The Richmond Academy of Dance - Vancouver Ballet Society

Celebrating 37 Years

Producing Canada’s Most Exciting Young Professionals

• Home to BC Provincial Winners in Ballet, Stage, Musical Theatre and Voice since 1989
• Students have earned RAD Solo Seal, London Genée Awards and been Prix de Lausanne finalists
• Graduates dancing with world-renowned companies including National Ballet of Canada, Batsheva Dance Co., Cirque du Soleil, Alberta Ballet, Les Ballets Jazz de Montreal and many others
• Complete General and Internationally-recognized Professional Divisions from Junior to Senior levels; year-round training and Specialized Summer Intensives
• Programs offered in ballet, jazz, tap, hip hop, musical theatre, lyrical, modern, contemporary, acting
• Vocal studio
• Pilates Studio, experiential anatomy, and body conditioning
• Vaganova Technique, with all RAD Examinations, offered
• Professional Half-Day & Evening programs ages 11-graduate
• Year-round performance opportunities
• 10,000 sq. ft of architecturally designed professional facilities
• Train with fully registered and highly qualified teachers whose performance careers span the world’s leading companies

“Thank you, Richmond Academy of Dance, for helping me achieve my dreams ”

— Heather Ogden, RAD Alumni and National Ballet of Canada Principal Dancer