Friday, April 10, 2026

Care Dance Festival Schedule

 Care Dance Festival

Eastdale Collegiate Oshawa


Arrival time is 60 minutes before your rehearsal time, except for the early numbers as the doors open at 8:30AM. Come all ready except for your costume on. Rehearsal time is in the gym. Dancer will rehearse with their team and any available teacher, of if teachers are backstage , dancers will run their dance with music. I will bring a speaker and ipad. Dancers will need to bring a lunch and snacks as the day is a busy one!!!



Dance Routine 


Rehearsal Time 

   Performance Time

Single Ladies 

8:45 

9:33

Smile 

8:45 

9:39

Flowers 

8:55 

9:45

Royal 

8:55 

9:51

Garden of Surprises 

8:55 

9:57

Dancing Dorothies 

8:45 

10:03

Rich Girl 

9:15 

10:12

Cherry Blossom 

9:15 

10:18

The Space Between

9:55 

10:24

ADJUDICATON AND BREAK




Beggin 

9:30 

10:48

Arrested 

9:40

10:54

Bad Dreams 

9:30 

11:00

Doctor Doctor 

10:30 

11:06

Writer’ Block                            9:45                  11:12

Secret 

11:00 

11:18

ADJUDICATON AND BREAK




Captured Beneath 

12:00 

1:03

The One Where We Dance 

12:15 

1:09

She Rises and She Glows 

12:30 

1:24

Already Gone 

12:15 

1:33

The Upside Down/Stranger

Things

12:30 

1:39

Season of the Witch 

12:30                 

1:45

On My Side 

1:30 

1:57

Since You’ve Been Gone 

1:33 

2:00

Under Pressure 

1:36 

2:06

Abracadabra 

1:40 

2:09

Drop That 

2:15 

2:24

ADJUDICATON AND BREAK




Meet Me At the Roxy 

3:00 

3:48

Mr. Pinstripe Suit 

3:15 

3:51

Child of Light 

3:30 

3:54

Boogie Shoes 

3:00 

4:09

Iris 

3:15 

4:12

Older Than I Am 

3:00 

4:18

People You Know 

3:00 

4:21

Let the Drummer Kick 

3:45 

4:24

Let’s Get Loud 

3:45 

4:27

Circus 

3:55 

4:30

Creep 

4:00 

4:33

Champagne Coast 

4:10 

4:42

The Giving Tree 

4:20 

4:51

Bittersweet Symphony 

4:30 

4:57

FINAL AWARDS 

5:05



Wednesday, March 18, 2026

Spring Session of Adult Dance Classes


 


We have lots to do at the studio after March Break! Join us for our amazing adult classes in ballet, tap and cardio fit. Do you have a little one that loves to move? We still have space in some of our dance programs, with the Spring recital just around the corner! Visit our website at www.dancebridge.org/classes or email dancebridge@hotmail.com for more info!

The Talent Room and AMDA Showcase

 Our performance teams are off to a great start! We have had two events - The Talent Room in Georgetown and the AMDA Showcase in Ajax.  Our dancers performed wonderfully! 



Tuesday, March 3, 2026

Performance Group Updates

Sunday March 8th - The Talent Room Adjudicated Showcase (Team Twinkle, Team Comets, Team Stars, Team Sparks, Team Ignite) - A sharing of talent day with our friends at The Talent Room; perfomring our routines and/or works-in-progess in a non-competitive, supportive environment; Show time 3:00-5:30, dancers can arrive betwwen 1:00-2:00.  See email for location and directions

Thursay March 12th - AnaMaria's Dance Academy invites us to perform in their Talent Showcase. Time 6:30-8:30PM. Team Stars, Sparks, Ignite welcome to attend. $80 entrance fee, includes tickets for parents. Solos, duets, trios or groups can attend.

TBA- Douglas Crossing Show - sometime in April or May, likely a Sunday afternoon

Sunday April 12 - Dance Competition - one day event, email for location. Times 9:00-5:00PM (Twinkle, Stars, Comets, Sparks, Ignite)

May 1-3- Dance Competition #2 - see email for locations, times TBA (STars, Sparks, Ignite)

May 15-17 - Dance Competition #3 - tentative schedule sent (Twinkle, Stars, Comets, Sparks, Ignite)

Sunday May 24 - Dance Picture Day at the Studio with EDGE Photography

Sunday June 7th - Dance Recital, Port Perry Town Hall Theatre

CDTA Ballet Exams, PAEC Acro and Tap Exams - mid June, at the studio 


How to do a Ballet Bun Tutorial:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iD6NKY14sho

Make-up - we keep it pretty light, use neutral eye shadows, some blush, eyeliner and mascara and a red lipstick

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2YYEsVyqO1s




Friday, February 13, 2026

Show and Share Day

 


On Saturday February 21 all our comp dancers are invited to a SHOW AND SHARE day! It's a chance to share our dances to date and show where we are at in the process of preparing for our performance season. Dancers are to come in all black (you can wear black bodysuit and beige tights and black shorts or leggings) and hair in a slick neat bun. Bring water (and snacks if you wish.). Students will remain at the studio the whole time - no Starbucks trips! We hope you can come! It's a great opportunity to practice and share and grow and bond! Time: 1:30 - 4:30PM

Tuesday, February 3, 2026

NEW CLASS!!!!

 NEW CLASS!!!  We are so pleased to be offering a new Cardio Dance Class with Marie!  Marie is an accomplished dancer, having achieved her advanced level ballet certificate and an achievement award for achieving not only the highest honours on her Classical Ballet examination, but also for completing the full syllabus for ballet with the Canadian Dance Teachers of Canada. She also holds her Fitness Instructor Specialist with CanFirPro, her her First Aid and CPR and her PhD from Queens University in some sort of crazy science that I can't even begin to coomprehend or even spell!!!

Her Cardio Sculpt is guaranteed to be safe, fun and help you achieve your fitness goals!




Wednesday, December 31, 2025

2026 Calendar



 

Monday January 5 – Dance Classes resume 

Sunday January 18 - PAEC Contemporary Teachers Intensive - open to all teachers

Sunday January 25 - Acro Workshop Day - Newmarket

 Monday February 16 – Family Day – no classes 

 March 16-21 – March Break – Studio closed, classes begin again Monday March 23

 April 3 -7 – Easter Holiday Break 

April 11-12 - CARE Dance Festival - Oshawa

May 1 -3 - Shine Dance Festical - Peterborough

May 16-19 – Shooting Stars Dance Competition 

Sunday May 24 - Dance Pictures day with Edge photography

Monday May 18 – Victoria Day no classes 

 June 7– Annual Recital at Port Perry Town Hall Theatre

 June 8-12 – CDTA Exam prep and Exams/ Open classes and Bring a Friend week June 13– Last day of dance


Still to be booked - PAEC Exams for Acro, Tap and EDE (Early Childhood Dance Classes ages 3-7) and CDTA Classical Ballet Examinations  -these will also be after the recital in June