Yi Dance @ Toronto

Yi Dance, founded in Toronto in 2012, is a prominent dance institution that has built its reputation over the past decade through its unparalleled teaching quality. With a team of highly skilled dance educators and the implementation of international-standard dance syllabi, Yi Dance provides a leading training platform for dancers of all levels.

Faculty

Although having top-notch syllabi is crucial for quality dance instruction, a proficient professional team is key to executing them with the utmost precision. The faculty at Yi Dance includes some of Canada's finest dance educators, in addition to RAD and BDA registered teachers. Several members of the team are specialists in their respective areas, possessing comprehensive expertise and extensive experience in both dancing and teaching.

Syllabi

Yi Dance's primary curriculum comprises two dance syllabi - the Royal Academy of Dance (RAD) ballet syllabus and the Beijing Dance Academy (BDA) Graded Chinese Dance syllabus. The RAD syllabus, with over a century of experience, is globally renowned as the foremost ballet education system, emphasizing technical proficiency and artistic expression. Meanwhile, the BDA graded syllabus, crafted by top professors, encompasses classical and folk dance, with international examinations, and is deemed the authoritative Chinese Dance syllabus.

RAD and BDA examinations

At Yi Dance, students undergo all RAD and BDA examinations onsite. Over the years, our students have consistently achieved impressive ratings of Distinction and Merit in all RAD and BDA examinations, with a distinction rate as high as 86.4% in the 2022 BDA examination. Moreover, Yi Dance regularly produces talented students who go on to enroll in Canada's finest dance programs, including Toronto Metropolitan University and York University.

RAV studios

Yi Dance takes pride in its professional-grade facilities, featuring a sprung-floor studio that is the size of a theater stage. Boasting a collection of state-of-the-art studios and facilities that have successfully passed RAD inspection, Yi Dance is recognized as a Royal Academy of Dance Approved Venue (RAV). The studio's capacious and sophisticated setting offers students an exceptional level of quality, inspiring them to dance.

Dance Arts & spirit

At Yi Dance, we not only provide the finest dance education, but we also instill in our students a love for dance by imparting the essence of dance and arts during classes and performances. We believe that dance is more than just learning steps and movements; it's about creating a beautiful body aesthetic that can only be achieved through quality training. Our students at Yi Dance progress effectively and gracefully towards attaining a body aesthetic that radiates throughout their lifetime. This is the true value of Yi Dance!

Advantagesof Yi Dance

  • Proven quality by RAD and BDA examination results with massive distinction recipients

  • A truly professional team led by some of the best dance educators in Canada

  • International standard dance syllabi

  • A Royal Academy of Dance Approved Venue (RAV) facility

  • The creation of lifelong body aesthetics.