Community Dance

The Royal Winnipeg Ballet (RWB) School’s Community Dance program (formerly Sharing Dance) is a leading initiative in community engagement, now celebrating a decade of service.

January 2026 – June 2026

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Registration Deadline

October 1, 2025

Class Starts

January 1, 2026

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Community Through Dance

The RWB School is committed to ensuring that everyone can have access to the physical, emotional, and social benefits of dance. The program offers a variety of free Community Dance classes throughout the year whose impact extends far beyond the dance floor, fostering creativity, collaboration, and personal expression. To date, the program has reached over 7,500 participants across Manitoba.

what people are saying

This truly unique and exceptional initiative sparks creativity, excitement, and imagination among our students.

Ella Golubchik

King Edward School

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Since its inception in 2015, the RWB School’s Community Dance program has achieved the following milestones:

Provided free, multi-week Community Dance programming and workshops annually to children and youth in underserved schools and communities across Winnipeg.
Delivered free virtual Community Dance workshops across Manitoba.
Contributed to the development of Community Dance curriculum and program content.
Secured local and regional funding to support Community Dance activities.
Awarded pathway scholarships to children and youth with a passion or talent for dance, enabling their continued education and training.

The RWB School is particularly focused on Community Dance Kids, a branch of the program designed to promote artistic engagement, build self-confidence, and enhance physical literacy among children and youth. This includes free online resources such as downloadable lesson plans, video content, and music. Additionally, through the ExplorAbility program, we offer a modified version of the Community Dance choreography for adults with disabilities, in collaboration with disability and social services organizations.

Prominent former RWB artistic faculty and School graduates, including Eugene Baffoe, Philippe-Alexandre Jacques, and Jera Wolfe, have served as choreographers for Sharing Dance. This year, RWB artistic faculty members Ella Rumak and Emily Bergen have taken on choreography roles and are excited to share their work with community participants.