Kids classes
About the program
LOCATION
1956 rue Frontenac (opposite the Frontenac metro station)
SCHEDULE
No kids classes are scheduled for now. If you are interested in hiring our teachers for jazz, lindy hop, tap dance classes adapted for the youth, do not hesitate to reach out! We’ve partnered with afterschool programs and summer camps in the past.
ALL AGES COMMUNITY EVENT
ANNUAL TAP JAM: May 25th is International Tap Dance Day. Montreal Tap dancers of all ages come to Cat’s Corner on a Saturday afternoon for the annual community tap jam in honour of Tap Dance, Bill Bojangles Robinson, and our beloved Miss Swing Ethel Bruneau. It’s our annual fundraising event for the Ethel Bruneau Scholarship and we can’t wait to gather with you all!
Since 2019, with our Cat’s Corner families growing up, the school has started offering tap and swing dance classes for our younger ones, from age 3 to 14 years old.
Kids class descriptions
Beginner Tap: 5-6yo / 7-10 yo / 11-14yo
From the age of 5, children and teens are introduced to tap dancing.
They will learn rhythm tap in the tradition of the great hoofers, following the curriculum of Miss Swing Ethel Bruneau with her grand-daughter and well-known educator Majiza Philip!
They will work on their sense of time, and their ability to listen to themselves and others, thanks to the shining sound of tap shoes!
Pricing
A 10% discount is offered for siblings.
You can choose to pay in full or in instalments.
For families in financial difficulty, please refer to our pricing policies for solidarity discounts.
For questions and requests: info@catscorner.ca
514-874-9846
ABOUT ALCINA
Alcina Chiu is a professional musician and dancer with over 25 years of teaching experience. She has a Bachelor of Music from Queen’s University (with years at the University of Toronto and overseas in England) and has also done graduate studies in Dalcroze Eurhythmics at the Longy School of Music in Cambridge, Massachusetts.
She has collaborated and taught with many schools and theatre companies, including Shakespearience, the Toronto District School Board, Jeunes musiciens du monde, and various seniors centres in Toronto and Montreal. As a performer, her credits include West Side Story (Curtain Call Players), Brigadoon (Onstage), and singing as a Featured Soloist (Gilbert and Sullivan Society, Broadway Melody). Stage credits on the production side include A Hawk from a Handsaw, O For a Muse of Fire (Shakespearience - stage manager, music director), Midsummer Night's Dream (Fieldstone Day School - director), Young Frankenstein, Cabaret (CCP - music director), Legally Blonde JR, Musicville (Montreal Children's Theatre - director and choreographer), and Little Shop of Horrors (Kells Academy - director). She recently finished directing the 90th anniversary production of Beauty and the Beast with MCT with a cast aged 7 to 83. With her studio, she has also had the chance to create original musicals with groups of all ages and conduct and accompany many choirs.
She runs her own music and dance studio, Scherzo. She loves to share her passion for swing and the fun, creative spirit of the dance. Alcina is known for her student-centred approach to teaching and her infectious joy in class.
