EDA Updates

Recreational and Competitive Photo Days

2012-02-24T07:41:00.002-08:00

This year our recreational photos will take place on Wednesday April 18th. A schedule for all group shots has been sent home this week with all students. A copy of our summer camp brochure was also handed out. Registration will begin March 1st.

Competitive photo day will take place Tuesday April 17th. All competitive students will receive their schedule via email before photo day.

Next weekend our competitive team is heading to kick it up! in Barrie. Good luck to all of our dancers!

Competitive Showcase

2012-01-12T08:38:00.000-08:00

Our competitive showcase is taking place Sunday January 29th at 10 a.m. at the Richmond Hill Theatre for the Performing Arts. Tickets are general admission at $12.00 and can be purchased at the studio or at the door. This year we have decided to divide the show into disciplines, so that you can see the progress through the companies in each discipline. Here is the show order:

Ballet
Toccata
Sonata in A
Over the Rainbow
Spring
White Shadows
Serenade for Strings
Acro/Open
O'Verona
Technologic
Birds
Your Song
Lights
Hip Hop
Glam
Jazz
I Wanna Dance With Somebody
Supergirl
Wade in the Water
Sail
Real Wild Child
Bulletproof
White Houses
What's Love Got to do With it
My Boyfriends Back
Distortion
1, 000 Ships
I Like That

INTERMISSION
Tap
Rockin Robin
Be OK
Every Teardrop is a Waterfall
Right Now
Sealion Woman
Kiss with a Fist
Musical Theatre
His Cheeseburger
In the Jungle
Contemporary/lyrical
The Funeral
Crazy
Slow Me Down
Baby's Romance
On Your Shore
Wild Horses
Veins
Cosmic Love
Samson
Butterfly Kisses
Gorecki
Fear You Won't Fall
Silent All These Years
Sort Of
Special Two
Production
Mary Poppins

Our best guess is that the show will finish sometime around 12:15.
See you all there!

Happy Holidays

2011-12-20T10:50:00.000-08:00

Just a reminder that the studio will be closed from Saturday December 24th to Friday January 6th. Classes resume Saturday January 7th.

We are still counting the donated toys, but so far we are up to almost 200! Keep them coming!

Reminder that our competitive showcase takes place Sunday January 29th. Tickets are available at the studio or through a competitive family in January. Hope to see many of you there!

wishing you all a very happy holiday season.

Studio closures 2011/2012

2011-09-19T12:08:00.000-07:00

Please note that we will be closed the following dates:

Thanksgiving: closed Monday October 10th
Winter Break: closed Saturday December 24th- Friday January 6th inclusive
Family Day: closed Monday February 20th
March Break: closed Sunday March 11th-Sunday March 18th inclusive
Good Friday: closed Friday April 6th

Classes have begun!

2011-09-14T13:42:00.000-07:00

Welcome everyone to the 2011/2012 dance season at Energy Dance Arts Inc.
We are very happy to have each and everyone of you as part of our studio. Welcome back to all of our returning students, and thank you to all of our newest students for joining us this year.
As we navigate through the first few weeks of classes, Energy Dance Arts staff will notify you if they believe that your child has been placed in a class that does not match their skill level. Please also feel free to speak to us by making an appointment with the front desk as to placing your child in a different dance class. We always want to make sure that every dancer in challenged and having a load of fun.

Please check back to our blog for updates this year, as we will only be handing out a few paper newsletters to save our trees!

Looking forward to a fantastic season!

Energy Dance Arts staff

DVDs are in!!!

2011-06-22T11:04:00.000-07:00

Come by the studio Mon-Thurs from 4-8 or Saturday from 9-3 to pick up your dvd of the recital. They are still available for purchase online at drcvideo.com

Space in our summer camp is very limited. Please reserve your spot now to avoid disappointment. Session one is almost full!

2010/2011 photos are in!

2011-06-20T08:59:00.000-07:00

All competitive and recreational photos that were ordered before recital are in! Come by the studio during our regular hours (mon-thurs 4-8, sat 9-3)
The dvds will be coming in this week too!

Post recital wrap up!

