Dance Ontario - Open Classes

ONTARIO

AJAX

BARRIE

Simcoe Contemporary Dancers (SCD)

Simcoe Contemporary Dancers (SCD) is hosting several contemporary dance classes and workshops at the Downtown Community Theatre, 1 Dunlop St. W, Barrie

Sunday June 28:
11am-12:15pm - Elementary/Intermediate
1pm – 2:15pm - Company class/Intermediate to Advanced

*Thursday July 2:
11am-12:15pm - Company class/Intermediate to Advanced
4:30pm-5:45pm - Workshop: Movement Improvisation (all levels)
6:30pm-7:45pm - Elementary/Intermediate

Sunday July 5:
11am-12:15pm - Elementary/Intermediate
1pm – 2:15pm - Company class/Intermediate to Advanced
6:45pm-8pm - Elementary/Intermediate

Sunday July 12:
11am-12:15pm - Elementary/Intermediate
1pm – 2:15pm - Company class/Intermediate to Advanced)
6:45pm-8pm - Workshop: Movement Improvisation (all levels)

Sunday July 19:
11am-12:15pm - Elementary/Intermediate
1pm – 2:15pm - Company class/Intermediate to Advanced
6:45pm-8pm - Elementary/Intermediate

Drop in rate: $15 ($10 for CADA members)
Class Card of 5: $60

Classes/Workshops are open to ages 16 and up.
Parent/guardian signature is required for participants under 18 years of age.

* July 2 is a Promenade Day. Dunlop St. is closed to traffic from Mulcaster St. to Toronto St.

Not sure what class to take? Check out the class descriptions at:
SimcoeContemporaryDancers.blogspot.com

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Simcoe Contemporary Dancers is a not-for-profit professional performance ensemble, based in Simcoe County, Ontario. As local artists, our goal is to raise visibility and participation in contemporary dance by: Providing workshops/classes for adults at an intermediate to advanced level of training; creating and performing works that are relatable and engaging to the general public; and providing public access to dance through performances/community involvement.

BELLEVILLE

Irish Set Dance

Irish Set Dance in Belleville, Ontario. Every Wednesday from 6:30pm to 8:30pm at the Irish Hall, 315 Church Street, Belleville. Email setdance@qics.ca, visit http://www.qics.ca or call (613)967-1995 for more information.

BRAMPTON

Start the year off in a sexy way!

REGISTRATION NOW OPEN FOR 2009!!

Start the year off right and get back into shape... sexy style!

We offer classes in the following areas:
- Brampton
- Etobicoke
- Georgetown
- Scarborough
- Toronto Downtown
- Thornhill
- Mississauga North
- Mississauga South
- Port Credit
- Toronto Yorkville

Sessions include:
Strip to Fit, Girl-A-Licious, Sexy Hip Hop, Sexy Bellydance, Sexy Bollywood, Sexy Goddess Workout, Zumba, Dance Grooves

Contact info@laurafurtado.com to register for a session.
www.laurafurtado.com

BURLINGTON

The Burlington Footnotes & Company

SUMMER DANCE SESSION
"Put Your Best Foot Forward"

Broadway Tap 6:30pm
Fosse Jazz 7:30pm

Tuesday July 31, August 7, 14, 21, 28
Central Arena Auditorium, 519 Drury Lane, Burlington
(Facility is air conditioned)
$40 for either Tap or Jazz session
Drop in Fee - $8.50 per class
Classes are for adults only (GST Included)

Instructor: Barbara Kerr

For registration/information visit www.burlingtonfootnotes.com 905-681-1517 or rosemarie_maurice@sympatico.ca

CONCORD

Dancers and Teachers Course code: DANCE A1 Understanding Dance Technique

Ballet classes for adults, students, teachers who want to be qualified in the Cecchetti System.

Program Taught by:
Miss Elain Daviau A.I.S.T.D. Associate Diploma Cecchetti Faculty
Member of the Imperial Society of Teachers of Dancing.

The Cecchetti Society of Canada accepts students entered by a qualified Cecchetti teacher who is authorized to prepare and enter students for examination.

