8 Count Dance Complex

8 Count Dance Center (www.8count.ca) With the goal of making a difference in the Canadian dance scene and to Raise The Bar in Montreal, 8 Count Dance Complex founder, Steve Bolton opened a dance studio that offers the best quality dance training to students of all levels and ages. In 2002, the 8 Count Dance Center opened its doors, offering Hip Hop, Jazz and Contemporary. Each member of the staff is carefully picked to ensure the best possible training to all students. With the rapid growth of the studio and increased demand, 8 Count expanded to a bigger facility called the 8 Count Dance Complex in 2008. Instructors provide students with all the right tools to grow and excel as dancers in a good learning environment. The growth of the students is the most important factor at this studio, which can be seen at their highly anticipated year end shows as well as the continuous success of their crews and dancers.
Over the years 8 Count has become one of the worlds leading dance studios. 8 Count being the only dance studio in Canada to make such a mark in the dance industry and have such a vast list of dance accomplishments that is incomparable to any other studio. The following are just a few examples;
• Creators of Raise The Bar (Canada's largest all hip hop workshop)
• World Hip Hop Champions (8 Count Varsity Team - The Unit)
• 2 time World silver medalist (8 Count Varsity Team - Irratik)
• 3 time Canadian Hip Hop Champions (8 Count Varsity Team - Irratik)
• 2010 World of Dance Champions (8 Count Adult Team)
• 4 x So You Think You Can Dance Canada Dancers (Vincent Noiseux Season 1, Kim Gingras Season 2, Nicolas Bégin Season 2, Janick Arseneau Season 3)
• Choreographed for So You Think You Can Dance Poland (Steve Bolton)
• Choreographer & Dancers for the Michael Jackson Video Game (Steve Bolton, Blueprint Cru & 8 Count)
• MTV's AMERICA'S BEST DANCE CREW 5 FINALISTS (Blueprint Cru - Choreographed by Steve Bolton)
• Award shows, Productions & Festivals such as Gala Juste Pour Rire (Rachid Badouri), Gala Gémeaux, Gala Artis, Releve En Folie, Night Fever, Elvis Story, Chantal Chamandy, etc...

List of shows: http://www.8count.ca/forums/viewforum.php?f=36&sid=1d15ffcc171d4f83e8e67ced9ada7af8

The dancers have also appeared in countless movies, music videos, choreographed & danced for multiple artists and have won numerous awards. The 8 Count Dance Complex has accomplished much over the past 9 years constantly being the dance studio to lead the way for others to follow in it's footsteps. And even after all of it's success, 8 Count only has aspirations to continue to develop & influence the dance community on an international level.