Oshun Dance Studios

09/12/2025

Do you want to get back into your bodies or try a new dance style ? This is the place for you.

✨ Adult Contemporary & Jazz Funk Dance Classes Start Tonight! ✨

We are thrilled to welcome back our amazing Reequal Smith as our Adult Contemporary Dance instructor — and this year, she’ll also be teaching Jazz Funk! 💃

We can’t wait to welcome both returning and new faces to the studio. There’s still time to join — just bring your passion to learn. Don’t worry if you’re brand new — whether you’re a beginner or have prior dance experience, you’ll discover the freedom of movement in a supportive, welcoming space.

What’s Contemporary?
A versatile style blending ballet, modern, and jazz — expressive, emotional, and fluid, Contemporary allows you to tell stories through movement.

What’s Jazz Funk?
A fun, high-energy fusion of jazz technique and hip hop grooves — bold, sharp, and stylish with plenty of attitude and personality.

📅 Tuesdays
7:00 – 8:00 PM → Contemporary
8:00 – 9:00 PM → Jazz Funk

📍 Starts September 9th
📩 For more info: info@havenwooddance.ca
🌐 Visit: havenwooddance.ca
✨ Join us — move, express, and feel the energy! ✨

07/29/2025

Are you ready to feel the heat this weekend !!

“FIRESTORM” from the Oshun Fire Collective will be bringing the heat and their devil sticks along with them. Get ready for some fun and fire tricks!!

This event is part of Pride PEI’s Rainbow Road Party, sponsored by and curated in collaboration with Lacuna PEI!

Make sure to join us on August 2nd from 4 PM – 11 PM to enjoy amazing local performers and vendors!”

Make sure to check out full schedule to catch all the details and performances.

07/15/2025

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07/10/2025

Did you grab your tickets ?! Can’t wait to show what we’ve been working on.

Join choreographer Reequal Smith for “Flocking Together,” where we’ll explore the elegant patterns of birds in flight through Afro-Contemporary movement and Calypso rhythms, which will become a stunning part of this summer’s Pageant.

No dance experience needed—just bring a sense of play and a readiness to move outdoors! The fields of New Glasgow await your footsteps!

👯‍♀️ Open to seniors, adults, teens and kids ages 9+
📅 First session: June 22, 4-6pm
📍 New Glasgow Christian Church

To learn more and sign up, visit the link in our bio!

07/09/2025

The 2025 dance: made in canada / fait au canada (d:mic/fac) Festival brings together an exceptional lineup of artists who challenge, inspire, and move with heart.

This August, experience a curated selection of exceptional contemporary dance works by artists from across the country curated by Yvonne Ng with guest curators, Jera Wolfe and Louise Lecavalier.

From evocative solos to genre-defying ensemble works, the festival invites audiences to engage with the body as a site of inquiry, resistance, and transformation.

📍 August 14 –17 at The Citadel: Ross Centre for Dance
📍 August 21 – 24 at Betty Oliphant Theatre

Also featuring Arts Encounters, a space for dialogue and discovery through exhibitions , artist talks, and community events.

🎟️ Tickets and full program now live — link in bio Or visit dancemadeincanada.ca

06/24/2025

Introducing your 2025 Diane Moore Creation Reward recipient Reequal Smith ()!

Created in 2007, this award honours Live Art Dance’s founder, Diane Moore. Diane was deeply passionate about stimulating and promoting new dance creations and was inspiring in her tremendous support for Atlantic Canadian artists. The award is given in memory of Diane’s remarkable contributions to the growth of the local dance ecology.

This award is made possible through the generous support of Neal Livingston and Dance Nova Scotia.

Reequal Smith – Artistic Director, Choreographer, and Cultural Leader
Reequal Smith is a multidisciplinary artist, choreographer, and educator originally from The Bahamas, now based in Prince Edward Island. As the Founder and Artistic Director of Oshun Dance Studios, she seamlessly merges her Bahamian heritage with Canadian dance culture, creating a dynamic fusion of Afro-Caribbean movement, contemporary flow, and funk jazz. An alumna of Holland College’s School of Performing Arts, Reequal has over a decade of performance experience and is deeply engaged in community arts initiatives.

Beyond her contributions to dance, she serves as the Program and Events Coordinator for the Black Cultural Society of PEI and the Administrator\/Outreach Coordinator for the Canadian Women of Colour Leadership Network. A strong advocate for diversity in the arts, she holds leadership roles with The Fringe Festival (PEI), Fusion Charlottetown, and Kinetic Studio in Halifax. Her artistic work spans festivals, community projects, music videos, and documentaries, amplifying Black and BIPOC voices across the Maritimes. In recognition of her impact, she was awarded the 2025 Kerri Wynne MacLeod Women of Impact Award in the Arts.

