Celebrating Over 19 Years Of Dance Excellence


Main office - Hours of Operation:
- Tuesday - Thursday: 3:00pm - 8:00pm
- Saturday - Sunday: 10:00am - 5:00pm

VAD will be offering free dance classes at our Open House! Newcomers welcome! Come out and try a new style of dance at our Richmond studio!Open House.
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The Vancouver Academy of Dance (VAD) offers diversity in dance, from Ballet to Breakdancin'.

There are currrently two studio locations
- Richmond, BC, Canada(Near Ikea)
- Vancouver, BC, Canada (Near Granville aand 33rd)

We also have a new satellite dance program at York House School.
Our professional dance company TranscenDance Co. has performed for various productions for clients such as Nissan, GM, and Disney.

VAD's Performance Division performs and competes at various events throughout the year across the Lower Mainland, including performing for the Olympics and Paralympics, Queen's Royal Visit to Vancouver, All the Premier's of Canada, the Prime Minister, CCTV's "The Same Song"(seen by millions around the world), and for the International Olympic Committee to name a few.

Anabel Ho, an accomplished performer and choreographer is the Artistic Director of VAD.

The Strathcona Chinese Dance Company (SCDC) is also affiliated with VAD.
NEWS! VAD Advisor Lisa Ho and the cast of the hit Broadway Musical "Shrek" were featured on "Regis & Kelly", The Tony's, The Today Show and "The View" and are currently on tour across the USA!