Mr Adam

Teacher

I am so excited to begin my teaching journey during Dance Spectrum’s 31st season!

This studio has not only given me a space to learn and train, but it has also given me a
family. I cannot imagine how my life would be if I hadn’t started dancing here.

I have been dancing at DSi for 10 years and have been on the competitive team for 6
years. During my time so far, I have trained in disciplines including Tap, Jazz, Ballet,
Hip-Hop, Contemporary, Lyrical, Jazz Funk, Acro and Musical Theatre. I have
completed advanced level RAD Ballet exams, Adapt Jazz exams and Al Gilbert Tap
exams. I have also had the opportunity to be an understudy here for the past two
years. As a part of the competitive team, I’ve been lucky enough to be in several small
and large lines as well as trios, duets, and solos. These experiences have taught me
so much and have lead me to pursue my love of dance further with scholarship
opportunities in Alberta and British Columbia.

This year, I am heading into Grade 12 and will be graduating next June. When I’m not
teaching, you’ll still be able to find me this year taking classes at DSi as a student, and
will probably be able to spot me onstage at competition and recital. I feel incredibly
lucky to be given the opportunity to teach in my last year, and my goal is to continue
the supportive environment I have grown up with while still pushing dancers to find new
ways of movement. I cannot wait to dance with you all!

Miss Addi

Teacher

I am very excited to start this year as a teacher at Dance Spectrum! My love for dance all started here at 2 years old. In the 12 years I have spent at DSi, the studio has truly been the most supportive and encouraging influence on my life. I would not be the person I am today without all the loving and incredibly kind people who teach, dance, and engage with the studio.

A little bit about me: Upon graduating in 2024, I have danced competitivity for 8 years in numerous large groups, small groups, duets, trios, and solos. I trained in Jazz, Pointe, Ballet, Contemporary, Lyrical, Hip-hop, Tap, and Musical Theatre. I have completed the RAD Ballet Exams, including the Grade 8 Ballet Exam and the Advanced 2 Ballet Vocational. I am so incredibly fortunate and grateful to have received the Most Outstanding Jazz Dancer award for the 2023-2024 season. Additionally, I have enjoyed understudying various classes with multiple teachers over the past couple of years at DSi.

Other than dance, I am starting my first year at Mount Royal University, pursuing a degree in Computer Information Systems. I can’t wait to share my love for dance with my students! My goal is to continue creating a supportive and inclusive environment where dancers of all levels can thrive and grow, encouraging creativity, confidence, and self-expression. I am thrilled and grateful to start this new journey and make a positive impact while I work at Dance Spectrum. I can’t wait to meet everyone!

Miss Amanda

Teacher

I am so happy to return to the DSi teaching staff for my 21st year!

I am so happy to return to the wonderful DSi teaching staff for my 22nd year!

As a DSi dancer, I trained in Ballet, Jazz, Lyrical, Tap, Musical Theatre and HipHop. I was given opportunities to compete in various disciplines and successfully completed many exams; including top levels of RAD Ballet and ADAPT Jazz. As a teacher, I completed the ADAPT teacher’s training program to obtain my teaching certificate. I have successfully entered students into exams, and choreographed competition numbers for the past 20 years.

I am so grateful to be part of such a wonderful and inspiring team, which includes some of my teachers, my friends I grew up dancing with, and my former students! In 2017, I completed my studies at the University of Calgary obtaining a Bachelor of Arts and a Bachelor of Education degree, and I feel so lucky to share my love of teaching between the school classroom and the dance studio. I’m also a proud momma to a 1 year old boy.

I am looking forward to another season at DSi and am excited to share my passion and love of dance with all of my students.

Miss Amelia

Teacher

I am so excited to be back teaching for team DSi for the coming season!

Before graduating as a dancer in 2023, I spent twelve of the best years of my life dancing, learning, and growing to become the person I am today. I trained in jazz, ballet, pointe, tap, musical theatre, and contemporary. After joining the competitive team at the age of nine, I instantly fell in love, competing in jazz, ballet, contemporary, lyrical, musical theatre, and tap. In addition to this, I successfully completed many adapt jazz examinations, ballet vocational, and Al Gilbert tap examinations.

