Swallowing Clouds™ Educational Programme Paid Training Opportunity
tiger princess dance projects (tpdp) invites applications for a paid training opportunity with the Swallowing Clouds™ Educational Programme.
We are seeking recent post-secondary graduates with a strong dance background who are interested in working in the arts and with children. Applicants may come from dance, theatre, writing, or other multidisciplinary practices, but should have a solid foundation in movement and a curiosity for working across artistic forms.
Selected participants will take part in four days of in-person training in Toronto (June 2–5, afternoons), totalling approximately 16 hours. Participants will be compensated at $20 per hour.
The training offers both practical and theoretical experience in guiding children through a multidisciplinary creative process. Participants will learn approaches to:
- Facilitating the creative process
- Guiding creative movement-based exploration
- Facilitating (workshops for children)
- Improvisations and interdisciplinary creation
Participants will also gain insight into working with children in community settings and supporting imaginative, collaborative environments.
About Swallowing Clouds
Swallowing Clouds™ is a community literacy and dance-based programme created by Yvonne Ng that has been running in Toronto Public Libraries since 2010. Through movement experimentation, written responses, music creation, visual and theatre arts, Swallowing Clouds artists work with children to explore storytelling through the body and imagination.
The programme encourages children to:
- Develop their imagination
- Connect movement with language and storytelling
- Collaborate with others
- Build confidence through creative expression
Central to the programme is the belief that every participant can create and share their own story through movement and artistic exploration.
Future Opportunities
Participants who complete the training may be invited to become Swallowing Clouds Apprentice Facilitators (SCAFs). Apprentice Facilitators may assist with future Swallowing Clouds programmes in libraries, schools, and community settings.
Eligibility
This opportunity is open to applicants who:
- Live within the Greater Toronto Area
- Are between the ages of 19 and 29
- Are eligible to work in Ontario, Canada
- Have a strong foundation in dance movement background, and have an interest in interdisciplinary arts
(SUBMISSION) REQUIREMENTS:
- An interest in working with children (age 6 -12) in a collaborative environment combining poetry, dance, music, theatre, and visual arts.
- Organized, flexible, and works well in a collaborative environment.
- Police check, as required for working with the vulnerable sector.
- Experience working with groups in community, arts, or educational settings.
- Experience facilitating or teaching movement, arts, or creative activities is an asset, but not required.
TO APPLY, please provide:
- Letter of intent (maximum 1 page)
- Resume outlining relevant experience (maximum 2 pages)
- Written samples (2-3) of poetry and/or videos of dance (maximum 10 minutes), and/or 2 – 3 digital files of visual art.
- Contact details of two references: employers, teachers, and/or mentors who are familiar with you and your work.
Submission Deadline EXTENDED: Friday, May 1, 2026 (5:00 pm EST)
If you require to submit this application in an alternate format (such as submitting an audio and/or video file), please contact info@princessproductions.ca