Operating out of Scotiabank Dance Centre in Vancouver, British Columbia. The VBS, which turned 75 in 2021, offers a number of programs, including an annual Spring Seminar Week Intensive, taught by internationally known dance artists/teachers for students age 11-18, selected by audition. Scholarships are awarded at the end of the Spring Seminar.
The not-for-profit Society offers 3-6 Master Classes annually with dance artists from visiting companies, and maintains an archive and library open to the public, by appointment. The Society has published Dance International magazine since 1977, which became Dance International online in 2020.