Starters I:

Introduces drama to 5 and 6 year olds by exploring creative movement through the mediums of music, play-acting and storytelling. Focus is on emotion, self-expression and imagination.
Ages 5-6
Fall/Spring: $130
Winter: $115

Starters II:

Focuses on improvisation, characterization, and self-expression through speech, facial expression and body language. Communication, teamwork and co-operation are emphasized throughout the course.
Ages 7-8
Fall/Spring: $165
Winter: $140

Stage Acting I:

Emphasis on storytelling: beginning, middle and end. Role playing and improvisation to encourage self confidence in front of peers and develop concentration.
Age 9-11
Fall/Spring: $195
Winter: $175

Stage Acting II:

Emphasis on character development through improvisation such as storytelling. Students will develop their own play through improvisation and theatre games.
Ages 12-14
Fall/Spring: $195
Winter: $175

Stage Acting III:

Emphasis on scene study and character development. Working with plays from the classic and contemporary playwrights.
Ages 15-17
Fall/Spring: $195
Winter: $175

Film & TV Acting I, II & III: The film programs are intended for film and TV actors, from beginner to advanced to participate in a workshop environment with their peers. They provide an opportunity to keep skills fresh between auditions, by focusing on cold reading and scene fundamentals. All classes are in rehearsal/tape/playback format and strive to bring energy, spontaneity and realism to both the audition and moment of the scene.

Film Acting I

Ages 9-11
Fall/Spring: $195
Winter: $185

Film Acting II

Ages 12-14
Fall/Spring: $205
Winter: $185

Film Acting III

Ages 15-17
Fall/Spring: $205
Winter: $185

This class is open to all levels from beginner to advanced. We focus on fundamentals applicable for both Film, TV and the Stage. You will participate in a fun workshop environment that includes scene work, monologues and improvisation. This Class is taught by Yo Mustafa and Catherine Johnston.

Age 18+
Fall/Spring: $215
Winter: $185

Dating back to the time of King Louis XIV and his palace at Versailles, Ballet has evolved for many years to become one of the most challenging dance forms to master, yet the most imperative to any dancer’s training. It is here where the dancer learns the grace and poise of the body, the length and stretch required to create line, and the power behind any jump, while gaining the utmost of strength and technical skill.

At our Oakville dance  school, West End Studio Theatre, we always encourage that the young dancer begin with Ballet first so as to acquire the technical strength necessary for dance, and can then move to apply this strength and technique to any other dance form. Should the dancer be strong enough, they will be encouraged to progress to Pointe class where their Ballet technique can be taken to the next level.

We have to thank our fore-fathers, like Bob Fosse, Luigi, and Jerome Robbins for bringing this energetic and powerful dance form into light. Jazz dance is upbeat, energetic, and powerful, yet still very challenging with its use of technique and wide range of styles. Through the medium of “So You Think You Can Dance”, one can see a multiple of jazz styles introduced in the way of funky jazz, latin jazz, and even lyrical jazz, a softer and more flowing style of movement.

Musical theatre style of jazz can be seen in a wide range of musical theatre such as “Grease!”, “Mamma Mia!”, “Fame”, “Guys and Dolls”, and “West Side Story"

Where would be without the likes of great dancers such as Fred Astaire, Ginger Rogers, Gene Kelly and Debbie Reynolds?  Although their predecessors happened to come from an urban community of men who placed bottle caps on the bottoms of their shoes and tapped with them on boards of wood, these fine dancers of the past worked to bring Tap to the masses in movies such as “Singin’ in the Rain”, and “Roberta” or “Broadway Melody” with Fred Astaire and Eleanor Powell. 

Tap is a dance form that also has a variety of style from one that is more soft-shoe to the urban funky rhythms of “Stomp!” and “Tap Dogs”.  It is a dance form of great skill and plenty of fun that challenges the dancer to use their feet and rhythms in a new way each time.

Acro dance, derived from (Acrobatics) is a dance form that can be seen through the mastery and artistic prowess of “Cirque de Soleil.” These elements of gymnastic style tricks combined with the fluidity of dance and motion help to create what we understand to be “Acro” movement. Acro builds a great degree of strength and flexibility in the dancer, while bringing new challenges with each new “trick” learned.

Students of Acro will begin their training with basic sommersaults, cartwheels, and head stands, and will progress to more challenging vocabulary such as round offs, hand stands and partner lifts to include double cartwheels, and various other partnering techniques to increase their knowledge of working with other bodies while discovering the power of their own.

In Modern dance, the dancer is given much use of freedom to explore their talent through the use of free-form choreography that may be very grounded or may be very energetic and powerful exploring a wide range of motion and levels, improv technique, and working closely with others to create shapes and lifts of various challenges. However, once again,

Modern technique roots itself in the techniques given to us by Martha Graham, a very strengthening and regimented dance form, Jose Limon, a fall and rebound technique with the use of breath, Merce Cunningham, a balletic style with use of chance and improv, and many more Modern greats such as Alvin Ailey, Ruth St. Denis, and Isadora Duncan who have all inspired this wonderfully expressive, and free dance form. InMotion Dance offers Modern examinations through the use of the P.A.E.C. syllabus.

Hip Hop is a dance form that has made its way to the top from humble beginnings in the street. Much like Tap, this dance form derived from the talents of every day dancers sharing their “new moves” to each other and building on to its repertoire to where we know it today. From Break Dancing, to Street Dance, and Popping, and Locking, Hip Hop has proved itself to be as skillful and challenging as other dance forms, and can be seen now in a multitude of music videos, “So You Think You Can Dance”, and movies such as “Honey”. A fun and energetic dance form that everyone loves to try out

Learn more about theatre performance, acting, movement, mime and improvisation.

No experience is necessary - just a sense of adventure!

Age Group: : 7-16
Class Size: : 20
Time (Monday to Friday) : 9 am - 4 pm
Bring a lunch!
H.S.T. included in fees! Students are required to bring their own lunches and beverages. W.E.S.T. endeavours to be a nut-free environment.

An exciting week of "Let’s pretend" This program is designed to develop and exercise the childrens' imaginations, confidence, body awareness and expression through dramatic exercises, games and storytelling.

Age Group : 4-6
Class Size: : 20
Time (M to F) : 9 am - 12 pm
Session Fee : $135 /week
H.S.T. included in fees! Bring a snack and beverages. W.E.S.T. is striving to be a nut-free environment.

Each day the students explore various techniques used in theatre presentations. Participants will take part in exercises designed to awaken and expand creative expression through improvisational theatre, dance (see note at right), voice and mime. Students will also be introduced to film acting on camera. The program will be highlighted by workshops with guest artists each session.

Each session students will attend a matinee at the Stratford Festival. Parents’ night is Thursday evening of the second week. The students will perform a play -- created by them -- applying what they have learned.

No experience is necessary - just a sense of adventure!

Age Group: : 7-16
Class Size: : 40
Time (Monday to Friday) : 9 am - 4 pm
Choose from 4 Sessions
H.S.T. included in fees! Students are required to bring their own lunches and beverages. W.E.S.T. endeveours to be a nut-free environment.

W.E.S.T. is able to provide additional workshops for teachers to carry on the specialized curriculum designed for their class.

These workshops are intended to introduce teachers to several games and exercises that explore and lead the children to higher levels of performance. They also include helpful hints and tricks to bring the level of concentration and focus to a new height, allowing teachers to follow a guideline of drama through to the end of the school year. Expect to have fun and complete several of the exercises yourself.

NOTE: Workshops require a minimum of five teachers in attendance