We love young dancers and believe there should be a way for them to take advantage of their high school years to earn credit for all of their hard work in dance. The Bez Arts Half Day Dance Program is for dancers who want to obtain credit for their dance training and acquire enhanced dance skills in the process.
What Bez Half Day Program is offering:
Accreditation
Dance & Media Course credits with the Ministry of Education
Compassionate instructors
Notable dancer/teacher/choreographers who care about each individual
Important Dance Foundations
Each dancer growing to their next levels in form and function
Choreography and Creative Discovery
Essential tools and strategies for experimenting with movement and creativity
Healthy Dancer Conditioning
Crucial exercises and kinaesthetic awareness for a sustainable dance life
Performance
In various dance styles and contexts
When?
3 Daytimes and 2-3 Evenings per week
To be attended in conjunction with other academic half day programs, homeschooling or correspondence.
The following classes will be accredited for each grade:
Grade 10
Dance Technique + Performance 10
Grade 11
Dance Technique + Performance 11
Grade 12
Some of our Faculty
Amy Hamilton
After interning in Ballet BC under the tutelage of Crystal Pite and decades of dancing professionally, Amy has returned to teaching and loves to find the uniqueness of each individual.
Danielle Harvey
An award-winning choreographer, So You Think You Can Dance Canada Alum, Team Canada West head choreographer, dancing with notable companies such as Motus Operandi, Josh Beamish & Rachel Poirier. Her truest passion is to ensure individuals feel accepted, even healed, through movement.
Sandy Rosen
Bez studio owner, mentor and creative coach to dancers for more than 20 years. With a background in Psychology, Kinesiology and Dance at SFU, Sandy comes alongside dancers to nurture creativity, self-honour and wellness.
Who Are We?
Bez Arts Hub
is a community Arts Training Centre and performance venue in the heart of Langley. Its foundational staff have been training dancers for more than 25 years and have been prominent in the dance industry for many more. We believe in creating a place of care, belonging and artistic excellence where young and emerging artists are nurtured and strengthened for lasting artistic pursuits.
Joanna Anderson
Is a distinguished dancer and choreographer having co-created her own original productions as well as creating choreography for film (John Bryant & Jordan Klassen videos). Jo is curious about cultivating and connection around the body and its tie to emotional expression and the human psyche.
Interested?
We’d love to chat more about it with you! Feel free to reach out to us and we can fill you in on more of the details.
Auditions are happening noW!
We’d love to meet you and get a sense of who you are as a dancer! Contact us today to schedule a time to audition. Please note that there is an audition fee of $36.75.