Dancing in the Library

Exciting news...Frog in Hand is coming to a library near you!

Thanks to the generous support of the Ontario Trillium Foundation, Frog in Hand is presenting 15 free dance performances in local Mississauga libraries. Our dancers will share a mixed-bill performance inspired by the theme of reading, incorporating a variety of dance styles genres. It's an all-ages event to share the joy of dance.

Don’t miss this opportunity to get Dancing in the Library!

Show dates coming soon.

Meet the Dancing in the Library Team!

Mafa Makhubalo: Choreographer

Mafa Makhubalo is a Movement Poet trained in folk forms from the Regions of African tradition, Southern African contemporary, and Western-Contemporary. "I am influenced by my understanding of dance as an accumulation of memories and my culture's history. I believe dance is an invisible evolution that becomes visible through movement, music and singing." Mafa's work is informed by cultural practices that remain underrepresented in the Canadian dance mainstream. He centers rhythm, presence, and spiritual grounding as core compositional elements. He works across communities, offering performances, workshops, and mentorship that are rooted in cultural practice. His choreography challenges dominant methods by proposing alternative logics shaped by lineage, improvisation, and lived experience.

Candace Kumar: Choreographer

Candace Kumar is a diasporic contemporary dance artist, educator, and choreographer from Mississauga, Ontario. She began dancing at the age of 10, learning dances from across the Philippines, which roots her artistry today. Candace reimagines her movement memory to tell stories about what she envisions as past, present, and future, embodying our shared humanity as we exist away from our ancestral home. Channeling dance to connect across space, time, and worlds—art as a path to reimage lost, new, and taken ways of our existence, unfolding colonialism's legacies across land and people. She was recently awarded the Mississauga Arts Council 2023 Established Artist Award and the City of Mississauga Civic Recognition Award.

Abby Silvera: Dancer & Choreographer

Abby Silvera is an interdisciplinary artist trained in dance, theatre and music. They have been a company member with Frog in Hand since 2022, working as a dancer, choreographer, and mentor. They are also a playwright, poet and songwriter, and devise theatrical works that explore love and violence through an absurd lens. They have presented their work with theatres such as Soulpepper, Buddies in Bad Times Theatre, Nightswimming, and Why Not, and received multiple grants from the OAC for development and workshops. They create work based in impulse and exploration, with the desire to connect fully to their body and the spaces they inhabit. Photo: Kendra Epik.

Bri Clarke: Dancer & Choreographer

Bri is a performer, producer, movement teacher, choreographer, and dramaturg, based in Tkarón:to. Her practice is centered around how physical, musical, and textual narratives shape characters in space. She has furthered her training in Europe, USA, and across Canada, in addition to gaining her BFA in 2020. Bri continues to freelance for multiple dance and theatre collectives. Most recently, she choreographed First Born Theatre’s musical “Killy Willy” at The Second City. Other credits: TOES FOR DANCE, The Fifth Dance, and Transcen|Dance Project. Photo by Alie Rutty. IG @brianna_clarkee

Alice Cavanagh: Project Coordinator

Alice (she/her) is an Australian movement artist and coach. Trained as an actor at the Victorian College of the Arts in Melbourne (2012), Alice became curious about the world of theatrical violence and physical communication. After working for several years in the Australian Film & TV industry as an actor, Alice left Australia to continue her studies as a fight/movement director in the UK and Canada. Alice is now working in Toronto as a movement artist and coach working with dancers, actors, directors, filmmakers, stunt performers, photographers, models, poets, and musicians to create meaningful stories for the stage and digital space.

Jeffrey Lapira: Dancer

Jeffrey, a Filipino-Canadian dancer, was born and raised in Mississauga. He graduated with a BFA in dance from Toronto Metropolitan University, where he had the pleasure of working with choreographers Vicki St. Denys, Valerie Calam, Hanna Kiel, and many others. After graduation, Jeffrey shifted his focus to more street-style-based dancing, recently joining ADDO dance company and performing “Behind the Scenes: A Show About a Show” with them.

