Kaja Irwin

Kaja is a Winnipeg born dancer, choreographer, and dance educator.
After deciding to pursue a career in dance after completing her B.A. in
Political Science, Kaja studied in the Professional Training Program
offered at DJD, developing her love of both jazz and the Calgary dance
community. Kaja loves to explore movement and collaborations across
art forms. This includes working with Calgary jazz drummer Nate
Chiang developing improvised pieces for the stage, most recently in the
Arts Commons TD Incubator Program Amplify Pt 4 presented by
Wakefield Brewster in 2024, as well as creating solo jazz/mask/
puppetry work in both short film and stage formats, collaborating with
jewelry artist Corey Moranis in a short art film and developing her love
of costuming and styling. She has choreographed for Alberta Dance
Theatre for several seasons and is excited to be joining the Free House
dance family teaching in the youth and adult programming. Kaja has
performed professionally for over 10 years both nationally and
internationally and continues into her tenth season as a company
member with Decidedly Jazz Danceworks. She feels very inspired and
grateful to be a part of this Calgary arts community.