Caulfield School of Dance is a wonderful school filled with passionate, professional and qualified…read moreteachers. I would highly recommend anyone looking for an established studio that provides high-quality dance education to join. I became a student at CSD when I was a teenager and the previous studio I danced at closed down. Cori and her teachers were phenomenal at integrating my sister and I into the school (to the point where CSD became our second home). I improved as a dancer because of CSD's intelligent programming and caring faculty. The opportunities I had at CSD created beautiful memories for my family and I to look back on, I also made life-long friendships with my dance peers who I share many of those memories with.

The main issue with Caulfield School of Dance is the fact that the Director and her staff are not…read moreconcerned about the improvement of the dancers. This is the paramount issue as their "Professional Training Division" is nothing similar to other youth companies in the tri-cities, as everyone makes it in to the PTD if their parents go in and threaten to leave. If you're looking for reliable training from qualified teachers, and choreography to push your child, I would not recommend investing in Caulfield's hefty prices. Now, on a more positive note, if you're looking for a studio to send your child once a week, with little commitment...Caulfield is an okay place. However, the recreational teachers are not very committed to teaching dance; most have recently graduated and deal with the recreational kids as a 'first time' learning experience. I'm not exactly sure of the dollar figure that Caulfield charges as it has been some time since I have been affiliated with their fees but I believe it is somewhere in the range of $1000-$2000 a year for a recreational dancer. With the half baked instruction from lacklustre teachers, the money simply isn't worth it. I really do try to find some positive because reading yelp reviews can be very dark sometimes. Caulfield is a great place to learn to perform, as they offer many performance opportunities with their 5 year end shows. A weekend of fun for the most part. However, in preparation for the year-end shows, there is numerous extra-rehearsals, the ludicrous "Photo-Day" and numerous extra expenses that come at you from no where, with little to no explanation as to why you must pay these expenses. Again, a common theme of hefty prices with little to no substance prevails. I would also like to say "Sommer T" who gave Caulfield School of Dance a 5 star rating on this exact site is an ex-teacher at Caulfield who to my understanding has maintained a very good relationship with the owner Cori. I have trouble removing bias from that whole review as it is written by a friend of Cori's. I don't mean to be cruel, but in conclusion I would never recommend sending a child to this dance school. It's beyond disorganized, very expensive, and overall the teaching is just 'meh.' There are many other studios in the tri-city area that will provide your child with both a better administration, and a better faculty. **For reference, other tri-city dance schools are Pulse Dance Centre, Tri-City Dance Centre, Simply Ballet, Port Moody School of Dance, Vela Academy of Movement, Dance Force, Coastal Edge Dance Center, Encore Dance Poco, K & S Dance

Awesome teachers great academy. I love Mellado. Made my daughter an awesome dancer and she loves it.read more

Excellent dance academy with professional teachers in a welcoming studio. Mellado Dance Elite…read moredevelops their dancers to perform at the highest level. Five stars for an all-around great dance studio.

We have been to other dance schools and this one is light years beyond the ones we've experienced…read more Well organized, constantly updated. Great training. No complaints at all. My daughter always wanted to get serious about ballet and this school is a perfect fit. Her last school would learn one 3 minute routine for the whole year. In this school, they learn technique, posture, poise, even history in addition to a routine, plus there's extra curricular training for the Nutcracker each Christmas. It has challenged her to achieve a higher level, and she loves it.

The festival was a good time. Great music, good food, Amazing vibe a day long. Families, couples…read moreand solo people all blended together for a good time.

Super hot sunny Saturday - clear blue sky for miles!…read more Perfect weekend for this celebration of Caribbean music & food. This location is kinda way out here if you're coming from Vancouver! It used to be held at Haney Place back in the day - but grew out of that location which was awkward at times. However, the music & dancing can go on unempeded because of this spot. I don't usually or like to compare festivals but - if you've ever been to the Nottinghill Festival in London - we'll let's just stop right here! For a local festival it's ...... ok. If you're in the area & want live music & some food - Jerk Chicken, Jollof Rice, curry goat - check it out - on till Sunday.

There used to be three parts to the PNE forum and now its only 2. basically the PNE forum houses…read morethe many as seen on tv items. Yes. All there is lot of things for sale. The forum is located at the front entrance when entering PNE. I feel like every year during the PNE fair they sell the same things over and over again.

No visit to the PNE is complete without a visit to the Forum…read more For the uninitiated, think of this as Infomercialand. Many of the products pitched here are "as seen on TV". It looks like quality of the products sold has gone done over the years, as there are now many places hawking cheapo nightmarket-type stuff such as cell phone covers. But they still have classics, such as Sweepas and Shamwows. Just make sure this is the last stop when you hit up PNE, as you don't want to lug around a bunch of stuff all day.

Pretty solid place. Driving out to Maple Ridge is always interesting, but it's easy to find, and…read morethe Beauty and the Beast production we saw was pretty good. The theater space is nice, the whole facility is clean, the folks are all great, and we had a good time. I had a chuckle at the underground parking (which is a huge lot). The first hour is free although it is posted that you HAVE to get a ticket regardless. Every other hour is 75 cents. So for three hours of parking it was $1.50. You can argue that at such a place you shouldn't have to pay at all - but I happily paid. The first time I felt I wasn't getting ripped off for parking.

