Slava is a passionate performer and teacher who infuses her globally minded movements with grace and presence while exploring the common thread in dances from around the world. Her style is a fusion of old-world roots and new times sensibility. Her experience with Ballet, Jazz, Urban Styles, Bollywood, Balkan, Afro-Colombian, West African, Bellydance, Flamenco, and Contemporary all inform her choreography and her unique approach to mixing styles.

FusionFocus 13-16yrs

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This is a special class offered for intermediate students who are dedicated to pushing themselves in their dance training. This is not an open class and is by placement.

Email for information about placement

Dancers must be enrolled in at least 2 other classes a week.

Appropriate for dancers with 3+ years of continuous prior dance experience in 3+ classes a week. 

The class will cover Contemporary and Ballet techniques and allow dancers to push their artistry and skill.

This group meets twice weekly: Tuesdays 3:30-4:30 and Fridays 3:45-4:45

Autumn Term: Sept 16th – Dec 13th, 2025.

*NOTE- Fridays start Sept 26th, one week after other classes

Cost: $350 + GST  (Pricing is separate from multi-class discount as discount is already applied- the regular fee for two classes would $255 per class)

For info on how to register with our new platform, refer to the short video tutorial at the top of the Schedule Page.

Fusion Ignite 11-14yrs

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This is a special class offered for intermediate students who are dedicated to pushing themselves in their dance training. This is not an open class and is by placement.

Email for information about placement

Dancers must be enrolled in at least 2 other classes a week, including Ballet.

Appropriate for dancers with 3+ years of continuous prior dance experience in 2+ classes a week. 

The class will cover Contemporary and Ballet techniques and allow dancers to push their artistry and skill.

For info on how to register with our new platform, refer to the short video tutorial at the top of the Schedule Page.

Term runs Sept 18th- Dec 11th, 2025.

Fee is $255 + GST.

HipHop 8-11yrs

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This class will explore Hip Hop along with other street dance styles, to express yourself through music and movement.

Slava will bring a playful, creative perspective to help guide students in their exploration of the foundations of Hip-Hop grooves, footwork, floorwork, and more. The class will include conversations about Hip-Hop Culture and its history and roots.

No prior experience is needed, just an openness to learn, move and create.

Autumn Term runs from Sept. 15th-Dec 8th, 2025

Cost is $242 + GST:

For info on how to register with our new platform, refer to the short video tutorial at the top of the Schedule Page.

Hip Hop/House/Work it Out Open Level

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This mash-up class will be geared to introduce dancers to two uplifting and very different styles.

The Hip Hop component will integrate party dances and music of the 80′s and 90′s to the present day and explore choreography and across-the-floor grooves. Prepare to move and get funky and work your brain-body connection.

House Dance is a style of dance that originated in the late 70’s and early 80’s from underground clubs in Chicago and New York. It reflects and comes from club music known as House, which evolved out of the disco era.  House dance emphasizes fast and complex footwork combined with fluid movements in the torso.
This class will make you bounce, sweat and feel freaky, funky fine. We will add layers of speed and complexity as the weeks go by.

It will be a full-body cardio workout with a strength and stretch component.

Get ready to work hard for this lunch hour power class.

Oct. 22nd-Nov 12th    4 weeks

Cost $60 + GST

For info on how to register with our new platform, refer to the short video tutorial at the top of the Schedule Page.

HipHop/Breaking ages 7-9yrs

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This all levels HipHop class will integrate party dances of the 80′s and 90′s to the present day, as well as choreography, across the floor moves, and the latest dance moves that make this dance unique. It includes a wide range of styles. Class will include conversations about Hip Hop Culture and its history. This class will be fun and uplifting, and dancers will have a chance to add their own favour to the material taught.

Breaking will be introduced as well, and will include go-downs, tops rocks, freezes and footwork.

Dancers need to wear CLEAN indoor NON MARKING shoes 🙂

Term runs Sept 17th – Dec 10th, 2025.

