Studio de danse Élan

3 rooms · 3,660 sq ft

The studio

—3 bright rooms with full-height mirrors and fixed and portable barres.

—Floating floors with dance mats: your kids' joints (and yours) will thank you.

—Changing rooms with lockers, and a glassed-in waiting area for parents, with wifi and coffee.

—Pro sound system in every room — because music is half the class.

3 bright studios

340 m² of sprung floor

7 styles taught

32 classes a week

four rules of the floor

Groups by age and level.

We don't mix 8-year-olds with teens, or beginners with advanced dancers: everyone progresses at their own pace, alongside people at the same stage.

Dancers who teach.

Our teachers danced on stage before they taught. You can hear it in every correction and see it in every routine.

Rigour, with kindness.

Technique matters, especially in ballet. But we correct with a smile, never by embarrassing anyone in front of the group.

A stage for everyone.

Every student goes on stage at the year-end show, from the little ones to the adults. No selection, no audition.

dancers who teach

Marianne Dubé

Ballet and contemporary · director

Trained at the École supérieure de ballet du Québec, 12 years performing with local companies, 9 years teaching. Studio founder.

Jayden Toussaint

Hip-hop and tap

A battle dancer turned educator: 2019 Quebec breaking champion, 7 years teaching, a rare talent for putting beginners at ease.

Camille Bergeron

Jazz, social dance and discovery

Dance graduate from UQAM, musical theater tours, 11 years teaching. She's the one who gets 3-year-olds dancing — and parents at the salsa class.