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NEWS: Four first prizes, ten second prizes and four third prizes for ten of our students from the JDA Junior programme at the first Swiss edition of the CND competition for modern jazz, classical and contemporary dance organised by the Confédération Nationale de Danse and the Fédération des Ecoles de Danse Suisses in Nyon on 7 and 8 March 2026!

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NEWS: Five gold medals, two silver medals and one bronze medal for eight of our juniors at the regional trials for the French Jazz Dance Championships for the Ile-de-France region, as part of the Swiss delegation, on 14 and 15 February 2026!

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Jazz Dance Academy (JDA) Montreux, a unique dance venue in the heart of the town of Montreux Riviera, rue de l'église catholique 14, 1820 Montreux, is pleased to present and offer you with our recognised and specialised teachers, with their specific vocabulary

different courses, styles, levels and projects adapted to all students and all ages through respectful guidance, rigorous teaching and an inspiring location in the heart of the Montreux Riviera. The school cultivates pleasure, passion, rigour, versatility and self-confidence,

With 6 different sections

1. Jazz Academy
2. Ballet Academy (classique)
3. Contemporary Academy
4. Hip-Hop Academy
5. Theater Academy
6. Primary Academy (éveil corporel & baby dance)

and 2 different programmes and a junior company
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JDA RECREATIONAL

Learn to dance jazz/modern'jazz, classical, contemporary, body awareness, Baby Dance, Hip-hop and Theatre, at your choice, by cycle for children, teenagers (aged 3 to 17) and adults with high standards and personal development

JDA JUNIOR

This programme is designed for children and teenagers (aged 8 to 17) who want to learn to dance in a more structured, rhythmic, intensive cycle with 3 different courses offered by Jazz Dance Academy Montreux

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JDA JUNIOR

This programme is designed for children and teenagers (aged 8 to 17) who want to learn to dance in a more structured, rhythmic, intensive cycle with 3 different courses offered by Jazz Dance Academy Montreux

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JJBM

Junior Jazz Ballet Montreux, a junior company aligned with the JDA Junior curriculum (from age 11, JDA Junior 1 and 2)

JDA Montreux a space to share your passion for dance, open to all!
This school with international horizons, organizes exchanges and artistic events in order to breathe a wind of modernity and boost Dance!

Our aim is to enhance the value of this discipline, to highlight its crossbreeding and to continue to create new forms by inscribing it in modernity.

By building technical foundations and a solid vocabulary, JDA Montreux encourages freedom of movement and open-mindedness while guiding its students towards a professional career.

JDA Montreux offers you training in the best possible human and artistic conditions, providing you with quality learning and an opening to the world of dance.



Kayoko Watanabe-Schneider,
Founder of the Jazz Dance Academy Montreux



Follow the Adventure!

Come and visit us

Rue de l'église catholique 14
1820 Montreux

9 mn walk from the Montreux SBB railway station
20 mn from Lausanne SBB station

Contact us

On +41 78 403 12 08

By email

IBAN

CH66 0027 9279 4773 7101 G - UBS
KAYOKO WATANABE JAZZ DANCE ACADEMY MONTREUX
RUE DE L'EGLISE CATHOLIQUE 14
1820 MONTREUX

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Affiliated to the French Dance Federation (FFD)

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