Understanding Dance
· Correcting basic movements.
· How to use connecting steps.
· How to practice effectively.
· Increasing stamina.
· Cecchetti exam study

Focus
Classes focus on technique and strength building for balance, jumps, pirouettes, point work and partnering. Each student benefits from individual attention. Class exercises are based on the Cecchetti System used to train professional dancers. Class work will cover Intermediate and Advanced 1 and 2 Syllabus and Teachers Qualifying Associate.
(Minimum 6 students per class)

Please call us for fees and class times.
Rugcutterz Danz Artz 905 660-4169
151 Corstate Ave. Concord
www.rugcutterzdanzartz.com

DESBERATS

Central Dance Studio

Recreation dance classes are offered to this unserviced community at the school. The classes are taught by Alicia Orlando with assistance from dance students. There are classes for all ages that are scheduled for Tuesday and Thursday nights at CASS. A recital is scheduled at the school for May 1st. Registration for classes start November 10th.
ORLANDA@email.adsb.on.ca

GEORGETOWN

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GUELPH

Dancetheatre David Earle

Graham-based Modern
519 837 2746
www.dtde.ca

HAMILTON

KITCHENER

LONDON

FLAMENCO BALLET

FLAMENCO DANCE STUDIO LONDON

124, Midale Crescent, London, ON, N5X 3C1
Tel. 519-673-5671 cintah@tinet.org

Classes of technique and choreography of flamenco ballet for beginners and intermediates. Sevillanas folk dance and diverse latin dances also offered.

The studio is available for rentals to dancers and instructors after or before classes hours. Rental fee 5 $ per hour and person. Call for more info and program details.

MARKHAM

Main Street Dance

Come try African Dance, Belly Dance, Flamenco (Spanish Dance), Highland, Indian Dance (Bollywood), Irish, and Salsa (Latin Dance).

Cultural dance classes will be offered for free on Saturday September 15th ( for most classes)

The schedule is as follows:
1:00pm African Dance for Children
1:30pm African Dance for Adults
2:00pm Indian Dance for Children
2:30pm Indian Dance for Adults
3:00pm Salsa Dance Teen/Adult
3:30pm Belly Dance for Teens/Adults
4:00pm Flamenco Dance for Teens/Adults

Please pre-register by sending us an e-mail with your name, phone number, age, the name of the classes you wish to attend and your e-mail address to info@mainstreetdance.ca.

Highland and Irish classes are not available on this day. To try out a free class for those programs at a later date please contact Jackie at 905-943-9009.

Register today as spaces are limited!

OVATION PERFORMING ARTS ACADEMY

Broadway-Jazz Dance and Repertoire ~ Focus on Fosse Style and Luigi Technique
* College Prep/Pre-Professional Level
* age 15+ at an intermediate/advanced level

Join our Dance Repertoire "team" in this exceptional opportunity to study the artistry, physical styles, and incomparable techniques of some of the greatest choreographers of the 20th century. Broadway-style jazz dance is a necessary component of auditioning in any post-secondary or professional dance program. It’s challenging. It’s explosive. It’s show-stopping. And at Ovation, you’ll be working it with one of Canada’s foremost experts on the dance masters who define the genre! Broadway-Jazz encompasses the essential elements of ballet, musical theatre, modern dance and contemporary movement. In this course, you’ll learn and dance the Luigi technique and the Fosse style. Luigi and Fosse are truly the best of Broadway jazz – and you’ll get the best of both!

Creating the Dance ~ Contemporary Dance Technique and Choreography
* College Prep/Pre-Professional Level
* age 15+ at an intermediate/advanced level

Creating the Dance is a leap into artistic ‘design’ ~ your chance to spread more than just your wings! This course will emphasize the elements of contemporary dance technique, and how to create dances for today’s audiences, with a professional understanding of physical, musical, and visual design and composition. As dancers, it is imperative to understand stagecraft, and the art of making dances. Each lesson will consist of developing the inspiration with which to create dance, and then exploring those ideas through form and function.

