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As parents we are always doing what we believe is best for our children. I think
that one of the most important things we want for our children is for them to
be happy. But what about the “learning” experiences, the values, the discipline
we all know are needed to be a complete, mature, and productive human being?

A very interesting, and even ambivalent point, is how we want to protect our
children from any harm knowing, at the same time, that it is unimaginable for
anybody to grow and mature without experiencing at least some hardship.

To me, everything requires an effort. The difference between a fruitful effort
and a futile one resides on how much we enjoy what we do to achieve what we
want. For my daughter, and I am absolutely sure of this, dancing is the passage
through which she arrives at that sort of Promised Land where everything in the
horizon is worth the effort.

While I watched my daughter dance in The
Nutcracker, the splendid December 2011 ballet staged by Victoria Ballet
Company, I realized that it is only through a combination of discipline and
enjoyment that our children can achieve what they truly want, what they, beyond
any doubt, are meant to be and to do.

Yes, you cry and smile for a few minutes. She is up there, dancing, recreating, after
long hours of hard work, what talented artists wanted to share with the whole
word: A beautiful work of art, a fine, exquisite ballet piece now being
performed by our own children. She is combining the music and the very
difficult steps to take us to that beautiful, fleeting moment when for us proud
parents, everything is perfect.

I want my daughter to be happy, but also independent, self assured, strong, and
aware of other person’s needs.

Performing at The Nutcracker Ballet and of course the excellent training she has received at
Victoria Ballet Academy has given her one of the many keys I know will open the
doors to a life of achievements and happiness.

Alex,

(parent of one of VBA’s students)

You are cordially invited to enroll your children (4-8 years old) for Winter Break Camp. The program will run from January 3 (Tuesday) to January 6 (Friday) 2012. You can choose any or all of the days. Our full-day program runs from 8 a.m. till 6 p.m. Ballet classes and hot meals will be provided. The fee is $60 per day. The camp is located in Thornhill at the intersection of Yonge and Centre streets. We are very close to public transportation.

Please contact us at 905-707-7580.
Vladimir Demine, Principal
Victoria Ballet Academy Canada
7751 Yonge Street, Thornhill, ON L3T 2C4,
www.victoriaballet.com
info@victoriaballet.com

The Nutcracker has been one of the most widely performed ballets in history. It’s first staging took place more than 100 years ago at the Imperial Mariinsky Theatre in St. Petersburg, Russia, in December of 1892.
Alexandre Dumas ―writer of Three Musketeers and The Count of Montecristo, among many other works― adapted the tale “The Nutcracker and the Mouse King” by E.T.A Hoffman. His version: “The tale of the Nutcracker” was the story used by renowned Ballet Master and Choreographer Marious Petipa and his assistant Lev Ivanov for the choreography. The music as it is well known was commissioned to the famous Russian composer Pyotr I. Tchaikovsky by Petipa with whom Tchaikovsky had already worked in Sleeping Beauty.
The most popular rendition of the Nutcracker was adapted by Vassily Vainonen, renowned Soviet choreographer, in St. Petersburg, Russia in 1934. His version, famous for the Snowflakes dance, still remains in the repertory of the Mariinsky theatre company to this day, and has been used by choreographers such as Mikhail Baryshnikov and Yuri Grigorovich. This same time-honoured version is the one being staged by Victoria Ballet Company. Nowadays many different versions are performed as this ballet has become a Christmas and a Holiday Season tradition for millions of people all over the world.
Now you know a little bit more about The Nutcracker, and whether you are participating as a dancer on stage or as a volunteer or member of the audience, we hope you will enjoy Victoria Ballet Company’s production staged under the Artistic Direction of Victoria Mironova and choreographed by both Victoria Mironova and Elena Dmitrieva and with International guest ballet stars.

Please don’t forget about our Sunday Rehearsal Dates on Sunday November 27 at 1 p.m. (for those dancing in the first act only), and December 4 and 11 at 1:00 p.m.

Dear parents!

Professional Activity day may be a good news for students because they do
not have to go to school, but it can be a problem for parents to make an
accomodation  for their children on those days.

Arts and Science Academy and its division International Ballet Academy
have a lot of experience in accommodating young children during the PA Days.
Your child will get additional academic, ballet and social experience and a
lot of fun at our school. We offer a day full of meaningful and exciting
activities, meals and supervision for your children and a chance to get a
glimpse into the life of our school.

