Classes & Programs
First Steps (30 minutes) 3 years
Introduce your child to dance in a shorter program format which explores music and movement. First Steps runs in 12 week sessions. Parents do not participate in these classes. First Step graduates can enroll in our full season program Dancin’ Tots.
Classes are offered to students 7 years of age and older. Levels range from beginner to advanced. Emphasis is on jazz technique (isolations, jumps, turns, progressions), improvisation, styling, stage presence & storytelling. Students will focus on developing technique and performance skills resulting in choreography to be presented at our annual recital revue, ‘That’s Entertainment’
Jazz/ Contemporary/ Modern/ Lyrical (7 years & up)
Classes are offered to students 7 years of age and older. Levels range from beginner to advanced. Emphasis is on tap technique, rhythm patterns, styling and stage presence. The school curriculum is rooted in the Canadian Dance Teachers Association syllabus for tap. Students will focus on developing technique and performance skills resulting in choreography to be presented at our annual recital revue, ‘That’s Entertainment’.
Tap (7 years & up)
Classes are offered for students 7 years of age and older. Learn to dance this urban style and perform choreography to the most current pop music. Levels range from beginner to advanced. Students will focus on increasing style and performance skills resulting in choreography to be presented at our annual recital revue, ‘That’s Entertainment.’
Hip Hop (7 years & up)
Parent & Tot (30 minutes) 2 years
Explore music and movement alongside your toddler or pre-schooler in a 12 week session.
Dancin’ Tots Levels I-IV: Combination of pre-ballet, jazz and tap for 3 1/2 – 7 year-olds. The student is exposed to a wide range of dance movements, with emphasis on technique, song, dance routines, imagery and improvisation. NOTE: There is no need to buy Tap shoes for the Dancin’ Tots program, as they are provided for use during the class by the school. At the completion of Level IV, students are ready for specialized study in ballet, tap & jazz. All of these classes run for the full season and will participate in our year end recital, “That’s Entertainment”.
Dancin’ Tots (3 1/2 - 7 years)
As the name suggests, Acro Jazz is a combination of basic floor acrobatics and jazz dance, no previous experience required. This class is geared towards energetic students who are interested in learning to combine jazz skills with acrobatics. Learn the basics of tumbling in a safe, controlled environment. Students will focus on developing basic gymnastic, dance and performance skills resulting in choreography to be presented at our annual recital revue, ‘That’s Entertainment’.
Acro Jazz (7 years & up)
Classes are offered to students 7 years of age and older. Levels range from beginner to advanced. Pointe classes are available for qualifying students. Ballet is the foundation for many other disciplines and a mandatory class for students enrolled in our Company Program. The school follows the Cecchetti Syllabus for ballet and offers examinations to qualifying students. All ballet students, beginner to advanced, will participate in our spectacular themed ballet production presented in our annual year end revue, ‘That’s Entertainment’.
Ballet (7 years & up)
Conditioning/ Fitness/ Adult Classes (18+)
BDC offers session classes geared to adults in jazz, tap, ballet & hip hop. A great form of exercise and a ton of fun, participants will focus on increasing style and performance skills with the option to learn choreography to be presented at our annual recital revue, ‘That’s Entertainment’.
Recital
Our major performance revue “That’s Entertainment” is staged annually at First Ontario Concert Hall in Hamilton, Ontario. This is an exciting, memorable event for all of our dancers & their parents. All students in the school are invited to participate.
Company Program (7 years & up)
BDC offers a unique, award winning competitive program for the more serious dance student. BDC Company Alumni have been found in almost every post-secondary dance program across Canada, and onstage aboard cruise ships, professional theatre productions, and dance companies. Acceptance into a Company Class is the result of a successful audition or invitation from the Director. Competitive Students take a minimum of 4 classes per week, and attend additional studio events throughout the season, such as professional workshops, competitions & community events. For more information regarding the competitive requirements, please click HERE