2011-05-12T05:22:00.000-07:00

What a great two days of performances! Congratulations to all dancers on two successful shows! Here are a few reminders that we spoke about at the recital:

- The studio is open from 4-8 monday-thursday and saturdays from 9-3 all summer

- We are still accepting photos and early bird registrations until this saturday

- If you would like to order a video of the performance please visit www.drcvideo.com and visit their video store.

- Competitive auditions take place Monday June 13th, please call the studio for an appointment

A huge thank you to everyone who has helped us along the way. We are so fortunate to have such wonderful families be a part of our dance studio. Hope to see you all this summer at workshops or summer camp!

Wednesday May 11th recital order

2011-04-18T07:09:00.000-07:00

1. Opening Number ( competitive company)
2. Part of your World
3. Commander
4. Foundations
5. Aint Nothin Wrong
6. Adventure
7. Lollipop
8. Earth
9. Bittersweet symphony
10. Kaboom!
11. Book of Right On
12. Firework
13, Half Life
14. Girlfriend
15. Dirty Picture
16. Keep Breathing
17. More
18. How to Save a Life
19. Tarzan Jungle Man
20. Viva!
INTERMISSION
21. Fur Elise
22. Caterpillars
23. Hey Soul Sister
24. Make Her Say
25. Evacuate the Dance Floor
26. Slide
27. Bellybutton
28. Let Me Think About It
29. Cross my Heart
30. Fame
31. Sausage
32. Fireflies
33. First Love
34. Imagine
35. No Air
36. Wind It up
37. Black Horse
38. I Feel Good
39. JAM!

Tuesday May 10th recital order

2011-04-18T07:02:00.000-07:00

1. Opening Number (competitive team)
2. When You Wish Upon a Star
3. I Want Candy
4. Foundations
5. Another One Bites the Dust
6. Ain't Nothin Wrong
7. Bellybutton
8. Belle
9. Earth
10. Bear Necessities
11. Lollipop
12. Surfin USA
13. Work Me Down
14. Fly to your Heart
15. Walk The Dinosaur
16. Baby
17. Princess
18. Keep Breathing
19. Viva!
INTERMISSION
20. You Shook Me All Night Long
21. Cotton Eye Joe
22. Cannon In D
23. Think About It
24. Jump On It
25. Sugar Sugar
26. Girlfriend
27. Kaboom!
28. We R Who We R
29. Can You Feel The Love Tonight
30. Doin The Doo
31. Sausage
32. Black Horse
33. Caterpillars
34. Speeding Cars
35. Every Little Thing
36. Please Dont Stop the Music
37. JAM!

Starbeat Results!

2011-04-07T05:55:00.000-07:00

Congratulations to the EDA team once again for a great weekend!
Here are some highlights from the Starbeat comp last weekend

Special Awards:
Toe Happy: Right as Rain
Veggie Delight: Bellybutton
Synchronized swimming: Work Me Down
Spinning Tops: First Love
Dino-Mite: Walk the Dinosaur
Spic and Span: Let Me Think About It
Breath of Fresh Air: Keep Breathing

Overalls:
2nd Highest Line: Earth
1st Highest Line: Let Me Think About It
Tie for 1st highest group: Viva!

Overall High Scoring Acro: Viva! (94.04)
Overall High Scoring Jazz: Let Me Think About It (94.88)
Highest Score of the Day: Let Me Think About It
(on the second day JAM! was only 0.06 away from the highest mark of the day...so close!)
Highest Production: JAM! (95.31)
Overall Costume: Bellybutton

Way to go ladies! Looking forward to more great results from Luv2dance!

Kick It Up Results!

2011-03-07T06:47:00.000-08:00

Congratulations to all of the EDA Dancers on a fantastic competitive weekend. We are so proud of all of you! Here is a list of the special awards and the overall we won!