PA Days during the 2011-2012 academic year are as follows:

York Region District Public and Catholic schools:
October 24, 2011       November 25, 2011        January 20, 2012          February 3, 2012           June 8, 2012

Toronto DistrictPublic and Catholic schools:
November 18, 2011         December 9, 2011           January 27, 2012         February 17, 2012          June 1, 2012

If you would like to plan ahead and reserve a spot for your child, please
call 905.707.7580 or email us at info@artsandscienceacademy.com

Sincerely,

Vladimir Demine

School Principal

This time Ottawa was the centre of our ballet student’s thoughts and excitement as they were anxiously waiting for the presentation of La Bayadere by the Mariinski Theatre.

A trip to Ottawa to enjoy what they love best, with special backstage access after a mesmerizing performance, pictures with some of the dancers, skating on the Rideau Canal and a comfortable stay at the Marriot Hotel, was all part of this unforgettable experience.

And the joy didn’t end there; once back in Toronto our students were invited and attended a rehearsal of The Swan Lake ballet, performed by the Mariinsky (Kirov) company at the Sony Centre for the Performing Arts. Also, thanks to a special request put forward by the Academy, our students were allowed to attend a unique ballet class.

Everybody at the Academy is very proud this opportunity was granted to our students, which undoubtedly has given them a deeper understanding of the world of professional ballet. There is no better way to “touch and feel” what ballet really means than attending a class with the dancers of one of the world’s most famous ballet companies.

Knowing how important experiences such as this one are for the artistic development of our students, Victoria Ballet Academy (International Ballet Academy of Canada) will always work hard to create such opportunities and provide our students with the tools necessary to achieve excellence.

February 6, 2011

Events update for our after-school students

Dear parents and students,

1. Please be advised that our school will be closed for the Family Day long weekend from Saturday, February 19 until Monday, February 21. These days are not included in your ballet payment plan.

2. We would like to invite you to our open classes on

Thursday, March 3, for the 5 pm group

Friday, March 4, for the 5 pm group

Saturday, March 5, for the 9 am, 10 am, 11 am, 12 pm, and 1 pm groups, except for the Contemporary Class. We are asking our guests to remove or change their shoes before entering dance studios.

3. Our March Break Camp will run from March 14 – 18. If you would like your child to participate, please fill in the Registration Form available at our office.

4. The auditions for the school year 2011-2012 have already started! At our day school we offer intensive academic and ballet training programs (Arts and Science Academy of Canada) from kindergarten to grade 12. You can choose Ballet, Visual Arts, or Music as part of the full-time program. The application and information packages can be obtained at the school’s office.

If you have any questions, please call us at:905-707-7580.

Sincerely yours,

Vladimir Demine, Principal

The hard work and dedication of seven exciting and rewarding years at Victoria Ballet Academy and its division International Ballet Academy of Canada, which have given its founders, students and the community a sense of fulfillment, have now been acknowledged in the form of a grant provided by The W. Garfield Weston Foundation. This foundation directs its grants towards education, land conservation and science in Canada’s North.

After reviewing the progress and achievements of Victoria Ballet since its establishment in 2003, and being nicely impressed by what they saw, the foundation decided to make this grant to assist us with our most important task: helping our current and future students to become well-prepared individuals with the best education and ballet training in Canada.

We kindly thank the W. Garfield Weston Foundation for their generosity.

The complete full-length version of our Cinderella Gala Concert that took place on June 22, 2010 at the Richmond Hill Centre for the Performing Arts, is now available on DVD.

To order your copy of the DVD, please contact the office at 905-707-7580, or send us an e-mail.

Please, print out the REGISTRATION FORM for additional information about our Christmas break winter camp.

You are cordially invited to enroll your children for the Winter Camp. The program will run from Monday to Friday, December 20 through 31, 2010. You can choose any or all of the days, with no holiday breaks between December 20 and 31. We are inviting you to choose three main preferences to help the school create the camp program. The survey will be used to assign the program according to the majority of choices made by all camp participants:

□ Ballet       □ Chess        □ Crafts       □ Digital Photography       □ English             

□ Experimental Science       □ Magic        □ Math       □ Puppet Theater      □ Reading

Every Week Fun Activities: 

Frost Cooking Day, Snow Man Day, Twins Day, Pizza day, Treasure Hunt Day, Chess Battle, Winter Sculpture

Free meals are provided on consent of parents

The fees:

Part Time (8 a.m. – 1 p.m. or 1p.m.-6 p.m.)  -   $40 per day (same for siblings) 

Full Time  (8 a.m. – 6 p.m.)   -   $60 per day (smae for siblings)

Morning Extended hour (any time from 8 to 9 a.m.)  -   Free of charge

Evening Extended hour (any time from 6 to 7 p.m.)  -  $5 per 1–60 min. after 6 pm