3 Best Dance Schools in Oshawa, ON

“Theatre Dance Academy has been serving the community for forty years. Barbara Szabunia is the director of the dance school. She is a certified member of the Canadian Dance Teachers Association (C.D.T.A.) and the British Association of Teachers of Dance (B.A.T.D.). Barbara has made several TV appearances and has choreographed routines for TV variety shows, the Toronto Blue Jays, the C.N.E., and the opening ceremonies for the Ontario Summer Games. Most recently, she choreographed a duet dance number for the Senior Show at Roy Thomson Hall in Toronto. Theatre Dance Academy features 2 large dance rooms with ballet bars, sprung floors, mirrors, complete matting, an air track system for acro, viewing windows, and air exchange systems for proper airflow. Their extensive and affordable dance programs include recreational dance classes, competitive dance classes, adult full-year classes, summer dance classes, examination classes, and workshops. The dance school has branches in Oshawa and Bowmanville.

“Hoofers Performing Arts Ltd takes great pride in providing quality service and ensuring their teachers attain the highest standard of training. Mrs. Angela Prosser is the Director, and the school has been serving the Oshawa community for 30 years. The primary teaching staff are certified, and their certificates are displayed in the main lobby area. Hoofers Performing Arts Ltd offers summer music camps for their students. The facility features five professional studio rooms, each with waiting areas and viewing windows. Separate changing rooms are available for students aged 11 and under and those aged 12 and over, along with a healthy vending snack machine on site.

“Take 5 Dance prides themselves in offering professional dance training in a relaxed, friendly and positive environment. The academy is spread over a 5,000-square-foot facility that houses three large studios under one roof. The dance school is well equipped with Rosco professional sprung dance floors, over 18 feet ceilings, professional sound systems, mirrors (floor length) and mounted barres. The studio has plenty of parking, a waiting area, a max healthy vending machine, change rooms for girls and boys, bathrooms, a teacher area, an office, and lots of storage. Take 5 Dance competitive team competes in 3 to 4 categories in jazz, tap, ballet, acro, hip hop, lyrical and musical theatre each spring.