CHILLIWACK DANCE SCHOOL
Dance classes are available for ages 1 to Seniors.
Bring your dancers and your gymnasts at the same time!
The dance studio is upstairs from the gym in the same facility.
FULL DANCE CLASS LIST
​Please note that our registration site has our most up-to-date availability.
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Sept 2024 - June 2025 Class Schedule
Download pdf of our schedule or scroll down to find the complete list of classes right here.
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Note: many of our year-long (Sept to June) classes closed to new registrations after the end of January. This is because much of the class time is spent learning choreography, and new students will feel lost, and will need several months to pick up the choreo before our recital in June.
Classes that are already closed are in regular font.
New classes are highlighted in yellow
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Mondays:
Lily's Classes:
3:15 – 3:45 pm Hip Hop Ages 4 - 6
3:45 - 4:15 pm Ballet Technique ages 9 - 15
4:15 - 5:00 pm Hip hop Ages 6 - 10
Bobbi's classes:
5:00 - 5:30pm Ballet Ages 4 – 7
5:30 – 6:00 pm Tap Ages 4 - 8
6:00 – 6:45 pm Ballet Ages 5 - 8
6:45 - 7:30 pm Adult/teen tap – beginners or experienced
7:30 – 8:30 pm Large group finale/production
8:30 – 9:00 pm Private couples' lessons for weddings or other
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Tuesdays:
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Donna's Classes:
9:30 - 10:00 am Teddy Bear Ballet Ages 18 - 36 months February or April & May
10:00 - 10:45 Music and Movement Ages 2 – 4.
10:45 – 11:30 Adult beginner tap. No class March 11 or 25
Karry's classes:
2:00 - 3:30 pm solos & private lessons - all claimed
3:30 – 4:30 pm All Ages 7+ Stage Musical Theatre Song & Dance
4:30 – 5:15 pm Lyrical ages 11 – 17
5:15 – 5:30 pm lyrical duo
5:30 – 6:15 pm Jazz 11 – 17 intermediate/advanced - closed
6:15 – 7:00 pm Competitive Acro Ages 6 - 14
7:00 – 7:45 pm Tap Adults/teens intermediate/advanced - closed
7:45 – 8:30 pm Ballet advanced teens/adults
8:30 – 9:00 pm Pointe
9:00 – 9:30 pm Beginner tap adults/teens
9:30 – 9:45pm Costume Ballet extra dance add-on
9:45 – 10:00 pm solo
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Wednesdays:
Karry's classes:
9:30 – 11:45 am Private lesson times available.
11:45 - 4:00 pm solos & private lessons - all claimed
4:00 – 4:45 pm Acro ages 8 – 14
4:45 – 5:30 Teen Hip hop ages 11 - 17
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Bobbi's classes:
5:30 – 6:00 pm Tiny Dancers ages 2 - 4
6:00 – 6:30 pm Ballet Ages 3 – 5
6:30 – 7:15 pm Ballet Teens & Adults age 11 and up - started Feb 26/25-still can join
7:15 – 7:45 pm Lyrical Ballet trio
7:45 – 8:15 pm Jazz duo
8:15– 9:00 pm Couples' Ballroom Dancing - beginners 2-month session March-April
9:00 – 9:30 pm Couples' private lessons for wedding or other, or private lesson time available
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Thursdays:
Bobbi's Classes:
3:00 - 3:45 pm Introduction to Dance Ages 5 - 8 Jan-June
3:45 - 4:30 pm Ballet Ages 6 - 10
4:30 - 5:00 pm Hip Hop Ages 8 - 12
5:00 - 5:30 pm Jazz Ages 8 – 12
5:30 - 6:00 pm Lyrical Ages 8 - 12
6:00 - 6:45 pm Adult/teen ballet
6:45 - 7:30 pm Lyrical/Contemporary Teens and Adults
7:30 - 7:45 pm solo
8:00 -9:00 pm Couples' private lessons for wedding or other, or private for individual
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Lisa's Classes (in gymnastics gym downstairs):
7:00 - 8:00 pm Contortion, strength and stretch - March and April
8:00 – 9:00 pm Acro adults/teens
Fridays:
Alina's Classes:
10:15 - 11:00 am Home School Dance April to June
11:00 – 11:30 am Tiny Ballerinas Ages 2 - 4
11:30 – 11:45 am solo or private time available
11:45 – 12:30 Ballet and Creative Movement ages 3 – 5
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Karry's Classes:
1:15 – 4:00 pm Private lessons
4:00 - 4:30 pm Tap ages 6 – 10
4:30 – 4:45 pm Tap solo
4:45 - 5:30 pm Acro ages 5 – 9
5:30 – 6:15 pm Ballet ages 8 – 12
6:15 – 7:00 pm Ballet and jazz technique – intermediate & advanced
7:00 - 7:30 pm Tap choreography for intermediate tappers age 8 – 14
7:30 – 8:00 pm Tap technique for experienced tappers ages 8 – 17
8:00 – 8:30 pm Tap choreography for advanced teens ages 11 – 17
8:30 - 9:45 pm Private lessons and solos
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Saturdays:
Bobbi's classes:
8:30 - 9:00 am Private lesson - claimed
9:00 – 9:30 am Tiny Ballerinas Ages 2 - 4
9:30 - 10:30 Private technique class - claimed
10:30 - 11:15 Ballet ages 4 - 7
11:15 - 12:00 Intro to Dance Ages 4 - 7 (Hip Hop, Jazz, Ballet, Creative Movement).
