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Observation Days, Report Cards, Spring Break, Performances

March 2024 Newsletter

IMPORTANT DATES

Observation Week - Mar 4-9

During Observation Week, families are invited into the studios to watch their children in class and discuss their progress with teachers.

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Assessment Week - Mar 11-16

During Assessment Week, teachers formally assess students based on defined skill sets for each class, then report cards are sent to parents.


Placements for 2024-25 are also finalized this week.


Learn more about Report Cards

Spring Break - Mar 17 to Apr 1

Our last day of classes this term is Saturday, March 16.


We close for 2 weeks for Spring Break Mar 17-Apr 1.


Classes resume Tuesday, April 2 and continue through to our school show on June 22.

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We're closed on Monday, April 1

We will be closed on Monday, April 1, in lieu of Good Friday which falls within our Spring Break this year.


We usually close only on Good Friday of the Easter Weekend.


View our Online Calendar

LATEST NEWS
Summer students from Japan and Canada in week 3 intensives 2019

Summer 2024 - online now

Enrolment for Summer 2024 is open for Tiny Tots Dance, Junior Dance Camps, and Ballet Intensives.


August 6-30 (Ages 3+)


Daily class drop-ins and single days as well as the standard full-week options will be available.


View class schedules for session dates.


More details will be added shortly.

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Class Schedule 2024-25 - online soon

The schedule for 2024-25 is will be available online after Spring Break. Pre-approved classes are added to each student's account once report cards are sent out during Spring Break.


Priority enrolment for 2024-25 begins in April for current families, and in May for new students.


Learn more about Pre-Approved Classes

Fundraising to train at Canada's National Ballet School

FVAD Academy student Aliana is fundraising her way to a second summer intensive at Canada's National Ballet School in Toronto.


Aliana was one of the very few students, of the thousand who audition each year, to be invited to the NBS full-time professional training program for 2023-24. Fewer than 50 of 1000 obtain this invitation.


She returns to NBS for another 4-week intensive training session this summer, and needs help to get there. Learn more about her invitations.


If you or your business can sponsor Aliana:



Contact Mrs Carney for more information

Ballet Jörgen at FVAD

We were thrilled to welcome Bengt Jörgen and his Ballet Jörgen dancers back to our school for company class as they tour western Canada with their wonderful production of Anne of Green Gables.


Many of our students have participated on stage in past performances with the company. And Miss Sarah trained with Ballet Jorgen while in Toronto's George Brown Dance professional program.


Learn more about Ballet Jorgen

UPCOMING EVENTS

FVAD in Carmen - June 7 with Abbotsford Youth Orchestra

FVAD senior Ballet and Academy students will be presenting Mr. Carney's choreography of Carmen accompanied by Calvin Dyck's Abbotsford Youth Orchestra on June 7 at the Abbotsford Arts Centre.


We're so pleased to be performing on stage with a live orchestra once again! This wonderful collaboration of Carmen was originally presented in 2013.


Details coming to our calendar soon!

School Show - Clarke Theatre

Saturday, June 22 @ 1pm

Our School Show cast list will be posted shortly.


Production week is June 19-22.


There are no classes June 19 as everyone will be rehearsing at FVAD; or June 20-22 as we will all be at the Clarke Theatre Thursday to Saturday.


View Performers' Information to learn more

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