Gabriola Pilates and Dance

09/16/2026

Adult tap starts Thursday at 4:45. We have ages 35-75yrs in our classes and we have a good laugh each and every class!

Here’s an unexpected way to reduce your fall risk: tap dance!

Tap is so fun and full of a variety of healthy aging benefits, but one of them is better balance.

Executing the precise rhythms of shuffles and flaps gives your feet and ankles a real workout and also engages your core.

One Center member joined a tap dance class specifically looking to reduce her fall risk. After just 6 months, she called to share that she successfully avoided a fall by using a step she learned in class!

We are so grateful to the volunteer instructors who make tap classes at every level a weekly offering at The Center.

09/09/2026

The preschool and kinderdance programs introduce children to the joy of dance and provides them with the potential to be creative and express themselves through movement while building strong muscles and social skills. Our age appropriate educational concepts reinforce what children are learning at home and in daycare or school which builds self-confidence and self-esteem, making for very happy children!

Kinderdance is for ages 5-7. Classes are on Mondays from 3:00-4:00 starting Sept 14 and they run until June with payments monthly.
Parents who want to give their child the opportunity to dance will love how Kinderdance teaches the basics of Ballet, and Creative Movement while blending educational concepts. The program provides children with the potential to be creative, express themselves through movement, learn the foundations of dance while building strong muscles, turn taking and social skills, self-confidence and self-esteem-all with age appropriate educational concepts to reinforce home and school learning.

Preschool dance is for young children, ages 3-5. Classes are on Fridays from 3:30-4:00 starting Sept 18. Cost is $85 for the 12 week session. The classes develop motor skill, music appreciation and fitness through play. Parents are welcome to join in or watch.

09/09/2026

Adult dance starts next week! Ballet Mondays and tap Thursdays.

09/08/2026

An exciting day with these three dancers getting their first pointe shoes 🩰!!!

09/04/2026

Fall Pilates starts Monday the 14th. Adult tap and ballet too!

Fall Sept 14-Dec 4th (12 weeks.
(No 12:30 Pilates Sept 16/17)

-Intermediate Pilates
Mondays 9:30-10:45 $315
*20 hours of previous Pilates required

-Monday Adult beginner Ballet 1:45-3:00. $315
*beginners welcome
-Advanced Pilates
Mondays 6-7:15pm $315
*20 hours of previous Pilates required. POSTPONED

-Essentials Beginner Pilates
Tuesday 12:30-1:30. $275

-All levels Pilates
Wednesday 9:30-10:45 $315

-Essentials Beginner Pilates
Wednesdays 12:30-1:30
$255 CANCELLED

-Essentials Beginner Pilates Thurs 12:30-1:30. $255 FULL

Adult tap
Thursday 4:45-5:45 $275

09/04/2026

We are continuing with our teacher introductions today by presenting Miss Thalia, aka Miss T. Thalia Apostolopoulos:
Not only is Miss T, as an exceptional tattoo artist and a stunning musician but she also studied dance in Vancouver as part of the pre professional program at the prestigious Arts Umbrella school of dance.
Joining us for her second year she will be our modern, contemporary and Jazz teacher for ages 6-18. She is an artist deep down in her soul and teaches with integrity and depth-both for movement and artistry. Jr mixed dance classes will sample contemporary, modern and jazz styles. Classes are Thursdays 3:30-4:30 starting Sept 17th and culminating with our year end show in June. Please email to register [email protected]

09/03/2026

No experience or other classes are required for this 12 week trial session. Miss Lorraine is THE BEST but in case you didn’t know that here is why……seriously, read to the end! This trial session is 12 weeks and starts Sept 17th for $150.00 (Tap shoes are required of course 💃)
Lorraine is now retired from 30 wonderful years of teaching high school in School District #68. Her Bachelor of Science in Kinesiology set the stage for teaching physical education and science, and in the latter years, the high school dance program.
She was trained by Grace Macdonald in ballet, jazz, character, tap and more. She has also enjoyed years of choreographing recreational and competitive dance and rhythmic gymnastics. She danced in the opening ceremonies of the 1976 Olympics and was a BC Lions Cheerleader! She loves anything to do with dance!!