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Why families stay
Ten dancers at most
Eight in Pre-Ballet. Every dancer gets corrected, every class.
Billed by the month
It renews a week before each month. Skip, pause or stop from your order email.
A recital every June
Every class dances in it, at the Pumphouse Theatre.
Make-ups that month
Missed a class? Join another at the same level that month, free.
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A studio above the bakery
I danced with a company in Winnipeg for nine years, then came home to Calgary and started teaching in a church hall with eleven students and a borrowed piano.
Rosewood moved upstairs on Kensington Road in 2015. It has a sprung floor, barres at two heights and a wall of windows, and on Saturdays a pianist plays for every class — it's how I learned, and children hear the music differently when it's in the room.
We keep classes small, teach the RAD syllabus for those who want exams, and put everyone on the stage in June.
Our teachers
Claire Whitfield
Founder · Ballet 3–5 and Pointe
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Danced nine years with a company in Winnipeg before opening Rosewood. Teaches the older classes and decides when a dancer is ready for pointe.
Hana Okada
Pre-Ballet and Ballet 1–2
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An RAD-registered teacher who turns first positions into stories for the three-to-eights, and prepares the Grade 1 and 2 exams.
Ellen Price
Open Ballet for Adults
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Came back to ballet at forty. Her class starts with a gentle barre and never asks for splits.
Marcus Bell
Pianist · Saturdays
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Plays for every Saturday class, from Pre-Ballet marches to the June recital pieces.
What families say
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Questions
How does paying by the month work?
Order a class and tick "Repeat this order", every month. The next month's order comes a week before it starts, with the same e-Transfer details; pay it before its first class. Skip a month, pause for the summer or stop from the link in any order email.
Which class is right for my child?
By age to start: Pre-Ballet at 3 to 5, Ballet 1–2 at 6 to 8, Ballet 3–5 at 9 to 12. After a trial class the teacher will tell you if another level suits better.
Two children?
One order per dancer, so each one's class, attendance and costume stay apart. Both can renew every month.
When does my child start pointe?
When the teacher says so, usually after a year of Pre-Pointe and never before 11. Then book a fitting — please don't buy pointe shoes on your own.
Why is there GST on some things?
Classes for children aren't charged GST; the adult class, costumes and dancewear are.
Until Oct 12, 2026
No classes Thanksgiving Monday
Monday, October 12: the studio is closed. Monday dancers, come Tuesday or Saturday instead.
Until Sep 8, 2026
Fall classes open
The fall timetable is up and classes start September 8. Pre-Ballet's Saturday 9:30 fills first.
Until Jul 17, 2026
Summer intensive
Two weeks in July for Ballet 3–5 and up: technique every morning, a little repertoire in the afternoon.
Visiting & ordering
Location
In person
Studio 2, upstairs at Kensington Rd NW & 10 St NW — the door beside the bakery. Dancewear and costumes are handed out in class. Parents wait in the lobby; the last ten minutes of each Saturday class are open to watch.
Refund policy
A month is refunded in full before its second class. Missed classes aren't refunded, but can be made up in another class at the same level that month. Costumes are ordered for each dancer and can't be returned once ordered.
Cancellation policy
Classes renew every month: the next month's order comes a week before. To stop, skip or pause, use the link in your order email by the 25th, or tell us at the front desk.
Visit policy
Hair in a bun, no jewellery. Pre-Ballet: pink leotard and slippers. Ballet 1–2 lilac, 3–5 navy, Pointe and adults black. Tights in every class but the adult one.