School of Dance
Summer Dance Programs 2015
Half day camps for young children aged 3-4
Full day camps for children aged 5-9
Summer Dance Intensive
Evening ballet classes for teens and adults
Maritime Conservatory of Performing Arts
6199 Chebucto Rd, Halifax, NS
902-423-6995
www.maritimeconservatory.com
Early Childhood Movement
Camp Ages - 3 & 4
June 22-26 | Monday - Friday 9:30-11:30 am
July 20-24 | Monday - Friday 9:30-11:30 am
Tuition:
Single week:
About the Conservatory
Maritime Conservatory of Performing
Arts, located at 6199 Chebucto
Road, Halifax, Nova Scotia, offers
an accessible and comprehensive
program of dance and music
instruction accomodating students
of all ages and ability. Our students
receive a quality education designed
to inspire a lifelong interest in the arts,
whether for their personal enjoyment or
a professional career.
To contact the Conservatory, call us at
902·423·6995,visit our website:
www.maritimeconservatory.com or visit
our Chebucto Road facility
$149 + $15 registration fee
Our Early Childhood Movement Program (ECMP)
Summer Camps introduce young children to
basic movement concepts, allowing them to
develop as moving beings until they have the
physical, mental and social skills necessary for the
discipline of classes such as ballet, modern, jazz
and national dance. The children in this camp
will enjoy a delightful mixture of dance classes
and appropriate crafts.
Children’s Dance Camps
Ages - 5 – 9
July 6-10
July 13-17
July 20-24
July 27-31
Evening Engagements
Dance the summer nights away!
| Monday – Friday 9:00 - 4:30
| Monday – Friday 9:00 - 4:30
| Monday – Friday 9:00 - 4:30
| Monday – Friday 9:00 - 4:30
Tuition: Single week: $239 + $15 registration
2 weeks: $429 + $15 registration
3 weeks $619 + $15 registration
4 weeks $769 + $15 registration
Half Day option available upon request
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Each camp will involve dance classes in ballet,
national dance and jazz. The students will also
develop their visual art skills. There will be a
demonstration for parents on each Friday.
*Note: Dance camps run from 9:00 am to
4:30 pm Monday to Friday (supervision from
8:30-5:00 pm). A late fee of $1/minute will be
charged for children picked up after 5 pm.
TEEN/ADULT BEGINNER BALLET
June 16 - July 21 | Tuesday 5:30 – 6:30 pm
Age 12+, little or no ballet experience - 1 hour
Tuition: $ 78 + $15 registration fee
Excellent for beginner, as well as more
experienced dancers wanting to work on
personal placement or technical issues.
INTERMEDIATE BALLET
June 16 - July 21 | Tuesday, 6:30 - 7:30 pm
Tuition: $110 + $15 registration fee
ADVANCED BALLET
June 16 - July 21 | Tues, 7:30 - 9:00 pm
Tuition: $120 + $15 registration fee
Drop in rate $25.00 per class
Classes for dancers at RAD Intermediate level
or higher, offering much more challenging
choreography and combinations.
Summer Dance Intensive
August 17th-28th
The Program
Week 1 - August 17-21
Dance Intensive students will study with
Internationally renowned teachers Amanda
LaRusic( Modern), Barbara Dearborn, Johanna
Hilchie, Diana Rutherford, Maria Osende
(Flamenco) and Jeff Walker (Pas de deux and
male ballet classes). Students will study classical
ballet, pas de deux (for advanced dancers only)
conditioning, modern/contemporary, pointe,
Flamenco and repertoire. We will also be
offering Teacher’s seminars, inquire for details.
Week 2 - August 24- 28
The Faculty
This year we are very excited about our Summer
Dance Intensive faculty. They bring a wide
breadth of experience in Modern, Flamenco and
Ballet, making the Intensive a truly wonderful and
enriching opportunity for the students.
Barbara Dearborn - Dean
of MCPA School of Dance
Diana Rutherford - Director
Johanna Hilchie
Amanda LaRusic
of Children’s Division
The faculty remains the same. Students will have
technique as well as some complementary classes
in the morning. In the afternoon, those students
who are in the new Conservatory Ballet will also
be involved in rehearsals. Students who are not in
the Ballet will have the opportunity to experience
the creative process of setting a ballet.
Tuition:
2 Weeks ............ $690+$15 registration fee
1 Week Option ... $370+$15 registration fee
1/2 day Option
(2nd week only) ... $200+$15 registration fee
Teacher’s seminars and observation package
(Includes two seminar’s and unlimited
observation) ... ....................................$50
Per seminar ...................................... .. $30
Accommodations:
Billets: (to be arranged with local Conservatory
families)
Maria Osende
Jeff Walker
Barbara Dearborn
Dean of MCPA School of Dance
Ms. Dearborn is a graduate of the Canadian
College of Dance, Montreal and Ryerson University,
Theatre Department with a Major in Dance. She
is a Registered member and Certified teacher
with the Royal Academy of Dance. She has been
National Ballet Consultant for the Canadian Dance
Teachers’ Association and an Examiner in Ballet
and Stage. Ms. Dearborn has been choreographer
for the Montreal Children’s Theatre, performed in
musicals, ballet, contemporary dance performance,
film and television, and has been co-artistic director
and choreographer of the Step of Two mime and
dance company. She is now Dean of Dance at the
Maritime Conservatory School of Dance directing
both the Professional Program and the postsecondary Teacher Training Program.
