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Last updated: March 10, 2021

In light of the COVID-19 pandemic, dance studios and artists across Canada are turning to online solutions, offering virtual dance classes and online videos so that dancers can continue their practice from home. Below is a roundup of videos and online classes offered by dance artists and studios in Canada. 

This is an ongoing list. If you have an online class that you would like us to feature, send us an email with class details.

Dancing Parkinson’s YYC

• Paid dance classes offered with a focus on body awareness and motor learning for people with Parkinson disease. 
• Click here for more details. 

Mozaico Flamenco

• Daily paid flamenco classes.
• Click here for more details. 

Mile Zero Dance

• Free Youtube classes in various styles. 
• Click here for more details.

Vancouver Tap Dance Society

• Paid one-on-one online classes 
• Click here for more details.

Dancing in the Garage Series

• Free Youtube tutorials for two person Square Dancing and single person Round Dancing
• Click here for more detials. 

Arthur Murray Ottawa

• Free interactive dance lessons in Ballroom
• Click here for more details. 

Canada’s Ballet Jörgen

• Free Instagram Live classes (also posted on Youtube) in ballet and strength training.
• Click here for more details.

Ashley Rhianne

• Pilates classes with Oriental Dance instructor Ashley Rhianne
• Click here for more details. 

Harbour Dance Centre

• Paid online dance classes in various styles 
• Click here for more details.

Dreamwalker Dance Company

• Free online series featuring the Body Space Creation Place (BSCP) method 
• Click here to watch the first video. 

The Underground Dance Centre

• Paid online classes in various styles 
• Click here for more details.

City Dance Corps

• Daily classes via Instagram Live and regular, paid online classes in various styles
• Click here for more details.

Royal Academy of Dance

• Free online classes in various styles
• Click here for more details. 

Peggy Baker Dance Projects – Christine Wright

• Pay what you can online ballet and fundamentals classes
• Click here for more details.

National Ballet of Canada

• Free classes via Instagram Live and paid, virtual InStudio classes available through Zoom 
• Click here for more details. 

Shumka 

• Paid online ballet classes for adults. 
• No longer active. 

Vibestreet

• Daily paid hip hop classes for all levels
• Click here for more details.
• No longer active. 

Flamenco Dance School Maria Osende

• Paid flamenco classes 
• Click here for more details. 
• No longer active. 

If you are releasing an online workshop or will be virtually broadcasting an event, you can submit a free listing to our listings page >> thedancecurrent.com/listing-submission.

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