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Jazz, tap, ballet (RAD, Cecchetti)hip hop, contemporary, Acro(acrobatic arts), progressing ballet technique, Twinkle star Dance. All ages/levels

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🇨🇦 Here we go!! @teamcanadadanceofficial Lil Compound in Kielce, Poland at the 2026 IDO World Hop Hop Championships.

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@jordansande_ @protegedanceproject
#dance #dancer #protegedanceproject #viral #contemporarydance

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On my way to represent Team Canada Dance on the world stage in Kielce Poland!!! 🇨🇦 @teamcanadadanceofficial @protegedanceproject

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missing the stage 💫💗
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@protegedanceproject @revolutiondancewear @leahlimaaaa #dance #fyp #dancer #legs #marendavis

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✨ DAY 1 of our INAUGURAL Ballet+ Vancouver! 🇨🇦🩰

What an incredible start to our very first Canadian event! ❤️ We had the privilege of dancing inside the beautiful Ballet BC studios on Vancouver’s Granville Island, a space filled with so much creative energy. ✨ We feel incredibly lucky to be here, sharing the space, the movement, and the magic together.

From ballet 🩰 to Limón modern, contemporary, and improvisation 💫, we’re exploring, growing, connecting, and pushing boundaries together. Every class, every movement, and every moment reminds us why we do what we do: to learn, to share, to create, and to grow through dance. 🤍🔥

The energy is REAL, the community is growing, and we’re only just getting started! 🚀

Thank you @balletbc for lending us your home and thank you for the warm reception, Vancouver!

Day 2, HERE WE COME! 💥🩰❤️

#BalletPlus #BalletPlusVancouver #franciscogelladanceworks

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✨ MEET TWO OF YOUR BALLET+ VANCOUVER FACULTY!

Join Francisco Gella and Benjamin Peralta for two days of training, artistry, and connection. Bring your curiosity, challenge yourself, and discover new possibilities in your dancing. 🩰

📍 Ballet BC Studios | Vancouver, BC
🗓 October 10 & 11
Ages 10-college
One or two day passes
DM for registration info.

Ballet, Modern, Contemporary, Contemporary Ballet, Improv

⭐ FRANCISCO GELLA | Artistic Director

Francisco Gella is an internationally recognized educator, mentor, choreographer, and artistic director known for his dynamic approach to dance training, artistic development, and community-centered leadership. As the founder and artistic director of Zeitgeist Dance Theatre, he has created innovative works that blend technical excellence with emotional depth, cultural storytelling, and collaborative artistry. Through his teaching, mentorship, and choreography, Gella continues to inspire dancers and emerging artists by fostering discipline, individuality, creativity, and meaningful human connection through movement.

⭐ BENJAMIN PERALTA | Core Faculty

Benjamin Peralta (he/him) grew up in Jacksonville, Florida, where he danced competitively and trained at Douglas Anderson School of the Arts. In 2018, Benjamin left home to pursue a BFA in dance at the USC Glorya Kaufman School of Dance as part of the Class of 2022. While studying at USC Kaufman, Peralta performed the works of artists such as William Forsythe, Jiří Kylián, Ohad Naharin, and more. Prior to joining Ballet BC, Peralta staged William Forsythe’s ‘The Barre Project’ alongside Jodie Gates and William Forsythe at the Dance Theatre of Harlem, New York. During his time at Ballet BC, he has been in creation processes with Crystal Pite, Medhi Walerski, Johan Inger, Roy Assaf, Pierre Pontvianne, Andrea Peña, and Fernando Hernando Magadan, to name a few. He has also performed works by Sharon Eyal, Marco Goecke, Imre & Marne van Opstal, and others while with Ballet BC. This is Benjamin’s fifth season with Ballet BC.

Come ready to learn, explore, and grow with us! ✨

#BalletPlus #FranciscoGellaDanceWorks #VancouverDance #DanceTraining

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Jazz solo coming in 🔥 Thank You @leahlimaaaa 🩷

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Shots this morning with @dinelianoel 📸
Had an amazing shoot day!! Thank you @dinelianoel 🤍
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#tfscout26⚡️ #tfscout27⚡️ #weartigernation
@tigerfriday @wearetigrnation
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@tigerfriday shoot day w/ @dinelianoel 🐅📸💗
can’t wait to see these shots!
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@char.sheffield_5678 @wearetigrnation @protegedanceproject #weartigrnation #TIGERNATION #tfscout26⚡️ #tfscout27⚡️ #tfscout27

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the time of my life… something i found myself saying over and over again whenever anyone asked me how i was doing 🫶

as i sit here on the plane home, looking back on the last month and a half, all i can feel is grateful. 39 pieces choreographed. countless hours in the studio. body constantly sore. but yet i still found myself not ready to go home at the end of my days

when i first made the decision to step away from the competitive dance world and move to london, there was a lot of fear that came with it. i was leaving behind a world that had been such a huge part of my life for so many years, and i didn’t really know what that would look like on the other side

getting to come back now as a guest choreographer and create on dancers i’ve watched grow up throughout my years in vancouver feels incredibly full circle. to still have a place here, to walk back into these studios and feel at home, and to get to do what i love with people i love is something i will never take for granted

thank u to every studio that welcomed me and every person i got to share a studio with. thank u for trusting my ideas, letting me create, and reminding me over and over again why i love what i do so much

my heart is very full. what a special chapter this was.

back to london i go ✈️

#dance #danceteacher #choreographer #dancestudio #travel

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choreographing a Moulin Rouge Production number with my mom ♥️

for the last month i’ve had the pleasure of choreographing many special pieces, and this one will always hold a very special place in my heart

i had the honour of choreographing alongside my mom, who has always been one of my biggest inspirations. for those who don’t know, she is a former moulin rouge dancer and spent many years as a professional dancer. getting to create together, share ideas, and bring this piece to life side by side is something i’ll hold onto forever

a very special thank you to @protegedanceproject for having my mom and i and for simply being the best. and to these incredible dancers, thank you for trusting us, working so hard, and bringing so much energy and heart into this process

so excited to see this one come to life on stage!
@moulinmusicaluk @moulinrougeofficiel

#dance #danceteacher #dancestudio #choreography #musicaltheatre

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Not only is Sarah doing dance but she’s also teaching dance🕺 Welcome to the account resurgence

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Familyyyyy

Tap tech video archive circa 2020

Neon dayyyy

Jazz video archive circa 2012

B-girl and whatnot

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