Diana Rutherford
Director of Children’s Division
Originally from Owen Sound, Ontario, Diana
started her dancing career in both Ballet, and
Highland Dance. Once a highland competitor
in the world championship in Cowal, Scotland
she continued her dancing career as a graduate
of Canada’s National Ballet School Teacher
Training Program. While at NBS Diana obtained
her Associate Certificate with the Imperial Society
of Teachers of Dancing in both Cecchetti Ballet
and National Dance and is accredited with an
Advanced Certificate through the Royal Academy of
Dance. She has also received an Honours Bachelor
of Fine Arts Degree in Dance from York University
as well as completed Stott Pilates intensive mat
course. Diana successfully completed the Cecchetti
Associate Diploma exam in 2012. Ms. Rutherford
has been a faculty member at the Maritime
Conservatory of Performing Arts for the past 8 years
and is now the Director of the School of Dance
Children’s Division.
Johanna Hilchie
Ms. Hilchie graduated with distinction from the
Teacher Training Program at Canada’s National
Ballet School. She holds teaching qualifications
from the Royal Academy of Dance and the Imperial
Society of Teachers of Dancing. Upon graduation
she joined NBS where she currently teaches ballet.
She is a graduate of the Maritime Conservatory of
Performing Arts (trained by Barbara Dearborn), the
Canadian College of Performing Arts, and winner of
the CDTA National Ballet Competition, 1999.
In addition to being a private coach, Johanna is on
faculty in the college division at Randolph Academy
of the Performing Arts and is involved with The
National Ballet of Canada’s You Dance outreach
program. Johanna’s passion is to inspire her students
to reach for their individual goals, and to have the
ability to achieve a unique and heightened sense of
artistry. Her students have achieved the Solo Seal
Award and have been Semi-Finalists and Finalists at
the Youth America Grand Prix.
Jeff Walker
Mr. Walker entered the National Ballet School in
1982, and began an apprenticeship with Ulmer
City Ballet after graduating. At the Wiesbaden
State Theatre, he performed classical and
contemporary works. Wanting to choreograph,
Jeff’s career was directed to Brussels, where he
collaborated with dancers, actors, choreographers,
and video artists. He became part of a group
entrusted with revamping the Ballet Royale de
Wallonie. During his time spent at Charleroi/
Danse, Jeff toured as a senior dancer, collaborated
on choreographic projects, and taught repertoire.
Since returning to Canada, he has taught
classes in Halifax and on the South Shore, and
has participated in choreographic projects with
community theatre groups and local schools.
Currently he has added classes at the Maritime
Conservatory to his accomplishments.
Maria Osende
Ms. Osende grew up in Spain loving ballet and
flamenco which she experienced side by side,
especially during her early years as a member of the
National Ballet of Spain. Later, a Fulbright scholarship
took her to the School of American Ballet in New
York City to further her ballet training. She then moved
to Germany and performed with the Deutsche Opera
Berlin Ballet where she danced as a soloist for eight
years. Throughout this time, Maria started developing
an increased interest in working on her own creations
and in finding a dance style that truly matched her
personality and origins, this inevitably brought her
back to flamenco. Back in Madrid, Maria focused
exclusively on flamenco at the renowned Centro de
Arte Flamenco Amor de Dios. Among her teachers
were Manuel Reyes, La Truco, Ana Maria Amahi,
Inmaculada Ortega. Shortly after, Maria started
performing flamenco as a freelance artist with various
musicians and now has a vibrant Flamenco company
and school in Halifax, Nova Scotia.
Amanda LaRusic
Ms. LaRusic began her dance training at Truro Dance
Academy at an early age. In 2009 she completed
her studies at The Maritime Conservatory of Performing
Arts Teacher Training Program and is an Associate
Member of The Canadian Dance Teachers Association.
She has since taught at the Truro Dance Academy,
MCPA, Martha Hicks School of Ballet, Ashlei Ballet
School, and Ross Creek Centre for Creation. Amanda
moved to Toronto to further her dance training and
attended The School of Toronto Dance Theatre, a 2012
graduate. Now working as an emerging dance artist,
Amanda has performed in Old & Young and Reckless
Together under direction of Claudia Moore (a remount
of Christopher House’s duet Fjeld ), Peggy Baker Dance
Projects (Nuit Blanche), Peter Boneham (Ottawa ON),
Megan Nadian (DanceMatters), Ruth Levin (Toronto
ON) and Darryl Tracy, in the Incubator2 creation
residency (Fredericton NB). Currently she is dancing
with Dance theatre David Earle for the Sacra Project; a
remounted work of the iconic Sacra Conversazione.
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Thank you very much
School of Dance
Amanda LaRusic
For more Information about
Conservatory School of Dance summer
programs or full year programs please
contact us at:
902-423-6995
www.maritimeconservatory.com