Student News

Keep up-to-date with all of the latest Academy news including student achievements, class updates, and holiday information.

MissionFest 2015 – A great success! August 16, 2015

MissionFest Street Fair 2015 was the best yet! It was wonderful to see so many FVAD families downtown enjoying the day. A huge thank you to all of the community volunteers who work so hard to make MissionFest such a fabulous event. Be proud! 🙂

FVAD Presents Aladdin the Musical August 11, 2015

Want to be in a Musical? Join the cast of Aladdin the Musical! We are currently looking for students ages 7-18 to perform in our May 2016 musical production of Aladdin the Musical. The performance will be at the Clarke Theatre in Mission, BC. Do you like to sing? act? dance? Join us for Acting, […]

FVAD at the National Ballet of Canada July 29, 2015

A Day in the Life of PPA Student at The National Ballet of Canada How does one improve an already wonderful summer intensive at Canada’s National Ballet School? Perhaps by spending a day with Mr. Carney at The National Ballet of Canada, watching company class and sitting in their studios all day for rehearsals. Additionally, […]

Dedicated Students in Summer Training July 23, 2015

FVAD Summer Ballet Intensives Another wonderful group of students are attending FVAD Summer Ballet Intensives this week! Junior Ballet Workshop Our first Junior Ballet Workshop of the summer began this week. These 5-6 year old students are taking 3 hours of ballet, modern, contemporary and choreography every day. Such dedication! We are all very excited […]

Meeting “An American in Paris” Cast July 20, 2015

Surprise Personal Backstage Tour How do you top seeing An American in Paris in NYC, the most award-winning musical of the season? With a surprise personal backstage tour to meet the cast, courtesy of Mr. Carney! FVAD Pre-Professional student Ann poses with leads Leanne Cope and Robert Fairchild on stage at the Palace Theatre on […]

From Terrace to Mission for FVAD’s Ballet Intensive July 17, 2015

Furthest-Traveling Student Madison and her mom, Tracey, traveled 1200km from Terrace to join us for a week of the Summer Intensive program at the Fraser Valley Academy of Dance, in Mission. Madison is our furthest-traveling student yet! Thank-you to the Best Western Plus Mission City Lodge for hosting them for the week.