* CDTA Sk Branch President
* CDTA Ballet Examiner
*CDTA National Event Coordinator
* Licentiate CDTA Ballet
* Licentiate CDTA Tap
*Licentiate CDTA Jazz
*Associate CDTA Modern
* Registered Teacher Royal Academy of Dance (RAD)
* ADAPT Accredited Teacher - Tap & Jazz
* Member SDTA Highland
* Advanced Two RAD Ballet Certificate
* Acrobatic Arts Certified
* Intermediate Three ADAPT Tap & Jazz Certificate
* Advanced CDTA Ballet, Tap & Jazz Certificate
* Scottish Award Five SDTA Highland Certificate
* Trained with:
o Drewitz School of Dance
o Maritime Conservatory of Performing Arts
* Competition Adjudicator
* Recipient of numerous choreography awards
*Safe Places Certified
*Licentiate CDTA Ballet
*Acrobatic Arts Module 1 Certified
· Advanced 1 RAD Ballet Certificate
· Advanced CDTA Ballet Certificate
· Trained with:
o The Dance Studio of Swift Current
o Studio One
· Intensive Classes with:
o Lynnette Kelley
o Tiffany Wagner
o Jaimie Kopeck
Safe Places Certified
*Associate CDTA Ballet
*Associate CDTA Jazz
· Advanced I RAD Ballet Certificate
· Advanced CDTA Ballet Certificate
· Advanced CDTA Jazz Certificate
· Trained with:
o The Dance Studio of Swift Current
I have been dancing with The Dance Studio of Swift Current for 14 years now, ever since the age of 4. I have just graduated from high school and have been taking dance classes all throughout schooling. I plan to stay in Swift Current for this year and continue to dance and teach/assist at The Dance Studio as well as take U of R courses through the local College here. I’ve taken classes in Ballet, Jazz, Pointe, Lyrical, Acrobatics, and Musical Theatre. I have completed Grade 1- Advanced CDTA Ballet exams as well as Grade 1- Advanced CDTA Jazz exams. I have also achieved my Intermediate Foundation RAD through Advanced 1 RAD and am currently waiting on the results for my Advanced 2 RAD Ballet exam. More recently I have successfully completed my Associate CDTA Ballet and Jazz exams this past year. I have taken summer intensives with Lynnette Kelly, workshops with Brian and Faye Foley, as well as workshops with Lorie-Gay Drewitz-Gallaway and Sheri-Lou Drewitz-Kanten. In the summer of 2018, I won a partial scholarship for a summer intensive in Los Angeles at a competition. I ended up meeting some of the most amazing people and had the opportunity to take many classes with popular choreographers as well as make a dance music video that was filmed professionally! Dance has taken me many places and I will always love it no matter where I am. I began as a class helper at The Dance Studio at age 13 for a Preliminary Ballet class and have now assisted with many Ballet and Jazz classes of many ages. Over the past two years, I have taken up more teaching and have truly enjoyed it. This year I have graduated high school and plan on staying home for a year to continue dancing as well as enroll in classes at the College here before moving away. I am interested in taking Biology and hope to pursue one day something in that field. I am also a passionate reader in my free time and enjoy spending time with my family and friends! I look forward to going to the lake every summer and creating more memories. I have always loved dance since the beginning, and I truly don’t know where I’d be today without it. It has shaped me as a person and has become a part of me I don’t want to lose. I’ve enjoyed taking classes myself as well as watching younger dancers succeed which is why I enjoy assisting and teaching. I am looking forward to teaching at The Dance Studio this upcoming season!
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I am Miss Andrea and joined The Dance Studio in September 2019 as an Administrative Assistant. I am new to the dance world and quickly learned that there is so much more to it than I could have ever imagined. I have enjoyed getting to know the dancers and helping with whatever they may need. I have lived in Swift Current my entire life and happy to call it home. I am married and have 2 kids, 1 dog and 1 cat. I love to decorate cakes in my spare time as well as paint. I am always finding new Pinterest ideas to try and create.
"My daughter is starting her fifth year of dance with Miss Melissa. She loves the variety of the different classes, meeting new friends and the feeling of accomplishment in learning new skills and working on recital routines. As a parent, I love seeing her having fun while dancing, and I am always amazed at how they learn and retain all the new steps and routines they learn each week! "
~Core Program Parent~
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