Programs & Workshops
Raino Dance offers a variety of adult dance classes, with each style serving students from beginner to advanced skill level. Scroll down for Full Year Program, Drop in, 8 & 12 Week Programs, Summer Sweats
Fees when paid by monthly installments
As per our Payment Policy, all fees are subject to 5% GST & a 1 time registration fee of $25.
1 class / wk = $84 / month
2 classes / wk = $145 / month
3 classes / wk = $172 / month
4 classes / wk = $195 / month
5 classes / wk = $222 / month
6+ classes / wk = $250 / month
Full-Year Program
Full-Year Program 2024/25
REGISTRATION closes February 28, 2025
Spring Break March 24 - 30, 2025
Year End Show June 21, 2025
REGISTRATION
Full Year Program 2025/26 opens August 11, 2025
Our Full Year Program honors the rigour of dance training by offering a 10-month program where our professional instructors, specialized in teaching dance for adults, progressively support students: to gain confidence; to build technique; to build community with a class cohort; and (in the performance classes) to create a unique choreography for our flagship June show. From pure beginner to advanced, the dancer/student will experience an evolution in their dancing, their sense of embodiment and discover a new sense of a community that moves more rather than it talks!
Level 1 — Beginner
Level 2 — Intermediate
Level 3 — Advanced
Open — All welcome
Please email info@rainodance.com to inquire about joining our dance family!
8Week Spring 2025
Beginner Bellydance Thursday’s 6 - 7pm
April 17 - June 5 w/ Darlene Gunklemann
We will learn the basic isolations for upper body and hips, while also developing strength, flexibility and body awareness. We will explore rhythm, posture, and create mesmerizing poses with droplets of texture into the arms and hands all the while enjoying playful fusion with other forms.
Bellydance intermediate Thursday’s 7 - 8pm
April 17 - June 5 w/ Darlene Gunklemann
We will build upon the foundations delving into faster and more complex movements, arm patterns and foot pathways all the while enjoying playful fusion with other forms. We will explore layering techniques, where different parts of the body perform distinct movements simultaneously. Check out our lovely new instructor @darlenedances on IG
Investment: $185 (+gst) per session
12Week Program
Cabaret Creations II - Sundays 10am - 12pm
Jan 26 - Apr 27, 2025 (no class Mar 30 & April 6)
After the roaring success of last years inaugural Cabaret Creation’s (watch out Fringe 2025!) we offer Cabaret Creations II - an emergent process where students co-create a Cabaret performance to be produced professionally on May 2 & 3, 2025.
The heart of this class is to express the true spirit of Cabaret whereby the process of creation provides an opportunity to unmask and find the crux of the story your being is longing to share. From here, under the guidance of Monique Salez - creatrix, storyweaver, theatrical director, choreographer - the collective supports the emergence of a shared work that speaks to the breadth & depth of the human experience.
Want to join the cabaret?
Please email monique@rainodance.com with a short letter of interest/intention expressing your performative practice (dance, rap, sing, play an instrument, circus, writer, actor, etc) & why you are interested in joining the cabaret.
Questions can also be directed to monique@rainodance.com
The role of the artist is to make the revolution irresistable - T.C. Bambara
Investment: $350
Drop In
If you're unsure what class to take, or hesitant to commit for a full year, we recommend trying a drop in. If love the class and decide to fully register for the class please let us know within a week of dropping in and we will credit your drop-in payment toward your first month’s class fees.
All Full Year Program classes listed OPEN are available for drop ins (and registration) all year.
Full Year Program leveled/numbered classes accept drop ins until February or March when they begin to spend more class time preparing the year end show.
Cost: $25 in person or add tax if you pay online.
NO drop-ins w/ SWEATS, 8 or 12 week nor Special Programs
To book a drop in:
1. create an account in our online portal
2. find the drop down menu in the TOP LEFT CORNER & select DROP IN
3. choose your class!
Creating an account ensures all waivers are signed off and you can receive class-specific notifications from the studio.
Summer SWEATS Workshop Series
JULY AND AUGUST 2025
REGISTRATION OPENS April 2025
Are you ready to try a new dance style, stay in dancing shape or improve technique this summer? These 5-day intensives - Monday through Friday evening - are offered every summer, for beginners and experienced dancers alike, with local, national and international teachers. Immerse yourself in a different genre/style of dance each week with one of our incredible teachers. Choose one week or more!
Note: although the portal only shows the classes on Mondays, rest assured each class runs for 5 consecutive days from monday to friday for a total of $150 + tax.
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