Staff

Kylie Hannan – Owner/Director Instructor – Lyrical, Jazz, Modern/Contemporary, Hip Hop Kylie has been dancing since an early age and started off with the foundation of dance, ballet at McBride School or Dancing. She later discovered the expanding world of dance including jazz, lyrical, hip hop and modern. She later trained at Tammy’s School of Dance, Pure Dance and Harbour Dance Centre. Competing solo’s, groups, choreography pieces and attending workshops and master classes all over Canada and the United States.

She later joined the Source Dance Company directed by Joanne Pesusich based out of Harbour Dance Centre in Vancouver. This opportunity opened up to many jobs and performances in the lower mainland including dancing for various singers, Roxy and Quicksilver clothing, The Dragon Boat Festival, Various Club Promotions, New School music video, choreographing for music artists, etc.

However Kylie’s true passion is teaching, she has been instructing for over 10 years in all disciplines of dance. Watching someone’s determination and hard work finally pay off is an amazing gift in life. Her dancers have been very successful in competitions all over British Columbia and in the North West States. She has received numerous highscore and choreography awards for her routines.

Kylie believes in the studio growing, improving and supporting each other as a family.

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Kim Klassen - Tap, Lyrical, Jazz, Musical Theatre Kim presently attends Simon Fraser University, faculty of education. Kim has danced since the age of four and has won numerous awards nationally and internationally. Kim has trained in all forms of dance, her specialties are modern, lyrical and her favorite, tap. Kim has trained in both CDTA and Al Gilbert tap methods and is looking forward to working with the fusion students.

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Sarah Den Ouden - Acro (bio coming soon)

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Michelle Graham Instructor - RAD Ballet (bio coming soon)

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Alex Worthen Instructor – Kinderdance, Jazz, Lyrical, Musical Theatre, Hip Hop (bio coming soon)

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Jessica Demarzo Instructor – Ballet Jessica began dancing at the age of six and has trained with many well known choreographers both local and abroad. Jessica has trained in Ballet (RAD), Jazz, Lyrical, Musical Theatre, Contemporary/Modern, Tap and Hip Hop. She graduated from the Langley Fine Arts School in 2008 where she studied both dance and theatre.As a young dancer she won a number of awards and bursaries from various competitions and festivals throughout the Lower Mainland. She has also performed at a number of honours performances.

Jessica has danced in the opening of the B.C. Country Music Awards (2005); she has also performed in Disneyland and has movie credits which include John Tucker Must Die (2006).

In 2008 she passed her RAD Grade 8 award exam with distinction and plans to complete her ballet teaching certification through the Royal Academy of Dance. As a young teen, Jessica began choreographing solo`s and duo`s for herself as well as other students, this is when she first realized her love of teaching. Jessica has taught for various studios throughout the Lower Mainland and her choreography has won awards and high scores at local competitions and festivals.

Jessica believes that with hard work, determination and passion for dancing there are no limits to what one can achieve!

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Rachelle Dyer Instructor – Ballet Rachelle Dyer has been dancing for over 15 years. Starting out at the age of five at Boswell Dance Academy she completed all of her RAD syllabus grades from primary to her grade eight award as well as Intermediate foundation through Advanced 2. This strong ballet background was supplemented when she began training at Danzmode Productions under the critical eye of Rachael Poirier. Her years at Danzmode were successful some of the highlights being winning the overall award at the Surrey Festival no borders competition. Dancing with Rachael Poirier also gave Rachelle the opportunity to perform in industrial shows and work closely with other local artists.

Upon leaving Danzmode Rachelle ventured on to perform with Royal Caribbean cruise lines on the Radiance of the Seas where she had the opportunity to visit countries such as Argentina, Brazil, Peru, Chile and many more. She also began her aerial training under the instruction of Mista Fallen and Nathan Soanka. It was here that she was introduced to and fell in love with aeiral silks, hoop/lyra, handloop, halo harness and net.

Since debarking from the Radiance Rachelle has cruised with Princess Cruise lines on the Coral Princess and is now teaching ballet at studios throughout the lower mainland.

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Alison Hannan - Office

Student Teachers:
2011 students teachers included Hannah Jeffery, Erin Cumyn, Sarah Jeffery, Meghan Ford, Kaitie Bowen, Sammy Fuller, Dakota Hambrook, Alex Wipf, Jamie Lawson, Tamara Dawson, Paige Freeman, Anika Robertson, , Megan Howard, Haley Friesen, Emily Moffatt and Ashley Howard

2012 student teachers will be posted soon

Past Faculty, Guest Choreographers and Instructors include

STYTCD Kevin Mylrea, Curtis Foley, SYTYCD Danielle Gardner, SYTYCD Moses Layco, Stephanie Sy, Menina Fortunato, Moe Brody, Jaclyn Wheatly, Liz Tookey, Jerome Esplana, Jordan Allarie, Kevin Tookey, Megan Warnock, Julio Fuentes, SYTYCD Kirsten Wicklund, Brian Yang, SYTYCD Natalli Reznik, Caroline Waters, Christie Manning, Carol Hart, Sarah Reis, Kelsey Chace