Event Type : School Calendar

We invite our families to watch classes during Spring 2023 Observation Week!

FVAD organizes Observation Days in the Fall and Winter or Spring terms, when family and friends are invited to watch their child in class.

These days are also opportunities to meet with teachers and discuss students’ progress and any questions.  Parents are encouraged to attend at least one of your child’s classes during each Observation Week.

There are no Observation Days after April as students are preparing for the School Show and wish to keep their performances a surprise for their show.

We invite our families to watch classes during Spring 2023 Observation Week!

FVAD organizes Observation Days in the Fall and Winter or Spring terms, when family and friends are invited to watch their child in class.

These days are also opportunities to meet with teachers and discuss students’ progress and any questions.  Parents are encouraged to attend at least one of your child’s classes during each Observation Week.

There are no Observation Days after April as students are preparing for the School Show and wish to keep their performances a surprise for their show.

It’s time for Spring 2023 Assessment Week

Our Spring 2023 Assessment Week take place in all classes this week.  FVAD organizes Assessment Weeks twice each year: once in the Fall Term and once in the Winter or Spring Term.  Teachers formally assess students based on defined skill sets for each class.

Fraser Valley Academy of Dance has developed its own syllabus for each grade and dance style.  In ballet, while the syllabus incorporates the Royal Academy of Dance syllabus, it expands greatly on that book-based training to include the more advanced techniques taught by former professional dancers at the Vaganova Academy, Cecchetti and Royal Ballet Schools.  In modern theatre dance, the syllabus of the Imperial Society of Teachers of Dancing (ISTD) is incorporated with more advanced techniques to provide challenging and flexible skill sets.