Let Me Think About it- Precision Plus
Bubbly- Smile Like Sunshine
Grace- Light as Air
Work Me Down- Pretty Polished
JAM!- Redbull award
Aha!- Light as a Feather
Earth- Heart and Soul
You Shook Me all Night Long- Polished
Veggie Tales Bellybutton- Cute, Fun, Delish
Girlfriend- Back Row Clean
First Love- Simply Graceful
Everywhere- Audience engager
Viva- Standout Award
Outta Here- Sounds

Rosco Standout Potential: Walk the Dinosaur and Can You Feel the Love Tonight

Choreography: Book of Right On

Overalls:

2^nd Overall Novice solo: Carly Mandel, Outta Here

3^rd Overall Novice Trio: Every Little Thing
1^st Overall Novice Duet: Surfin USA
3^rd Overall Novice Group: Lollipop
1^st Overall Novice Group: Can you Feel The Love Tonight
1^st Overall Pre-Competitive Group: Work Me Down
3^rd Overall Int Trio: Blackhorse and a Cherry Tree
2^nd Overall Int Trio: Foundations
1^st Overall Sr Duet: Half Life
1st Overall Sr. Solo: Olivia Stadler, Everywhere
3^rd Overall Mini small group: Walk The Dinosaur
3^rd Overall Jr Small Group: Keep Breathing
2^nd Overall Int. Small group: First Love
1^st Overall Int. Small group: Viva!
3^rd Overall Mini Large Group: Girlfriend
3^rd Overall Jr Large Group: Ain’t Nothin Wrong With That
3^rd Overall Int/Sr Large Group: Earth
2^nd Overall Int/Sr Large Group- Let Me Think About It
2^nd Overall Musical Theare: Bellybutton
2^nd Overall Mini Ballet: Canon in D
1^st Overall Jr Ballet: You Shook Me All Night Long
2^nd Overall Int/Sr Ballet: Fur Elise
1^st Overall Production: JAM!
1^st PLACE OVERALL DANCE STUDIO: ENERGY DANCE ARTS!

Competitive Makeup!

2011-01-09T16:00:00.000-08:00

Here is a list of makeup (MAC) Allie used for our makeup demonstration:
Lipstick: brick liner with russian red lipstick
blush: prism
eyeshadows: vanilla, espresso (brun is also great)
eyelashes: hers were QUO from shoppers drugmart

Competitive Showcase

2011-01-07T11:18:00.000-08:00

When: Sunday January 30th 10:00 a.m.
Where: Richmond Hill Theatre for the Performing Arts
Tickets: $12.00 general admission. Please see a competitive family or the front desk for tickets!

Our competitive showcase is run like a recital, as a practice run for our competitive numbers. It is a great opportunity for dancers to get a real feel for the stage, and allows us to make notes on changes we would like to make to choreography, lines and costumes before the competitive season begins. Please join us in celebrating the start of our competitive season!

Here is the show order:

Earth
Can you feel the Love Tonight
Every Little Thing
Foundations
Caterpillars
Aha
Hey Soul Sister
Make Her say
Everywhere
When She Loved Me
Surfin USA
Bellybutton
Work Me down
Keep Breathing
Book of Right On
Half Life
Walking on Air
Slide
Aint Nothin Wrong With That
First Love
Canon in D
Fidelity
Viva
INTERMISSION
Fur Elise
You shook me all night long
Girlfriend
Twilight
Think About it
Bubbly
Right As Rain
Black Horse and a Cherry Tree
Kaboom
Pride and Joy
Upstairs
No Air
Lollipop
Sausage
Miss you Love
Grace
Walk the Dinosaur
Imagine
Dirty Picture
How to Save a Life
Addicted to Love
Nicest Thing
Outta here
JAM

Christmas Wish huge success!

2011-01-03T06:22:00.001-08:00

Thank you! Thank you! Thank you!

Together we donated over 250 toys to the CP24 CHUM city Christmas Wish. A heartfelt thank you to all of the dancers and parents who donated in honour of our staff. We wish you all health, happiness and love in the New Year!

CP 24 CHUM CITY Christmas Wish!

2010-11-23T09:41:00.001-08:00

This time of year we like to think of those who are in need in our community and what we can do to help them. You may have noticed some holiday cheer at the studio, and have received a letter explaining how we like to give back during the holidays.

In lieu of gifts for our teachers we ask that students bring in an unwrapped toy to donate to the CP 24 Chum city Christmas Wish. When you bring in a toy please see the front desk for a star, which you can decorate and place on our wall of fame. This way all of the teachers know who has brought in a gift on their behalf. In 2008 our studio dropped off more than 100 toys, and last year in 2009 we donated over 250 toys! We hope to beat last year's generosity!
We will be accepting gifts until the studio closes over the holidays. Please note the studio is closed from Sunday December 19th to Sunday January 2nd.

