September 2026
Inside VDC
ONE WEEK TO GO.
September is almost here, and Vlad’s Dance Company is getting ready to welcome dancers back into the studio for the 2026–2027 dance season in Richmond Hill.
This month’s Inside VDC is all about what’s beginning.
Recreational dance classes start September 8, with registration and trial classes still available for families looking for Ballet, Jazz, Tap, Acro, Hip Hop, Pre-Dance and more. Our Micro Mini and Part-Time dancers are coming off two exciting weeks of summer training, while our Full-Time team prepares for another season of high-level competitive dance.
There is something brand new waiting for them, too: weekly Latin and Ballroom training, led by the newest member of the VDC faculty, Michelle Frydman.
Here’s what’s happening inside VDC this September.
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ONE WEEK TO GO + BALLROOM HAS ARRIVED
VDC’s 2026–2027 season begins September 8, welcoming dancers from Richmond Hill and surrounding communities back for another year of dance.
For families still considering fall activities, there is time to join. VDC offers recreational dance classes for dancers of varying ages and experience levels, including children walking into their very first structured dance class.
September is also an ideal time to try a new style. Classes are beginning together, teachers are establishing their routines and dancers are getting to know their classmates — making those first few weeks an especially comfortable time to book a trial.
There is a major addition to VDC training this season.
For the first time, weekly Latin and Ballroom training is becoming part of the Full-Time Competitive curriculum, expanding the range of styles our advanced dancers experience throughout their training.
Recreational
VDC’s Recreational Program offers Ballet, Jazz, Tap, Hip Hop, Acro, Pre-Dance and additional styles in a supportive environment designed for both new and returning dancers. Families who have already registered can now prepare for Day One by reviewing their dancer’s dress code and checking the updated VDC Studio Calendar.
And there is more happening beyond weekly classes this season. A VDC Christmas Party has officially been added to the calendar, with additional studio activities and community events to be announced throughout the year.
Micro-Mini: Their First Summer Intensive
A brand-new VDC team reached its first big milestone this August.
Our Micro Mini Competitive dancers completed their first VDC Summer Intensive, experiencing five different dance styles with six different teachers.
The Micro Mini Program was created to introduce younger dancers to competitive training in an environment that remains encouraging, age-appropriate and focused on development.
Working with different faculty helps young dancers become comfortable adapting to new teaching styles, listening for corrections, learning unfamiliar movement and building confidence outside their regular weekly classes.
These experiences build much more than technique. They begin teaching dancers what it means to be part of a team.
Next comes another milestone: the Micro Minis officially beginning their first competitive season together.
Part-Time
August marked the return to training for VDC’s Part-Time Competitive Team.
Dancers completed two weeks of summer programming, beginning with Technique Week and followed by the three-day Part-Time Summer Intensive.
Technique Week helps dancers transition from summer break back into structured training through focused work on strength, flexibility, alignment, control and stamina.
The Intensive then introduces another layer: different faculty, styles and movement challenges that encourage versatility.
But these weeks are about more than training.
For dancers who have grown up together at VDC, returning after summer also means reconnecting with teammates and teachers who have become an important part of their lives.
Some current PT seniors first joined the program as minis — making each new season another chapter in a much longer VDC story.
Regular Part-Time classes return September 8.
Full-Time
VDC’s Full-Time dancers spent much of their summer doing what they love most: training.
And when VDC summer training wasn’t front and centre, many continued elsewhere — attending intensives and training opportunities throughout Canada and the United States.
That willingness to seek out new teachers, styles and environments is an important part of advanced dance education. Over time, dancers begin taking greater ownership of their development and learning how to adapt beyond the familiarity of their home studio.
Welcome Michelle Frydman
This season, VDC also welcomes Michelle Frydman to the Full-Time Competitive faculty.
An award-winning professional dancer, choreographer, multi-time Latin and Ballroom Dance Champion and international competitor.
She will lead a major addition to this year’s Full-Time curriculum:
Weekly Ballroom training.
Parent Education
WHAT DOES A CHILD REALLY LEARN IN ONE HOUR OF DANCE?
Dance classes teach children movement, terminology, coordination, musicality, flexibility and technique.
But those are only some of the skills developing inside the studio.
Weekly dance classes also give children consistent opportunities to practice listening, independence, patience, focus and cooperation. They experience what it feels like to work toward something that does not happen immediately.
They make mistakes.They receive corrections. They try again. And eventually, something that once felt difficult begins to feel possible.
Not every child who takes dance will grow up wanting to become a dancer.
They don’t need to.
Because the lessons they learn inside the studio can follow them far beyond it.
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