Clara Isgro: Dancer

Clara is a dancer, teacher, choreographer, and artist based in Toronto, Ontario. She trained at Toronto Metropolitan University (formerly Ryerson University), where she received a BFA in Performance Dance. In 2024 she toured Seoul, South Korea performing “MOEM - BODY” with Human Body Expression as part of the Seoul International Dance Festival. She regularly works with choreographer Hanna Kiel and dance company Frog In Hand while collaborating on dance projects with fellow dance artists throughout the year. Her most recent performance was “A subject.” choreographed by Alli Carry as part of a new self-produced Ripe Fruit Dance Festival. Clara is also a teacher and choreographer at multiple institutions, which include her former dance school For The Love Of It School of Dance and Etobicoke School of the Arts, teaching students of all ages and in varying styles.

Danielle Davis: Dancer

Originally from Toronto, Danielle moved to Miami to study her BFA in Dance at the New World School of the Arts and graduated in April 2021. During her studies, she had opportunities to perform choreographic works by Ohad Naharin, Paul Taylor, Robert Battle, Ronald K. Brown, and Jennifer Archibald. Danielle has received additional training from summer studies with PreMIP, Alvin Ailey American Dance Theater, ArchCore40, and Conteur. She has enjoyed performing for Walt Disney World, TEDxToronto, Miss Universe Canada, and the Mississauga Arts Awards. Additionally, Danielle was the former Guest Artist and Rehearsal Assistant with Adele Myers and Dancers. As well as being a part of a community engagement program under the direction of Adele Myers and Dancers called Miami Dance Makers which performed at the Perez Art Museum. Danielle also performed in the Daniel Lewis Dance Sampler in Maya Billig’s work, Brink. Since then, Danielle moved back to Toronto and has continued to teach and dance throughout the city. Recently, Danielle performed at Fever After Dark in Seanna Bailey and Zuri Skeete’s work, Tell the Vision, The Healer, as well as being a part of Frog in Hand’s Summer Company’s 2023 work Noir. Danielle has recently been involved in Citadel’s Dance Mix performing Sofía Ontiveros’ work Ojalá.Danielle continues to explore her love and passion for dance through teaching youth and working on new performances and projects.

Derek Souvannavong: Dancer

Derek Souvannavong is a dance artist based in Tkaronto (Toronto) and a graduate of Dance at York University. He has premiered solo work “this identity: woven” co-created with Peggy Baker, receiving a Dora-award nomination for Excellence in Choreography. He has also presented solo work “Woven Presence” created through mentorship and residency with Peter Chin. His work is heavily influenced by the immense care he has received from both these artists and holds much gratitude for their warmth and generosity. Souvannavong has performed in various works by Ballet Creole, Frog in Hand, Ronald Taylor Dance, Rumi Jeraj and worked with artists Danny Grossman, Laurence Lemieux, Tracey Norman, Emily Cheung, Yui Ugai, and Newton Moraes among others. Souvannavong is intrigued by traditional Lao dance forms and continues to explore relations between Lao and western contemporary dance, weaving together his Lao heritage into his work. Photo: Kylie Thompson

Maria Riano: Dancer

Maria is a Toronto-based dancer, choreographer, and instructor who began her artistic journey in her birthplace of Bogotá, Colombia. A 2021 graduate of the Performance Dance program at Toronto Metropolitan University’s
Creative School, Maria has collaborated with prominent companies and festivals including Native Earth, The Bentway, Vanguardia Dance Projects, and Citadel + Compagnie for Night Shift 2022. Her long-standing history with Frog in Hand began in 2021 as a member of their Summer Company, and she is thrilled to rejoin them in 2026 to bring site-specific dance to the Mississauga community. Driven by an "eagerness of life" and a dedication to human connection, Maria’s movement practice is rooted in constant investigation and a profoundly open-minded and curious approach!

Amelie Mah: Dancer

Amelie (any pronouns) is a Chinese Canadian performer, creator, and collaborator. In her own works, Amelie loves exploring how combining spoken and physical expression with her movement practice can serve to create compelling stories. Amelie Mah is a 2025 TMU graduate with a BFA in dance. Since working as a dance steward in the 2025 dance: made in/fait au canada festival, Amelie has continued working with Tiger Princess Dance Projects, serving as a performer and arts educator in various ongoing projects and arts programming. Amélie is a 2025 graduate of Toronto Metropolitan University with a BFA in dance.