The School of Dance

Summer/Été 2022

Contemporary Dance Intensive

August 15-26, 2022

Intermediate and Advanced Levels

The daily schedule includes Contemporary Technique, Kaeja Elevations® and a Choreographic Process.

In-person or video audition is required for students new to The School.

Contact
sylviedesrosiers@theschoolofdance.ca
for audition details.

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Stage intensif de danse contemporaine

15 au 26 août 2022

Niveaux intermédiaire et avancé

L’horaire quotidien comprend des cours technique en danse contemporaine, la technique Kaeja Elevations® ainsi qu’un processus chorégraphique.

Une audition par vidéo ou en personne est obligatoire pour les nouveaux étudiants.

Veuillez communiquer avec
sylviedesrosiers@theschoolofdance.ca
pour plus de détails.

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Professional Development Workshop: Teaching Contemporary Dance

with Sylvie Desrosiers, our Director of Contemporary Dance Studies August 22-26, 2022

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Contact sylviedesrosiers@theschoolofdance.ca for further details.

Développement professionnel en enseignement de la danse contemporaine

avec Sylvie Desrosiers, notre Directrice des études en danse contemporaine 22 au 26 août 2022

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Veuillez communiquer avec sylviedesrosiers@theschoolofdance.ca pour plus de détails.

Classical Ballet Training

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Contemporary Dance Diploma

Children's Classes

Our Children’s Dance Classes begin with Twirling Tots at the age of 2 years. Explore Creative Movement Classical Ballet and Jazz with our professional teachers and musicians.

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Teen Classes

Our TED Classes - Teens Exploring Dance - give youth the space and time to delve into Classical Ballet, Jazz, Contemporary Dance, Choreography and Composition, guided by professional artists and musicians

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Adult Programmes

From beginner to advanced levels, we have an extensive selection of Adult Classes - Ballet, Pointe, Variations, Contemporary, Choreography, Jazz, Lyrical, Pilates, and Progressing Ballet Technique with fantastic teachers and accompanists

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Dance is BEST® for Seniors

Specially designed for older learners our Dance is BEST programmes help improve mobility and co-ordination, while boosting energy! Dance is BEST offers physical and mental health benefits with social interactions after classes to share and connect.

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Connecting with Dance
for people with Parkinson's

These nourishing classes, led by Maria Shepertycki, dovetail creative movement and music! Connecting with Dance encourages and supports through interpretive seated and standing exercises designed to activate and ease participants from head to toe.

Please dance with us in a simple, seated movement sequence celebrating the vastness of Canada.

Connecting with Dance is a registered programme of Dance is BEST®

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DragonFly®

Our Programme for Learners with Down Syndrome

DragonFly® develops critical skills needed by learners with Down syndrome. Based on international research and best practices, our DragonFly® programmes instill confidence and independence in movement, reading, math and social interactions. We believe that young people with Down syndrome can be independent, thoughtful contributors to society, capable of setting and achieving their own goals.

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DanceONTour®

Tours will resume 2022

Workshops and Performances made accessible to students across Eastern Ontario and Western Québec, with our teaching artists and young dancers in training. Youth sharing art with youth.

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Performances

The School of Dance produces a variety of performances each season featuring our young dancers in training. From studio to STAGE – at the National Arts Centre, the Museum of History Theatre, Carleton Dominion-Chalmers Centre, Arts Court Theatre, and ODD BOX Theatre.

See you next season!

 

Virtual Campus

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Artist in Residence Programme

Maryse Maynard

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Beth Ross

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Workplace Charitable Campaign

Government of Canada Workplace Charitable Campaign and The School of Dance

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Community

The School of Dance Helps the Community

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Studio Rental - Not available at this time.

Awards

Rich Little Endowment Fund
for the Performing Arts Awards

September 2021

The School of Dance announced today the winners of the Rich Little Endowment Fund for the Performing Arts, provided by the City of Ottawa to The School of Dance for administration:

• Miriam Benoy
  (Ward 13—Rideau-Rockliffe, represented by Rawlson King)
• Simone Brown
  (Ward 11—Beacon Hill-Cyrville, represented by Tim Tierney)

The School of Dance is proud to collaborate with the City of Ottawa in the important role of supporting young dance artists. The School of Dance gratefully acknowledges the financial support of the City of Ottawa.

Congratulations to Miriam and Simone!

Rich Little Endowment Fund for the Performing Arts

This program was designed specifically to assist young emerging artists in the continuation of intensive professional training in the performing arts (dance, theatre, and music).

In 2021, local arts training organizations with solid track records of providing professional arts training to young adults were invited to act as third-party recommenders in a partnership approach to the awarding of funding. Each organization selected two to three deserving students to receive a grant, funded through the Rich Little Endowment Fund for the Performing Arts.

Celia Franca Award

Ottawa, January 1, 2020

The Celia Franca Award was presented this year to Janna Matoussova, a Level 8 student in The School’s Professional Ballet Programme (Ward 10—Gloucester-Southgate, represented by Diane Deans).

The Award, in honour of Miss Franca, a great Canadian icon and a Co-Artistic Director of The School of Dance for many years, is presented annually to a young dancer showing commitment, dedication, excellent work ethic, exemplary behaviour and an outstanding love of dance.

The Celia Franca Award is represented by the sculpture After Arabesque by Canadian Artist Anne Harris.

Stuart Conger Learning Centre

The Centre, named for Stuart Conger to acknowledge his years of dedicated support of The School, is located on the second floor of The School of Dance. <Read More>

Dance of Life Health!

Physiotherapy for Dancers

Clients are encouraged to contact Pam Place directly at 613-899-3947 or physiopam@gmail.com

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Massage Therapy

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About The School

History
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Staff and Faculty
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Guest Teachers and Choreographers
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General Information
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Accessibility, Privacy, Policies and Procedures
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Donate to The School of Dance
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Wikipedia article
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Government Support

The School of Dance gratefully acknowledges the generous support of:

We would like to thank

Ministry of Culture for Ontario, Canada Council for the Arts, Cultural Human Resources Council, Ontario Arts Council, Ontario Ministry of Health Promotion, Ontario Trillium Foundation, The Ontario Arts Foundation, City of Ottawa, The Celia Franca Foundation, The Chawkers Foundation, Cold Nose Productions, The Harold Crabtree Foundation, The George Lunan Foundation, The Community Foundation of Ottawa, Acacia Fund, Gunther, Inge Abrahamson Fund, Betty Davison Fund, The Ottawa Citizen, Shirley and Stuart Conger, Joyce Conger Fund for the Arts, Stephen Conger, Jane Low, Microsoft, TechSoup, MDS Nordion, Canada Post Corporation, J.P. Bickell Foundation, TD Canada Trust, Cross Border Management, TELUS, CIBC, mbna, Victoria and Walter Prystawski, Michael Potter, Fraser Milner Casgrain LLP, Bridgewater Systems, Spiteri, Ursulak LLP, Kathleen Grimes, Iain Trevena, anonymous, Anonymous.

I Love The School of Dance Campaign

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