Complex sentence: The School of Dance was founded by Merrilee Hodgins and Joyce Shietze opening its doors on Wellington Street in Ottawa's near west end in 1978 as a nationally registered, educational, charitable, non-profit organization designed to provide professional training for dance.
Split into simpler sentences: The School of Dance was founded by Merrilee Hodgins and Joyce Shietze. It opened its doors on Wellington Street in Ottawa's near west end in 1978 as a nationally registered, educational, charitable, non-profit organization designed to provide professional training for dance.