Fall/Winter Programs
Registration for Fall 2011 is now closed. We are currently accepting registration in our Winter/Spring programs.Dance Co. offers classes for all ages, broken down into six different groupings. Within each age group there are six levels of training: Recreational Beginner, Recreational Accelerated, Recreational Advanced, Competitive, Intensive and Company. Each of our programs provides opportunities, technique and performance , while developing confidence and creativity.
NEW CLASSES ADDED FOR FALL 2011!!
Glee Club...Let your voice soar, your heart dance and your spirit fly in this fun and inspiring class! Students will study with both a vocal and a dance/theatre teacher blending their vocals, dance and performing skills to build an exciting piece.
BOYS ONLY CLASSES
Jazz Fusion;
A combination of jazz, contemporary and funk specifically directed towards boys, nurturing passion for movement in a supportive and active setting.
Conditioning;
This class is aimed at developing boys individual strength, flexibility and facility while teaching proper technique and alignment. Allowing the boys to take on new and exciting movement challenges from a safe and knowledgeable place.
Tuition is free for these All-boy classes when co - registered with another class. Please contact the office if you would like more information.
Recreational
Preschool 3 – 4 years
Ballet, Tap & Boys' Hip Hop.Pre-Primary 5 – 6 years
Ballet, Tap, Jazz, Hip Hop & Boys' Tap and Hip-HopPrimary 7 - 8 years
Ballet, Tap, Jazz, Hip Hop, Acro & Boys' Tap and Hip-HopJunior 9 - 11 years
Ballet, Tap, Jazz, Hip Hop, Lyrical, Contemporary, Stage, Glee Club, Acro, Breakdance & Boys' Hip Hop, Tap, Jazz Fusion and Conditioning.Intermediate 12 - 14 years
Ballet & Pointe, Tap, Jazz, Hip Hop, Lyrical, Stage, Acro, Glee Club, Contemporary, Breakdance & Boys' Hip Hop, Jazz Fusion and Conditioning.Senior 15 – 18 years
Ballet & Pointe, Tap, Jazz, Hip Hop, Lyrical, Stage, Glee Club, Acro, Breakdance, Contemporary, Acro and Breakdance & Boys' Hip Hop, Jazz Fusion and Conditioning.Fall/Winter Programs - Competitive
Registration for Fall/Winter is now closed. For information on our auditions for the 2012/13 season, please visit our Dates & Events Page.
Students who wish to dance with us at the Competitive, Intensive or Company level should contact the Dance Co office to set up an assessment.
Competitive 2011 - 2012
These classes are designed for the more serious dance student. The competitive Ballet, Jazz, Lyrical, Tap classes are based on two to three classes a week per discipline. Students prepare for competitions in choreography classes and develop their skills in technique classes. All competitive students are required to study competitive ballet in addition to their other classes (with the exception of tap and hip hop). Students will compete in dance festivals in the Spring in addition to the year-end recital May 25th, 26th & 27th, 2012.Company and Intensive
Dance Co’s impeccable faculty provides a highly competitive program to gifted young dancers.
The demands of The Company Program requires our dancers to train rigorously at an extremely high level. Students who are chosen to train at this level, without exception, are all high achieving, hard working individuals. Our Company dancers compete nationally and internationally and as such, are required to travel to meet their competition schedule. The past year members of our Intermediate and Senior Company trained and/or competed in Italy, New York, Seattle, San Antonio and Los Angeles. In each city our Company dancers took home scholarships for outstanding achievement, gold standings and overall high score awards.
Dance Co requires its Company members to train during the summer as well. This summer members of our Company program have been invited to train at the Royal Winnipeg Ballet Summer School, the National Ballet Summer School and at World Dance Movement in Italy. Our full Company is looking forward to performing at Nationals for in Kelowna and spending the last two weeks of the summer training with New York’s Pushing Progress Faculty in preparation for the upcoming season!
Dance Co has been producing professional dancers since 1992 with concentrated training in Contemporary, Jazz, Lyrical, Ballet, Pointe, Anatomy, Bodywork, Body Conditioning, Tap, Hip Hop, Improvisation and Performance Stage. Our dancers study and are examined in the prominent Cecchetti Ballet method.
Pro'fessional Half-day Training Program - Intermediate & Senior
The most intense training program for the most serious dance students; based on physical talent, work ethic and performance ability. For grade 8-12 students, who wish to pursue a career in dance, while still attaining their academic goals. This program combines with a half-day secondary school program; either through SPARTS at Magee Secondary School or with permission from the dancers home school (the home school must have a non rotating block schedule). This program allows dancers to allocate additional hours during the school day to dance and still meet their academic requirements.Classes begin mid-day several days a week and are finished by early evening most days. Dancers must have a tremendous desire to excel. Dancers will train in all disciplines, study all aspects of Dance, including anatomy, bodywork, choreography and history of dance. Additionally, these dancers will participate in the teacher-training program. Pro' Half day dances will perform, train, and compete with their Company and Intensive counterparts for choreography. Core competing routines will be done in Ballet, Jazz, Lyrical, and Contemporary dance, with optional additions of Tap, Hip Hop and Acro.
This intense and demanding program requires full commitment from the students and their families. All classes demand high levels of physical strength, technique and discipline. The Pro' Half Day Program is
designed to provide the more focused and dedicated student with quality
training in preparation for a career within dance; and most importantly within the most nurturing and positive environment possible.
Applications for this program can begin as early as January. For more details on this program and requirements please contact the Dance Co office.
Dance Co. presents the Pre-Show "SNEAK PEEK"
Once again, a Pre-Show will be held on February 25th, 2012. ALL Company, Intensive, and Competitive group and solo/duo/trio dance routines will be participating in this event. (This is the ONLY event when all solo/duo/trio routines will be performed.)These special shows are a great opportunity for the dancers to perform their routines on stage for an audience prior to their competitions. It will allow time to get feedback from the performance and go back to the classroom to make any final changes and corrections prior to performing at the dance competitions. We think that this opportunity will be of great benefit for the dancers and lots of fun too!!
ALL COMPANY, INTENSIVE AND COMPETITIVE DANCERS ARE EXPECTED TO BE IN ATTENDANCE AT THIS EVENT.
Dance Competitions
This year Company, Intensive and Competitive dancers will be performing group and solo/duo/trio dance routines in a number dance competitions in March, April & May.Dance Festivals are great performing opportunities for Dance Co students. They also serve as goals that the dancers may work towards. ATTENDANCE IS MANDATORY!!
"SHOWCASE 2012"
This special honours performance will now be held at the end of our recital at the Gateway Theatre on SATURDAY, MAY 26th, 2012Dance Co.'s Director and Faculty will be inviting certain dance routines to participate in "SHOWCASE 2012". More information will follow in the spring.
PLEASE NOTE: Festival dates are TENTATIVE. The events may extend past what is advertised, however we will provide the finalized dates and times as soon as they are available.