Bring on the fun!

Dance Classes:

These classes are the best foundational start for your little dancers! With fun, imagery themed classes and quality instruction your dancer will get everything they need to shine on stage. Dancers in full season WAPA studio classes will get to perform on stage twice a year!

2024/25 season information below

Saturday mornings at WAPA Studios

For WAPA Studio classes register on this website.

Thursday, Friday & Saturday mornings at Recreation Centres

See info below uniforms for locations, dates and times, Register through the rec centre.

WAPA Classes:

For WAPA studio classes register with button above

Saturdays

  • 9:30-10am Tots Creative Dance ages 2-3 (30min)

    6 week session for $60 starting Sept, Nov, Jan or April, Parent Participation

  • 10-10:45am Ballet & Jazz ages 3-4 (45 min)

    6 week session for $90 starting Sept, Nov, Jan or April

  • 10-10:30am Creative Dance age 3 (30 min)

    Full Season class from Sept - June, $38.32 per month, with two shows and June costume fee

  • 10:30-11:15am Ballet Exploration age 4 (45 min)

    Full Season class from Sept - June, $57.48 per month, with two shows and June costume fee

  • 11:15-12pm Jazz Hip Hop Fun ages 3-4 (45 min)

    Full Season class from Sept - June, $57.48 per month, with two shows and June costume fee

Exams: none

WAPA studio Full Season classes have June Show Fees due Nov 1: $80 Costume + $20 photos fees

Uniforms

6 week session classes do not require a uniform. Dancers can wear whatever is most comfortable to move in.

Full season classes do wear a uniform. WAPA uniform bodysuits and tights are purchased through the studio. Dance shoes are purchased at Stretch Dance Shop at Uptown

Dancers can wear whichever uniform aligns with them.

Ballet :

Female Identifying Uniform: hair in ballet bun, studio pink bodysuit, no tights, white ankle socks, pink canvas ballet slippers.

Male Identifying Uniform: hair off face, studio white shirt, studio navy shorts, white socks, white ballet slippers

Jazz & Hip Hop:

Female Identifying Uniform: hair off face in ponytail, studio pink bodysuit, studio black shorts, bare feet

Male Identifying Uniform: hair off face, studio white shirt, studio black shorts, bare feet

Rec Centre Classes:

*register through chosen rec centre*

Ballet Exploration ages 3-5

Thursday, Friday, Saturday at Cedar Hill and Gordon Head

Jazz and Hip Hop Fun ages 3-5

Thursday, Friday and Saturday at Cedar Hill and Gordon Head

All registration for Cedar Hill classes are through the Cedar Hill Recreation Centre contact them at 250-475-7121 or

Registration for Gordon Head classes are through the Gordon Head Recreation Centre contact them at 250-475-7100

Studio Values:

Creative Exploration

  • Creative Exploration is the base of all our movement, artistry, choreography and studio visions. Fostering a creative outlook for everyone at WAPA invites out of the box thinking, ideas and integration. Creativity is a prominent life skill of the future

Wholehearted Community

  • WAPA’s wholehearted community strives to lead by example, nurturing all people around them and consistently adding new training methods that bring out the best in each dancer. Take the leap and soar knowing you have the whole community cheering you on!

Integrity Promise

  • We promise to uphold the integrity of our dancers, our quality of training and our business practices. Everyone can rest easy knowing we are all treated in a fair and individual way.

We offer classes for every age and level, with all the individual attention dancers need. All classes are first-come, first-served, with registration opening May 1 for the coming season. So don’t hesitate to get registered! If there is space in a class, registration will be ongoing throughout the season. If a class is full, we are happy to start a waitlist for a second class.

Fees are listed on the registration page.