Tri-City Dance Centre
Programs
Let's Dance!
age 3 - 5 years
Does your 3, 4 or 5 year old love to dance?
We have the perfect program for them! Let's Dance!
Let's Dance is for 3, 4, & 5 year olds and is a 45 minute long class.
Let's Dance enhances our outstanding 25 year established Pre-dance program focusing on coordination, musicality and imagination while learning basic ballet, jazz and tap (tap shoes provided during the year).
Class Duration: 45 minutes
Yearly Cost: $620.00
Monthly: $62.00
*Must be 3 years by December 31st, 2024*
Academy
age 3 - 13 years
The Academy program is for children ages 3-13 who love to dance and want to learn the basics in a fun, non competitive environment. There are classes for complete beginners as well as classes for those who have had previous training. The Let's Dance Program for 3-5 year olds, as well as all classes for 5 and 6 year olds are Academy level classes. Academy dancers will perform in the annual recital “Finale” held in early June each year.
Performance Program
age 8 - 17 years
The Performance program is a program for those dancers who wish to train at a higher level then The Academy but less than The Industry and compete in a specific genre only such as Jazz, Tap, Hip Hop, Ballet, Musical Theatre or Acro. These classes all have
pre-requisites and age requirements. However, The Performance program dancers may also be in the same ballet, hip hop, acro and tap classes as The Industry dancers.
The Performance program requires a minimum of two classes a week.
A placement class/audition or recommendation from a teacher is required to join The Performance Program.
Performance program students will compete one to three times and may be asked to perform at community events, and will perform in the year-end “Finale”, possibly in more than one show.
Industry
age 8 - 17 years
The Industry program - formerly known as the Professional Training Program.
The Industry Program is for dancers ages 8-17 who have current training in both ballet and jazz.
There are 4 levels in The Industry- Mini, Junior, Intermediate and Senior.
The Industry focuses on producing a well rounded dancer who loves performing, competing, conventions and may be considering a future as a commercial dancer. The program consists of mandatory ballet, jazz, musical theatre/voice, and tap and/or hip hop. Dancers in the Industry Program will compete in a minimum of 3 groups and will train 7 to 16 hours a week depending on level.
An audition is required for The Industry Program.
Conservatory
age 13 - 18 years
The Conservatory is an intensive training program for dancers ages 13-18 who wish to train at a high level that will prepare them for a career in concert dance.
The program consists of a minimum of 16 hours of training Monday-Friday primarily focusing on ballet, contemporary, and modern with potentially more rehearsal hours/conditioning/workshops on the weekend. A minimum of 6 ballet and pointe classes a week are required, along with Contemporary, Modern, Technique and Pilates. Other styles of dance can be added to this program should the dancer also be accepted in to The Industry Program (which focuses on jazz, lyrical, musical theatre, hip hop and tap).
Dancers in The Conservatory Program have goals of continuing in dance at the Post Secondary level in a college/university dance program, pre-professional conservatory or directly into a ballet company.
Students of The Conservatory will prepare for Royal Academy of Dance ballet exams with the highest levels of exams being recognized by the Ministry of Education. These students will also prepare for both local and international competitions as soloists and group dance members. They will attend master classes and workshops both at our studio and at other locations across North America.
Classes in The Conservatory Program begin at 2:30 pm weekdays. Dancers can expect to train 3-5 hours a day, 5 days a week. No mandatory classes are held on weekends.
