ABOUT

Shaka Lee is a Toronto-based dancer, heels instructor, choreographer, performer, and model whose career has been shaped by reinvention, resilience, and a deep belief in the power of feminine expression.

Shaka began performing as a go-go dancer in Toronto nightclubs in 2011 — long before she had any formal dance training. What started as a creative outlet quickly became something more. In 2015, she took her first heels class and began training seriously for the first time. That decision marked a turning point.

Heels wasn’t just another dance style; it was a portal into confidence, sensuality, and self-trust. Watching women transform in the studio — standing taller, moving boldly, supporting one another — reshaped her path. She knew she wanted to teach.

Over the years, Shaka has trained extensively in Toronto with renowned teachers from across North America, choreographed and performed in music videos with millions of views, appeared in a major motion picture, and taught both in-person and online across Canada. From 2021 to 2024, she relocated to Vancouver Island to help open a new dance location, where she spent three years cultivating a thriving heels community and mentoring hundreds of women in Victoria before returning to Toronto to continue expanding her work in dance and teaching.

Alongside her dance career, Shaka brings over 15 years of experience in fashion and commercial modelling. She has worked with brands including Sephora, El Jimador, Samsung, and Indeed, appearing in national campaigns, commercials and runway shows. Known for her expressive presence and professionalism, she brings confidence and authenticity to every stage and set.

Today, Shaka is building Venus Rising, an empowering online community devoted to helping women reconnect to their confidence, sensuality, and self-expression through heels dance and embodied movement. What began as her own transformation has grown into a mission: to create spaces where women feel powerful, supported, and unapologetically themselves.

Whether she’s teaching in the studio, performing under stage lights, or modelling in front of the lens, Shaka’s work is rooted in one core belief — confidence is something you can practice, embody, and rise into.