Dance Lessons near Holly ON (703 Result(s))

Miss Doreen Hayes started her dance school in 1956 with 85 students as a single mother with two small children. She began by teaching Tap, Jazz, Ballet, Acro and Baton in the dining room of her Pauline Avenue home in Toronto, turning her living room into the parents' waiting room., Miss Hayes moved to the Jane and Bloor location in 1957 to a small one room studio, and was the only teacher for the first five years. Over the years, Miss Hayes has encouraged the love of dance to thousands. Students and Teachers come and go but The Doreen Hayes School of Dancing has remained a consistent and professional Dance Studio for 55 years., During the 60's and 70's Doreen had a very popular lounge act and trio called Doreen Hayes and her 44's! A frequent headliner on the Airport Strip at the Woodbine Room in the Constellation Hotel, the Hook and Ladder club at the Beverly Hills Hotel and many others including the Black Knight Room at the Royal York Hotel downtown Toronto., Miss Hayes still works diligently, managing the school from her little office with the help of her 4 teachers, while continuing as a ROLE MODEL for women entrepreneurs and aspiring Dance Teachers.

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To dance is to inspire one child at a time.

OUR MANDATE is to make dance available to all who wish to pursue it: this is the guiding principle which breathes through the school. Our programs are tailored to all ages and all levels: from the very young to the pre-professional and mature student. Our highly qualified staff nurtures and encourages creative development and self-discipline, empowering their students with strong dance technique, musicality and social awareness. They are encouraged to be intelligent and honest about their dance art.Dance as a performing art is recognized at the end of year: Let's Dance Festival in June is a week-long celebration of dance and the culmination of a year of learning. Any dancer who is committed and fulfills the requirements, can take advantage of extra performance opportunities by auditioning for our annual production of NUTCRACKER, performed in December.Our students learn that dance is a communication tool and this knowledge gives them a sense of excitement about dance as creative expression. Many of our students have pursued their education in dance and choreography at professional schools and universities. Some of them have become professional artists in their own right. All have acquired a true appreciation and love for dance.