Sign-Up Now for Our 2020-2021 Season!
Students can NOW register for our dance classes through the Parent Portal. We are offering in-person and online classes depending on each studio availability. For now, in-person classes will be available only for select classes and for dancers who can safely participate according to Covid-19 protocols (Teens, Tap, & Bridging Steps) at the following studios: Creative Children’s Dance Centre (Toronto), Dance Elite (Milton), Elite Dance Corps (Bradford), JCB Danceworks (Richmond Hill), June Lawrence Dance School (Mississauga), and The Dance Workshop (Alliston). At this time, students registered for in-person classes must be able to independently remain inside of a taped box [...]
New Dancers, Join Us for a Virtual Trial Class!
New dancers are invited to join us for a trial virtual dance class with Miss Jade & Miss Emma! This is a great way to get connected with us via Zoom, try out a few dance songs at home, and meet some of the Dance Ability Movement team. We will provide an orientation to our virtual dance classes, share information about our upcoming season, and then connect you with an Occupational Therapist who will be in touch with you to complete an intake before the dance season starts! Virtual Trial Classes Saturday, August 22 – 10:00 AM Tuesday, August 25 [...]
Featured move of the week – Kick Ball-Change!
Are you ready to learn a new move this week? Join our volunteer Ana to practise the Kick Ball-Change!* We would love to see you practising these moves at home! If you post pictures or videos on your social media channels, don’t forget to tag us and use the hashtag: #DanceMoveOfTheWeek *Please note these are videos submitted by volunteers who may not have dance teacher training, use at your own discretion
#KeepDancingChallenge – July: Watermelon Sugar!
Few things remind us more of summer than sweet, juicy watermelon! Get ready to dance along with us to Watermelon Sugar by Harry Styles: https://youtu.be/Vez-GXBWzSI. This is our last Keep Dancing Challenge video! We hope you have enjoyed our 13 collaborative choreography videos throughout the last four months. Let us know in the comments below what was your favourite one! Thank you to everyone who participated in the #KeepDancingChallenge and helped us spread the joy of dance during this difficult time!
Featured move of the week – Chaine Turn!
Have you ever tried to do a Chaine Turn? Give it a try and dance along with our volunteer Natasha!* We would love to see you practising these moves at home! If you post pictures or videos on your social media channels, don’t forget to tag us and use the hashtag: #DanceMoveOfTheWeek *Please note these are videos submitted by volunteers who may not have dance teacher training, use at your own discretion.
Ten years dancing together: a true friendship story!
Throughout the last 10 years, The Dance Ability Movement has created an inclusive dance community where dancers of all abilities can realize their potential and build meaningful connections with other dancers, volunteers and teachers. We have witnessed many true friendships blossoming at the studio and in this blog post, we would like to share with you the story of one of these beautiful friendships that started in The Dance Ability Movement’s first year and has grown stronger since then. Please meet Lauryn and Kayla: Lauryn joined our program on its first year as a dancer in our Tots class at [...]