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Welcome to Marquis Dance Academy!

We are located in the clock-tower mall at 3-20 Island ShoreBlvd. off of Bishop Grandin Blvd. in the Island Lakes community of Winnipeg, Manitoba. For over 10 years, children as young as two years to adult dancers-at-heart have been benefiting from the skills and experiences that the art of dance can give them. We offer many different classes and programs, and we strive to offer quality instruction done with care.

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WELCOME LAURA OLAFSON
We welcome Ms. Laura to Marquis Dance Academy, as our new musical theatre teacher!  We invite you to visit our faculty page to find out more about her background in musical theatre.
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28/05/09 - RECITAL VIDEOS 
Recital videos will be made available for pick-up at the studio on July 8th, from 6:00-9:00 pm.

FALL REGISTRATION03/08/08 - LATE REGISTRATION
See the Schedule. Please phone the school to find out what classes may still have room (255-8486).  Visit our registration page for forms and more information.

03/08/08 - FIRST DAY OF CLASSES
Classes start as of Saturday, September , 200. See you there! 

FALL REGISTRATION03/08/08 - FALL REGISTRATION
We will be holding in-person  registration at the studio every Monday and Wednesday from 6:00-8:30 pm during the month of August. Visit our registration page for forms and more information.

09/06/09 - SUMMER DROP-IN HIP HOP CLASSES  & DANCE CAMPS
Summer drop-in hip hop classes, every Tuesday, as of July 7th.
Elem. level (11-14 yrs.), 7-8 pm. ($5)
Intermediate level (15 yrs. & up) - 8-9:30 pm ($10)

SUMMER DANCE CAMPS:

Session 1: Aug.17-21 (ages 4 & 5, 6 & 7, 8-10 yrs.)
Session 2
: Aug.24-28 (ages 11-13 yrs., 14 & up)
Dance Camp registration form - PDF
Dance Camp registration form - MS-Word
or visit the Summer Dance Camp Page

2008 RECITAL PHOTOS09/07/08 - 2008 RECITAL PHOTOS

We have posted some great photos from this year's recital held at the Centennial Concert Hall. You can see snapshots of recital in our photo gallery. See photos

10/08/09 - QUIDZ QUEST FINALIST
Congratulations go to Sarah Sigurdson who placed third with her tap solo at this year's Quidz Quest finals, held during the Red River Ex.

It's a Girl!30/06/08 - IT'S A GIRL!
Congratulations Miss Kim and Jason on your beautiful baby girl. Kasidy Juliet Salamandyk was born on the day after recital on May 30th. She weighed 7 pounds, 13 onces. What a cutey!

2008 CANADIAN NATIONAL DANCE CHAMPIONSHIPS 03/05/08 - 2008 CANADIAN NATIONAL DANCE CHAMPIONSHIPS
We were happy to do well again at this year's CNDC's held in the grand ballroom of Winnipeg's Hotel Fort Garry. Click on the following link to see some great photos and highlights!
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10/06/09 - STUDENTS SELECTED TO TEAM CANADA HIP HOP & TAP TEAMS.
Congratulations go to Sarah Sigurdson & Natasha Rey on being selected to the Canadian Junior Tap team which will travel to Germany for the World Tap Championships, and to Liane Prenovault, Sasha Bouchard, Brooke Lobson, Morgan Wilson, Stephanie Papagiannopoulos for being selected to the National Hip Hop Team which will compete in Poland for the World Hip Hop Championships.

25/07/07 - WORLD JAZZ & BALLET CHAMPIONSHIPS
We're back from New York, N.Y.! Congratulations all dancers on such a great experience and thanks everyone for your support! Marquis dancers take home medals, world championship titles and great memories from the World's in both ballet and Jazz! Click here for more

2008 RECITAL PHOTOS25/03/09 - RECITAL TICKETS
Recital tickets go on sale at all Ticketmaster outlets on Saturday, April 18th at 12:00 pm. Select the Ballet and Dance category for the city of Winnipeg, MB. Consult our latest newsletter to find out which groups dance on Tuesday, May 26th or Wednesday, May 27th at the Centennial Concert Hall.

