Premiere Dance & Theatre Arts Academy  is locally owned and operated by dance and fitness professionals and is a member of the Northumberland Central Chamber of Commerce and DanceOntario.  Examinations are offered in the Royal Academy of Dance Ballet Graded and Vocational syllabus and ADAPT & PAEC Acro, Tap & Jazz. As part of its mandate, Premiere Dance & Theatre Arts Academy encourages fitness for all ages, fosters local talent by hiring dynamic professional performing artists who are also qualified instructors, and promotes the arts in the community through active participation in local benefits for charitable orginizations such as Community Care, Canadian Cancer Society, The Northumberland Fare Share Food Bank, Shelter of Hope, Northumberland Humane Society and The Northumberland Hills Hospital.  The Premiere Dancers collaborate with local artists such as Aengus Finnan at the Cobourg Canada Day Bandshell Show, the Northumberland Orchestra, Oriana Choir, Cobourg Buskers Festival, Estival and "Murder in the Moonlight" Benefit for the Port Hope Capitol Theatre.

In addition to offering a full range of dance instruction, Premiere Dance & Theatre Arts Academy features various workshops with special guest instructors throughout the year in Dancing, Acting, Music, Sports, and Fitness.  Classes are facilitated by the contemporary construction of dance space that boasts its own Theatre, 3 air-conditioned large studios with engineered sprung dance floors, with lockers, students study galley, wireless high speed internet, comfortable private changerooms and kithen.  Premiere Dance & Theatre Arts Academy is conveniently and centrally located in Cobourg with ample parking, fully wheelchair accessible and near the Cobourg Public Transit bus stop at the corner of Sutherland and Ontario Street.

Our Mandate

The mandate for Premiere Dance & Theatre Arts Academy is to promote enjoyment of the performing arts and physical fitness for the young and old in Northumberland.

We believe in maintaining high standards of performance technique and disipline of study without sacrificing the enjoyment of learning and love of the arts regardless of whether students are pursuing a career or studying recreationally for pleasure.

We believe in providing performing experience and professional opportunities for gifted students by paving the way for those interested in a career as a performer or as an instructor.

We believe it is important for children to have the very best instruction from the very early stages of their training with the most experienced and mature instructors.  As they develop as performers, they should also work with instructors who are contemporary artists in their field, a key group of instructors known as Artists-in-Residence.

We believe it is important for young performers to give back to their community in the form of local performances at benefits, community events and educational outreach programs in the schools.




"The Premiere Dancers are the Jewel of Cobourg."
Rob Davidson, Global Television"

"Beautifully polished and professional performers..."
Ted Amsden, Cobourg Daily Star

"The Premiere Dancers are wonderful and their contribution to the performance made it a real treat"
Mario Albert, Magic Theatre Productions