the past 15 years.

We welcome Mitja to Canada!
DATE: July 13th, 2025

LOCATION: 8 Automatic Rd, Brampton, ON

COST: $50 each

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Dancers competing in our 2025 Modern/Contemporary Large Group (Formation) with Mitja are not required to pay the $50. All other Team Canada Dancers are encouraged to take this opportunity at the $50 cost, but not required to.

Dancers age 12 and under must register for the 12 & under class but may add the 13 & over for cost, if they are at the required level.
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2025 MODERN/CONTEMPORARY WORKSHOP CLASS w/ VIP Mitja Popovski from Slovenia