01/03/09 L.A. DANCEFORCE & TRIPLE THREAT CONVENTIONS
Congratulations to Janou Dufresne for her scholarship at this year's L.A.D.F. convention in Minneapolis. Another fun trip and exciting dance convention for everyone! In addition, congratulations to Aaron Stringer who earned the Most Promising Dancer scholarship at this year's Triple Threat Convention.

 

01/11/09 - WAY-TO-GO WAYNE!
We wish to congratulate Wayne Santos and his Hip Hop troupe Sikat on winning the Title/Group Trophy at the Beat Down 2009 Hip Hop Dance Competition held at the Ryerson Theatre in Toronto on October 24.

05/04/09 - IN THE ZONE HIP HOP COMPETITION: MARQUIS TAKES 2nd!
Congratulations go out to Marquis Hip Hop students and to their teacher Wayne Santos who placed 2nd in the small group category at this year's In the Zone Hip Hop Dance Competition held on April 3rd, at the Pantages Playhouse Theatre. Wayne's own performance troupe Sikat placed first again this year in the large group category.

06/04/10 - 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. Many Marquis entries also received invites to compete in this summer's Dance World Cup, including ballet groups and jazz groups from all four I.P. categories!  Also: the Advanced IP tap group, and tap soloists: Sarah Sigurdson and Ashlee Stapleton. Ballet soloists: Jasmine Allard, Lisa Baran, Ana Karen Lopez, as well as Sarah S. and Courtney Maertens (duo). Jazz soloists: Hannah Smith, Margaux Labossière, Brooke Lobson. The Jazz duo of Lisa B. and Aaron Stringer scored the highest mark for duos/trios and received a Paris invite. Congratulations! 

17/03/10 - 2010 MARQUIS GRABS TOP HONOURS @ ARTISTS EMERGE HIP HOP COMPETITION, WAYNE RECOGNIZED AS CHOREOGRAPHER.
Congratulations to the Marquis crew of Advanced I.P. Hip Hop students who took first overall (Most Outstanding) in the intermediate division and was given the X-Factor award. Shouts also go out to Wayne Santos who took home a top choreogra-pher award. Wayne's Sikat troupe also placed first overall in its category.

2008 CANADIAN NATIONAL DANCE CHAMPIONSHIPS 03/05/08 - 2008 CANADIAN NATIONAL DANCE CHAMPIONSHIPS
We were happy to do well again at this year's CNDC's held in the grand ballroom of Winnipeg's Hotel Fort Garry. Click on the following link to see some great photos and highlights!
See Highlights

03/05/08 - 2007-2008 WORLD TAP AND SHOWDANCE CHAMPIONSHIPS
In November, Damien attended the World Tap and World Showdance Championships. He brought home the gold medal with the Canadian National Tap Team, was the highest Canadian soloist finishing 5th in the finals, finished 8th in adult duos and was 7th in Showdance, making it again to the finals. For their accomplishments, Damien and his teammates were awarded the medal of excellence by the city of Winnipeg and were also featured on City TV's Breakfast Show.
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25/07/07 - WORLD JAZZ & BALLET CHAMPIONSHIPS
We're back from New York, N.Y.! Congratulations all dancers on such a great experience and thanks everyone for your support! Marquis dancers take home medals, world championship titles and great memories from the World's in both ballet and Jazz! Click here for more

15/05/09 - MARQUIS SHOWCASE FUNDRAISER & CHARITY EVENT 
We are announcing a Showcase for solos, duos, trios and some groups at the Manitoba Theatre for Young People venue at the Forks on June 9th, at the Forks. First show @ 6:00 pm (13 & under), second show @ 8:30 pm (14 & up). M.T.Y.P. Box office: 942-8898.

07/02/10 - 2010 ARTISTS EMERGE HIP HOP COMPETITION.
Good luck to all students travelling to Edmonton for the Artists Emerge Hip Hop competitions on Mar 10-14. Have yourselves a fun experience and a great trip!


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