Faculty

Ms Kelda- Studio Director, Baton, Jazz, Acro

Ms Kelda started twirling when she was just 5 years old. Her competitive career started 2 years later at 7 yrs old and lasted until she was 25.

Over those years she was able to represent her region at provincials, her province at nationals, and her country at world Championships!!

She also took up coaching during the later years of competing and after retiring in 2006 she began her judges certification.

Currently Ms Kelda is a certified masters level judge and travels across Canada to many Baton competitions, to judge each season.

Along with baton twirling, Kelda also trained in jazz, tap and ballet and went into competitive dance as well.

She is looking forward to sharing her expertise with new and eager students and watching them grow into amazing athletes!!

Ms Danielle - Tap, Musical Theatre, Pre-school

Miss Danielle is a vibrant dance-educator with a genuine passion for all dance-arts, and a dedicated ambition & perspective for instilling in her students, that same love of dance. With a vast scope of knowledge, Miss Danielle has trained extensively in Tap (CDTA method), Ballet (RAD method), Contemporary, Jazz dance, Lyrical & Musical-Theatre! Additionally, Danielle has received her iTap Teachers certification, specializing in bringing the 5 fundamentals of Tap dance into the studio setting.

During her years as a young dancer, Miss Danielle studied with some of the industry’s best at her home studio, R&S School of Dance! Her dance mentors and instructors included west coast, award-winning choreographers, dance-examiners and renowned adjudicators - Shirley Ray, Senga Cowie, Stacy Cole, Lisa Bell & Ronelle Roode-Brothers. As a long-running member of the studio’s competitive-program – Danielle also delved into additional training, workshops and choreography opportunities with such globally renowned artists as Kim Borgaro (Lula Washington Company & On The Edge Studios – Los Angeles), Stephen McAteer (Riverdance both the original touring company & The New Show, NY), Kelly Konno, Dorie Konno, Carolina Lancaster (Triple Threat Dance Convention founders & Commercial-Dance industry leaders) – and legendary Tap Artists, Malcolm Gale, William Orlowski and Brenda Bufalino.

As a multi-award-winning dancer (excelling at both competitions and in exam-work) Danielle was fully immersed and dedicated to the art of dance – both in her approach to technique & performance.

Fast forward to today –Danielle’s love of dance continues be a part of her everyday life. Her goal, as a teacher, is to provide the same depth of exceptional training she experienced (as a young artist), motivate her students to achieve their own goals as well as to inspire all involved by drawing from her own life’s journey & her background of how dance can make a difference in one’s life – far beyond the studio walls.

Miss Danielle has a special interest in making the studio a truly inclusive space. Welcoming students of all ages and abilities in a hope that they may develop a lifelong passion for movement. She is skilled at meeting students where they are at and working with families to find solutions that suit all learners.

Ms Chelsea - Hip Hop

My name is Chelsea Ross, I’m 25yrs old from Langley, BC. My dance career has taken me all around Canada and the USA. I'm now teaching Hip Hop in the lower mainland after spending over 15 years in a studio and winning competitions like World of Dance, HHI (Hip Hop International) performing in the Olympic ceremonies, in Disney land and multiple other events.

I belonged to an all-female crew called “F8”based out of a Richmond studio named Fresh Groove Productions. that’s where I mastered the technique and styles of Hip Hop!

Ms Dori – Aldergrove Acro & Ballet

My name is Dorothea although I go by Dori.

I started dancing in Europe at a very young age. My very first performance was at the Moravian Theatre in Czech Republic. After moving to Canada I continued dancing and am now in my early twenties and still dancing. I have recently started teaching dance and am super excited to pass on my knowledge to my students.

Ms Annabelle – Baton, Ballet, Acro