JoRead Dance

Jo Read Dance presents... ✨️ ILLUMINATE ✨️

Our 2026 Year-End Recital showcases a year of hard work, growth, and unforgettable moments on stage -- from first steps to final bows. 💜🌟

📅 Saturday, June 13, 2026

🕐 1:00 PM

📍 South Collegiate Institute
371 Tecumseh Ave E, London, ON

Tickets are ON SALE NOW! 🎟
General Admission: $25/person

Tickets will be available at the door for CASH only!

📧 Email [email protected] for more info or to purchase tickets.

And that's a wrap!.. A huge congratulations to our dancers, teachers, and parents on a fantastic weekend at London, as well as a fabulous end to our 2026 competitive season! We are beyond proud!

🎉✨️1ST RUNNER-UP TOP STUDIO🎉✨️

🏆1st Overall Pre-Teen Small Group - "A Slow Falling"
🌟2nd Overall Teen Ext Line - "The Dead Flag Blues"
⭐️3rd Overall Teen Ext Line - "Yes Sir, I Can Boogie"
⭐️3rd Overall Inter Large Group - "In Reverence"
⭐️3rd Overall Pre-Teen Small Group - "Groove Is In The Heart"
⭐️3rd Overall Inter Small Group - "Reasons"
⭐️3rd Overall Junior Small Group - "Are We There Yet?"
⭐️4th Overall Teen Ext Line - "What Did I Miss?"
⭐️4th Overall Teen Large Group - "Why"
⭐️4th Overall Pre-Teen Small Group - "Purple Rain"
⭐️4th Overall Inter Small Group - "100%"
⭐️5th Overall Teen Ext Time - "We Stand Unbowed"
⭐️5th Overall Inter Large Group - "Once Upon A Dream"
⭐️5th Overall Junior Large Group - "Pennies From Heaven"
⭐️5th Overall Mini Small Group - "Dream"

🏆1st Overall Teen Trio - "Requiem For A Dying Planet"
🏆1st Overall Pre-Teen Duet - "We Do Not Mend"
🏆1st Overall Inter Trio - "Shape Of Discovery"
🏆1st Overall Junior Duet - "Light In The Dark"
🏆1st Overall Novice Junior Trio - "Twist And Shout"
🏆1st Overall Pre-Comp Mini Duet - "Walking On Sunshine"
🌟2nd Overall Senior Duet - "The Only Place"
🌟2nd Overall Pre-Teen Duet - "We Are Lost Ways"
🌟2nd Overall Pre-Teen Trio - "Haze"
🌟2nd Overall Junior Duet - "Where You Go, I Go"
⭐️3rd Overall Pre-Teen Duet - "Heard It Through The Grapevine"
⭐️3rd Overall Inter Duet - "Bring Me Water"
⭐️3rd Overall Inter Trio - "MIB"
⭐️4th Overall Teen Duet - "New Beginnings"
⭐️4th Overall Inter Duet - "Tears"
⭐️4th Overall Junior Duet - "Tell Her About It"
⭐️5th Overall Pre-Teen Duet - "Still I Wait"
⭐️5th Overall Inter Duet - "Mid-Air"
⭐️5th Overall Inter Trio - "Hit The Road"

🎉13 & Over Most Potential - "Trouble" - Reese P.
✨️3rd Overall Inter Solo - "Ne Me Quitte Pas" - Eden L.
✨️4th Overall Teen Solo - "Take Care Of Me" - Isla F.
✨️4th Overall Pre-Teen Solo - "C Jam Blues" - Armaun B.
✨️5th Overall Senior Solo - "Crane" - Sydney O.

Unable to attend auditions in person? No problem! We accept video submissions! ✨️

We know schedules, distance, and commitments can make audition season busy — that’s why we’re accepting video submissions and offering private audition options for new competitive dancers interested in joining us for the 2026–2027 season! 💜

📧 Email us at [email protected] to inquire and learn more about joining our competitive team.

Today for we have Julian Amaya coming in to teach salsa! Going to be fun! DM for more info.

COMPETITIVE AUDITIONS ✨

Interested in joining the Jo Read Dance competitive team for the 2026/2027 season? We’d love to see you there!

