With countless professional Theatrical and Film and Television credits to her name, Karen is proud to have been an original cast member of the Tony Award-winning Broadway Musical 'RAGTIME'. While on Broadway, enjoyed playing numerous roles on both television, and in film.
The Stretch and Strength class really helped improve my flexibility and core strength. Exercises are very innovative and challenging and the instructor provided excellent feedback. My private dance coaching was amazing!...the phenomenal skill and teaching ability of Karen Andrew really helped me improve my skills. The studio is very new and clean as well, with easy street parking in front, and its right off the DVP....very easy to access.Read more
Damidance offers group & private dance instruction, fitness classes, choreography services for any event and Latin-Cuban Shows. To educate students in the benefit of physical activity and expose them to new sounds, movements and cultures. To empower self-esteem, discipline, creativity and self-confidence. To strive for excellence within a positive, productive learning environment. To create performances that enrich students and inspire audiences. To serve and enrich the community through performance and cultural exchange. To contribute to happiness, stress relief and to promote a healthy lifestyle
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.
"As a huge advocate of the multi-disciplinary approach to learning, it remains our mission to provide dance training from a variety of informed, pedagogical methods. What is unique to our approach is that CAS offers everyone a chance to combine their interests and strengthen their body knowledge and neural pathways by experiencing the coherence in dance. We offer a range of dance programming recreationally and intensively through our CAS Performance Companies in Ballet (ABT), Contemporary, Hip Hop, Jazz, and Modern. Our studio is a creative arts incubator unlike any other in Toronto!"
I love taking dance lessons at Dance District, they're always a lot of fun, and the setting is just amazing, I'm amazed the classes are as affordable as they are. I highly recommend trying them out the next time you think of taking a dance class.Read more