YOU BRING The Continental Dance Club culture of communities to LIFE!

In 2019 to mark the closing the summer season, The Continental Dance Club and TORNER PARTNERS Public Accountancy Practice LLB wish to take a moment to share our gratitude through INVITATION RSVP LUNCHEON for all instructors/specialists as well as valued TEAM PARTNERS and special guest artists who make the Continental Dance Club Mississauga’s pride as most engaging multi-genre dance school, multi-purpose entertainment & educational venue of excellence since establishment in 1992, 3141 Wharton Way has become a hub of diversified professional independent creatives coming together in the fields of DANCE, PHOTOGRAPHY, VIDEOGRAPHY, EDUCATION, MUSIC, ART, PERFORMANCE, PARTIES/EVENTS, PHILANTHROPY, COACHING, WELLNESS & HEALING ARTS. The manifest of the destiny of The Continental Dance Club since 2013 when Brian Torner assumed directorship has been to follow its UNESCO Conseil International de la Danse Institutional Membership mantra: to introduce, encourage, engage & nourish an appetite to learn & to share & to engage with community cross-connections of dance with fine art, photography, music, theatre, celebration, instruction, meeting, training, creating, reading, singing, transformative arts  in a 100% membership free, registration optional, 100% accessible, well maintained, tolerant, clean, safe  and dynamic environment with no obstacles to learning.

JOIN The Torner family including Brian Torner, the former TV HOST & COLOUR COMMENTATOR of the hit television series ‘Dancing At The Palais”  (WTN-TV) 2000-2003, as we celebrate shared her- & his-stories and communities of unity & engagement!

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KINDLY JOIN US! We request urgently in consideration of the host venue  RSVP with Brian Torner 647 894 1800 or email [email protected] for the special THANK YOU LUNCHEON THIS WEDNESDAY at The Palais Royale between 1230-2PM during the weekly FAITH HOPE & CHARITY Luncheon open to the public events to raise money for the Palais Royal’s three chosen charities, one of which The Continental Dance Club patrons and family were proud to support in a grand style 2013-2015.

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HOME IMPROVEMENTS …  since 1992:

NEW CARPETS

NEW PHOTOCOPY MACHINES

CULTURE OF GARDENING

IMPROVING VENUE SOUND & LIGHT STUDIO QUALITY http://www.cmwjp.com

1992-presentCOMPUTERIZATION / MODERNIZATION

2013 NEWLY DESIGNED OUTDOOR SIGNAGE

2013 RED CARPET PHOTO OP WALL ENTRANCE FOYER

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2013 COMMISSIONED PHOTOGRAPHY “Torner Family Extended” 2013  Prof. Katharina Mayer (Germany)

2013 CREATION OF INTERACTIVE WEBSITE https://www.thecontinentaldanceclub.com

3 YEARS FREE WEB ENTRIES extended goodwill for ALL INSTRUCTORS/SPECIALISTS/SPECIAL GUEST ARTISTS and valued TEAM PARTNERS with direct logo link

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2013 The Continental Dance Club can say it is home to the WDSF World Youth 10-dance CHAMPIONS Patrick Rucinski & Ella Nussenbaum both junior instructors at The Continental Dance Club & PERFORMERS YEAR2 UNESCO IDD

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The Continental Dance Club’s own in-house honorary INSTRUCTOR Helen Ross was one of the nine international adjudicators functioning in Ashdod, Israel on the occasion of the amazing TEAM CANADA1 win for The Continental Dance Club’s own in-house 2013 WDSF WORLD YOUTH 10-DANCE CHAMPIONS Patrick & Ella!

For 6 YEARs Brian Torner, director spearheads production of annual showcase event: UNESCO International Dance Day events, including first 3 years 100% ticket income toward Canadian & international registered charities.

     2013 FREE LATIN MEDALLIST CLASS open to professionals & students taught by the late Tanya Cardinal assisted by Brian Torner

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For three consecutive years Brian Torner as director of www.thecontinentaldanceclub.com and former TV HOST & COLOUR COMMENTATOR 2000-2003 of the Canadian hit series “Dancing At The Palais”, the namesake of which is Toronto, Ontario’s historic lakefront public venue: The Palais Royale aligned himself with The Palais Royale & Dancing Classrooms Canada.

Womens’ Television Network (now “W”) was the broadcasting network for “Dancing At The Palais”. Within two seasons, owing to engagement of Brian Torner, The Palais Royale & the JoinTheDance Canada Charity were introduced to two legendary ladies of dance: Miss World Canada 2013 Camille Munro & award-winning author of www.BallroomIcons.com Brigitt Mayer-Karakis.

Ms Mayer-Karakis was swiftly engaged in a volunteer executive position as Board Member for JTD Canada for a multiple year term of service, while Brian Torner & Camille Munroe continued to serve both the Palais Royale annual GRAND FINALS of The Colours of The RAINBOW and numerous volunteer engagements “on the field” at various GTA public and Catholic schools including the programme created by Pierre Dulaine.

