Leica Hardy School of Dance

Leica Hardy runs an exceptional dance school with solid technical and artistic training, a supportive and encouraging dance community, and timely communications.

For the past six years, my three daughters and I have benefited from the individualized instruction that the small class sizes facilitate. I appreciate the high standards, with low pressure, that this school cultivates, a testament to Leica and her team's excellence in teaching.

While I didn't need convincing that we were getting the best value in the city from a dance school, how Leica has led her team and students throughout the COVID-19 pandemic offers another example of excellence from this school.

From the onset of the pandemic, Leica communicated with her students. Leica promptly and efficiently moved classes to Zoom during lockdowns, and she implemented clear safety measures for in-class sessions. Leica Hardy School of Dance has continued to offer hybrid class options to meet individual and family needs. Classes continued, students completed examinations with The Society of Russian Ballet, and a Zoom recital culminated the 2020-21 academic year. Leica offered community, consistency, and support at the highest level when the world fell apart. She is always there for her students.

As we enter fall 2021, there is still much uncertainty around this pandemic. As a parent, I have peace of mind knowing that dance will remain a constant for my children at LHSD.

Leica Hardy School of Dance has been a safe place to learn, grow, and explore our love for dance.

Our daughter has been dancing with Leica Hardy (ballet and jazz) for over 8 years now and we have seen her grow her coordination skills, strength and confidence through it. The classes hit the perfect combination of discipline and fun. The teachers are very professional and teach excellent technique but also have a good sense of humour. It will give a strong foundation to students who want to commit the effort all the way to professional dancing, but it's also a great school for students who simply want to get to the best of their abilities in the time they have available. Whatever your goal is, it will be a rewarding experience.

My daughter has been attending Leica Hardy School of Dance for the past four years, taking ballet, jazz and modern. She is currently in the ITP program and loves it. Leica and her staff are accomplished, professional dancers and teachers who take care to instruct the students, develop their dance skills and help them grow physically and emotionally as dancers. We are so happy we found Leica’s dance studio!

We are very happy to have found Leica Hardy's School of Dance. The solid foundation and deep knowledge of ballet dance techniques, that Leica and her staff have, carries over into the other forms as well. It is a school with a lot of discipline, professionalism and excellent communication. We have a lot of trust in their teachings.

Our daughter has been dancing with Leica for 7 years. The teachers at this studio focus on the well being of the whole student. They combine excellence in dance with a personalized approach for the individual dancer. Smaller class sizes means your child is not lost in the back row, but is getting those corrections vital to building technique.