DANCE RESOURCES
The following are a list of links that may be of interest. Many of these sites contain extensive listings of links to even more dance related websites.
COMPANIES
Canada’s Royal Winnipeg Ballet
Chai Folk Ensemble
Decidedly Jazz Danceworks
Firehall Arts Centre
Gearshifting Performance Works
Les Sortilèges Danses du Monde
Manitoba Opera
Manitoba Theatre Centre
Manitoba Theatre for Young People
NAfro Dance Productions
Prairie Theatre Exchange
Rainbow Stage
Theatre Flamenco Dance Ensemble & Academy
Winnipeg’s Contemporary Dancers
Winnipeg Studio Theatre
Winnipeg Symphony Orchestra
Young Lungs Dance Exchange
FESTIVALS, CONVENTIONS + COMPETITIONS
5-6-7-8 Showtime Inc
Associated Manitoba Arts Festivals
Canada Dance Festival
Canadian National Dance Championships
CanAsian Dance Festival
Dancing on the Edge
Dance World Cup
Dance Power Enterprises Inc.
Festival of New Dance
Folk Arts Council of Winnipeg, Inc
Hip Hop Dance Canada Championships
Triple Threat Dance Convention
Vancouver International Dance Festival
Winnipeg Fringe Festival
WSO’s New Music Festival
DANCE SCHOOLS + STUDIOS
Brandon School of Dance
Brenda Gorlick’s Studio Works
Call-It Dance Inc.
Chai Folk Arts Council Inc. & Sarah Sommer Chai Folk Ensemble
Dance Images
Dance Works
Daniel McIntyre Collegiate – DMCI’s Finest
Difinity Dance Studio and Productions
Doreen Bisset School of Dance
Elite Dance Academy
Encore Studios
Evolution Dance Company
Exhale Dance Studio
General Wolfe
Horace Louong Strictly Ballroom
India School of Dance, Music & Theatre Inc.
Institute of Dance of Manitoba
Kickit Dance Studio
Kids Etc’s Youth Movement Company
Knights Classic Bodywear
L.A. Dance Academy
Le Studio Ste Agathe
Lincoln Middle School
Magic ‘n Motion
Maples Academy of Dance
Maples Collegiate – Maples On Beat
Marquis Dance Academy
Masterworks Dance Studio
Moms & Childrens Paradise
Monica’s Danz Gym
Mouvement & Winnipeg Dance Projects
Osborne Street Dance Club
Portage La Prairie Collegiate Institute – PCI Collegians Dance Team
Rising Star Academy of Arts
Royal Academy of Dance
Royal Dance Conservatory
Royal Winnipeg Ballet School – Recreational & Professional Divisions
St. John’s Ravenscourt School
Sara’s Dance Elite
Selkirk Dance
Shelley Shearer School of Dance
Sisler High School
Spice Road Belly Dance
Steppin Time Dance Studio
Stoney Brook Dance Company
Studio One School of Performing Arts
Sunrise Performing Arts Centre (The SPACE)
Tec Voc High School – Dance Tec Company
Teulon Veselka Ukrainian
The Dance Centre
The Dance Current
The School of Contemporary Dancers
Valery Dance Academy
Village Green English Country Dancers
Wade Dance Camp & Asessippi & Wade Dance Centre
Westwood Collegiate
Winnipeg Dance Force
Ziegfeld School of Dance
PERFORMING GROUPS + ENSEMBLES (MB)
Asham Stompers
Brenda Gorlick’s Young Stars
Dance Images
Fire In The Belly Productions
Romanetz Ukrainian Dance Ensemble
Rusalka Ukrainian Dance Ensemble
Sarah Sommer Chai Folk Ensemble
Sokol Polish Folk Ensemble
Veselka Dancers of the Teulon Ukrainian Dance Club
Village Green English Country Dancers
SECONDARY PERFORMING ARTS PROGRAMS
SEVEN OAKS SCHOOL DIVISION
Garden City Collegiate
Maples Collegiate
WINNIPEG SCHOOL DIVISION
Daniel McIntyre Collegiate Institute
Elmwood High School
École Secondaire Kelvin High School
Grant Park High School Performing Arts
Hugh John Macdonald School
Sisler High School
Tec Voc High School
ST. JAMES / ASSINIBOINE SCHOOL DIVISION
Collège Sturgeon Heights Collegiate
Westwood Collegiate
PEMBINA TRAILS SCHOOL DIVISION
Oak Park High School
Vincent Massey Collegiate
POST-SECONDARY PERFORMING ARTS PROGRAMS
BRITISH COLUMBIA
School for the Contemporary Arts,
Simon Fraser University
BFA Dance; Off-Centre Performance Company.
