• Flexibility & Body Awareness

    Uses somatic, mobility, and Pilates techniques to release stress from the body, increase mobility and flexibility, and build the strength to sustain embodied physical performance.

    Conditioning:

    Saturday's from 10:30 - 11:30

  • Essential Footwork & Steps

    Move into Theatre Jazz class which will start with a short warmup, move into technique and across the floor and finish with a combo.

    Theatre Jazz:

    Saturday's from 11:30 - 12:45

  • Storytelling & Choreography

    We suggest taking both classes as the conditioning class will directly increase your technique and success in Theatre Jazz. All contributing to your ability to perform and tell stories on stage!

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    Saturday's from 10:30 - 12:45

Pre-professional Theatre Jazz Essentials

Master your technique and performance skills with the combo or elevate and refine with a single class.

This class series follows a semester format. Fall semester is comprised of 9 weeks:

🍂 FALL 2026: Saturday, October 17th – Saturday, December 12th

Class 1 - Oct 17                   
Class 2 - Oct 24                   
Class 3 - Oct 31                   
Class 4 - Nov 7                    
Class 5 - Nov 14 
Class 6 - Nov 21                   
Class 7 - Nov 28 
Class 8 - Dec 5 
Class 9 - Dec 12 - Term Finale

Class Descriptions

Conditioning for Dancers & Actors uses somatic, mobility, and Pilates techniques to release stress from the body, increase mobility and flexibility, and build the strength to sustain embodied physical performance. The class begins by working through stress held in the body and building the capacity to be in our bodies. From there, we move into mobility work and fascial release to increase flexibility, and finish by building the strength to rebuild and rewire the physical posture required for dance technique and acting. Expect to feel less stressed & more resilient both mentally and physically. 


🕰️ Time:Saturday's from 10:30a.m - 11:30a.m.


Pre-professional Theatre Jazz is for focused dancers who want to work in professional or post-secondary music theatre, or who already do. Each class includes a centre warmup with technique and barre work, across-the-floor combinations focusing on fast direction changes, turns, jumps, and kicks, and finishes with a new combo every week. 

🕰️ Time: Saturday's from 11:30a.m. - 12:30p.m.

📍Where: Quinte Ballet School, 196 Palmer Road.

Join us!

Annual members can use their discount to save 10%. You are also welcome to register via e-transfer at [email protected].

Save 20% when registering for both classes!

Instructor(s)

Instructor Bio:

Jacqueline Dos Santos is an actor, dancer, and Creative Producer from Picton, Ontario. With over 20 years of dance training and six years of professional performance experience, she loves to combine technical training with deep emotional and somatic expression. A certified Pilates instructor and somatic stress-release practitioner, Jacqueline specializes in nervous system–informed movement and performance coaching. She has appeared in film and television projects including Rogue Wave, Clementine (festival-selected), and the docudrama Man vs. Monster (Hulu). As an emerging choreographer, Jacqueline channels her expertise in embodiment and movement into guiding dancers toward not just executing steps, but fully embodying a dancer in technique, presence, and performance.

Jacqueline Dos Santos

Coach

Get ready for the stage!

Class series offered in semesters!

FAQ

  • Do I need to be a dancer already?

    You can be a complete beginner to take this class. Everything will be taught slowly and methodically.

  • Do I need special shoes?

    No! You are welcome to dance in socks, bare feet, runners, jazz or character shoes

  • What if I'm an intermediate dancer?

    Great question! We can adapt exercises for more advanced dancers.

  • Do I need to do the splits?

    Splits are part of the audition! Gotcha😉 No, there are no auditions and no need to worry about lack of flexibility. Although it's something we'll be working on, it's not necessary for Music Theatre dance and storytelling.

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