As a fire dancer, choreographer, and mentor, Reequal is dedicated to creating inclusive spaces for artists and youth. Through Oshun Dance, she continues to celebrate the rhythms of the Caribbean, fostering cultural connection and artistic excellence in PEI’s evolving dance scene.

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05/21/2025

05/11/2025

Did someone say STREET FEAST!!! 💃🏽💃🏽 calling everyone to show up and show out!!! Oshun and Fire Collective are super happy to bring the heat for another year. Don’t miss us Saturday May 17th, 2025 kicking off your May long Weekend.

Kent Street is the place to be on May 16 & 17 - is rollin’ in hot! This colourful two day block party shuts down the strip between Great George and Prince Streets in downtown Charlottetown for food, drinks, tunes, and good vibes all around.

🎸 We’re talkin’ live music, dance performances, a 90s DJ dance party, carnival-style street games, pop-up buskers, trivia, a hot-dog eating contest, live magic, and more surprises along the way.

🍭Your favourite Kent Street (and nearby) spots will be servin’ up carnival-inspired eats and drinks: corn dogs, funnel cake knots, cotton candy, walking nachos, pizza slices, candy apples… need we say more?

💤 Want to stay close to the action? has special Street Feast room rates for May 16 & 17 only - starting at just $79 + taxes. Call 902.370.2787 and quote “Street Feast” to book!

DATE: May 16 & 17
TIME: Friday 4–11 PM \/ Saturday 12–11 PM
LOCATION: Kent Street (between Great George & Prince Street)
ADMISSION: Free! Valid photo ID required. Under 19 welcome but must be with a parent or guardian after 8PM.

Rain or shine, we’re doin’ this! 🙂‍↕️

🔗 Full details and FAQs at discovercharlottetown.com (link in bio!)

Let’s kick off patio season the right way, folks. See you on Kent! 🎈🕺✨

05/08/2025

Reflections: Over the weekend it’s truly been a joy to be apart of this amazing cohort of dancers. Learning and gaining so much insight about the creation process and the stories. Thank you to for giving me the opportunity and taking the knowledge and inspiration to move forward in my creation process. Also,I’ve gained new friendships and I can’t wait to see what the world has to offer.

The beautiful thing about art is that we can take as much time as we need to explore the narrative .

Recap: Spring is in full swing, which means it’s time for our 11th annual CLEaR Forum (Choreographic Lab Exploration and Research)! We’ve arrived with a fantastic cohort of local and visiting artists, to dive into a luscious week of exploration at the Ross Creek Centre for the Arts in the picturesque Sipekne’katik\/Annapolis Valley.

We are pleased to share this year’s participating artists:

Rumi Jeraj
Photo by Kendra Epik

I’thandi Munro
Photo by Kevin MacCormack

Vicki Sue Machin
Photo by Nanne Springer

Kay MacDonald
Photo by Haley MacPhee

Kunji Ikeda
Photo by Olya Glotka

Claire Newbery
Photo by Caleb Shaw

Reequal Smith
Photo by Dotun Adedoyin

Head over to to check out the line up of artists and more about Clear Forum

04/22/2025

Calling all studios + youth programs!

This summer, Oshun Dance Studios is hitting the road with vibrant outreach dance workshops designed to spark creativity and celebrate culture through movement!

We’re offering high-energy sessions in:
• Jazz Funk
• West African & Afro Contemporary
• Bahamian Folk
• And more!

Perfect for youth ages 7+ — these workshops empower young movers to express themselves, connect with culture, and have FUN.

Now booking for Summer 2025!
Let’s move, groove + grow together.

To book:
DM us or email: info.oshundancepei@gmail.com

Check out Oshun Website and sign up to our newsletter to find out more!

03/29/2025

Are you coming to the Atlantic Entertainment Expo ?

Oshun is super excited and grateful to be one of the vendors and hosting a workshop at in Charlottetown !!

To all my gamers , anime lovers , artists this is the place for you.

Oshun Dance workshop will be Sunday May 30th at 4pm at the Delta.

Bring your kids , it’s for all levels. Check out Oshun booth #503 sign up for our newsletter and grab some goodies to go !!!!!

03/08/2025

Happy International Women’s Day!!

We are powerful figures that can’t be beat. We are our own sacred light. Divinity, love , pure and sensual. ASHE!

Let us keep igniting our flames.

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