The Canadian College of Performing Arts
Offers two intensive certificate programs of study in acting (stage and screen), voice, dance, musical theatre, and career management.
ALBERTA
Alberta Ballet, Professional Division
Provides training to young dancers who aspire to have professional careers in dance.
Grant McEwan College, Theatre Arts Program
Two-year, full-time acting training diploma program. Committed to overall training and dedicated an equal amount of time towards learning the three disciplines of acting, singing, and dancing.
Program of Dance, University of Calgary
The B.A. Dance Program is a four-year undergraduate degree with a major in dance.
ONTARIO
Canada’s National Ballet School
Professional Ballet Program (full-time, Grades 6 to 12 and post-secondary) Full-Time Teacher Training Program, including joint degrees with York University and Simon Fraser University.
George Brown College
For dancers, George Brown Dance provides principal training in ballet with a strong focus on additional dance styles including modern and jazz.
Quinte Ballet School of Canada
Acceptance into the full-time programme is by audition only.
Randolph Academy For The Performing Arts
Post-secondary accredited Triple Threat College Program.
Ryerson University
Professional training in ballet, jazz and modern.
Graduates are prepared for a wide range of performance opportunities.
School of Ballet Creole
School of Toronto Dance Theatre
Contemporary Dance Professional Training program certificate.
York University Dance Department
BA or BFA; MFA in dance offered
QUEBEC
Concordia University
3 year, Bachelor of Fine Arts Degree in Contemporary Dance
L’École de danse de Québec
3 year, full-time training in Contemporary dance leading to a diploma or certificate. 1 year, full-time Preparatory Program
L.A.D.M.M.I
3 year intensive training program in Contemporary Dance. By audition only.
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is an artist-initiated, artist-run organization that was founded in 1993 in Toronto, Canada. Supports professional development of dance and dance artists, in various disciplines and of diverse aesthetics, through three programmes: the Choreographic Performance Workshop (CPW), Season Finaly (SF) and Alternative Technique Class (ATC)
MANITOBA
Canada’s Royal Winnipeg Ballet School Professional Division
Professional training in Classical Ballet, Character, Modern. Teacher Training Course. By Audition Only.
The School of Contemporary Dancers
Professional 4 year Modern training program towards a career in Modern Dance. Dance courses offered in affiliation with the University of Winnipeg. By Audition Only.
Encore Institute
30+ week Dancer Diploma Program specializing in Contemporary Jazz performance. Students will achieve the technique required for professional performance while being exposed to theory and practicum in teaching, choreography, and production. Students will also be empowered with the business fundamentals required for the success of today’s self-employed dance professionals. By Audition Only.
PUBLICATIONS
Critical Dance
Dance Canada Quarterly
Dance Collection Danse
Dance International
The Dance Current
Access Dance For Life
MANITOBA ASSOCIATIONS + ORGANIZATIONS
Alliance of Canadian Cinema Television and Radio Artists
Arts and Cultural Industries Association of Manitoba (ACI)
Associated Manitoba Arts Festivals
Canadian Conference on the Arts
Canadian Dance Assembly
Canada Dance Festival
Chai Folk Arts Council
Folk Arts Council of Winnipeg
Irish Association of Manitoba
Manitoba International Folk Association
RSCDS Winnipeg
Steinbach Arts Council
PROVINCIAL + NATIONAL SERVICE ORGANIZATIONS
Alberta Dance Alliance
Associated Dance Arts for Professional Teachers (ADAPT)
Canadian Actors Equity Association
Canadian Conference for the Arts
Canadian Dance Assembly
Canadian Dance Teachers Association (Ontario)
Cecchetti Society of Canada
The Dance Centre (Vancouver)
Dance Nova Scotia
Dance Ontario Association
Dance Saskatchewan
Dancer Transition Resource Centre
Regroupement Québécois de la Danse
Royal Academy of Dance/Canada
The Dance Centre
FUNDING SOURCES, COUNCILS + FOUNDATIONS
Canada Council for the Arts
Canadian Heritage
The Hnatyshyn Foundation
Manitoba Arts Council
Manitoba Culture Heritage & Tourism
Winnipeg Arts Council
The Winnipeg Foundation
INDIVIDUAL + OTHER
Stephanie Ballard
Linda Langevin
Mallabar’s Apparels
Liz Markwart
Bruce Monk Photography
Martha Nicholson
Anthony LoCascio
SUPPLIES
Dance Plus
Fire In The Belly Productions – Basic Dancewear for Belly Dance.
Harlequin Costume and Dance
Knights Classic Bodywear
Mallabar Apparels
Mom’s & Children’s Paradise
The Cannon Connection – Custom made kilts
Pirouette Active Wear (Brandon, MB)