12:00 – 12:45 Jazz Dance Ages 6 - 10
12:45 – 1:30 Musical Theatre Ages 6 - 10
1:30 – 3:00 pm solos - time is claimed
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Karry's Classes (every second week):
3:00 - 6:30 pm Private lessons
after 6:30 pm Private lesson time may be available
Lisa's Classes (every second week):
3:00 – 4:00 Private lesson time available
4:10 - 6:00 pm Birthday parties
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After 6:30 pm Studio is available to rent $6 per person per hour – min $12/hr
Sundays:
Nothing scheduled at this time.
Studio is available to rent $6 per person per hour – min $12/hr
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When applicable, find summer classes here.
Prices
scroll down for pricing details
PERFORMANCES AND COMPETITIONS
Competitions
If your dancer has been invited by the teacher to participate in a competition, you have the right to accept or decline. Entry fees apply and range from $15 - $100 per student in 2024, depending on whether it is a group, trio, duo, or solo entry. Plus extra admin costs and rental of rehearsal space.
Please let us know whether you would like to be a part of this. Fees due January each year for competitions happening in Feb-May.
Recital
In June we will have a year-end show. There is no extra fee to participate, but audience members, including parents, will need to purchase a ticket.
All presale tickets $15 each for 2024 show, but children 4 and under are free.
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Parents helping with tickets and other recital tasks: most tickets are free, but please confirm with Donna if you would like a free ticket
REGISTRATION FEES
We charge each dancer an annual registration fee of $20. ​​If you are registering several people in the same family at the same time we offer a discounted rate of $35 per family.
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Your registration fee covers both gymnastics and dance.
If you have already registered for gymnastics this year, you do not have to pay the $20 registration fee for dance classes.
DANCE CLASS FEES 2024 - 2025
Group Classes
All regular group classes have the same fee structure, except that this year due to the extraordinary number of Statutory holidays falling on Mondays, we are discounting the Monday classes by 10%.
All prices include GST and apply to our 10-month dance season from September to June​
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Weekly 30 min classes: $400 per year, or $40 per month
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Weekly 45 min classes: $500 per year, or $50 per month
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Weekly 60 min classes: $600 per year, or $60 per month
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Weekly 90 min classes: $800 per year, or $80 per month
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Couples Classes
Ballroom or Salsa, etc: $14 per dancer per class for beginner short term classes.
Example: 9 weeks of salsa costs $14 x 2 dancers x 9 weeks = $252 per couple.
Full year class for experienced dancers is priced as all other classes.
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Solos, Duos, and private classes
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Weekly 15 min solo time: $580 per year, or $58 per month
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Weekly 15 min duo time: $380 per year, or $38 per month per dancer
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Weekly 15 min trio time: $280 per year, or $28 per month per dancer
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Weekly 15 min private group: $240 per year, or $24 per month per dancer
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​Half Hour Private Lesson: $29
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Half Hour Semi-Private Lesson: $19 each ($38 total)
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For longer times just do the math. No discounts for longer private lessons.
Multiple Classes of One Style
If your dancer participates in two group classes of the same style of dance you pay for the total time of that style, not for two classes.
Example: If your child takes tap choreo for ages 8 - 10 and tap choreo for ages 10 – 12 and tap technique for a total of 90 minutes, you will be billed for 90 minutes. However, please note that solos and duos are calculated separately.
Prices are as follows, with "year" meaning ten months from September to June:
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90 min per week of one style: $800per year, or $80 per month
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1 hr 45 min per week of 1 style: $900 per year, or $90 per month​
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Free Classes
Pay for 3 classes of dance covering 3 styles for any one dancer, and get a 4th class free. Example: pay for hip hop, ballet, and tap. Get lyrical or jazz or acro for free. One of your paid classes may be gymnastics, downstairs in the Chilliwack Gymnastics Club. Solos and duos not included.
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For details about short-term classes and rates, see the prices on the schedule.
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Special Rate for Ballet/Jazz Technique Class for Competitive or Intermediate & Advanced Dancers:
Add this 45 min technique class to any other group class for only $30/mo!!
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Try A Class
Drop in to a 30 min class: $13
Drop in to a 45 min class: $16
Drop in to a 60 min class: $19
Drop in to a 90 min class: $25
DANCE FAQS
Dance Attire
You are responsible for providing your dancer with proper dance clothing and footwear for class. This includes tap shoes for tap classes, and ballet shoes for ballet classes. Come dressed to move - stretchy clothing is ideal, particularly body suit and tights. For hip hop classes running shoes are fine. Baton classes: you must purchase a baton that fits your dancer. We can supply one if that makes it easier. Cost will be whatever the going rate is at the time, probably about $35.
Costumes
Costumes are required for participation in competitions, parades, and in the year-end show/recital in June. We encourage all students to participate.
Most of the time you will have the option to rent. Rental price is $16 per full costume, and you can use it for all performances and photos for the season. There may be an option to purchase in some cases.
We make an effort to keep costume costs down to $45 - $80 per dancer per dance. Some could be a bit more or cheaper.
Most of our costumes are purchased from a costume company.
It is the teacher's choice whether you will be expected to find or sew your own costume, rent from the studio, buy one on your own that the teacher has chosen, or buy one that the teacher has purchased. In 2023 - 24 over 90% of costumes were available for rent.