Explore the Joy of dance in a caring environment. Dance instruction in various styles including Ballet, Jazz, Lyrical, contemporary, Nip HOP, IRISH, TAP and musical theatre.
Rachael Poirier has more than 16 years experience as a choreographer and dance instructor having trained throughout North America in cities including Vancouver, Toronto, New York and Los Angeles. Ms. Poirier founded R.P. Danzmode Productions in Vancouver, BC Canada in 1994. Many dancers from Danzmode Productions have become professional dancers working with artists such as Janet Jackson, Britney Spears, Rianna, Chris Brown, Mia Michaels and Jenifer Lopez. Others have danced for prestigious Academies and Companies including the San Francisco Ballet, Washington D.C. Ballet Company and the National Ballet of Canada. Numerous students/dancers of Rachael's represented with her choreography have gone on to compete and win at the BC Provincials in the Ballet, Modern, Jazz and Musicial Theater Companies.
We have 4 air conditioned studios and offer all types of classes for both recreational as well as competitive students (aged 2-18). Most classes are 45 minutes or one hour in length, but there are some half hour classes for the younger ones. We teach from Monday to Sunday from September to June. There is a year-end show in June that all of the children participate in.
Douglas Ballet Academy is home to the internationally acclaimed Youth Performing Company here in Burnaby. We have taught ballet, tap, jazz, hip hop, musical theatre and Irish dance classes to students of all ages and skill levels since 1992. Visit our website to view our schedule and download our registration form.