Meet the Recipients of the 2020-2021 Volunteer Commitment Appreciation Award!
More than connecting with our dancers, our volunteers play an important role in inspiring and helping them participate in our dance program to the best of their abilities. As a way to recognize our volunteers’ efforts and show how much we appreciate them, every year we run our Volunteer Commitment Appreciation Award. The award is presented to a volunteer who has demonstrated dependability in their volunteer role and a long-standing commitment to The Dance Ability Movement, contributing multiple years of service to the program. Recipients are committed to promoting inclusion and demonstrating the values of The Dance Ability Movement. Please [...]
Congratulations Julia Kostecki on being June’s Volunteer of the Month!
Julia began volunteering virtually and has grown into such a great role model in our community. She volunteers in many community workshop classes throughout the week as an ambassador for the Dance Ability Movement. Besides embodying an inclusive mindset, Julia has the ability to make everyone feel a sense of belonging. Taking and applying feedback so well has allowed Julia to grow so much in her role. Julia models dance moves, challenges dancers to think creatively, and shows how much FUN dance can be! She is a true team player and is becoming a great leader in the DAM FAMILY [...]
We are so proud of Dylan Abbott for winning Second Place Senior Novice Solo at the Elevation Dance Challenge!
Dylan ready for the competition! At the Dance Ability Movement, we believe that everyone deserves equal opportunities to shine and thrive through dance! Therefore, we encourage our dancers to follow their hearts and make their dancing dreams come true! Dylan Abbott, one of our Hip Hop dancers and volunteers at the Dance Workshop in Alliston, is living proof of what you can accomplish with hard work, passion and determination. Since Dylan’s first day at the teens’ Hip-Hop class, his passion for music and movement was clear. He was so enthusiastic about dance that he naturally started to help [...]
Join us in congratulating Sarah McLennan for being recognized as our 2020-2021 Volunteer of the Year!
The Volunteer of the Year award is presented to a volunteer who has consistently gone above and beyond in their role, has been an exemplary role model sharing their passion for dance, and demonstrates the values of The Dance Ability Movement by helping us build our dance community. Sarah began volunteering at our Mississauga location, June Lawrence School of Dance last year when we were allowed to be at the studio and has quickly adapted to the virtual classes. With a beautiful energy and friendly approach, Sarah has been interacting well with dancers both online and in-person. She embraces each [...]
Fill Your Summer with Lots of DANCE and FUN!
If you want to dance, have fun and connect with new friends throughout the summer, our summer programming can help you with that! Summer Break Blast (FLEXIBLE OPTION) More flexibility for you to try different classes throughout the week! Our Summer Break Blast will run on the weeks of July 12th - July 16th and August 16th - 20th to fill your days with lots of DANCE and FUN! We have a variety of virtual dance classes and activities to keep you moving and having fun all week long! Check out our class options for Kids/Tots and Teens/Adults: Musical Theatre [...]
Congratulations Sam Mittleman on being April’s Volunteer of the Month!
Sam was nominated by her JCB instructor team because she continuously supports a more positive FUTURE for our dancers and team. She has become such a huge member of our FAMILY and adds so much to our community. During our theme weeks, Sam always shows her FUN spirit with amazing costumes and positive attitude. She has taken on more and more leadership as the year has gone on. Sam is always thinking about how to make the program more inclusive for our Dancer's FUNCTIONS, bringing such creativity into adapting the movements to everyone's strengths. Sam is genuinely kind and gentle in nature, making her such an asset to the Wednesday [...]