23/10/11 - JUMP ALTERNATIVE DANCE CONVENTION
A brand new dance convention rolled into town in October. Students told us that they really enjoyed the different types of workshops offered by this new dance convention. Most of our students that were in attendance were fortunate enough to bring home scholarships for next year's convention. Ana Karen Lopez and Karine Roy were awarded ballet scholarships, Sarah Sigurdson took home a tap scholarship, Natasha Rey and Keanna Crump were recognized with scholarships for hip hop, and for jazz, it was Courtney Maertens, Megan Grenier and Bréanne Rey. Workshop scholarships were also given to Liane Prenovault, Lisa Baran, Margaux Labossière and Kaleah Crump.

10/10/11 - TEAM CANADA WORLD  HIP HOP CHAMPIONSHIPS, Austria.
Congratulations to all participants who travelled to Austria for the world championships. Wayne Santos was this year's team Canada choreographer. He lead his team of dancers to Canada's highest placing at the World Hip Hop Championships, finishing 5th overall. Prior to this year, team Canada had yet to reach the finals. Congratulations to all who attend and to Wayne Santos!

30/07/11 - DANCE WORLD CUP,    NIAGARA FALLS.
Congratulations go out to the students who represented Canada at the Dance World Cup in Niagara Falls. Ana Karen Lopez placed 2nd in Pointe solos, Margaux Labossière placed 3rd in ballet & 2nd in Jazz solos.  Emilie Ferguson & Nika Martinusen just missed the podium, placing 4th ballet & jazz solos.

20/07/11 - KIDZ QUEST FINALIST
Congratulations go to Margaux Labossière who placed third with her jazz solo at this year's Kidz Quest finals, held during the Red River Ex.

28/05/11 - C.N.D.C. Competitions
Congratulations to all participants at this year's Canadian National Dance Championships. Competition highlights include many 1st, 2nd & 3rd place finishes in Ballet, Pointe, Lyrical, Hip Hop & Tap, as well as many specialty awards. Marquis placed 2nd highest overall in Duo/Trios for the 10 yrs. & under category, as well 1st overall in the 11-14 year old category. We also placed 1st & 3rd highest marks overall in the small group 10 yrs. & under category. We also finished 2nd overall in the line group 15 & under category. Four of our dancers also received summer dance scholarships. Click here to see more competition highlights!

15/05/2011 - MANITOBA PROVINCIAL DANCE FESTIVAL
The Manitoba Dance Festival is well underway. Marquis is proud of its successes and of its dancers at this year's competition. Congratulations to all participants at this year's Manitoba Dance Festival. Click here to view detailed festival results.

Congratulations the following 2011 Manitoba Dance Festival Scholarship recipients!

05/05/2011 - IN THE ZONE HIP HOP COMPETITION: MARQUIS DANCERS TAKES 1st IN THE VARSITY CATEGORY!
Congratulations go out to Marquis Hip Hop students and to their teacher Wayne Santos who placed 1st in the Varsity category at this year's In the Zone Hip Hop Dance Competition held on April 17th, at the Garrick Theatre.

26/03/2011 - 5-6-7-8 SHOWTIME COMPETITIONS: DANCE WORLD CUP INVITATIONS FOR MARQUIS
Congratulations to all participants who took part in the 5-6-7-8 Showtime competitions. All did remarkably well. Almost every one of our I.P. groups was invited to attend the Dance World Cup in Niagara Falls in: Tap, Jazz, Ballet & Pointe, Lyrical and Hip Hop. Congratulations to Liane Prenovault, Carmelle Hearne and Margaux Labossière who all received Paris, France Tour scholarships of $500. Congratulations also Ashleigh Stapleton and Margaux Labossière who were designated Senior & Junior Dancers of the Year for their highest scoring solos. Marquis finshed 1st overall for senior groups as well as for duos/trios. "All I want is Bass" (Hip Hop) received the highest overall mark. Click here for more details & results. Congratulations! 
 

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