Swansea School of Dance
356 Windermere Ave M6S3L3 Toronto, ON, Canada

We are offering complimentary Virtual Dance Experiences with a different guest each day this week! Wednesday’s class will be New Year, New You Conditioning with Guest Teacher Ms. Rhonda @tab_fitness_ca (ages 10 and up)! ... Join us Wednesday Jan 6, 2021 @ 7-8pm, all the info has been sent to your email address! See you there!

FREE VIRTUAL WORKSHOP TOMORROW with special guest Mr. Edz! @edzgyam Tuesday Jan 5, 2021 @ 7-8pm: Hip Hop with Guest Teacher Mr. Edz (all hip hop levels ages 10 and up are welcome). #comedance #2021 #newyearnewdance #dance2021 #hiphop #hiphopculture #hiphopdance #swanseaschoolofdance #workshop

Wishing everyone all the best as we dance into 2021!

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Miss Christy entered a creation process with Alison Cummings and came out with a beautiful new work. In the spirit of the times the performance is available to watch online through following the link @christystoetendance bio. Posted @withregram @christystoetendance Dance Matters - A Woman’s Work is available to watch online today at noon... LINK IN BIO @christystoetendance This series explores topics related to women’s rights and roles in society, women’s individual stories related to their heritage, culture or experiences and issues related to gender. Featuring: Yvonne Ng, Chenise Mitchell, Kiera Breaugh, Nazanin Meshkat, Allison Cummings & Christy Stoeten Thank you to @dance_matters for the opportunity to share work during this time Thanks to @citadelcie_ @franznfriends and the crew Finally, thank you to Allison @soreforpunchingyou for making this with me, for your patience and trust. I first had the opportunity to work with Allison in 2009 in my final year at @schooloftdt That experience is one of the fondest memories of my time in school (and there are a lot of great memories). Unfortunate shared circumstances brought us back to the studio this year. If you don’t know what I’m talking about, read the program. When our rehearsals commenced, I was quickly reminded of Allison’s many gifts as an artist, what a pro. Thank you for challenging me do to do something I wasn’t sure I’d be able to do again. I hope that you enjoy and if you can, please donate @dance_matters

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Merry Christmas to all of our wonderful families, students and teachers! Thank you to @tone_76 for this beautiful edit of their daughter dancing on Zoom with us. Wishing you all the best in the New Year!

Have a 6-10 year old who can’t stop moving? Have a teen who loves doing TikTok dances? Try Jazz Dance! Fun dance combos, big jumps and turns, and a great workout too.

This year we have implemented all new safety procedures. One of these new things is what we like to call our Covid Busters! These fabulous people greet each of our students at the door to take temperatures, administer hand sanitizer and ensure social distancing between classes as students are entering and exiting the building. Your safety is paramount and we will continue to make sure we uphold all Dance Safe measures to the highest standard. Thank you to Sunny, Meghan, Michelle, Abby, Clea, Claire, Kate, Shar and Ede for stepping into this valuable role! #dancesafeontario #dancesafe #covid_19 #coviddance #instudio #safety #health #dance #dancers #danceschool #dancestudio #studioowner #danceteacher #danceteacherlife

Teacher Feature Time: Miss Christy! Christy has worked extensively as a dance educator in Toronto, teaching for The National Ballet of Canada YOUdance and Luminato, to name just a couple. Here at Swansea School of Dance she teaches Modern, Tap and Jazz to children and adults. She also directs and choreographs for our Company Dancers as well as working with our administration team. Christy is a beautiful and accomplished contemporary dancer and choreographer having performed the work of: James Kudelka, Noemie LaFrance and Catherine Murray and presented her own work at Luminato, Summerworks, and Summer Stage Portugal in Lisbon. Alongside her impressive professional resume, she has created powerful and inspiring choreography on our students. We love having her creative energy around the studio!

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Do you have a beautiful ballerina-to-be twirling around the house? Try PreSchool Dance! These classes are fun, imaginative, active introductions to dance and music and are 45 minutes long. Here at SSOD we have a wide range of classes for ages 2-5 from 2 yr old music and movement, pre school dance levels 1&2 to pre primary ballet. Follow the link in our bio to get more info and find the right class for you!

