April 26 – April 29, 2012

"Correction does much, but encouragement does more. Encouragement after censure is as the sun after a shower."  Johann Wolfgang von Goethe

Download the:

2012 Official Syllabus and Application Forms

Schedules - coming soon

At the Orillia Opera House Dance Festival, it is our intention to provide a positive and friendly atmosphere of competition in which students of all ages can receive an honest and fair evaluation of their efforts on our stage.  We sincerely hope to encourage and build confidence in these students as they strive towards excellence in their pursuit of grace, poise and coordination in the field of dance.

Our Adjudicators have been tentatively booked and we are thrilled to announce that Robyn Tedesco, Dave Campbell and Annie Wood will be joining us in April.  We are sure that these three are of the highest possible qualification to assess the efforts of your students and to offer advice and suggestions to both students and teachers on techniques that might improve dancers and performances.

Please read all of the rules and regulations contained in the Syllabus carefully.

Our entry deadline is January 13th, 2012.  In order to keep our Festival at a reasonable amount of days, we must “cap” our entries at 600.  To avoid disappointment, we would encourage all Studios to enter early.  If, for any reason, meeting that deadline is a problem, please contact me as soon as possible to make those arrangements.

We have some changes to our Festival this year, based on comments and critiques from Studio owners, families of participants and Adjudicators. 

As always, we appreciate your interest in and support for the Orillia Opera House Dance Festival.  If you have questions or concerns, please feel free to contact us for clarification or consideration.

We hope to see you in April.

Terri Rossiter
House Manager/Dance Festival Coordinator
Orillia Opera House 
705-325-5582 (office)    705-238-8975 (cell)
house_manager@on.aibn.com
terrirossiter@bell.blackberry.net