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2014&2015 COLLABORATION with first woman of colour TITLEHOLDER Miss World Canada Camille Munroe, creation o& performance of dedication dance for Dancing Classrooms, creation of TESTIMONIAL VIDEO including SPONSORING TICKETS & SHUTTLE OF ONE ENTIRE CLASSROOM including school Principal, parents and educators from PEEL REGION including www.JoinTheDance.ca teaching artists.

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2015 former 2nd soloist National Ballet of Canada begins 6 month rehearsal stint following debut performance HAPPY DANCE @ YEAR3 UNESCO IDD event

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2015 Erin Richardson conducts twice weekly Ballet warm-up classes entitled DANCEFIT

FLAT RATE introduced with no increase in fee FOR PERPETUITY> $100 per web entry annual maintenance fee https://www.thecontinentaldanceclub.com/about 

NO FLOOR FEE RATE INCREASE … retention of paper trail through PAY-AS-YOU-GO honour system introduced and maintained by Ursula Torner WERRA Management

2014 PROJECT80 INSTALLATION a giant floor-to-ceiling kinetic/photographic installation created by director Brian Torner debuts at YEAR2 UNESCO International Dance Day April 29 including photography selections from www.richardfox.ca & www.cmwjp.com

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2014 The Ontario Amateur DanceSport Association (TODAY: ODS = Ontario Dance Sport) honours the TORNER Family, Ernst, Ursula, Bianca & Brian for their outstanding services to promote DanceSport in Ontario through the preservation of the venue. http://www.ontariodancesport.com/page29.html

2015 The Executive Directrice of Programming & The Director of The International Stage of The Canadian National Exhibition Association attend YEAR 3 UNESCO IDD event!

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2016 PROJECT:FACELIFT sees  Canadian PUBLIC ART competition shortlisted + WINNING ARTIST from Cologne, Germany www.AchimZeman.de manage to plan CONCORD ADEX inauguration ceremony with renovations & special dinner held at The Continental Dance Club recognizing the collaborations of Brian Torner with three ueber life-sized photo-based plotted stickers of collaborative partners of direcror Brian Torner with Camille Munro, Olga Foraponova-Wright & Brigitt Mayer-Karakis.

The Continental Dance Club remains one of Canada’s top training facilities from beginner to world champion for team & financial partner. with major improvements inside & out,  as well as virtually through the unique interactive website created in 2013, the result of a collaborative effort between Robert Tang of http://www.DanceScape.com and Brian Torner director of www.TheContinentalDanceClub.com.

https://www.youtu.be/EsFYJ_6Rmoo

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In 2017 Brian Torner  rekindled a competitive pro-am dance team with his first dance partner, Keren Brown.

THANK YOU for all your assistance our trainers: Ann Harding-Trafford, Wendy Rosalind Johnson & Denis Tremblay.

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In 2018 & 2019, The Continental Dance Club director re-introduced PHOTOGRAPHY to his life in a big way by sponsoring as HOST VENUE The Continental Dance Club for Urban Matador a CONTACT Photography Festival open solo exhibition, a biographical portrait series about the life of Brian Torner, dancer… and since summer 2017, when the actual images were captured by Angel Torres, photographer, the Matador theme has morphed into an impromptu music/dance/theatre persona jamming with musicians in Cuba to sailing the grachten of Old Amsterdam with two Moroccan models to a gentler meditative matador suitable for the 2019 special collaboration with REIKI Healer and CHAKRADANCE Facilitator Pollyanna Blanco which took the form of once monthly Urban Retreat soul spas culminating in a special YEAR6 UNESCO IDD testimonial spot. In addition to the last two years mega-weekend community event mashups of CONTACT Photography Festival submission . & the annual UNESCO International Dance Day event, director Brian Torner with his creative teams added special features like HOW TO CAPE, KAFFEEKLATSCH FRIDAYS, FREE SHORT DANCE INTERLUDES including INSTRUCTION, a WOMENS AUTHORS INTERVIEW SERIES hosted by first dance partner Keren Brown of VOX Communications and MEET THE CURATOR/MEET THE PHOTOGRAPHER events and more…

The Urban Matador exhibition travelled to three cities within six months: Mississauga, Toronto and Duesseldorf, Germany for a special prestigious international  group exhibition at Galerie Bernd A Lausberg

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The two consecutive photography portfolios following Urban Matador have seen an incredible growth curve in Angel Torres’ photography:

https://angeltorres.client-gallery.com/gallery/cubalibre

https://angeltorres.client-gallery.com/gallery/portrait 

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CELEBRATE director Brian Torner’s RETURN TO THE NAMESAKE of the 2000-2003 TV Show on Womens’ Television Network  as HOST & COLOUR COMMENTATOR alongside Jacqui Delaney popular public speaker of radio fame, namely “Dancing At The Palais” for a luncheon one month before engagement to perform as part of the 30th anniversary of Antoine Elhashem’s PINK PAGES Party! JOIN THE EVENTS PAGE HERE>  https://www.facebook.com/events/628026561037755/

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