About us

Danse Westmount Studio

The studio and its location, on the corner of de-Maisonneuve Boulevard and Wood Avenue in Westmount, have been part of the Montreal scene for more then 30 years. At the time, a number of members of the congregation of the adjacent Church set out to provide ballet lessons to the neighborhood children by renting the hall from the church and hiring a teacher and a pianist.  Thus was founded what came to be known as “The Westmount Ballet Co-Op”.  Being familiar with the Royal Academy of Dance of London, England, the parents were eager to hire teachers who were RAD certified.  Mrs. Sheila Chin, highly qualified by the RAD was one of the first teachers hired, as was Mr. Ron Bourne, the pianist. 

Andrée Meltzer, RADS, Dir.
Dancer, Teacher, Choreographer, Artistic Director

Member of the Royal Academy of Dance since 1993

Past student of: “The Eleanor Ashton School of Dance”; “Les Grands Ballets Canadiens” under the patronage of Mme Ludmilla Chiriaeff, Dir. and Mr. Fernand Nault, Artistic Director; “L’Ecole de Danse de Ballet-Jazz de Montreal”; The ‘’Wingate Institute’’, Israel’s National Centre for Physical Education and Sport; The Jerusalem Academy of Music and Dance.

Founder/ Artistic Director “Studio A”, Netanya, Israel 1983-1995.

Director of “Danse Westmount” since 2003

Danse Westmount History

In 2003 the members of “The Westmount Ballet Co-Op” relinquished their services and with the recommendation of Mrs. Chin approached Mrs. Andrée Meltzer to head the new dance school. Both, Mrs. Chin and Mr. Ron Bourne remained on board and to this day share their unique talents and experience with our young dancers.

Since then, the Church has been sold to another congregation. However, the excellent ties between the new congregation and the patrons of the studio have remained as good as they have always been.

Though part of the Church, the studio has a separate entrance conveniently located on 326 Wood Ave.

Danse Westmount Location

We’re proud to say that with the famous “Westmount Square” on one corner, the imposing “Dawson College” on another and the effervescent “Alexis Nihon Plaza” on the 3rd, “Danse Westmount” is the 4th corner of this distinguished square in Montreal.