Fee is $242 + GST

For info on how to register with our new platform, refer to the short video tutorial at the top of the Schedule Page

HipHop/Breaking Intermediate ages 10-13yrs

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NEW CLASS LEVEL– Geared for experienced dancers who are ready to pick up choreography more quickly and have 3+yrs of years of experience in Hip Hop and are confident with the foundation and ready to challenge themselves with faster and more complex coordinations.

HipHop class will integrate party dances of the 80′s and 90′s to the present day, as well as choreography, across the floor moves, and the latest dance moves that make this dance unique. It includes a wide range of styles. Class will include conversations about HipHop Culture and its the history. This class will be fun and uplifting, and dancers will have a chance to add their own flair to the material taught.

Breaking will be covered as well, and will include go-downs, tops rocks, freezes and some footwork.

Dancers need to wear CLEAN indoor NON MARKING shoes 🙂

Term runs Sept.17th – Dec 12th, 2025.

Fee is $255 + GST.

House Open Level 13yrs+

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House Dance is a style of dance that originated in the late 70’s and early 80’s from underground clubs in Chicago and New York. It reflects and comes from club music known as House, which evolved out of the disco era.  House dance emphasizes fast and complex footwork combined with fluid movements in the torso.  The style was influenced by several types of movement, including Tap, African dance, Latin dance, and martial arts.

This style is about freedom, improvisation, feeling the music, and sharing with others. Prepare to move your feet and whole being and work your brain-body connection.

This class will cover the foundation and be open to various levels, so there will be more basic coordinations covered, and more complexity will also be layered on weekly to give students with experience a lot to embody and train with

House involves lots of footwork and weight transfer and will get you sweaty in no time.2nd

2nd Term: Nov 4th -Dec 9th, 2025   Cost: $132 +gst

Full term: Sept 16th – Dec 9th, 2025 Cost: $255 + GST

Acro ages 3-5yrs

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Acrobatic training teaches flexibility, balance, strength, muscle control, discipline, concentration, creativity, and expression to music. At this age, we introduce bridge, cartwheels, handstands, headstands, and rolls, along with dance terminology and musicality. As students get older, acrobatic movements can include hand balances, walkovers, and cartwheel variations.

This dance class will provide the potential for personal expression and coordination skill-building. One of the goals is to communicate through movement and use imagery and games to have fun while creating the building blocks for future movement development. This class also uses traditional exercises to familiarize students with dance vocabulary, musicality, and choreography.

DanceFusion is an Acrobatic Arts Certified Studio.

Class is held at Studio Alive in uphill Nelson.

Autumn term: Sept 26th-Dec 12th, 2025.

*NOTE FRIDAY CLASSES START ONE WEEK LATER THAN OTHER CLASSES!

The fee is $108 + GST.

For info on how to register with our new platform, refer to the short video tutorial at the top of the Schedule Page.

Contemporary Open level Adult 16+

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This Contemporary class combines elements of several genres including modern, release, and more. It employs contact-release, floor work, all set to diverse and hype music with fun drills to develop musicality. This class will hone and challenge your dance patterns, and will include floor work and jumps and turns, and is designed for dancers of all levels.
Students will learn combos,  technique and across the floor sequences as well. The class will include floor work, and is geared towards movement quality and fluidity within new patterns.
It is open level, so movements will be layered for a range of experience levels.

Full Term runs Sept 18th-Dec 11th, 2025  Cost $278 +GST

Second Term runs Nov 6th- Dec 11th, 2025  Cost $142 +GST

Contemporary Inter/adv.

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This class weaves release technique, floorwork, modern dance techniques, and more into a rich class that explores a variety of movement styles. The classes vary from fluid lyrical movements to athletic leaps and jumps, fancy footwork, and intricate hand and arm movements. The aim is to create an adventurous dance experience incorporating a down-to-earth aesthetic with a contemporary outlook.

The class is fast-paced and athletic and designed for dancers with a background in dance, i.e., 7+ years in ballet, contemporary, etc. It is intended for movers looking for a more complex and challenging class, physically and mentally.
For dancers who want to try a drop-in, please email for details. office@slavadancefusion.com

Autumn Term -Oct 6th-Dec 8th, 2025      $2oo +GST

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