Mrs. Barton Woods  is a nationally recognized arts educator.
 As a professional student, Mrs. Barton Woods trained  with both the Royal Winnipeg Ballet, Canada, and the International Ballet of London, England.  She continued her personal education through annual studies with examiners from the Royal Academy of Dance, London England,  and frequently attended courses at the Banff School of Fine Arts.

 As founder and former director of the University School of Dance of the University of Saskatchewan, Mrs.Barton Woods brings with her a wealth of teaching experience. A fully registered R.A.D. Instructor,  she has trained and entered students in annual Royal Academy of Dance ballet examinations, Primary to Advanced levels.  She has taught both the dance student, as well as the dance instructor.  She applied Laban Theory to initiate the first childrens' creative dance programme in Saskatchewan, and subsequently became a specialist in creative dance for children.
A Sessional Instructor's position with the Faculty of Fine Arts at University of Calgary provided her the opportunity to teach an inter-disciplinary course.
 ( drama, dance, music, and visual arts)
Our Director of Ballet has been honored as both a recipient of "Dance in Canada Service Award", and a "Lifetime Membership of the Royal Academy of Dance".
 It is a privilege for our children to study with Mrs. Sonja Barton Woods.

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