Halifax Dance Competitors

Founded in 1838, Acadia University is one of the oldest and most respected liberal arts universities in Canada. Located just a one-hour drive from Halifax, Nova Scotia, Acadia is an integral part of the quintessential college town of Wolfville, overlooking the Annapolis Valley and the Bay of Fundy. When you step onto campus, you enter a world of opportunity. Our mission is to provide a personalized and rigorous liberal education, promote a robust and respectful scholarly community, and inspire a diversity of students to become critical thinkers, lifelong learners, engaged citizens, and responsible global leaders. Just steps beyond Acadia’s campus you can explore a lavish natural environment that includes the world’s highest tides, vineyards, woodland trails, farmlands, bustling markets, quaint shops, art galleries, a thriving live theatre scene, the tidal mudflats of the Bay of Fundy (one of the Seven Natural Wonders of the World), and some of the most delicious culinary experiences on Earth. What's more, our location in the heart of Annapolis Valley provides students with access to a variety of ecosystems often used in field-based research and course work, providing a rich balance of both indoor and outdoor laboratory experiences. Work closely with professors, volunteer within the community, study abroad, enjoy world-class co-op placements, and engage in real-world research. Acadia’s four faculties – Arts, Pure and Applied Sciences, Professional Studies, and Theology – offer more than 200 degree combinations across undergraduate and graduate programs. Choose Acadia - choose opportunity.

Founded by CEO, Susan Chalmers-Gauvin and Artistic Director Igor Dobrovolskiy, Atlantic Ballet Theatre of Canada is an acclaimed creation based Canadian ballet company with a focus on new works, collaboration and inventive creative practices that foster cross sectoral innovation, learning and dialogue that interface with community and the public in new ways. The Company’s distinctive style and approach has made a unique and valuable contribution to dance in Canada and our works are presented regionally, nationally and internationally. Susan Chalmers Gauvin and Igor Dobrovolskiy co-founded Atlantic Ballet Theatre of Canada (now Atlantic Ballet Atlantique Canada) with a vision of establishing an internationally ranked professional ballet company, of high artistic standard, that would serve and represent the Atlantic region in Canada and around the world. Since 2001, they have brought Atlantic Ballet Atlantique Canada from start-up to an international touring company. Atlantic Ballet Atlantique Canada is a ballet-theatre company dedicated to performing original works by one choreographer – Artistic Director – Igor Dobrovolskiy. As a Company we are committed to placing creation at the centre of our existence. Igor Dobrovolskiy fuses ballet technique with theatrical expression – what he terms a “theatre of movement.” Atlantic Ballet Atlantique Canada pursues a continuous creative process in an environment that supports origination and strong technical and expressive dancers who co-create with him. The Company embraces diversity and is a multi-cultural company of soloist artists well known for their extensive technical abilities and strong emotional qualities on stage. Through collaboration with like-minded artists attracted by the vision and artistic philosophy of our Artistic Director our creative practice uses ballet-art as a platform to see our world in more compelling, poignant and imaginative ways.

Maritime Dance Academy provides Ballet, Tap, Jazz, Modern and Hip Hop Dance Classes in Halifax, Nova Scotia.