PPSDance

Congratulations to all our 2027 PPSD Summer Intensive Scholarships! 🩵🩵

•Addie Varney
•Colby Semple
•Julia Ambler-Smith
•Kinley Gulajec
•Kennedy Lammers
•Lily Oczela
•Emmaline Reid

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✨ PPSD SUMMER SPOTLIGHT - SCARLETT, ELLA & LAURA 🩵

These three attended Groove Street Penticton this summer and absolutely loved it! 💃 Their favourite part—besides all the dancing—was taking part in the group activities and running into the lake! 🌊☀️ They also loved the photo shoot that was included 📸

And the summer training didn’t stop there!

Laura also attended the Ballet Vancouver Contemporary Intensive, continuing to challenge herself and grow in her training.

Ella & Scarlett attended Peak Performance Project at BlueCrane and they are now at fusion dance camp for the week! 

We LOVE seeing our PPSD dancers taking advantage additional training opportunities throughout the summer, learning from new teachers and trying new things.

You’re making life long memories girls! 

So proud of you all🩵🫶

✨ PPSD SUMMER SPOTLIGHT — BERKLEE! 🩵

Berklee had an unforgettable summer training and performing in Hollywood & Anaheim with Be Discovered — on scholarship! ✨

Over 8 incredible days, Berklee trained in Jazz, Lyrical, Latin & Hip Hop and had the opportunity to work with instructors connected to Mamma Mia!, Cirque du Soleil, and Disney! 🤩

One of the biggest highlights was getting to perform at Disneyland as part of Dance the Magic! 🏰✨ Berklee also performed an original routine to “FIFA Around the World” alongside nine dancers from Canada, the U.S. & Colombia! 🌎💃

To make the experience even more special, Berklee was selected as a standout dancer during the week and was gifted a special keepsake to remember the experience! 💙

Congratulations Berklee!

We LOVE seeing our PPSD dancers travelling, experiencing new styles, working with new teachers, meeting dancers from around the world, and making some pretty incredible memories along the way! ✨

✨ PPSD SUMMER SPOTLIGHT — MADELYN! 🩵

Madelyn has had an incredible summer filled with training, travel, and LOTS of dancing! ✈️💃✨

She spent a week in New York City attending the Joffrey Ballet Pre-Professional Jazz & Contemporary Intensive, where she trained 8 hours a day! In just one week, Madelyn learned so much and had the opportunity to challenge herself in an inspiring new environment.

In July, she attended the Ballet Vancouver Contemporary Intensive, spending four days training with Josh Beamish and continuing to grow in her contemporary training.

Madelyn also participated in the Team Canada Tap Boot Camp! 🇨🇦👞

And because there’s always time for MORE dancing… on another trip to New York while her brother was training at Joffrey, Madelyn squeezed in a Broadway tap class with Ray Hesselink! 🤩

She’s hoping to finish off an already jam-packed summer with Fusion Dance Camp next week!

So proud of you Madelyn!

We LOVE seeing our PPSD dancers taking every opportunity to learn from new teachers, experience different training environments, and continue growing as dancers.🩵

We are SO excited to welcome Danielle to PPSDance! 💕✨

We’re beyond excited to have her here and can’t wait for her to meet all our dancers! 🩰🤍

Welcome to BC, Danielle! We’re looking forward to having you with us! 🎉✨

Thank you SOL Dance Collective Vancouver 1 & Calgary 1 🙌

Jade, you have created such a fun summer convention with an incredible faculty!🩵

✨ PPSD SUMMER SPOTLIGHT — ETHAN! 🩵

Ethan has had one incredible summer of training!

He kicked off July by spending a week training at the Ballet Vancouver Contemporary Intensive, diving into a full week of contemporary training.

Just two days later, Ethan hopped on a plane and headed all the way to New York City to attend the Joffrey Ballet Jazz & Contemporary Intensive!

For two weeks, Ethan spent an incredible 9 HOURS A DAY dancing and training alongside dancers and instructors in NYC. He finished off the experience with something pretty unforgettable, performing on Broadway! 🤩

And he’s not done yet! Ethan is hoping to wrap up his summer with even more training at Fusion Dance Camp.

What a summer, Ethan!

We love seeing our PPSD dancers taking advantage of opportunities to train outside the studio, experience new environments and continue pushing themselves as artists. 🩵

A BIG congratulations to Stella and Kaitlyn for completing their ballet exam this past month! 🩵

✨ PPSD DANCER SPOTLIGHT — MIA CHAMBERS! 🩵

Mia has been keeping busy this summer with some incredible extra training! 🤸‍♀️✨

Mia attended drop-in tumbling classes at Blue Crane Contortion, as well as The Peak Project with Caara, Adam & Amanda. She especially loves the small-group environment and overstretch training with Caara! She’ll definitely be back and plans to continue dropping in for additional training throughout the year.

Mia also travelled to Squamish Dance Centre to train alongside a previous Team Canada friend for a 4-day, 20-hour Acro Intensive!

After four days of training, Mia felt stronger and was especially proud of cleaning up her aerial! She said everyone was incredibly welcoming and skilled.

Mia would absolutely recommend the intensive to other acrobats and is already hoping to return again next year!

We LOVE seeing our PPSD dancers getting out there, challenging themselves, making new connections, and continuing to grow as an artist.

SO proud of you Mia! 👏✨

PPSD SUMMER INTENSIVE — AUGUST 17-19TH 🩵

We can’t wait for an amazing few days of dancing, learning, and creating memories together!

Each day looks a little different, so please review the posted schedule carefully. Please note Wednesdays schedule has changed slightly for Mini and junior dancers.

Studio opens at 8:30 AM for drop-off. Please be respectful of our neighbouring businesses when parking, dropping off and picking up.

WHAT TO BRING:

• Lots of water
• Lunch + plenty of snacks
• NUT-FREE ONLY — no peanuts, hazelnuts or Nutella
• Tap shoes
• Ballet shoes
• Lyrical/Jazz shoes
• Clean indoor Hip Hop shoes
• Extra clothes (recommended!)
• Ballet bun supplies for Teen & Advanced dancers

WHAT TO WEAR:

Tight-fitting dancewear is preferred, especially with the warm weather! Dancers can bring sweatpants/sweaters for Hip Hop and ballet wrap skirts for Ballet.

Hair must be up and off the face for all classes. Teen & Advanced dancers must wear a ballet bun for Ballet.

WEDNESDAY SHOWCASE✨

Parents are invited to join us Wednesday at 2:55 PM to watch some of the combinations learned throughout the Intensive!

2027 SCHOLARSHIPS

Our teachers will be awarding:

🏆 2 FULL Scholarships
💙 4 50% Scholarships

to our 2027 PPSD Summer Intensive!

We can’t wait to dance with everyone next week! 🫶