There are making money for the Ducomb Benie the act is a beautiful Blazen a beautiful building with…read morea beautiful oxen beautiful Sonara deals I love this place I've seen certain plays I've seen certain bands I seen them playing instruments I seen them acting in such foolish and happy ways that serves to enlighten the mind and the soul the act is a place of inner creativeness allows you to feel the air in the vibrants that makes the act what it is it is the act therefore

I have attended a few events at Can Am now, and it is definately a unique setting - in fact it…read moreactually is a unique setting each time you go as they decorate the studio/party space with different themes and props each time. Their business in addition to hosting parties and renting the studio for productions is selling and renting movie props. The warehouse is huge and packed with all sorts of things from furniture to bar signs and paintings to random knick knacks which makes it entertaining unto itself to wander around. My only complaints really is as it is a warehouse the heating/cooling in winter in summer - I know they have limitations with that though. Also, some areas of the upstairs I was concerned about the stablity of the floor. Also might not be the best place to bring kids who have a tendency of taking off. I tend to wander off not paying attention and my boyfriend lost me at one point.

If you have ever wondered where that giant dinosaur statue came from in a movie you recently saw,…read moreor where all of the Xmas decorations get stored for made-for-TV-movies that are shot locally, you should plan a day trip to Can Am. Can Am is the prop rental facility in Vancouver for all of the movies, commercials and sitcoms that are filmed here. Don't get me wrong, there are a TON of things that (TV shows especially) will buy and use for the duration of the show, and possibly sell when shooting is complete. For a party monster like me however, this is a great place to rent specific things for a theme party. The items can be a bit pricey to rent, and you will probably need a friend with a truck to pick up all of your decorations, but people will walk away from your party thinking you are the hostess with the mostess! It gets even better when they recover from their hangover and look through their pictures of the previous evening and wonder where they were!

On paper the double bill of The Furs with The Lemonheads sounded like a great idea even if their…read moremusical styles and demographic had no cross over appeal. Evan Dando in various interviews has been quoted as saying that The Furs are one of his all time favorite bands. A lot of the themes from Talk Talk Talk were used on the Lemonheads debut Hate Your Friends. The booking didn't make financial sense to bring an audience through the doors but it was Evan Dando's wet dream. Compared to the solo show at the Commodore, I was just thankful that he could keep his head up and didn't fall asleep mid way through. He's been voted as the musician with the most beautiful features in the 90's yet his long hair covering his eyes and lumberjack beard made him look like a lost Wookie in the woods and less of a rock star. The songs were there and perfectly played as I had remembered them, however, Evan had no stage charisma (never did) and he looked just as bored as the audience. He didn't sell his catalogue the way he should've. This is why they continued to make albums and tour but they never become one of the renowned alternative bands of that decade. Evan has always been his own worst career enemy. The Psychedelic Furs on the other hand were a complete 180. Richard Butler, like the music, has aged gracefully. The way he smiled, danced on staged. The way he presented himself was liking looking at a splitting image of David Bowie Tin Machine Era. His energy is still there (out moves a lot of the younger toe gazer hipsters). He suavely swayed, dipped his hands in the air and hip swayed to his own beat of art house Brit pop of the early 80's. He bounced on stage in between songs as though he was in his own imaginary bouncy castle. The band, half of them consisting of members that looked a few years shy of missing the original incarnation of the band, were really into the show. Richard looked as though he was genuinely enjoying every moment of the tour's opener. There was a sense of aura that wasn't faked. Oddly he didn't break a sweat which added to the mysteriousness. The audience consisted mostly of 80's curiosities and an older pitchfork music geek crowd. As a music fan it was cool to see sax player Mars Williams (formerly of the Waitresses) and keyboardist Amanda Kramer (of Information Society). Both bands have at one point been on my 80's bucket list. Both bands are inactive, however, seeing both key players from each band sharing the same stage as Butler would even make Alan Cross cream his pants. The mix was a little odd for the first three songs, however, rectified. The annoying thing is that President Gas was one of the first three songs. Their musical formula was always geared toward a more elite art pop 80's crowd and less on the flash dance genre of the decade. The atmospheric dominance of saxophone that shades so many of their songs in combination with the rustic unpretentious vocal styles of Richard are the melodic back bones of the songs. His vocal style is both husky and feminine. Heavy portions of the show were dedicated to deep album cuts, however, those who came all the way to Coquitlam to reminisce in their soundtrack moments were quieted near the end with Heaven and Pretty In Pink. Unlike most bands who get annoyed over their top 40 singles, Richard performed the songs with the same energy and joy as the day the song was released. The guy I am dating, my good friend Steve and myself were hugged at the lip of the stage and were graced by various up close visits as Richard emotionally sang the lyrics. The advantage of being 4'8" is that I wasn't tea bagged as much as Steve by the guitarist. There were moments in which it felt like an SNL skit in the making. The set list compared to the show with Devo at the brewery was catered more toward fans with deep album cuts. They performed for 90 minutes which gave them an allowance for a better set list variation. The show felt like a 90 minute John Hughes movie.....with all the good parts.