📍 Tuesday, June 2nd
⭐️ Ages 11–13 | 5:15–6:45 PM
Acro • Contemporary • Jazz

⭐️ Ages 14 & Up | 7:00–8:30 PM
Contemporary • Jazz

📍 Wednesday, June 3rd
⭐️ Ages 8 & Under | 5:00–6:00 PM
Acro • Jazz • Tap

⭐️ Ages 9–11 | 6:15–7:30 PM
Acro • Jazz • Lyrical • Tap

⭐️ Ages 11 & Up (*Pre-Competitive) | 7:30–8:30 PM
Acro • Jazz • Lyrical

*Pre-Competitive is for dancers who are new to competition or were previously on a pre-competitive team.

For new inquiries, please send us a DM or email us at [email protected] 💜

Jo Read Dance takes over Canada's Wonderland with and ! 🎢✨️

Thank you for organizing such a fun event for our dancers!

Today for we have teaching tonight! All dancers welcome. DM for more info

Competition #3 - Fever Hamilton Recap:

🏆13&Over Dance Off Champion - "The Dead Flag Blues"
🏆12&Under Dance Off Runner-Up - "In Reverence"
🔥Face of Fever - Ariella L.

✨️Top Highest Score, Choreography Award & 1st Overall Jr Ext Line - "Is This Just Fantasy?"
✨️1st Overall Sr Small Group & Top Routine of the Day - "We Stand Unbowed"

🌟1st Overall Sr Large Group - "What I Cannot Have"
⭐️2nd Overall Sr Large Group - "Why"
⭐️2nd Overall Int Small Group - "A Slow Falling"
⭐️2nd Overall Mini Large Group - "Boogie Fever"
⭐️2nd Overall Mini Line - "Pennies From Heaven"
⭐️3rd Overall Int Small Group - "Purple Rain"
⭐️3rd Overall Jr Small Group - "100%"
⭐️3rd Overall Mini Line - "Can Can"
⭐️4th Overall Jr Small Group - "Reasons"
⭐️5th Overall Jr Line - "On Broadway"
⭐️5th Overall Mini Small Group - "Are We There Yet?"

🌟1st Overall Int D/T - "We Do Not Mend"
⭐️2nd Overall Sr D/T - "New Beginnings"
⭐️3rd Overall Int D/T - "Haze"
⭐️3rd Overall Jr D/T - "Bring Me Water"
⭐️4th Overall Sr D/T - "Requiem For A Dying Planet"
⭐️4th Overall Int D/T - "We Are Lost Ways"
⭐️4th Overall Mini D/T - "Tell Her About It"
⭐️5th Overall Jr D/T - "Mid-Air"
⭐️5th Overall Mini D/T - "Somewhere Only We Know"

SR Powerhouse Soloist:
🌟1st "I Asked The Moon" - Isla F.
⭐️2nd "See You Soon" - Lily G.

SR Solo Overalls:
🌟1st "Always On My Mind" - Annie B.
⭐️4th "On The Run" - Vanessa Y.
⭐️5th "January Rain" - Sydney O.
⭐️7th "Landslide" - Reese P.

INT Powerhouse Soloist:
⭐️3rd "C Jam Blues" - Armaun B.

INT Solo Overalls:
🌟1st "Colour Me" - Ariella L.
⭐️2nd "O Solitude" - Scarlet L.
⭐️6th "Common Ground" - Vivian W.
⭐️10th "Soft Currents" - Emily T.

JR Solo Overalls:
⭐️2nd "Ne Me Quitte Pas" - Eden L.
⭐️5th "Forget-Me-Not" - Karina L.
⭐️7th "The Heart of Everything" - Ella A.
⭐️9th "Take Me To The Sun" - Willow L.
⭐️10th "Breathe" - Lila M.

MINI Solo Overalls:
⭐️5th "Life of the Party" - Rowe C.
⭐️8th "Once Upon Another Time" - Avery C.
⭐️10th "Soft, Dark Nothing" - Daegny A.

🌟1st Overall Pre-Comp Int Solo - "The Great Escape" - Isabella M.
🌟1st Overall Pre-Comp Jr Duet/Trio - "Sit Down Beside Me"
⭐️3rd Overall Pre-Comp Jr Solo - "Songbird" - Antonella G.

✨️FREE TRIAL CLASSES: For New Competitive Inquiries ✨️

Interested in joining our Jo Read Dance competitive team for the 2026-2027 season?
Come take class with our dancers for free!

📅 Tuesday, May 19 - Monday, May 25

Swipe for class schedule ➡️➡️

Email us for more info or if you are interested, but cannot attend a class.

📧 [email protected]