Joanne Baker

After a 7-year performance career with Canada’s Decidedly Jazz Danceworks (DJD) Joanne moved into administrative support roles including Artistic Assistant, Dance School Principal, and Artistic Outreach Associate. Teaching and sharing her love of jazz dance has been an integral part of Joanne’s 34-year career. Inspired by her mentors of the DJD style and philosophy along with countless jazz artists from the history of jazz dance, she has conducted workshops and intensives across Canada. She has presented at conferences in Vancouver, Newport, RI, Atlanta, GA, Bellevue, WA, Columbia, SC and Myrtle Beach, SC. Since moving to Ontario in 2020, Joanne has been leading workshops and master classes for the Toronto dance community including secondary dance programs in the GTA and is a guest faculty member at Toronto Metropolitan University.