MISSION & MANDATE

Mission Statement

To be an exceptional training program that helps shape the future of dance in Canada.

Mandate

Dance Arts Institute exists to shape contemporary dancers, performers, and performance makers of the future. We offer a firm grounding in technique, interpretation, improvisation and creation, and cultivate the entrepreneurial skills and critical capacities necessary to enter today’s professional dance milieu.

We believe experience is the greatest learning tool. By encountering artists, choreographers and pedagogues actively working in the field, students are exposed to the most current practices through direct interaction with eminent dance practitioners, leaders, and creators. We are a centre for creative practice and collaborative transformation, a space that connects training to local, national, and international dance communities to develop the next generation of dance artists.

Through our Professional Programs, Dance Arts Institute students experience:

A comprehensive education in performance, creation, and collaboration in a responsive and supportive learning environment
A focus on rigorous technical training, creative practice, and pedagogy
Workshops with national and international guest artists and thinkers
Artistic exchanges and understudy opportunities [Year 3]
Exposure to local dance and arts scenes
Graduate with an advanced diploma, and potential entry into York University’s Bachelor of Fine Arts Honours program [dance] with advanced standing

Through our community programs, Dance Arts Institute:

provides inspiring training in creative movement and dance to people of all ages
provides access to dance for our community, and creates new dance lovers; and
advocates for dance, physical well-being, and arts education within the dance community and to the public-at-large.

Our core values

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Artistic Excellence

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Healthy, Progressive, and Innovative Training

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Choreographic and Creative Development

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Healthy Working Environment

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Equity

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Community, Collaboration, and Advocacy

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Accessibility Policy

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Health and Safety Protocols

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