New Teacher Feature: Sharazade Vahid! Sharazade was born and raised in Toronto, Ontario. She started dancing at age two after her mom snuck her into the three year olds ballet class and hasn't stopped since! She trained at The National Ballet School of Canada in their Associates program for 8 years before finding her way to Swansea School of Dance where she continued dancing while also attending the Etobicoke School of the Arts as a dance major. Sharazade graduated in 2017 a...nd moved to Winnipeg to study at The School of Contemporary Dancers. In Winnipeg she was lucky enough to have the opportunity to perform in many works including Winnipeg Women Dancing (2020), WCD’s Emerging Artist Initiative (2019), New Dance Horizons Stream of Dance festival (2019), WCD’s Verge: Remembering Rachel Brown (2019), NAfro Dance Productions: Return of the Dead (2018), The 40 Dancer Project presented by the New Blue Festival (2018). She graduated in 2020 with a BAHonours and is excited to see where the rest of this year takes her! Sharazade is extremely happy to be back at SSOD as part of such a wonderful team and community of dancers. See more

Teacher Feature Time: Miss Hillary! For Hillary dance is a way of life and an outlet for self expression. From jumping in puddles to busting a move on the Toronto stage, Hillary has been dancing her entire life. She is a certified dance teacher and is excited to be part of the Swansea School of Dance faculty. While she teaches Jazz, Lyrical and Conditioning she also directs and choreographs for our junior Company. On top of that she is also our fabulous Office Manager! She we...ars many hats and we are so thankful for her!! . . . Photo by Marina Dempster . . . #swanseaschoolofdance #toronto #bloorwest #bloorwestvillage #swansea #music #movement #dancestudio #danceteacher #teacher #educator #torontodance #torontodancers #communityovercompetition #bodypositive #ballet #artseducation #communityoriented #ballerina #dancerlife #dancelife #dance #dancers #jazz #jazzdance #tap #tapdance #hiphopdance #contemporarydance #kidsofinstagram See more

Does your little boy love running around the house like a Superhero? Then Superboys is the class for him! Come Wednesday’s at 5pm for an active, imaginative hour of burning off all that superhero energy in a class entirely for boys!

Do you want to explore all sorts of different ways of moving and creating movement?Creative, grounded, fluid, sharp - Modern Dance is for you! If you are ages 7-8 try Jr Foundations Modern on Wednesday’s at 4:45pm. If you are 10-13 try Open Modern on a Thursday’s at 3:45pm.

Want to be able to learn TikTok dances faster and execute them better? Try Teen 2 Jazz Saturday’s at 1:15pm! Fun dance combos, powerful jumps and turns, and a great workout too

Do you love to express your feelings through dance? Try Introduction to Lyrical on Tuesday’s at 4pm! Lyrical is the softer side of Jazz dance where you will learn to express yourself and tell a story.

First day back to dance! We can’t wait to see you! Do you have a beautiful ballerina-to-be twirling around the house? For 3-4 year olds try PreSchool 1 Fridays at 10:15am or Saturdays at 11am! For 5-6 year olds try PrePrimary Ballet Tuesday’s at 4:15pm. These classes are fun, imaginative, active introductions to dance and music and are 45 minutes long.

High energy, pop music, big jumps and kicks and turns! Sound fun? Try Jazz 3 Saturday’s at 11:45am. Registration for this dance year is still open. Classes begin tomorrow!

Recently a group of our dancers and teachers had the opportunity to participate with Door to Door Dances in a Physically Distant Outdoor Performance at a Retirement Residence in Milton. So fun to be able to perform in a safe way and bring joy to some residents! Stay tuned for more on Door to Door!

Have a 6-8 year old who can’t stop moving? Try Jazz/ Tap 1 Wednesday’s from 4-5pm! In person classes at the studio start this Saturday! We couldn’t be more excited to dance with you again!

What a fun idea! (Filmed before Covid-19)

Some of our beautiful 2020 grads gathered recently for the annual on-the-stairs group photo. We are so proud of these amazing humans! . In-person dance classes begin this coming Saturday Sept 26. We can’t wait to see you all again!

What a gorgeous picture! To me it expresses the freedom you feel when dancing, what does it say to you? Check out @contrast_ballet & @adji_cissoko for more beautifully diverse ballet dancers! -... - - - - - - - #ballet #ballerina #blackballerina #balletphotography #pointeshoes #tutu #diversity #blackexcellence #ballerino #danseur #diversity #melanin #blackballetdancer #dancephotography See more