Toronto’s top-rated dance classes for fine arts training & performance in Leaside & East York
WINTER 2025 TERM STARTS DECEMBER 2, 2024
SPRINg term REGISTRATION opens on february 18, 2025!
Poise
Dance Academy
Artistic Director, Linda Leowinata
Bringing out the best of everyone’s artistic, musical, and physical abilities in a fun, nurturing, and encouraging dance education environment and training program.
Experience more than just another dance class.

Ballet
The solid foundation for all dance forms

Acro
The fusion of dance and acrobatic techniques

Hip-Hop
The free-flowing, off-the-street dance

Jazz
The fun stylization of classical techniques

Contemporary
The exploration of new movements

Tap
The play between rhythmic footwork & music

Conditioning
Stretch & Strength / Jumps & Turns

Combo
Jazz/Hip-Hop and Contemporary/Lyrical

Adult
Ballet/Hip-Hop

Toddler Classes
Introduction to Ballet

Pre-teen & Teen
Introduction to various styles of dance
Experience More Than Just Another Dance Class
Sharing Passion
We believe that learning dance should be a joyful experience. By sharing our passion for movement through music we guide our dancers to discover their own freedom of expression and love for the art of dance.
Cultivating Discipline
At Poise, we believe that natural talent alone leads to little reward without hard work and dedication. We instil a strong sense of responsibility and discipline in each student to help them reach their full potential to support their journey to success in and beyond dance.
Building Confidence
We gain strength, courage and confidence through every experience in which we overcome fear. Poise’s teaching staff are committed to developing each of our student’s ability to overcome adversity with a positive attitude and achieve the goals they set for themselves.

Find out more about our dance community




Updated on June 28, 2022
- mask wearing are now optional.
- please do not enter the studio facility if you are sick or experiencing symptoms such as cough, shortness of breath or difficulty breathing, fever, chills, repeated shaking with chills, muscle pain, headache, sore throat, or new loss of taste or smell.
June 1, 2021
As precaution to limit the spread of COVID-19, you are only allowed to enter the premise if you:
- are wearing mask.
- are not experiencing any symptoms of illness such as cough, shortness of breath or difficulty breathing, fever, chills, repeated shaking with chills, muscle pain, headache, sore throat, or new loss of taste or smell.
- If a member of your family has been exposed to someone with a suspected Covid-19 case, all members of the household should refrain from coming to the studio until the suspected case is confirmed negative.
- have not traveled internationally within the last 14 days.
- have not traveled to a highly impacted area within Canada in the last 14 days.
- have not been exposed to someone with a suspected and/or confirmed case of the Coronavirus/COVID-19.
- have not been diagnosed with Coronavirus/Covid-19 and are cleared as non-contagious by Public Health Ontario.
- are following all Public Health Ontario recommended guidelines as much as possible and are limiting your exposure to the Coronavirus/COVID-19.
In the event that the Government of Ontario imposes closure because of but not limited to COVID-19, Poise Dance Academy will continue delivering our program online and there will be no refund or credit granted after the registration has been processed.
Bring a Friend Weeks: June 10 – June 22, 2024
TRY NEW CLASSES and BRING-A-FRIEND!
COMPLIMENTARY FOR POISE DANCERS and THEIR GUESTS!

CLASS SCHEDULE
IT IS STILL NOT TO LATE TO JOIN US IN WINTER 2024
AND PARTICIPATE IN OUR YEAR END PERFORMANCE

SUMMER CAMP Registration will open on
Saturday, January 20, 2024

2024 year end performance
Beauty and the Beast

summer hours
9:00 am to 4:00 pm
monday to friday
