Open Classes
Open classes are classes where you don't need to pre-register, pre-pay, or be part of a program.
All you need to do is check the schedule, bring your cash and dance clothes and that's it! There are many places which hold open classes for adults and young dancers of all levels of experience.
BELLEVILLE

There are currently no classes listed for Belleville
BRAMPTON

New DAEI Dance Studio
Registration Dates for the 2012-2013 Season at A New DAEI Dance Studio!
A New Dance Academy for the Entertainment Industry, founded by dance professionals Tre Armstrong and Tonya Burke, is a community dance hub dedicated to bridging the gap between dancers and the entertainment industry.
The new dance season is almost here! If your intereseted in registering your child for classes at A New DAEI this year, check out our Registration Dates below:
Tuesday September 4
Wednesday September 5
Thursday September 6
From 6pm-9pm!
Not sure what classes you want to take yet? You can view our schedule here: http://anewdaei.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/01/A-New-DAEI-2012-2013-Schedule-Revised-Aug-27.pdf
A New DAEI is loacted 12 Rutherford Rd S, Brampton.
If you have any questions and/or concerns you can contact us at info@anewdaei.com or (647) 274-6194
www.anewdaei.com
CONCORD

No classes currently listed.
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
GUELPH

Dancetheatre David Earle
Graham-based Modern
519 837 2746
www.dtde.ca
HAMILTON

Impulse Performance Arts
Adult Intermediate Jazz Class
Tuesdays 8:30-9:30pm
Drop-in $10 per class
Call 905-548-9298 or see www.impulseperformancearts.com for more details!
AFROLATINO dance classes @Staircase theatre
with award wining Colombian choreographer and dancer Olga Barrios
Thursdays 7:30pm
27 Dudurn St. North
Studio on third floor, back parking and entrance.
Fee: Drop in class ($15) or Package of 4 classes ($45)
More info: info@olgabarrios.com
MARKHAM

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

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

No listings here at this time
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
THORNHILL

Victoria Ballet Academy
Open ballet classes for adults:
905-707-7580,
www.victoriaballet.com
Master Classes & Exam/Audition Preparation
905 707 7580
T.O. Tap
Int/Adv and Adult Beginner classes
marion.hopkins@rogers.com
905-889-8488
PILATES FOR DANCERS:
Specialized Pilates classes with a focus on dancer’s specific training needs for enhancing technique and performance. Learn about your unique movement patterns and habits, as well as the functionality of alignment and the intrinsic interrelationship of the body at the muscular and skeletal levels.
THE DANCER’S LAB
Movement workshops designed to enhance technique and conditioning for dance training and performance. In each session we will learn a sequence choreographed with specific dance goals in mind.
A selection of topics include:
Turnout: From Mystery to Reality
In Celebration of the Foot!
Hyperextension of the Knee
Dynamic Torso Strength
The Long Arm Dance
Variations on Trunk Stabilization & Mobilization Dances
Flexibility & Mobility Assessments & Tests
Develop a wide repertoire of methods and tools that maximize muscular efficiency of movement, develop internal kinesthetic awareness and increase body awareness in relation to the external performing space.
Deepen your artistry as a dancer while increasing the efficiency of your dance training with the Dancer’s Lab.
INJURY REHABILITATION FOR DANCERS
Working with traditional physiotherapists & physician & surgeons to decrease the time it takes to get back into the studio or onto the stage. Transition faster through specialized conditioning for dancers’ specific training needs.
AUDITION TRAINING
For admission into fulltime professional dance schools as well as Schools for the Performing Arts. One on one, individual attention allows you the freedom to discover and reveal YOUR full dance potential. I am looking forward to hearing from you and working together to maximize your unique talent!
All Classes and Workshops available on site or off site.
THE CENTER OF MOVEMENT, MENTORSHIP BUILDING IN A NUTURING ENVIRONMENT.
HERE IS WHAT PEOPLE ARE SAYING ABOUT TRAINING WITH BARBIE DUKES & THE CENTER OF MOVEMENT:
“My daughter was accepted into the National Ballet School because of her outstanding, enrichment training with Barbie! We maximized the efficiency of Alexa’s dance classes by focusing on her specific, individual needs in order to advance to a level of full time, professional dance training.” Janet K.,
“When Carrie trained with Barbie, we saw immediate results! As a parent, I really appreciate Barbie’s focus on injury prevention and her superlative skills and expertise in this specialized area of dance training. Her unique, kinethetic approach was like NOTHING we’d ever seen anywhere after 10 years of dance classes. We removed all obstacles and limitations by training with Barbie.” Cathy W.
“Since training with Barbie, the change is Mya’s physical body has been nothing less than absolutely amazing. In her school of Performing Arts there were predictions that my daughter would not be able to catch up in modern or ballet, let alone both, due to surgery on her ankle. Not only has she caught up but she has been singled out repeatedly by her syllabus teachers as the example to follow!! Thank you so much, Barbie. Mya would not be training and performing especially at this level, without your help!” Louise M.
“Your classes and coaching has been the best thing that’s happened to me in ages. After a long period of chronic pain, I feel great! Who knew that 5 doctors and 2 physiotherapists would not have been able to diagnose much less help my chronic pain, but rather a trained Pilates and dance coach was the right person to go to!. My results are pain-free movement, my abs feel great, I feel stronger and healthier and I longer have to deal with debilitating leg pain. I am active again! Thank you Barbie! From the heart,” Esther B.
Contact Barbie Dukes
The Center of Movement
905-764-8222
647-999-7776
Email: TheCenterofMovement@sympatico.ca
TORONTO
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.