About
The foundation of our all inclusive philosophy lies in our Mandate which reads: Every child who has a wish to learn, perform, and create dance should be given the chance to do so…
Pia Bouman School for Ballet and Creative Movement (PBS) was founded in 1979, and became a Charitable Organization in 1987. PBS is the only non-profit dance school in Toronto and has worked as a catalyst for city and community building in each of its locations: enlivening a church hall on Queen Street West, transforming an old factory at in Parkdale into a thriving artistic hub, and now revitalizing an industrial space in Toronto’s Junction triangle.
PBS teaches approximately 250 students (3-18 years old), houses a pre-professional youth company (YMI Dancing), and manages a versatile 100-seat community theatre. The School provides affordable space to a diverse set of other creative organizations to meet, practice, create and perform.
