A typical day starts with a 15 minute warm-up period, followed by 2 one hour classes, to be completed by 15 minutes of stretching for all. There is a 15 minutes break between the two dance classes. The schedule starts at 1:15pm and continue to 3:55 pm each day (refer to typical schedule).

1- Ethnic dances: Latino-hispanic, slavic, arabic and asiatic characteristics.

2- Quebec riverdancing and dance: Regional dances of the Saguenay, the Beauce, Quebec city and Gaspésie, as well as from England and France. Quebec riverdance 4/4, 2/4, clogged waltz 3/4, irish riverdance 6/8.

3- Classical: Learning and development of the basic arm and feet positions. Training on the posture level and the dancer's scenic presence.

The complementary disciplines offer diversified styles and rhythms, and add to the dancer's polyvalence.

Flamenco (Spain): Works on footwork, arms coordination and learning of castanet playing.

Belly dancing (Egypt): Soft movements of the pelvis, hips and arms, localized and controlled by the dancers.

Jazz (Technical - Lynn Simonson): Works on the muscular equilibrium of the body using natural movements.

Stretching: Works by muscular stretching and strength. The importance of understanding the way our body works in relation to dance to prevent injuries.

Aerobics: Cardio-vascular endurance, development of abs and of muscular-skeletal strength.

Choreography (Development of movement): Learning from creative experiences, progressing from group workshops to the completion of a choreography.

Gitano-arab: A mixture of belly dancing and gitano dancing, incorporating skirt movement to express the gipsy enthusiasm.

Modern: New experimental learning experience that explores a different universe of music and style.

Finally, theoretical periods in general learning directly related to dance.

Nutrition: Understanding the Canadian food guide to meet the energy needs of the body required to sustain 12 hours of dancing per week.

Anatomy: Learning the location of the main muscles as well as their utility.

Musicality: Within a choreography course, helps understand the different rhythms as well as ways to divide the music to achieve a choreography.

Legends and songs of Quebec: Learning about our origins, our ways and customs to better understand our cultural history, of yesterday and today.

Culture: Using videos, activities, pictures and images, work to recognize the different styles from each country, on the level of costume, traditions, locations, etc.

Production: Develop a varied learning, implicating all aspects of a production: make-up, costumes, scenic expression, fast changes, autonomy, resourcefulness, sense of responsibility, teamwork, self-confidence.

Les Farandoles dance school offers its students:
- participation in different productions in primary schools throughout the year;
- the production of a 90 minutes year-end show with only the SAS students only;
- a chance to produce large scale shows in the area (Ecce Mundo, La Fabuleuse Histoire d'un Royaume, Christmas production, etc.).

Evaluation :

To meet the school board's requirements and give a concrete rating, the students' evaluation is done periodically at the end of December and the end of May. These evaluations are based on the objectives of each dance instructor, depending on their discipline.

A mark is given for practice, improvement and behavior of each student. Another mark is based on theoretical knowledge and notions explained by the instructors, intricately related to the understanding of the dance objectives.

We are therefore able to give a percentage mark, which includes the practical side as well as the theoretical side. The three major disciplines receive a higher percentage.

A detailed evaluation is given to all students to help them understand and continually improve their strengths and weaknesses in dance.