What is jazz dance? Jazz dance is a common form of dance used in musical theatre and the commercial and entertainment industries. It has its roots in social dance and is heavily influenced by African-American traditions. Jazz dance technique is based on elements of ballet and modern dance and incorporates syncopation and isolations of the … Continue reading Montreal Jazz Dance Classes
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Thriller workshop & Cadance swag
THRILLER WORKSHOP Have you always danced along with MTV's first world premiere video, Thriller? Or have you always wanted to learn the moves from the video that was voted as the most influential pop music video of all time? Now is your chance!!! With Cadance Jazz, you will get to learn the choreography from Thriller … Continue reading Thriller workshop & Cadance swag
FREE Thriller workshop
It's time for another fun and exciting Thriller workshop! And it's totally free!! All you have to do is RSVP to our event on Facebook. Please note that this special FREE workshop will take place at the Klaxson tap studio on Wednesday, August 26 18h30-20h30. As I start to see all of the back-to-school ads and displays … Continue reading FREE Thriller workshop
new session this week; Thriller workshop pics
Our new session begins next week! I'm excited to continue choreography for our May 2016 Jackson Tap Fusion show. Cadance Jazz dancers will be learning choreography to songs like Thriller, Beat It, Blame It On the Boogie, Love Never Felt So Good, That's the Way Love Goes, Control, and Rhythm Nation, etc. If you are new … Continue reading new session this week; Thriller workshop pics
free Thriller workshop (part 2), Radio Tap 2.0 photos
FALL SESSION UNDERWAY We are completing our fourth week of the fall session and it really is beginning to look like fall out there. The leaves are turning all sorts of beautiful shades of yellows, oranges, and reds and people are going out apple picking on the weekends. But if you've missed out on the … Continue reading free Thriller workshop (part 2), Radio Tap 2.0 photos
5 Years of Cadance!
Where did the time go??? It seems that not so long ago, I was renting space at NewDance to teach to my one student! While Cadance remains relatively small, we have now grown over the past five years to include three levels of jazz classes and more recently two Pilates classes! We have performed in … Continue reading 5 Years of Cadance!
This and that
Life has been good. Life has been busy. Work. Jazz. Tap. Pilates. Home. I prefer too busy to not at all busy, though. I can't believe that the fall session is almost done and that December is upon us. Time flies when you're having fun, right? Don't forget to make up any missed classes before … Continue reading This and that
Stott Pilates training
I just finished with my first weekend of Pilates instructor training classes (for mat only). I am a little bit overwhelmed, but at the same time, I am extremely excited. I am a bit overwhelmed because I have a lot of anatomy review to do (it's been about 10 years since I took that class!) … Continue reading Stott Pilates training
successful performance
I would like to congratulate all of the dancers from Cadance and KlaXson and all of the other invited guest performers on a job well done in KlaXson's Greatest Hits. Most of all, Pierre Hobson, the Artisitic Director of KlaXson, deserves kudos for putting together an awesome show - his best yet. Pierre Hobson and … Continue reading successful performance
New look
I'm currently working on the new website and I hope you like the new look. Be patient, as I'll be tweaking it here and there when I have time (franςais à venir). Free time is rare these days as Cadance and KlaXson are very busy preparing for the Greatest Hits show. We're very excited because … Continue reading New look