Contemporary dance class combines concepts of modern dance with ballet and popular dance styles. It employs contact-release, floor work, fall and recovery, and improvisational tasks meant to engage the creative side of the dancer. Using structured and specific sequences dancers will sharpen their bodies and minds, while dancing low and with athletic flow. Level 2 requires dancers to be in additional classes weekly including ballet.

Fusion Elevate

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Placement by audition. Email for information about joining this unique training opportunity.

This group is for youth dancers with 5+ years of dance experience, including Ballet, contemporary, and ideally Hip Hop. It requires dedication to attendance, motivation to work hard at an athletic level and developing leadership skills and team-building cooperation.
As a prerequisite, students need to be enrolled in 4+ classes a week, with Ballet 3 as a pre-req.

Commitment runs Sept– April 26th 2026.

Fall term runs Sept 17th-Dec 10th

Fall Fee is $299 + GST.

Performances: 

  • Day of the Dead: Sunday November 1st, 2027 (Nelson)
  • Kootenay Festival of the Arts: tentatively set for the first week of March 2027 (Trail)
  • Studio Showcase: April 23/24/25, 2027.
  • Additional performance opportunities may arise throughout the season.
  • Some additional rehearsals may be scheduled leading up to performance dates.

Contemporary 9-12yrs

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Contemporary is a style of dance that combines elements of several genres, including modern, release, classical technique, and more, depending on the instructor and choreography. Often, in terms of the focus of its technique, contemporary dance can combine floorwork and modern dance’s stress on the torso, but it is not confined to these techniques. Contemporary at DanceFusion also employs contact-release, floor work, fall and recovery, emotive qualities, and improvisation.

We look to be adventurous, curious, relevant, and inspiring, and we want to express emotion through music!
Dancers develop coordination, musicality and artistry.

Fall Session runs from Sept.15th-Dec 8th, 2026

Cost is $262 + GST

See Info page for multi-class discount structure.

 

Turns & Jumps 1 (13yrs)+

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Sharpen your skills with jazz and ballet technique.  The class includes a dance warm-up that conditions and stretches, then drill centre exercises and across-the-floor combos. Work on skills like pirouettes, Chaîné turns, Piques, Battements, Jetés, Switch Splits, Stag jumps, Attitude Turns and more. This is an excellent technique class that complements Contemporary, Ballet, Jazz, and Acro well.

This Jumps & Turns class will run from September through April. If Jumps & Turns is a requirement for another full season class you are registering for (ex. Jazz Inter. 1 or 2), you must sign up for Jumps & Turns for the full season (September through April). However, if it is not required for another full season class you are taking, you may sign up for the fall and winter sessions independently if so desired. Because of the longer season and progressive nature of this class, it will require consistent attendance, commitment, and dedication throughout the year. Students should be prepared to build on their skills week-to-week and come ready to work and progress as a group. If this level of commitment doesn’t feel like a good fit, you are welcome to choose an open level class instead.

Please note that if you’re also registering for Jazz, your level in Jumps & Turns may be different than your level in Jazz (Jumps & Turns can be taken without Jazz, though they do pair well together). For example, a student may be at one level in Jazz and another in Jumps & Turns depending on their experience and strengths. Be sure to check your emails carefully for any other class invitations you may have received!

We may use the first couple of weeks of the season to make adjustments and move students between levels where needed. Our goal is to make sure each dancer is in the class where they can feel challenged and supported, while creating a group. 

This class is a pre-req for Jazz Intermediate.

Fall Term: Sept.15th-Dec 8th.

Cost: $235 + GST

Contemporary Adult/youth 15yrs+

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Special Performance Opportunity for Day of the Dead event on Nov 1st, 2026.

Learn choreography to perform at this special community event.

This Contemporary class combines elements of several genres, including modern, release, and more. It is set to diverse and inspiring music to develop musicality and mood. Students will also learn combos, techniques, and across-the-floor sequences. The class is geared towards movement quality and fluidity within new patterns.

This class will hone and challenge your movement patterns, including floor work, jumps, and turns, and is designed for dancers with some prior experience and is not a total beginner class.

Fabiola brings her passion, presence, and joy to the dance floor every class, making it an empowering and inspiring time. This class has a mix of levels, so don’t be shy to push your exploration of dance further.

It is open level, meaning that movements will be layered for various experience levels. Not a beginner class.

Fall Session runs Sept 14th-Nov. 30th.

Cost is $288 +GST

Jazz Intermediate 2 (13yrs+)

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Turns & Jumps is a pre-req for Jazz Intermediate 2.

Jazz dance paralleled the birth and spread of jazz itself from its roots in Black American culture and was popularized in ballrooms by the big bands of the swing era (1930s and 40s). It radically altered the style of American and European stage and social dance in the 20th century. The term is sometimes used to describe popular stage dance and jazz-derived or jazz-influenced modern dance forms.

Hilary will share her extensive training to hone the dancers’ alignment, extensions, and musicality. Classes will focus on strength, balancing, flexibility, and rhythm. Students will learn kicks, turns, and jumps with proper technique. Develop flexibility and strength alongside solid dance technique with across-the-floor skills and fun combos.

This class is geared for experienced dancers enrolled in various classes a week with strong technical ability, flexibility, strength and musicality.

This Jazz – Intermediate 2 class will run from September through April. Because of the longer season and progressive nature of this class, it will require consistent attendance, commitment, and dedication throughout the year. Students should be prepared to build on their skills week-to-week and come ready to work and progress as a group. All students enrolling in this level of jazz are required to take Jumps & Turns as well. If this level of commitment doesn’t feel like a good fit, you are welcome to choose an open level class instead.

Please note that your level in Jumps & Turns may be different from your level in Jazz. For example, a student may be at one level in Jazz and another in Jumps & Turns depending on their experience and strengths. Be sure to check your emails carefully for any other class invitations you may have received! 

Levels of Jazz:

Jazz Open level- mix of experience, moves will be layered.

Jazz Intermediate 1- For dancers with prior experience and a strong grasp of the technical skills involved as well as strong musicality.

Jazz Intermediate 2- for confident dancers with added speed, complexity, flexibility, and strength.

Class is by placement; inquire via to see if this is your level.

We may use the first couple of weeks of the season to make adjustments and move students between levels where needed. Our goal is to make sure each dancer is in the class where they can feel challenged and supported, while creating a group.

Fall Term: Sept.15th-Dec 8th.

Cost: $262 + GST

Hilary Shanklin received her Bachelor of Fine Arts in Performance Dance from Toronto Metropolitan University (formerly Ryerson University). She’s had the opportunity to work with incredible teachers & choreographers from The National Ballet of Canada, Kaeja d’Dance, and Toronto Dance Theatre and choreographer Hanna Kiel of “Human Body Expressions.” Hilary had the honour of performing at the Paralympic Games opening ceremony, numerous works at Dance Ontario’s Dance Weekend, and on Disney channel’s “The Next Step” pilot episode. Hilary’s passions have always been in dance, movement, and teaching.  She has just completed her Bachelor of Education, congrats!