Our values shape us.
EXCELLENCE, INTEGRITY, COMMUNITY
Crossings Dance opened in September 1991 with a vision to nurture the love of dance by providing a healthy and well-balanced approach to technical and artistic dance training.
Our accredited faculty are dance education leaders committed to a student-focused learning environment. By introducing new and improved programing, we equip our students with the necessary tools to achieve their dance goals.
Drawing from our Christian roots, Crossings takes a holistic approach, treating each person with respect and dignity while creating space for personal growth (body, mind, spirit).
We welcome you to our community and look forward to introducing you to the exciting world of dance.
Gratefully.
Karen Sudds and Ainsley Sudds
Our values root us in a deep history and guide our vision for the future by:
Creating a safe and supportive learning environment where students from all backgrounds can explore their world through movement and find new ways to express their ideas
Developing healthy, versatile dancers, prepared for the demands of professional dance training or higher education
Providing progressive dance training by qualified, accredited, and experienced teaching professionals who are student-focused
Building life skills through dance to develope well-rounded and responsible citizens of our society
Offering artistic development through performance opportunities and mentorship (Crossings Youth Dance Company)
Mentoring future generations of dance educators through our teacher training, education, and mentorship program (T.E.A.M.)
Integrating safe dance practices as an essential element for ensuring optimal performance, longevity, and injury prevention.
Class are offered in Ballet (IS.T.D. & R.A.D. syllabi), Modern (Limon-based & I.S.T.D.), Contemporary, Jazz, Tap and Acro along with specifically designed supplemental training and enrichment classes.
Our History.
Crossings was the first dance school in Canada to be an intersection of art and faith.
In 1991 we began offering ‘creative movement/expressive worship dance’ classes in an old church hall
We founded Corps Bara Dance Theatre and Crossings Youth Dance Company
We have sent our students and teachers around the world for education, training, and performance
We have leveraged many professional dance careers and dance companies
We are renowned for our professional dance faculty who hold qualifications in, RAD, ISTD, BA, BFA, MA, and MSc in Dance Science
We support the health of the larger dance community by serving on the board of Healthy Dancer Canada, and contributing to ongoing research in the field of dance science and medicine
We have a community mindset and are invested in the success of our students, parents, teachers, and local community
Crossings is about more than just great dancing. It is about your child finding a place to grow, to fulfill their dance dreams, and to be nurtured in a community that respects the whole person (body, mind and spirit). A community committed to innovation in dance training and passionate about enriching your child’s dance experience.
We have always been, and will continue to be, a place of intersection between: faith and art, tradition and innovation, and technique and artistry. Today we are also recognized for influencing teacher education, mentoring future dance artists and integrating strength and conditioning to develop healthy and whole dancers.
Our logo draws from art history. The circle and intersecting threads represent unity, wholeness, infinity and God. The lines in our logo carry forward this theme and represent movement, dance, intersections and the interactions of the community at Crossings Dance. The cross at the centre represents our roots as a faith-based dance school and our mission to nurture the whole dancer.