Finesse Dance Studio

Competition Winners 2009

From Left to Right front row: 

Jackie Bell, Karen MacIntosh, Michelle Gecan, Courtney Kovacich, Emily Canter, Kate Fabi

From Left To Right back row:

Mackenzie Topa, Rachel Lichty, Deb Fabi, Carmen Giovinazzo, Natalie Scalzo

Company Profile

16/06/2009 05:27 AM

Who Are We?

Amongst other things, we are a competitive school. Our winnings include over 250 gold and platinum medals, multiple awards, yearly overall performance recognition trophies and plaques, choreography awards, trophies and scholarships. We have won Grand Championships for pointe soloist and lyrical duet in 2007. Costume awards and technique honors. We have students who have gone onto television appearances, theatre contracts, entering and winning the Worlds Dance Title and the All Canadian Dance Title, and some have gone into teaching dance.  Why are we such a success with Competitions? Because our students understand the need for a technical foundation, which means ballet. At competitions, judges want to see technique, not sloppy dancing.  You cannot fool a judge. They are well-trained to spot dancers who lack in technique, finish, precision and ability -- things achieved through training in ballet. We suggest those who dispute the need for ballet, to attend a competition and watch and listen to the judge's comments. We do, however, offer many recreational classes that don't compete.

 

We are a technical school. We not only educate our students about the principles of dance, but also on how to fully enjoy dance within its many facets of studies. We are constantly upgrading and educating our teaching staff to serve our membership better.  Our choreography is known to be original and not "old school", using the foundations and techniques of structured and instated syllabuses of the CDTA (Canadian Dance Teachers Association) and DEA (Dance Educators of America) that are the backbone of any real professional dance school such as ours. Our students learn to be the best that they can and enjoy themselves immensely while achieving their goals.  

We are both a performance level school, and, a recreational school. Our recreational students participate in a wide variety of programs and have gone on to compete at a novice level with huge successes of their own, but competition is not guaranteed at registration. It is at the teacher's discretion if she feels that her students can represent our school and themselves well enough to compete at a novice level. Do not misunderstand, even at this level, the judges can be brutal. We have a high level of integrity that overflows into our music selections, conduct of our teachers, our choreography for children.

We have programs to suit all needs for all ages starting at three through to adult. We hold yearly shows; put on yearly presentations/workshops at local public and private schools; do presentations for the retired or senior citizens' homes; we participate in master classes with the National Ballet/Quinte Ballet; integrate our dance programs into school boards physical education programs and much more.  We are the only school in the area that performs original story ballets, written in-house. 

 

 

We have a newly renovated, fully upgraded two room studio that is spacious and fully equipped for all types of dancing. Our success and sold out shows speak tell it all. Our teachers are loved by their students. And most importantly, we all have fun while learning about dance. 

We are the lowest charging school in the region and have various payment packages to help parents meet the costs associated with dance. We work with various children's programs, such as ProKids, Port Cares, Community Business Sponsorship Programs and FACS to provide dance lessons for kids living within struggling families. We are fundraisers for CDSS and have raised awareness for kids with special needs.  If you want a touch of Finesse added to your life... call us!

Our Mission

To become the leading provider of a proper dance education in the area. 

"You never know when something you do will touch the life of another in a significant way. If I've learned one very valuable lesson in all the years I've danced, taught, choreographed, and owned this studio is that the things you'd least expect to make a difference, are the ones that matter the most. A word, a gesture or a look can make or break a child and above all else as a mentor and role model for a child, we must always put their self-esteem before our own needs. Do this, and the rewards? They're endless! Dancing is not just something to do; it's a life lesson filled with rewards. The discipline, friendships, co-ordination, skills, rhythm, just to name a few, are all examples of what you can get out of learning to put... 

"A Touch of Finesse in Your Dancing!"

 

Our thanks for these and other excellent photos taken by Lancastle Studio taken during our 2008 recital. If you want excellence and remarkable quality photos, contact Lancastle Studio.