Welcome
Inspiration for Dancing:
Do you want to improve your expression? Will you be participating in opening, formation or show dancing? Are you a dance couple about to compete?
If you answered yes to any of these questions, please consider joining in our rehearsals and performances.
Come, we are waiting for you:
We are waiting for all of those, who would like to dance above the average.
 
Its possible to participate in opening or show dance, or prepare to competition.
 
We ask respect from the dancers towards each other culture and opinion.
 
Our Name
Mag Dance Club
The Hungarian word "Mag"  - means: "Seed" -,  refer the dancers, who carry the knowledge as the seed and at theirs blooming they stimulate theirs environment to dance. They carry the method of the expression of the deep feeling as dance-germ. They turn with the dance towards the Good or towards the other. In this saint or social connection they look for the essential in the other, as the seed carry the essential.
 
The Dance Club expression refer to an unbound form, which give possibility to learn according the knowledge, the expended time and energy.
 
Visions
Our Visions:
–  increase of dance knowledge of youth;
–  cultivate the love of dance and mother language;
–  forming and cultivating the fellow-feeling in the Club;
–  ball opening, formation and show dance performing;
–  preconditioning for competitions.
 
About the Dance
Saint Art and Social Art
An endeavour to harmonize the inside and outside word. A praying of a rising above our self. We claim it instinctively. Bend us to a strict discipline that to liberate us.
Expression of our feeling
The dance is a beauty kindling art, which gives soul-stirring experiences forming and enriching our lives. All dances are acceptable which do this in an ethical way.
International body-language
Figures correspond to the words and the amalgamations to the sentences, through these we can learn about expressing our feelings. Polishing our motions, we can lighten our conformism to the social life. During the dance, opens the opportunity for friendly contact and acceptance. Each performance could create memories for life.
Artistic Sport
Pure impetus and rhythm. One form in the competition sport is the dance competition, where they compare theirs knowledge based on a standard. The other form the leveller, where they pass the idea to struggle towards each other and they dance to reach for a set level.
Doctor's view:
Involvement in dance provides for distraction from stressful situation and anxious thoughts. When the body is engaged in physical activity, the endorphins can reduce the perception of pain, acting as a tranquillizer.
 
Dance Teaching
International Style
Instruction is conducted in both English and Hungarian. We follow the international style and observe the rules and techniques of The Imperial Society of Teachers of Dancing (ISTD).
Dances
European
Slow Waltz,
Quick Waltz,
Slowfox,
Quickstep,
Tango,
Csárdás,
Palotás,
Polka.
North American
Jive,
Disco fox,
Hustle,
Rock 'n' Roll,
Boogie-woogie,
Charleston.
Middle & South-American
Samba,
Cha-cha,
Rumba,
Paso Doble,
Salsa,
Merengue,
Mambo.
Dance Teacher
Szilvássy, Gábor international master,
who danced international competitions in several European countries.
 
About Our Dance Club
Foundation
1989 Founded at Christmas at the request of the Pax Romana Movement and
1990 January, regularly functioning in every Sunday afternoon.
Performances
- 1990-1994, Ball Opening Dances at Eötvös Loránd Ball (Harbour Castle, Old Mill, Sutton Place)
- 1992, Show Dance at CNE, Automotive Building
- 1993 Opening Dance at the Ball of the Married Couple Club (St. Elizabeth Church)
- 1993, Show Dance at "Vienna Spring" (Royal York Hotel)
- 1995-1998, Show Dances at the Annual Conferences of Pax Romana (Niagara Loretto House and Ancaster Mt Mary Villa)
- 1996-1998, Show Dances at Dancing Christmas Evenings of Pax Romana (St. Elizabeth Church)
- 1996, Opening Dance of the Debutante Ball (Brandford, Petőfi House)
- 1998, Show Dance at the Ball celebrating the 50th Anniversary of the Married Couple Club (St. Elizabeth of Hungary Church)
- 1998, Show Dance at Caravan (Toronto, Portuguese Culture House)
- 2003, Liturgical Dance at 75th Anniversary of St. Elizabeth Church
Choreographies for other groups:
- 1990, Opening Dance for Debutantes at Helicon Ball (Sheraton Hotel)
- 1999, performers for "Much Ado About Nothing" (20 actors trained at Canadian National Ballet Institute, performance on the stage of the University of Toronto)
- 2002, singing performers of "Oliver Twist" musical (18 girls, Hawthorn Secondary School)
- 2004, “The Bear” and “Proposal” performers (6 actors at UofT, Robert Gill Theatre)
- 2007, “The Bear”, “Tobacco”, and “Proposal” performers (6 actors at UofT, Robert Gill Theatre)
 
Quotations
Erdő, Péter primate-archbishop
“We can observe at the newest papal ceremony, that sometimes dancers appear in the liturgy: the artists dance with grace by choreography from India or somewhere else, and this has reason for existence. Though not in the liturgical book, but not definitely prohibited.”
present: Élet és Tudomány 18 vol. 15. sz. 457-459, Apr. 11, 2003, Hungary.
Krzysztof Zanussi
“If the believers not claim the art, then it won't be art.”
present: Barátainknak, A Magyar Jezsuiták Baráti Körének értesítője, 2004. Christmas
 
Contact
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Rehearsal Location and Time
St Elizabeth of Hungary RC Church
 
432 Sheppard Av E.
Toronto, ON, M2N 3B7
Canada
Tel: 416-225-3300
 
By Sheppard subway: get off at Bayview and walk two blocks to West, about 5 minutes.
Rehearsals at:   Sunday 5-8 pm   in the Youth Centre of St Elizabeth Church.
 
News
Rehearsals
Sunday evening from 5 to 9
Breaks
Easter Sunday
July - Augustus: According the requests
Second half of December: Christmas break
On long weekends we have break only if nobody can come.
Events
Membership fee
100 $ / year / person   January to December