Welcome to VanDance Studios. Located in Lethbridge, Alberta, we are excited to help provide high quality recreational and competition based dance programs. We offer classes for all age categories and skill levels, and with our qualified instructors, we can help you and your children get the most out of their efforts in this beautiful art form. Please take some time to browse our website and blog. We have information available to help you with registration, scheduling, staff bios and qualifications, as well as a few select pictures featuring some of our memories over the last few years. If any questions arise, please use the contact form to let us know, and we will be sure to respond as quickly as possible.

Picture Day

Picture day order is tomorrow, May 21, 2019

Please see the attached schedule

Last week of classes

Hello!

Please see attached document for year end updates and requirements

 It is back to the studio for regular classes on Monday, Tuesday and 
Wednesday this week.  

Thursday May 16 is a show run through rehearsal at the studio.  Schedule 
is on the final page of the attached note.  Please try your best to 
attend.

Hard copy of this note and your picture order envelopes will be sent out 
this week.

We will try my best to do email updates with any reminders and or new 
info.  

Upcoming dates

I thought this may help everyone with planning the rest of the season. 

 May 13-18:

• Tickets on sale Monday May 13(show order and nights performing tba this week)
• Normal week of Classes(with  a show order run on the Thursday)
  Friday-extra exam class day to replace missed classes

May 20 Holiday

May 21 Pictures schedule TBA

May 22 Set up Yates and Yates Rec rehearsal day and any other classes that 
add rec students. No need for most festival dances as they will have just 
been on stage!

Shows on May 23/24 7:00 only.

May 25/26 exam rehearsal days.

May 27(a few) 28 Tap Exams

June 2, 3 Ballet Exams

June 14 Possible Adapt Jazz Exams (To be confirmed this week)

Please Watch for more detailed Year End Show Info This Week!

Hair, Shoes and Tights list

Here is the list for the Hair, Shoes and Tights for the 2019 Festival Season

2019 Groups – Hair, Shoes, and Tights

Festival Makeup Requirements

Hi everyone, we’ve prepared a guide on how to apply stage makeup for your dancer.  Please review the document below for pictures and general instructions

http://vandance.ca/files/FestivalRecitalMakeup.pdf

Ballet Buns

Here are some great pictures of what a proper ballet bun should look like

Festival Dates

Festival season is upon us,  please make sure to note the following dates in your calendar so everyone is there to perform.

April 22:  Festival of the Stars 7:00-9:30PM at the Yates Memorial Centre

April 24-27:  Fab Feet Festival – Calgary

May 1-4: Dance Inspirations – Moose Jaw

May 8-11: Showtime Lethbridge

 Types of Dance

We often get questions about what the various types of dance are. To help with some of the inquiries we have prepared a guide which describes the various types of dance. You can access the document by clicking here or by contacting the studio for more information.