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From Culture to Confidence – The Royal Academy Approach

January 17, 2026

From Culture to Confidence – The Royal Academy Approach

Confidence cannot be taught through words alone—it is built through experience, repetition, and accountability. Punjabi folk dance, when taught correctly, becomes a powerful vehicle for personal development.

Royal Academy of Punjab operates on a principle that has stood the test of time: mastery before exposure. Students are trained thoroughly before being placed on stage. This ensures confidence is genuine, not forced.

The Academy’s methodology blends traditional teaching values with modern organizational systems. Attendance matters. Practice matters. Respect matters. These are non-negotiables—because excellence requires standards.

Through Punjabi folk dance, students learn to perform under pressure, work as a team, and accept feedback constructively. These skills extend far beyond dance into academics, careers, and leadership roles.

Parents choose Royal Academy of Punjab because it delivers outcomes—not promises. The Academy’s reputation has been built over years of consistency, not marketing trends.

Cultural education also fosters belonging. Students develop pride in who they are and where they come from. In a multicultural society, this grounding becomes an asset, not a limitation.

Royal Academy of Punjab continues to scale responsibly across regions while maintaining the same curriculum, values, and expectations at every location.

Locations & Registration Contacts

  • Surrey: 604-401-6700
  • Calgary: 368-889-0900
  • India: 88006 91871

This is not just dance training. This is character development rooted in culture.

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COVID-19 Health & Safety Plan
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Royal Academy of Punjab

Covid-19 Health and Safety Plan

Safe Physical Distancing: The dance floor has been marked into safe distance zones whichare at least 2 metres apart or more. Only one person is permitted per marker, and please stayin your marked area.

Hand washing: Please wash your hands or sanitize before your class and after your class.Use the sinks in the washrooms (one person at a time)

Masks: The most recent recommendation from Canada’s public health is that of wearing anon-medical masks or face covering as an additional layer of protection, even when physicaldistancing is active at the studio.

We recommend you wear a mask while attending a class if you are comfortable doing so, but do take it offif you experience dizziness or a shortness of breath while wearing it.

Our Cleaning and Disinfecting Protocols: We have implemented enhanced antibacterialand antiviral cleaning and sanitizing protocols for all common areas and surfaces, includingwashrooms, light switches, door handles. etc. This includes increasing the frequency thatthese items are cleaned (number of times per day) as well as the timing (before and afterclasses).

If You Feel Unwell: If you are experiencing symptoms such as fever, chills, a cough, sorethroat, stuffy or runny nose, etc, or if you are in proximity with someone who is ill, please stayhome and DO NOT attend classes (This will be strictly enforced).

Class Times: We are staggering our class start times with a break between classes to allowfor cleaning and sanitization as well as to prevent large groups from congregating in thestudio during class cross over.

Limited contact: Staff and students are asked to please refrain from high fives and hugs forthe time being from public health advisors.

Travel: If you have recently travelled internationally, please stay home, self - isolate yourself,and refrain from attending the classes. Also, if you have travelled across different provinceswith-in Canada, it is mandatory to let us know in advance.

PARENTS: You can help! Please help your children read and understand these guidelines if youdecide to send them for their classes at the studio.We have given the full control to ourparents to make the decision of whether to send the children to the studio or continue theirclasses on ZOOM. We recommend to encourage the students to take safety as a priority andthen learn to keep themselves safe.