CBT Prep Ballet

Sakiko Januki

This class focuses on introducing the basic vocabulary of ballet to young dancers. It provides an introduction to barre work, and some foundational centre work. This class can be taken in conjunction with CBT Foundations, or one of our Level Ballet classes, until the dancer has proven a level of comfort and ease with a more robust ballet vocabulary.

CBT Foundations Ballet

Sakiko Januki

This class focuses on building the foundations of ballet for young dancers ages 7-9. It provides an introduction to barre and centre work, including jumps. A basic understanding of ballet vocabulary is required.

CBT Ballet

Sakiko Januki

This is an introduction to the full-length ballet class for students ages 10-13 with a minimum 2 years experience. We do a basic full barre, centre work, turns, and across the floor. We also focus on developing an understanding of the dancers body, our basic anatomy and physiology, and how we can activate the correct muscles to move with strength and grace.

CBT (Open) Conditioning

Eric Burrough

CBT Pointe Variation

Sakiko Januki

CBT & Foundations Stretch Coaching

Sakiko Januki

CBT& Foundations Choreography

Sakiko Januki

This is the performance component of the Professional Training Program, where we prepare pieces to present at both the Winter and Spring concerts.

CBT& Foundations Contemporary

Carolyn Schmidt

Contemporary dance technique will help to integrate the mind, body, and spirit connection through movement. The students will be encouraged to push new boundaries, discover versatility, and minimize tension in the search for clarity and fluidity of movement.

CBT& Foundations Jazz

Maiko Miyauchi

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PTP Prep Ballet

Eric Burrough

This class is designed to prepare the junior dancer aged 13-15 with a basic understanding of ballet vocabulary to provide them with the skills for more intense study in ballet if that is their future goal. Students should have some ballet training already.

Sakiko Januki

This class is structured with a full barre, centre, and across the floor work. We focus on developing musicaliy through the incorporation of various rhythmic movements, both in adage and allegro. For students ages 13-15 with 3 to 4 years ballet experience.

PTP Prep Pointe

Sakiko Januki

This class incorporates basic pointe barre work, with the aim of transitioning dancers from soft-shoe to pointe.

PTP Prep Conditioning

Sakiko Januki

PTP Prep Contemporary

Carolyn Schmidt

A focus on Release Technique is used throughout the class. A study of floor patterns and dynamic moving combinations will be introduced. The class also focuses on an exploration of the creative process. We use improvisation as a way to generate new ways of moving, composing, and stimulating creativity.

PTP Prep Jazz

Maiko Miyauchi

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PTP Ballet

Eric Burrough

This is a class for intermediate to advanced dancers. The class is intensive training in the ballet vocabulary with strong foundation of sound body mechanics. It is a full class with barre, centre work including adage, turns, and jumps across the floor.

Sakiko Januki

This intermediate to advanced class focuses on the coordination of the whole body, to facilitate an ease of movement and an awareness of our own bodies as dancers. It is a full class, with barre, centre, adage, jumps, turns and across the floor. We focus on the mechanics of the body, and the artistry of movement.

PTP Choreography

Sakiko Janiko

This is the performance component of the Professional Training Program, where we prepare pieces to present at both the Winter and Spring concerts.

PTP Pointe

Sakiko Januki

This is a pointe conditioning class, with an aim to smoothly transition from soft-shoes to pointe. We focus on each dancer's strengths and weaknesses to improve individually as dancers. With a focus on footwork, the class is structured around pointe exercises at the barre and in the centre, to enable the dancers to be comfortable performing difficult pointe variations.

PTP Conditioning

Eric Burrough

PTP Contemporary

PTP Jazz

Maiko Miyauchi

PTP Flamenco

Bonnie Stewart

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