It is never too early to start your child in a dance class. From hip hop to ballet there is something for every child here in Toronto. So grab your best runners, dance shoes, or ballet slippers and get ready to groove.
Below are some of our favourite dance classes and programs. We highly recommended parents and young dancers check out these locations.
Happy dancing.
The School of Canadian Contemporary Dance Theatre
The School of CCDT offers dance classes of all kinds for children, pre-professional dance classes and adult contemporary and modern dance classes. The school also offers children and youth summer programs for all different ages and skill levels.
Encouraging students from the recreational to the pre-professional level, the School’s objective is to foster not only the “thinking dancer” but also the self-directed and physically confident young person.
Dance Kids Canada
Dance Kids Canada's mission is to make dance education affordable for all families, as well as accessible to every child, while broadening your child's abilities. It's about more than just dance; it's about building character, and enhancing lives!
Performing Dance Arts
Performing Dance Arts extensive dance programs include jazz, tap, ballet, acro, lyrical, and hip-hop classes that promote coordination, creativity, self-confidence, and a healthy mind and body. They offer recreational and competitive dance programs for kids and teens. PDA has two locations, one in Etobicoke and the other in Vaughan. Both facilities have state-of-the-art studios and sound systems, large dressing rooms, lots of parking, a lunch area, and cameras in the dance studios so parents can watch their children practice!
Groove Creative Arts Center
Groove Creative Arts Center is committed to providing the most comprehensive programming for your entire family. Their 2019/2020 schedule includes family dance, musical theatre, tap, jazz, hip hop, ballet, glee music classes. They have classes for all ages starting at 2.5 years old and above.
Ontario School of Ballet & Related Arts
Innovative Rhythm Dance Studios
Pegasus Studios
DanceLife X Centre
Creative Children's Dance Centre
Creative Children's Dance Centre offers classic Ballet classes as well as Hip Hop and Jazz for adults. Their Pre-School Dance & Play Program is open to children 2.5 to 4 years old, and is a three-hour morning program that runs Tuesday through Thursday. Children can enrol in a single session or multiple days per week.
For those dancers who are committed to excelling and working hard, Creative Children's Dance Centre offers Intensive Program Training, a Dance Threatre Program, and a Pre-Professional Program.