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International Ballet Gala
"Stars of The 21st Century - Gala des Etoiles du XXIe Siecle"New York, Paris, Moscow, Toronto, Cannes
Register for 2010-2011 Season
We are now registering students for for 2010 - 2011 season.
Classes Available:
- Ballet
- Pointe
- Character Dance
- Pas de Deux
- Jazz
- Modern
- Adult Ballet
- Musical Theatre
- Lyrical
- Hip Hop
Age Groups: 3-18 + Adult
Our Children Programs are specifically designed for Recreational and Professional Levels.
Our annual production will include holiday performance
"THE Nutcracker" with Stars from Kirov Ballet
at the Winter Garden Theatre, Toronto on Dec 19 and 20, 2010
Study with Nadia Veselova Tencer
- Artistic Director - International Ballet Galas, Stars of the 21st Century
- Judge and Choreographer at the Youth Grand Prix U.S.A
- Judge, Prix Benois de La Danse, Bolshoi Theatre, Moscow
- Acclaimed Master Teacher", Dance Magazine, NY, 1997
- Recipient of Brilliance of the 21st Century International award, 2006, New York
"It's Name - Academy of Ballet and Jazz - does not reflect the energy
nor the expansive projects of this Toronto-based school. Although it's a
professional school with roots in tradition and heritage, it is
beginning to forge a new audience for dance on grandiose scale"
Dance Magazine, New York, 1995
Contact Us To Register
- Call Us at 905-886-0455
- Visit the school at 34 Doncaster Ave, Thornhill
Looking for the Best Ballet School in Thornhill, Richmond Hill, Toronto?
The Academy of Ballet and Jazz is a professional ballet school, located in Thornhill, municipality of Markham, the Greater Toronto Area, Ontario.
Our program is based on famous Vaganova method and upholds the highest standards in dance education offering complete technical mastery.
This is the method that produced such luminaries as Balanchine, Pavlova, Nureyev, Barishnikov and Makarova.
Our student Alys Shee wins Silver Medal at Moscow International Competition

Alys and Vladimir Vasiliev, former Director of Bolshoi Ballet, International Ballet Legend

Yury Grigorovich, Master of Bolshoi Ballet, Moscow and renowned International Ballet Legend
honours Alysh Shee with Silver Medal at Moscow International Ballet Competition


Study Ballet with artistic director Nadia Veselova Tencer

Photo: Nadia Veselova Tencer
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Artistic Director of "Stars of the 21st Century", Annual International Ballet Gala.
- Champs Elysees, Paris, France 1998 - 2006.
- Bolshoi Theatre, Moscow, Russia 2001.
- Lincoln Center, New York, USA 2000-2007.
- Palais des Festivales, Cannes, France 1999 - 2007.
- Toronto Centre for the Performing Arts 2002 -2007.
- Humming Bird Centre, Toronto, Canada 1995 - 1999.
- Awards: Outstanding Teacher, Youth American Grand Prix, 2009.
- Awards: Brilliance of the 21st Century Medal, New York, 2007.
- Awards: Golden Soffit Award, St. Petersbrg, Russia 1995-1996.
- Judge and Choreographer at the Youth American Grand Prix, New York, U.S.A.
- Judge, Prix Benois de la Danse, Bolshoi Theatre, Moscow.
- Graduate of the Kirov Ballet, St. Petersburg.
Performed with famous Russian companies and worlds best ballet stars.
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Valery Georgiev, Nadia Veselova Tencer, Solomon Tencer receive ballet 'oscars' "Brilliance of the 21st Century" awards |
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Judges of Benois De La Dance, Bolshoi Theatre, Moscow. Nadia Veselova Tencer is third from the right. |
Study with International Ballet Superstars
International ballet super stars from leading ballet companies around the world perform each year with students from the Academy of ballet and Jazz Canadian Ballet Theatre. Some ballet super stars include:
- Andrian Fadeev: Principal dancer - Kirov Ballet
- Svetlana Lunkina: Prima ballerina - Bolshoi Ballet
- Anna Antonicheva: Prima ballerina - Bolshoi Ballet
- Maria Allash: Prima ballerina - Bolshoi Ballet
- Dimitri Gudanov: Principal dancer - Bolshoi Ballet
- Dmitry Belogolovtsev: Principal dancer - Bolshoi Ballet
- Mindaugas Bauzhas: Principal dancer -Lithuanian National Ballet
- Oscar Torrado: Principal dancer - Cuban National Ballet
- Laura Harmigon: Prima ballerina - Cuban National Ballet.
- Marcelo Gomez: Principal dancer - American Ballet Theatre
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Svetlana Lunkina and Andrian Fadeev in CBT's Nutcracker |
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Solomon Tencer, Marcelo Gomez, Nadia Veselova Tencer Anna Lucheika, Vladimir Ivanov |
Perform in Full Length Productions in Top Toronto Theatres
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The Annual productions which are all full length and staged by Nadia Veselova Tencer include: The Nutcracker, Sleeping Beauty, Swan Lake, La Bayadere, Don Quixote and Giselle (which was broadcasted by Rogers TV). All of these productions are staged with professional sets and costumes.
Learn from the Best Teachers
Higly skilled teachers in character, modern, jazz and hip hop work together with our pre-professional ballet program. Voted "Top School in Toronto" by the readers of the City Parent Magazine.
Guest Teachers from Top International Ballet schools come to work with students at School of Canadian Theatre.
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Nadia Veselova Tencer - Genady Seludsky - Master teacher of Kirov Ballet - Alla Osipenko - Master Teacher |
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Guest Teacher: Cyril Atanasov, Etoile, Master Teacher, Paris Opera Ballet |
Graduate and Work in Professional Companies around the World
Our Graduates perform with major ballet companies around the world including:
- Bolshoi Ballet
- Monte Carlo
- Budapest Opera Ballet
- English National Ballet
- U.S.A
- Canada
- And more.....
One of the highlights of the year was the CBC Documentary "A Star in the Making" on our student Sarah Clark who recently graduated from Bolshoi Ballet School.
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Sarah Clark on the cover of Dancer Magazine. |
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Ursula Skolak launched her professional dancing career as soloist at Columbia Clasical Ballet, South Carolina. |
Meet with Ballet Stars of the 21st Century
During their visits to Canada, international ballet superstars from Treatre La Scala Milano, Paris Opera Ballet, Kirov Ballet, Bolshoi Ballet, Royal Ballet London, Cuban Bational Ballet, and more rehearse in studios of Academy of Ballet and Jazz, School of Canadian Ballet Theatre.
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Faruk Ruzimatov - Superstar of Kirov Ballet with Nadia Veselova Tencer during last rehearsal before International Ballet Gala "Tribute to Rudolf Nureyev" at O'Keeffe Center, Toronto, 1999. |
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Nadia Veselova Tencer with Tatyana Terekhova - Prima Ballerina, Kirov Ballet and Amanda McKerrow - Prima Ballerina, American Ballet Theate. |
Contact Us
Academy of Ballet and Jazz, School of Canadian Ballet Theatre
Tel: 905-886-0455
Fax: 905-764-7365
Email: canadianballettheatre@rogers.com
34 Doncaster Avenue
Thornhill, ON
L3T 4S1






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