CLASSES BEGIN ON MONDAY, SEPT.10TH!
Missed registration?! It may not be too late!
Please contact Jill Danielson at 403-763-3207 and/or missjilldance@gmail.com
To view our schedule for the 2018-2019 season, please click on the 'Schedules' tab.
Thank you to the amazing Laura Toma (La Tresse dance collective, Montreal, latresse.ca) for introducing Miss Jill to Gaga dance technique/movement vocabulary, in a private, master class, this past summer in Montreal. This was a rare opportunity and Miss Jill is looking forward to sharing new ideas and concepts with our dancers very soon! Laura Toma is one of two registered Gaga instructors in all of Canada!
If you are wondering 'What is Gaga?!', please check out the website: www.gagapeople.com. and also take in a viewing of the documentary film titled 'Mr.Gaga', available on Netflix. This film "....tells the story of Ohad Naharin, renowned choreographer and artistic director of the Batsheva dance company, an artistic genius who redefined the language of modern dance."
If you are wondering 'What is Gaga?!', please check out the website: www.gagapeople.com. and also take in a viewing of the documentary film titled 'Mr.Gaga', available on Netflix. This film "....tells the story of Ohad Naharin, renowned choreographer and artistic director of the Batsheva dance company, an artistic genius who redefined the language of modern dance."
What some of our students and staff were up to this summer:
LAUREN LETOURNEAU (left) attended a summer intensive at the Edmonton School of Ballet.
KIRSTEN LYON (right) attended the Royal Winnipeg Ballet School's
Professional summer program.
KIRSTEN LYON (right) attended the Royal Winnipeg Ballet School's
Professional summer program.
NATALIA MARTINEAU attended a summer intensive
at Arts Umbrella in Vancouver.
at Arts Umbrella in Vancouver.
KATRINA FINNIGAN attended a
summer intensive at the School of Alberta Ballet.
summer intensive at the School of Alberta Ballet.
Miss Jill attended the RAD's 'Discovering Repertoire' seminar in Calgary where registered RAD teachers learned and explored choreography from the RAD's newest syllabus. Miss Jill guest taught at Slava Doval's Dance Fusion in Nelson, BC and she also had the opportunity to be introduced to Gaga technique in Montreal with Laura Toma.
The end of the dance season was a busy time!
Congratulations to all of our Graded RAD ballet students who successfully completed and passed their exams, mission accomplished!
And a BIG thank you to all of our awesome dancers and parent volunteers who participated in the Canmore Canada Day Parade. We got the crowd totally pumped up with our vintage moves and flashy outfits while we literally pounded the pavement!
Here are some photographic highlights from this past season.
Thank you to the amazingly talented, Alexis McKeown,
for capturing such beautiful photos of our dancers!
- Corps (kôr) - A french word meaning the members or "body" of a dance company "who work together as one with synchronized movements".
The mission of Canmore Dance Corps is to unite the community through dance and fitness by providing a joyful, welcoming atmosphere for dancers of all ages and sizes. We are committed to developing not only a dancer's body, but more importantly, their mind and spirit.
Students and teachers from Canmore Dance Corps have and continue to, supplement their training in professional institutions such as:
- The School of Alberta Ballet, Calgary
- Decidedly Jazz Danceworks, Calgary
- The Royal Winnipeg Ballet School
- The Edmonton School of Ballet
- Toy Guns Dance Theatre, Edmonton
- Arts Umbrella, Vancouver
- Harbour Dance Centre, Vancouver
- Placement, Berlin, Germany
" I'm very excited and proud to be the owner of this wonderful community dance studio! We have a great team of qualified, energetic and inspiring instructors who are committed to sharing their knowledge and passion with students of all ages and sizes. Dance is a fantastic way to stay fit and healthy; physically and mentally. It inspires us to unleash our creativity and helps to develop important life-skills such as confidence, commitment and responsibility. It is also a great way to meet new people and make new friends so come and dance with us Canmore! "
Jill Danielson, Owner/Director
