Certificate in Commercial Dance

George Brown College - Casa Loma Campus

Canada,Ontario

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12 Months

Duration

CAD 28,816/year

Tuition Fee

CAD 110 FREE

Application Fee

Sep 2025

Apply Date

Canada, Ontario

Type: College

Location Type: Urban

Founded: 1967

Total Students: 32,117 +

Int. Students: 4,900 +

Campus Detail

Main Campus Address

160 Kendal Ave, Toronto, ON M5R 1M3, Canada

Certificate in Commercial Dance

Program Overview

Do you dream about dancing in a hit music video or movie musical? How about joining a dance crew as part of a pop star's live tour, or dancing with a team during half-time at a major sporting event? Our intensive one-year Commercial Dance program will give you the performance skills and marketability you need to work in the exciting field of commercial dance.

You'll train in jazz, hip hop, and ballet, combined with in-depth acting, vocals, and chorus repertoire. You'll also learn about the business side of commercial dance and gain skills in career management and personal marketing.

After completing this program, you'll be able to dance, sing, and act, catapulting you into a performance career in music videos, musical theatre, cruise ship performance, and more.

STUDENT SELECTION|
To qualify for this program, you'll need to have an intermediate-level dance training in jazz. Training in additional dance forms will also be seen as a significant asset. You'll then need to pass a jazz dance audition, followed by an interview to make sure our program is the right fit.

Program Learning Outcomes
The graduate has reliably demonstrated the ability to:

  • Perform jazz and hip hop dance technique to professional standard in choreographed solo and ensemble productions.
  • Perform chorus repertoire technique, memorizing and reproducing long movement sequences integrated with vocals, to professional standard in commercial ensemble productions.
  • Sing at a professional standard using pulse, rhythm, meter, dynamics and accurate pitch in solo and ensemble presentations.
  • Create and perform artistically expressive dramatic characterizations in a dance context at a professional level for solo and ensemble productions.
  • Present self professionally at auditions and in industry environments through resumes, biographical backgrounds, and photographs during commercial and academic interviews.
  • Develop self-knowledge and reflective practice to make informed artistic, pedagogical, personal development and career choices within the performing arts industry.
  • Exercise critical thinking skills to peer evaluate performance, mentor creativity and innovate to inspire projects, peers and students.