Thank you in advance for your support, and we wish you all a very happy holiday season!

Billie Silvestri and Ashley Storms
Energy Dance Arts Inc Directors

Costumes 2010/2011

2010-11-03T14:23:00.000-07:00

Recreational Dancers: payments are due November 15^th, paid in full. All Nursery, Primary and Mini class costumes are $80.00 plus hst. All Junior, Intermediate and Teen class costumes are $88.00 plus hst. Please submit payment in payment envelope provided last week.

Competitive Dancers: Costume deposits are due November 15^th. For each dance we ask you submit a $75.00 deposit. Technique classes do not require costumes. Please submit payment in payment envelope.

Competitive Production Schedule

2010-09-30T12:50:00.000-07:00

Here is the competitive production schedule from October-December for the competitive company. We will also have one or two full company rehearsals in January. Looking forward to JAM! Please call the studio if you have any questions! (905) 879-8777

	Novice and Minis	Junior and Intermediates	Seniors
Friday Oct 1		5-6:30
Friday Oct 8			5-6:30
Friday Oct 15	5-6:30
Friday Oct 22		5-6:30
Friday Oct 29			5-6:30
Friday Nov 5	5-6:30
Friday Nov 12		5-6:30	5-6:30
Friday Nov 19	5-6:30	5-6:30	5-6:30
Friday Nov 26	5-6:30
Friday Dec 3		5-6:30	5-6:30
Friday Dec 10	5-6:30	5-6:30	5-6:30

Registration, shoes and dancewear!

2010-08-17T07:51:00.001-07:00

Registration for the 2010/2011 season is off to a great start! Please do not forget to register early to avoid dissapointment. We already have some classses close to full, and will not let more than 15 dancers in any class.

Please come in to be fitted for your dance shoes and dancewear as soon as possible to ensure that they are here for your first class. Less than four weeks until dance starts!

Competitive offers

2010-08-17T07:47:00.001-07:00

We have mailed out the competitive offers for the 2010.2011 season to all competitive dancers. You should receive a package including a competitive contract this week. Once you have received the package please call the studio to make a registration meeting. You will be able to register for desired classes as well as have one on one time to discuss any of your comments, questions or concerns. We ask that dancers attend these meetings with their parents. Looking forward to seeing you all soon!

SAVINGS!

2010-07-28T08:16:00.000-07:00

We will match any studio's prices! Bring any published prices from our competitors and we will not only match their prices, but we will waive the registration fee!*

*new students only

EDA recreational registration 2010/2011

2010-07-28T08:11:00.000-07:00

Energy Dance Arts Inc.'s fall recreational registration is ongoing. We have a limit of 15 dancers in our classes with 2 teachers. Once our classes are full we will not accept any more registrations. We are open for registration from 4 pm to 8 pm Monday-Thursday and 9 am-3pm Saturdays. Dance shoes and clothing will be available at the studio starting the first week in August!

New site design!

2010-07-03T08:10:00.000-07:00

We hope you are having fun navigating through our new web layout!
A big thanks to our web designer Michael Hardychuk from Electric Fire Media Group!

Summer camp

2010-06-21T15:24:00.000-07:00

Our summer camp begins July 5th and runs in two week sessions until August 27th. Summer camp is the perfect opportunity to get some one on one attention and to try out various dance disciplines. Each day dancers have the opportunity to take at least 4 dance classes, participate in games, sports and arts and crafts.
Our qualified and energetic staff will entertain and safely supervise dancers while they develop their love for dance and fun.
We still have space in most sessions, please contact us at the studio for more information.
(905) 879-8777

Photos!

2010-06-21T15:22:00.001-07:00

Photos are in! Please come the studio during regular business hours to pick them up, order a dvd or register for next season! Please stay tuned for our updated website also!

Star Beat

2010-03-29T12:24:00.000-07:00

Congratulations to all EDA dancers for a successful weekend at Star Beat Dance Champions!

