Compagnie de danse contemporaine
du Québec (CDCQ)
Training and performance opportunities for aspiring young dancers
The Compagnie de danse contemporaine du Québec (CDCQ), formerly the Préville Youth Dance Company, is a division of the Préville Fine Arts Centre. Based on the South Shore of Montreal, the CDCQ provides young dancers with professional performance and networking opportunities.
The CDCQ diverges from competition teams and dance studios, as the dancers train as a company for a season of shows, masterclasses, enrichment activities and other events, all with the added benefit of engaging with dancers, choreographers and directors who work in the dance industry.
Spring/Summer Audition Opportunities!
Interested in joining the CDCQ for the 2024/2025 season? There are two audition opportunities coming up. Register for the Spring audition class by May 20th. Register for the Summer intensive audition by June 30th.
Learn more about auditioning.
Upcoming important dates
May 20th
Deadline to register for Spring audition class.
May 21 – June 25, 2024
Spring Session Classes
Ballet and contemporary classes with Jeremy Raia.
June 30th
Deadline to register for the Summer intensive audition.
July 1-12, 2024
Summer Dance Intensive
A two-week intensive with Jeremy Raia, Paco Ziel & Louise Michel Jackson!
September, 2024
Classes & Rehearsals Begin
For those selected as part of the 2024/2025 company.
The CDCQ Spring dance classes and Summer Dance Intensive are open to all dancers aged 12 and up who have at least three years of dance training in any style.
You can come just to train, and for those who wish, the classes and/or intensive can count towards your audition for the 2024/2025 company. Classes will be with the current CDCQ dancers.
Spring/Summer Classes – May 21 till June 25, 2024
Spring classes will be a mix of ballet, contemporary and improvisation techniques, incorporating barre, centre and floorwork, partnering and short routines.
Teacher: Jeremy Raia
Schedule: Mondays 6pm-7:30pm & Tuesdays 7:15pm-8:45pm
Where: 415 Mercille ave., Saint-Lambert
Summer Dance Intensive – July 1 till July 12, 2024
This two-week Summer Intensive will combine Ballet, Contemporary and Choreographic practice.
Teachers: Jeremy Raia, Paco Ziel & Louise Michel Jackson
Schedule: Monday to Friday 10am-3:45pm
Where: 415 Mercille ave., Saint-Lambert
Registration for the Spring class and summer dance intensive is done via the Préville Fine Arts Centre Spring/Summer Dance program.
Meet the dancers
Guest Dancers for rÊVERIE
Directors
Jeremy Raia began his training in Queens, NY. He graduated from The Juilliard School with a BFA in 1996 and also studied at Boston
Ballet School and the Koniklijk Conservatory in the Netherlands. In 1996, he began his professional career with Ballet Arizona, dancing works by George Balanchine, Michael Uthoff and Daniel Ezralow.
After 2 seasons, he was invited to join Les Grands Ballets Canadiens in Montreal where he was a Premiere Dancer until retiring in 2018. A dancer of both classical and contemporary works by a multitude of choreographers, including George Balanchine, Jiri Kylian, Mats Ek, Nacho Duato, William Forsythe, Christian Spuck, Jean-Christope Maillot and Ohad Naharin. He has originated roles in World Premieres by Stijn Celis, Didy Veldman, Mauro Bigonzetti and Stephan Thoss.
In 2017, Jeremy danced as a Guest Artist with Aszure Barton and Artists. Jeremy taught Company class and was an assistant to Ballet Masters at Les Grands Ballets. As a guest teacher, Jeremy has been invited to 4 continents in such places as Centre National de la Danse (France), Arts Umbrella and Ballet BC (Canada), Saarländisches Staatstheater (Germany), Charlotte Ballet (USA) amongst other Companies and schools.
He has been Artist in Residence at Hamilton College (NY) and Ballet Metropolitano (Colombia) and restaged choreography of Didy Veldman and Christian Spuck on Companies in Europe and USA. From 2018 until 2020, Jeremy was the Ballet Master at Ballet Jazz Montreal and served as Interim Artistic Director for the 2020/21 season. Currently, Jeremy is on faculty at École Supérieure de Ballet du Québec, Les Studios Grands Ballets and Danse a la Carte and is Co-Director of Propulsion, Co-Founder/Director of Festival Charlevoix Danse and Sajedance.
Born in Toronto, Canada, Dora winner Jera Wolfe is a choreographer and performer of Métis heritage.
Jera is the official Canadian choreographer for NBS’s Sharing Dance Day 2020 and the Ontario Ambassador for International Dance Day 2020.
His captivating choreography has awarded him the 2019 Dora Mavor Moore Award for Outstanding Original Choreography for Trace. He has demonstrated an impressive repertoire of works presented by the Canadian Stage, Fall For Dance North, Banff Centre for Arts and Creativity, Festival des arts de Saint-Sauveur, Danse Danse, and Jacob’s Pillow.
His recent works include Bare choreographed at Canada’s Royal Winnipeg Ballet, Trace by Red Sky Performance, Arise for Canada’s National Ballet School, Embers for Canadian Contemporary Dance Theatre, and Reliance for School of Performance and Ryerson University. Jera graduated from Canada’s Royal Winnipeg Ballet School and, since 2016, returned to the company to create new works each year.
Aside from choreography, Jera has also performed in many dance performances including Peggy Baker Dance Projects, “who we are in the dark” as part of the Holland Dance Festival.