Registration for our 2026 Summer Dance Camps & Intensives NOW OPEN!
Honourary Guest Instructor THIS Summer 2026: Frank Augustyn!
Distinguished Guest Artist & Former Principal Dancer of International Distinction
With an international career spanning performance, education, and arts leadership, Frank Augustyn is one of Canada’s most distinguished ballet artists. Trained at Canada’s National Ballet School, he joined the National Ballet of Canada in 1970 and went on to become Canada’s most renowned male ballet dancer of the twentieth century. In 1973, he and Karen Kain received a special award for Best Pas de Deux at the International Ballet Competition in Moscow.
Frank Augustyn has performed globally as a principal dancer with companies including Boston Ballet, Berlin Ballet, Royal Winnipeg Ballet, Shanghai Ballet, Beijing Ballet, the Bolshoi Ballet, Kirov Ballet, Tallinn Ballet, and Dutch National Ballet. He toured extensively with the National Ballet of Canada, appearing on many of the world’s major stages, including Lincoln Center, the Kennedy Center, Covent Garden, and the Caracalla Theatre in Italy. He has received three honorary degrees and, in 1979, was appointed an Officer of the Order of Canada. He co-produced and hosted the television series Footnotes, The Classics of Ballet and authored the accompanying book Footnotes, The World’s Best Loved Ballets. From 2000 to 2024, he served as a tenured Associate Professor at Adelphi University in New York, where he also led the Department of Dance as Chair. In November 2024, he was inducted into Canada’s Dance Hall of Fame by Dance Collection Danse.
JULY & AUGUST (starting July 6):
Weekly Adult Ballet Classes!
Mondays (7:30-9:00pm): Beginner Adult Ballet (ages 18+)
Wednesdays (7:30-9:00pm): Intermediate Adult Ballet (ages 18+)
JULY 16 to 18:
Flamenco Workshops with Fiona Malena!
July 16 (5:00-6:00pm): Children’s Flamenco Workshop (ages 9 to 14)
July 16 (6:00-7:00pm): Beginner Flamenco Workshop (ages 15 to adult)
July 17 (6:00-8:30pm) AND July 18 (2:00-4:30pm): Intermediate Flamenco Workshop (ages 15 to adult)
JULY 20 to 31 (Mon to Fri):
Assistant & Teacher Training Courses with Tanya Vadurova!
July 20, 21, 22 & 23 (9:00-10:30am): Assistant Teacher’s Course (ages 13+)
July 20, 21, 22 & 23 (10:45am-12:45pm): Pre-Novice 1/2/3 Teacher’s Course (ages 15+)
July 20, 21, 22, 23 & 24 (1:00-3:00pm): Novice 1/2/3 Teacher’s Course (ages 16+)
July 27, 28, 29, 30 & 31 (9:00-11:00am): Apprentice 1/2/3 Teacher’s Course (ages 17+)
July 27, 28, 29, 30 & 31 (11:30am-1:30pm): Advanced Apprentice/Pointe Teacher’s Course (ages 17+)
AUGUST 4 to 7:
Kids Half & Full Day Dance Camps!
August 4 to 7 (9:00am-12:30pm): Pre-Novice Half Day Dance Camp (ages 3 to 5)
August 4 to 7 (9:00am-4:30pm): Novice Full Day Dance Camp (ages 5 to 8)
August 4 to 7 (9:00am-4:30pm): Apprentice Full Day Dance Camp (ages 8 to 13)
AUGUST 10 to 14:
Youth Company & Intro to Pointe Summer Intensives!
August 10 to 14 (2:30-5:30pm): Youth Company Non-Pointe Intensive (ages 9 to 12)
August 10 to 14 (2:30-7:00pm): Youth Company Pointe Intensive (ages 9 to 12)
August 10 to 14 (5:45-7:00pm): Pointe Intensive (ages 10+)
AUGUST 10 to 27 (Mon to Fri & Mon to Thurs):
Summer Intensives* (Advanced Apprentice 2, Apprentice 3, Advanced Apprentice 3, Junior Company, Senior Company & OBT)!
*Compulsory for MDC 2026/2027 Students.
August 10 to 27 (10:00am-2:00pm): Advanced Intensive (Select Jr Co, Sr Co, PG 2/3, OBT Trainees & OBT ~ ages 14+)
August 17 to 27 (2:30-6:30pm): Intermediate Intensive (Adv 2, App 3, Adv 3, Jr Co, Pre-PG & PG 1/2 ~ ages 11+)
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