VICTORIA ACADEMY OF BALLET (VAB)Victoria Academy of Ballet (VAB), Western Canada's leading dance school, offers specialized dance instruction for children 2 through to professional level. Under the leadership and direction of Bleiddyn Del Villar Bellis, FCSC-CICB, the Academy established program areas for professional as well as recreational ballet and dance training; Vocational Division and Open Division.Internationally acclaimed artistic faculty, administration, and musicians, support the continued commitment to EXCELLENCE while nurturing a supporting and engaging environment for students to learn, thrive and succeed.VOCATIONAL DIVISIONThis is our professional training program for students who wish to train in an intensive atmosphere. The Professional Training Program and Post-Secondary Bridge Program develop dancers who are prepared technically, artistically, and personally for a professional career. These dancers engage in various performance opportunities including group and solo work in domestic and international competitions and festivals and perform in VAB’s shows SPRING DIVERTISSEMENT, WINTER INTERLUDE & TAKE FLIGHT.OPEN DIVIONThe Open Division instills a love, joy, and passion for dance. Classes are offered for the full year, September to June, as well as in sessions running for 6 to 12 weeks long in the Fall, Winter, Spring and new Summer. Students ages 2 to adult are nurtured in a supportive, welcoming, and rewarding learning environment where they are inspired to reach their greatest potential. The full-year students participate in the annual CELEBRATION OF DANCE Year-End show.Located in beautiful Victoria, British Columbia, the Academy is part of a thriving global dance community and has been fortunate to collaborate with artistic leadership around the world and has achieved successful placement of its emerging and graduating dancers.