Monthly Archives: October 2016
Should we view dance as sport or performing art, or both? If the main goal of a student’s dance training is to win trophies and accolades rather than provide audience entertainment, do we need to re-define some presentations of dance as a sport? Or is it still a performing art? Or can it be both? In this series, […]
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First-level audition Invitations to Royal Winnipeg Ballet School Summer 2017 programs began arriving a few days after the auditions in Vancouver (Royal Winnipeg Ballet School Audition Tour 2017). The Vancouver audition is considered the first-level audition for RWBS full-time training. The RWBS accepts students into the residential program for academic school grades 6-12. Within five days, six FVAD Pre-Professional […]
Read moreOur Pre-Professional Academy students enjoyed another lunch-time spent dancing for Mission Community Services Seniors. On October 20, 2016, they performed at the monthly Lunch with a Bunch event at Carrington House and Suites. Dancing for Mission Community Services Seniors Excerpts from the Nutcracker were presented by students aged 9 to 13 including Clara’s Doll Dance, Party […]
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The Royal Winnipeg Ballet School Audition Tour 2017 arrived in Vancouver on Sunday, October 13 at the Scotiabank Dance Centre. Hundreds of dedicated ballet students across the country participate in the audition tour hoping to enter this prestigious training centre. To be eligible to audition, ballet students need to be at least 10 years old at December […]
Read moreKeep up-to-date with our Academy newsletter October 2016: Academy News – October 2016
Read moreA group of ten Japanese ballet students will be arriving in November for the Japan ballet audition tour at Fraser Valley Academy of Dance for our September 2017 school year, as well as the summer 2017 ballet intensives. We are so honoured to be welcoming our first group of Japanese ballet students to be auditioning for our Academy. As part […]
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