Here are some of the highlights of this competition:

Highest score of the competition (Friday): The Mission
Highest Score of the competition (Saturday): Boyfriend
Highest Senior Soloist: Kara Gabriel, Love Stoned
Highest score intermediate group.line: The Mission
3rd Highest score intermediate group/line: Yellow
Highest score senior small group: Boyfriend
3rd Highest score senior small group: Dock of The Bay
3rd Highest score senior group/line: Good Luck
3rd Highest Novice group/line: Rock Lobster
Highest Acro of competiton: The Mission
Highest Musical Theatre of competition: Boyfriend

Special Awards:
Costume: Rock Lobster
Choreography: Love stoned
Smooth Transitions: Tidal
Seamless: Candlelight
Clean and technical: Clocks
Watch out Saturday Night Live: Boyfriend

Congratulations Ladies! We are so proud of you!

march break

2010-03-11T10:29:00.001-08:00

The studio will be closed for march break march 14th-21st inclusive. Have a great break!

2010-02-26T13:22:00.000-08:00

Thank you Christina for being our model!

Here is an example of what our competitive stage makeup should look like.

Competitive Showcase

2010-02-26T10:10:00.000-08:00

Our competitive showcase will be taking place this weekend, Sunday February 28th at the Richmond Hill Centre for the Performing Arts. The show begins at 9:30 a.m. and will be composed of our 39 competitive entries. It features 50 dancers aged 6-17 in lines, groups, trios/duets and solos in all disciplines. This is a great opportunity to see what we are all about and a fantastic opportunity for our competitive team to get the real competition feel. Tickets are $12.00 and are available at the studio or at the door. General Admission, doors open at 9:00 am.

Competitive team members: Don't forget about our party after the showcase. Please meet us at the studio for lunch!

Happy New Year 2010!

2010-01-21T10:14:00.000-08:00

Happy New Year to all of our EDA families. We wish you all the best and a very happy 2010!

We haven't posted in a while, so we have a lot of catching up to do;

THANK YOU to everyone who brought in a toy for the CHUM CITY/CP24 Christmas wish. Energy Dance Arts donated over 200 unwrapped toys this year! What a great accomplishment!

Competitive showcase: will be held at the Richmond Hill Theatre for the Performing Arts Sunday February 28th at 9:30 a.m.. Tickets are being sold at the studio and will be sold at the door at $12.00 each for general admission. Come support our fantastic competitive team!

Recital: Recital will take place at the Richmond Hill Theatre for the Performing Arts May 18th and 19th. There will be three shows:
18th: 6:00 p.m. and 7:30 pm
19th 7:30 pm

You will receive a recital package before march break outlining which shows each class will participate in. Ticket information will also be provided in the package.

Picture Day: We have arranged for a professional photographer to come to the studio before the recital to take individual and group shots. The photographer will be at the studio taking photos in April. Please stay tuned for more information.

Please check back soon for more updates and our competition results!

Studio Closures 2009-2010

2009-10-06T11:20:00.000-07:00

October 12 Thanksgiving Monday
December 20- January 3 inclusive Winter Break
February 15 Family day
March 14- 21 inclusive March Break
April 2 Good Friday
April 5 Easter Monday

New Faculty

2009-08-25T06:24:00.000-07:00

We wanted to take the opportunity to welcome some of our new faculty. Check back soon for their bios!

Welcome;
Tania Baldassarre-Messina
Johanna Fiorini
Michelle Cipolla
Danielle Shephard
Courtney Gayne

Welcome to our blog!

2009-08-15T08:12:00.000-07:00

Welcome to the EDA blog!
This year we will be using this blog instead of paper newsletters to keep you up to date with all of the latest news! We will be updating our blog often so please check back!

We just finished our first session of summer camp, and it was a blast! We are very excited to start session two this Monday! Everyone is welcome to our second session parent show which will take place Thursday Aug 27th 7:00 pm at the studio.

Our summer open classes for competitive dancers have been amazing. It has been great to see so many returning and new faces. We have the honour of having some great guests this summer including;
Lara Smythe
Heather Leslie
Lori Versteeg
Lineen Doung
Melissa McDermott

There are still a few classes left!
Classes run Tuesdays and Thursdays
Mini and Jr 6:00-7:00
Int and Sr 8:00-9:00

Please visit our blog soon to meet our new faculty!