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TEAM STRUCTURES

Dance Force Toronto has different teams based on skill level, experience, and dance style: Beginner, Intermediate, and Advanced (note: these teams may be combined depending on each season's numbers). Dancers will also have the opportunity to audition or sign up for company pieces such as hip hop, improv, ballet, etc.

 

Read the full level breakdowns below to see what team is best suited for you!

BEGINNER

General Competencies:

  • Minimal or no dance experience 

  • Needs assistance with picking up choreography, musicality, and staying on time

  • Basic to no dance foundations (i.e., flexibility, jumps, turns, kicks, etc.)

What You’ll Work On:

  • Picking up choreography 

  • Understanding musicality and how to stay on beat

  • Learning dance foundations and technique

  • Performance quality

Commitment Level:

  • 1.5 hours on Sunday from September - March 

  • Will learn 2 full team dances

INTERMEDIATE

General Competencies:

  • Comfortably picks up choreography 

  • Basic understanding of musicality 

  • Can process and apply teacher-given corrections

  • Strong performance quality

  • General knowledge of dance foundations (i.e., flexibility, jumps, turns, kicks, etc.)

What You’ll Work On:

  • Movement quality and artistry (nuances and dynamics)

  • Improving flexibility and expanding technical repertoire 

  • Develop and explore personal dance style 

  • Introduction to improvisation

Commitment Level:

  • 1.5 hours on Sunday from September - January

  • 1-2 hours on Sunday from January - March

  • Will learn 2 full teams and 1 half team 

ADVANCED

General Competencies:

  • Effortlessly picks up choreography and applies corrections

  • Distinct personal style and adapts to other styles

  • Ability to improvise 

  • Well developed movement quality and artistry

  • Understands diverse time signatures and complex musicality 

  • Mastery of dance foundations (i.e., flexibility, jumps, turns, kicks, etc.)

What You’ll Work On:

  • Exploring new ways of moving and styles outside of one’s comfort zone

  • Maintaining technique and developing specialized skills 

  • Identifying personal areas of improvement and self-correcting 

Commitment Level:

  • 1.5 hours on Sunday from September - January

  • 1-2 hours on Sunday from January - March and an additional 4 hours for small groups

  • Will learn 2 full teams, 1 half team, and 1 small group

Advanced Light

Advanced Light is for those Advanced dancers who may not have the bandwidth to commit to Advanced due to their day job, personal life, etc. Advanced Light gives dancers the opportunity to still dance at their proper skill level, but at a commitment level they can handle and at a lower cost. 

 

Commitment Level:

  • 1.5 hours on Sunday from September to January 

  • 2 hours on Sunday from January to March 

  • Will learn 2 full team and 1 half team

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