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  • Your Brain When Dancing – MRI & Alzheimer’s Research

    Your Brain When Dancing – MRI & Alzheimer’s Research

    For the first time, a study at the NeuroArts Lab at McMaster University shows what happens inside your Brain when you do Ballroom, Salsa/Latin, Tango, Lindy Hop/Swing or other partner-based dancing. “Orange” areas shows what happens when a person “leads”, and “Blue” areas show what happens when a person “follows”. Other ground-breaking research, like the…

  • Having Parkinson’s Didn’t Stop Richard from Learning the ChaCha

    Having Parkinson’s Didn’t Stop Richard from Learning the ChaCha

    Richard J. Welland is a Ballroom Dance student at danceScape. He has dedicated nearly 35 years of his life to the speech-language pathology profession. He has worked clinically as a staff speech-language pathologist, speech-language pathology manager, and private practitioner, and continues in the latter role today. Although his clinical experience is most extensive with adults…

  • Ballroom Blitz

    Ballroom Blitz

    Learn to Salsa, Cha Cha, Tango, and Swing/Jive your way to fun and inspiration. Ballroom and Latin Dancing – as seen on such television shows as “So You Think You Can Dance” and “Dancing with the Stars”- focus on music from the Swing and Big Band era as well as from such Latin American countries…

  • Valentine’s/Chinese New Year Tea Dance Practice Party

    Valentine’s/Chinese New Year Tea Dance Practice Party

    Join us for our “Valentine’s/Chinese New Year” Tea Tasting and Social Practice Party on Monday, February 12th from 7:30 to 9 p.m. at danceScape’s Main Ballroom, 2077 Pine Street, Downtown Burlington. Participate in a Fun Tasting of Exotic Chinese Teas presented by Chayo Tea House (Village Square), Group Dance Lesson, Dance Tutoring, Practice Music, and…

  • danceScape Black Five Day Sale

    danceScape Black Five Day Sale

    danceScape BLACK FIVE DAY SALE is now on for our Winter 2018 Ballroom & Latin programs! “2 Classes a Week for the Price of 1” … for `danceTONE fitness, danceFLOW qigong/taichi and NEW tinytots (ages 0 to 5) and kids (ages 6 to 8) ballroom programs! SIgn Up for 1 program and we will automatically…

  • Couple Glide on to TV Show, Dragons’ Den

    Couple Glide on to TV Show, Dragons’ Den

    Burlington’s ballroom dancers waltz their way into the Dragons’ Den. danceScape’s Robert Tang and Beverley Cayton-Tang appeared in an episode of CBC Television’s popular entrepreneurship program. The former champs started their danceScape company — which provides dance supplies and services — in 2001. On the television show, they seek investment growth funding from ‘The Dragons’…

  • Millenial Network Group – Shall We Dance?

    Millenial Network Group – Shall We Dance?

    Ready, Set, Dance! danceScape hosted the Millenial Network Group on Tuesday, Nov. 7th at 9.30 pm with a fun Salsa/Latin dance lesson and social (2077 Pine Street, downtown Burlington)! Millenials (ages 18-34) from Burlington, Oakville-Milton, Hamilton, St. Catherines, Brantford, Kitchener-Waterloo and London are invited to attend and find out more about this community-minded, entrepreneurial and…

  • Project Autism & danceScape present “Dance Socialize”

    Project Autism & danceScape present “Dance Socialize”

    Join Project Autism & danceScape for “Dance Socialize“, helping those with Autism learn Ballroom & Latin Dancing! Social events with loud noises, flashing lights, talking and dancing can be quite stressful. This program is offered to 14+ to adult community members. You are never too old to learn how to dance. Social skills and etiquette…

  • danceScape on CHCH Television’s “Morning Live”

    danceScape on CHCH Television’s “Morning Live”

    TV Personality, Tim Bolen, from CHCH Television’s “Morning Live”, showcased #Dancing in Downtown Burlington – with danceScape Ballroom/Latin/danceTONE fitness/danceFLOW; Tyrsa Ukrainian Dance School; Army of Sass at Brass Bombshells, and last but not least, Belly Up Belly Dance Studio. See the full danceScape broadcast below, as well as “behind-the-scenes” footage at the filming. Photos are…

  • danceFLOW QiGong/TaiChi Lesson to Ease Chronic Pain

    danceFLOW QiGong/TaiChi Lesson to Ease Chronic Pain

    On Tuesday, October 10th from 7:00 to 7:45 p.m., danceScape will be presenting danceFLOW QiGong/TaiChi in support of the Hamilton-Halton Chronic Pain Support Group. This will be held at the Burlington Seniors Centre (2285 New Street). This Support group for people with chronic pain meet on the second Tuesday of the month at the Seniors…

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