Arabesque Academy of Dance

A friendly reminder that we are closed this evening for Halloween 🎃 Have a safe and fun night!

Tickets for our 9th Annual Holiday Show go on sale this Friday, November 1st! Tickets will be available at noon on Friday through the Kingston Grand Theatre box office 🎟️

Priority registration for our Winter 2025 Session opens this Friday, November 1st! Registration for new students will open on November 15th. Online registration will be available on our website beginning November 1st 👩‍💻

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We are closed this weekend for Thanksgiving. We are wishing everyone a wonderful Thanksgiving long weekend 🍁

We have been nominated for the Best of Kingston and Area 2025, in the dance studio category. If you feel inclined, we would love your vote and support! Head over to https://bestofkingstonarea.com ->Voting starts here ->Things to do ->Dance Studio ->Arabesque Academy of Dance; and cast your vote!

You can vote once per day until 5:00pm on September 18th 💙

Wishing our recent grads an amazing start to school! We know you will be great and will do amazing things 💗

✨Day 7 of staff highlights is Miss Maggie✨

Miss Maggie is new to our teaching faculty this season, so let's give her a friendly Arabesque welcome! You will see Miss Maggie around on Saturday mornings.

Maggie is a student at Queen’s University, studying English Literature and pursuing her Certificate of Business. She grew up dancing competitively at Stouffville Academy of Music and Dance in her hometown, Stouffville. She practiced the styles of Jazz, Ballet, Acro, Contemporary/Modern, and Lyrical, as well as, participated in competitive-team wide productions, which consisted of over 50+ students on the stage at a time!

Read the rest of Miss Maggie's bio on our website arabesqueacademy.ca!

✨Day six of staff highlights is Miss Kailey✨

Miss Kailey is currently studying at Queens, obtaining her Bachelor of Arts, majoring in health studies.

Kailey has been training competitively since the young age of six and has experience dancing in styles such as ballet, pointe, jazz, contemporary, lyrical, modern, tap, musical theatre, acro and hip hop. From grade nine to grade twelve, Kailey attended Wexford Collegiate school for the Arts as a dance major where she furthered her dance education in modern, the history of dance,
composition and injury training.

Read Miss Kailey's full bio on our website arabesqueacademy.ca!

✨Day five of staff highlights is Miss Grace✨

Miss Grace just recently completed her Bachelor of Kinesiology, and we are excited to have her continue to be part of the Arabesque team!

Miss Grace started dancing at 3 years old, and started teaching at age 14. She danced competitively beginning at the age of 8, until graduating high school in 2020. She trained in ballet, jazz, tap and lyrical. Her favourite styles to teach are ballet and tap.

You can find the rest of her bio on our website at arabesqueacademy.ca!

✨Day four of staff highlights is Miss Maddy✨

Miss Maddy will also be teaching some of our Acro this year, along with other styles on Thursday evenings. Here is a little more about Miss Maddy:

Maddy's first love, discovered at age 3, was dance. 2 years later, Maddy discovered a second passion: gymnastics. She loved mixing dance in her gymnastics routines and gymnastics into her dance numbers. She competed in both sports from a young age, representing Eastern Ontario at Provincial Gymnastics Championships and taking part in group, duet, and solo performances at dance competitions in Ontario and Quebec. Maddy knows what it means to work hard and have fun doing something she loves. Maddy ultimately chose dance after high school, pursuing a music theatre performance career.

Find Miss Maddy's full bio on our website at arabesqueacademy.ca!

✨Day three of staff highlights is Miss Kristen✨

Miss Kristen is the Acro director, as well as an instructor, at Arabesque! Find some of Miss Kristen's bio below:

Miss Kristen started taking dance and gymnastics at a young age. She trained and competed in ballet, jazz, tap, lyrical, musical theatre, hip hop, and modern dance, as well as vocal, theatre, and cheerleading; but found her passion specifically in acrobatics.

Miss Kristen has gone on to complete her Bachelor of Science in Kinesiology from the University of Guelph-Humber, as well as attaining a diploma in Fitness and Health Promotion from Humber College. From this, Kristen has gained a vast knowledge of the human body, biomechanics, proper training techniques, and injury prevention.

Find her full bio on our website at arabesqueacademy.ca!

✨Day two of staff highlights is Miss Erin✨

Miss Erin, alongside Miss Sharon, is the owner of Arabesque Academy of Dance, as well as the Artistic Director.

Miss Erin first discovered her passion and love for the art of dance at the young age of two. Erin has trained throughout her life in the disciplines of jazz, tap, modern, lyrical, contemporary, and ballet, including participating in her BATD Ballet Examinations. Erin was accepted into the York University Dance Program in 2007 and graduated in 2011 with a Bachelor of Fine Arts Honours degree specializing in dance. Miss Erin also obtained her Bachelor of Education from Lakehead University.

Read Miss Erin's full bio on our website arabesqueacademy.ca!

✨Meet our staff!✨

Over the next few days we will be sharing a bit about our wonderful team! Full bio's can be found on our website www.arabesqueacademy.ca.