For more details, go to www.ovationarts.ca/dance

MISSISSAUGA

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Habeeba's Dance Studio

Downtown Toronto and Mississauga Locations
All levels of bellydance instruction occurring weekly
Two free drop-in classes per student
See www.habeeba.com or dance@habeeba.com for schedules and further information

NEWMARKET

Flamenco

Contact: 905 841 7927

OAKVILLE

Learning Through the Arts@SERC

Sheridan Elder Research Centre (SERC) is pleased to announce recent research initiative.
Join Gillian Saunders-Herron, Head of Sheridan's Dance Discipline, Music-Theatre Performance Program for 4 begnner ballet classes designed for older learners.

Sherdan Institute of Technology and Advanced Learning
1430 Trafalgar Road, Oakville, Dance Studio H117
June 3, 10, 17, 24 from 10:30 am - 11:30 am
FREE
905 845 9430 x 8615

OTTAWA

Angali Academy

Bharatanatyam/Odissi/Chhau/Creative
Contact: (613) 745 1368
gaston@cyberus.ca

The Dance Network

Contact Improv/Capoeira/Tango/yoga/injury prevention
613 562 4177 dancenetwork@artengine.ca

PORT CREDIT

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RICHMOND HILL

THORNHILL

Victoria Ballet Academy

Open ballet classes for adults:
905-707-7580,
www.victoriaballet.com

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TORONTO

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WHITBY

Kim Thomas Dance Project

4950 Hopkins Street, Unit 2B, Whitby, Ontario
905-217-0722

Kim Thomas Dance Project is offering open classes for dancers 4 years of age and up. Classes are held every Tuesday and Thursday commencing July 7, 2009 to and including August 27, 2009-07-09.

Conditioning
Stretch and Technique
Ballet
Tap

For more information, please visit our website www.kimthomasdanceproject.com or call 905-217-0722.

WOODBRIDGE

OUTSIDE ONTARIO

BRITISH COLUMBIA: VANCOUVER

Pacific Rim Performing Arts Studios

Delta, British Columbia
Our Drop-In Classes run on a weekly schedule in varying dance styles and levels that are suitable for adults and even dancers as young as age 12. These Classes run all year round, with a few exceptions. Styles include ballet, modern, jazz, tap, hip-hop, and ballroom.
For timetables and more information, please call us at (604) 943-4224 or check out our Website www.prpastudios.com .

NOVA SCOTIA: HALIFAX

Maritime Conservatory of Performing Arts, School of Dance: Halifax

Offers Open Classes in Ballet, Jazz, Modern, Tap, Character for all ages and levels.

The School of Dance also offers a variety of diplomas, including our professional program and teaching diplomas.

Open to students 10 years and older by audition, our professional program is suitable for student interested in full time dance training geared towards a professional career in dance. The focus will be on ballet, but may include some or all of the following: conditioning, modern, character, jazz, composition, repertoire, history, and music, dependant on the program determined and level of study.

Our Dance Training Diploma has been developed to help provide the tools for those individuals who are inspired to share their joy of dance with others through the privileged position of teacher. Specializing in Ballet and Stage, the program also includes classes in anatomy and kinesiology, pedagogy, history of dance and child development.

For any information about the School of Dance and our professional and teaching diplomas, please contact the Maritime Conservatory of Performing Arts, 6199 Chebucto Rd. Halifax, NS, B3L 1K7, phone 902-423-6995, fax 902-423-6029, email admin@maritimeconservatory.com or visit our website, www.maritimeconservatory.org.

Photo Credits (Left to Right): Newton Moraes Dance Theatre, Xing Dance Theatre, Ballet Creole, AfroLatino Dance Company

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AJAX

BARRIE

BELLEVILLE

BRAMPTON

BURLINGTON

CONCORD

DESBERATS

GEORGETOWN

GUELPH

HAMILTON

KITCHENER

LONDON

MARKHAM

MISSISSAUGA

NEWMARKET

OAKVILLE

OTTAWA

PORT CREDIT

RICHMOND HILL

THORNHILL

TORONTO

WHITBY

WOODBRIDGE

BRITISH COLUMBIA: VANCOUVER

NOVA SCOTIA: HALIFAX