First up is Miss Sharon! Miss Sharon is the co-owner of Arabesque Academy of Dance, as well as the Administrative Director. You will find Miss Sharon hard at work in the office, and she is the go-to person for all of your questions and inquiries. Miss Sharon's organization keeps the studio running smoothly!

Miss Sharon has been involved with dance in a multitude of capacities over the past 25+ years such as, studio owner, backstage director, as well as dance parent. She looks forward to being able to provide a positive and supportive atmosphere for both students and parents at Arabesque Academy of Dance.

Are you wondering where to purchase your dancer's dance attire for the upcoming season?

✨We've got you covered✨

We carry a variety of bodysuits, tights, shoes, and more! We will be in the office before the start of classes on August 26th, 27th & 28th from 4-7pm for all of your clothing needs!

Our dress code can be found on our website at arabesqueacademy.ca

We have your dance attire needs covered! Come see us in the office on August 26th, 27th and 28th from 4-7pm to grab your dancer’s dance clothing for the start of the upcoming dance season. We have shoes, bodysuits, tights, accessories and more!

✨ Lyrical/ Contemporary ✨

🌀 Lyrical dance tends to be slower in nature and gives students the ability to be expressive, subtle, and dynamic all while expressing the lyrics of a song through movement.

🌀 Contemporary dance shares many aspects of lyrical dance, with a strong focus on human movement and expression, as well as the concepts of rise and fall. Contemporary dance encourages dancers to be grounded and use their core muscles as the centre of their movements. Other aspects of contemporary dance include floor work, improvisation, and contact improvisation.

🌀 Register online for our upcoming session beginning on Tuesday, September 3rd! www.arabesqueacademy.ca

✨ Hip Hop ✨

🌀 Hip-hop dance refers to street dance styles generally performed to hip-hop music.

🌀 It includes a wide range of styles including breaking, locking, and popping, which dance crews have brought to popularity. Hip-hop is a very energetic and up-beat style of dance!

🌀 Register online for our upcoming session beginning on Tuesday, September 3rd! www.arabesqueacademy.ca

✨ Acro ✨

🌀 Acro is a combination of dance technique, acrobatic balances, and tumbling. Acro helps dancers build fluidity and grace, while at the same time acquiring great amounts of strength and stamina. No gymnastics background required!

🌀 We are an Acrobatic Arts certified studio!

🌀 Register online for our upcoming session beginning on Tuesday, September 3rd! www.arabesqueacademy.ca

✨ Tap ✨

🌀 Tap is a form of dance that allows students to consistently work on their musicality by focusing on rhythm, tempo, and syncopation. Using tap shoes, students get to work on a variety of steps that leads up to intricate footwork.

🌀 Tap also reinforces teamwork, as group tap dancing requires students to work together to keep their rhythm and timing. If your dancer is interested in tap, they can get ready to make some noise!

🌀 Register online for our upcoming session beginning on Tuesday, September 3rd! www.arabesqueacademy.ca

✨ Jazz ✨

🌀 Jazz is a fast-paced dance genre that combines rhythm and theatre-based performance. It was greatly influenced by choreographers like Jerome Robbins and Bob Fosse.

🌀 Jazz also helps to build and refine gross motor skills while maintaining a high energy level!

🌀 Register online for our upcoming session beginning on Tuesday, September 3rd! www.arabesqueacademy.ca

✨ Ballet ✨

🌀 Our younger ballet dancers (from age 5+) begin with 45 minute classes teaching them the absolute basics of ballet technique, while still incorporating engaging movement practices.

🌀 As our dancers grow they are introduced to more complex ballet skills, and longer ballet classes. Some famous ballet dancers include Mikhail Baryshnikov and Misty Copeland!

🌀 Register online for our upcoming session beginning on Tuesday, September 3rd! www.arabesqueacademy.ca

✨ Shining Stars ✨

🌀 For ages walking to 6 years, our Shining Stars class is designed for dancers with exceptionalities, who may require some extra assistance.

🌀 This class introduces dancers to the basics of movement and music, just like Parent & Tot and Creative Movement, but with a few adjustments. This 25 minute class is parent assisted, has low-volume music, does not follow the typical dress code, and is every other week

🌀 A great class for your little star to shine! (This class is limited to six dancers total.)

🌀 Register online for our upcoming session beginning on Tuesday, September 3rd! www.arabesqueacademy.ca

✨ What is Intro to Ballet/ Jazz? ✨

🌀 The Intro to Ballet/ Jazz class is for children aged four, who are looking for that step in between our Creative Movement class, and our Pre-Primary classes.

🌀 This class is aimed to provide aspects of a Creative Movement Class, while also focusing on more ballet specific terminology and movements for a portion of the class, and then jazz specific movements for the remaining portion of the class. A perfect class for a little dancer in the making!

🌀 Register online for our upcoming session beginning on Tuesday, September 3rd! www.arabesqueacademy.ca

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