While I truly cherish my time as a dancer, I was lucky enough to spend four yearsas an understudy sharing my passion for dance and everything I have learned along the way with both competitive and recreational dancers. I was fortunate enough to receive the Mentorship award in the 2021-2022 season and I am incredibly grateful to continue inspiring young dancers as a member of the DSi team. In the fall I will be continuing my studies at the University of Calgary pursuing a Bachelor of Commerce degree.

DSi will always be my forever home and I am excited to continue as a part of this incredible community for years to come!

Miss Ashley

Teacher

I am so excited to be a part of the 31st season of such an amazing dance studio.

At the age of 3 I took my first dance class and fell in love! Through my years dancing I successfully completed my ADAPT Tap and Jazz exams as well as my Al Gilbert Tap 9 Exam. I was fortunate enough to have dance take me to Disneyland, Las Vegas, and Spain but what really excited me as a young dancer was Student Teaching. I knew at a young age that I wanted to be just like my Dance Teachers! So, 19 years ago I started teaching and found my passion!

I graduated from TTS, the ADAPT Tap and Jazz teaching school and am now entering my 14th year as a teacher at Dance Spectrum Inc,! I feel so fortunate to work with such a great team of talented, educated, and passionate teachers. It is the dancers that continue to inspire us and make coming to the studio feel like a second home.

This is going to be a great year dancers! I can’t wait to catchup with returning students and welcome the new!

Miss Catherine

Teacher

I am so excited to start my second year as a teacher with DSi!

I have danced at DSi since I was 2 and have been competing since I was 10, where I have trained in many styles, Ballet, Jazz, Contemporary, Musical Theatre, Tap and Pointe. I have completed many ADAPT Jazz examinations as well as RAD ballet examinations. I have also had the opportunity to train at Central Memorial High School as part of thePVA dance program, where I learned styles such as, West African, Latin, Vogue, Modern and much more!

In 2023 I graduated with my PD in the Arts Certification from Central Memorial, as well as being awarded “Most Outstanding Ballet Dancer” from DSi.

I am starting my second and final year working towards my RAD Ballet teaching certification. I am so grateful and excited to have the opportunity to be teaching where I have danced my whole life.

Miss Chloe

Teacher

I am absolutely thrilled to be joining the DSi team for the upcoming season! My excitement is through the roof as I step into this new chapter after completing my final year as a graduate from DSi and now returning to my forever dance home now as a teacher. Having danced at DSi for as long as I can remember, I’ve cherished every moment being part of this amazing community, and I have loved getting to grow up with such incredible people. Having the privilege to volunteer alongside the teachers in class for the last three years, I discovered my passion for teaching and the love I have for helping students. I am eager to dive back into the heart of what makes DSi so special and to continue contributing to this wonderful family.

A bit about me—I have danced for over 15 years, with a deep love for ballet, lyrical and contemporary styles. I have danced competitively for several years and also successfully completed my RAD Ballet exams, including the Advanced 1 ballet vocational. My dance journey has been a source of joy and growth, and I am eager to share that passion with our students here at DSi. Here’s to another fantastic season ahead—I can’t wait to see all the new and familiar faces and to share in the joy of dancing together!

Miss Francine

Teacher

Let’s go Team DSi! I am so excited and so happy to be on this amazing team this year as a teacher! I joined Team DSi when I was seven years old, and I started to learn tap dance when I was ten. (yay team tap!) I graduated from Dance Spectrum in 2023, having completed the Al Gilbert Syllabus to the Tap 8 level, and receiving Most Outstanding Tap Dancer from DSi as well. Thanks to Dance Spectrum, I was able to grow and pursue my passion for tap dance with all of their support. In my last year competing with DSi, I was very grateful to receive the Carol Nielsen Memorial Scholarship for my self-choreographed solo.

Being a tap dancer has brought me so many lovely opportunities that I am extremely grateful for. This past season, I traveled to Austin for the ArtBeat tap festival, where I had the opportunity to learn from a powerhouse set of teachers. This June, I was lucky to receive 1 of 2s cholarships for Canadian dancers to attend Rhythm World 2024, hosted by the Chicago Human Rhythm Project. I cannot wait to share what I learn from this exciting experience with my students at DSi!

For the past 3 years, I have been training under the direction of Tasha Lawson with the Tri-Tone Rhythm Ensemble to further my knowledge on rhythm tap, improvisation, history, and choreography. While beingin the Advanced ensemble, I am also working through the Teacher Training program, which allows me to work closely with the Intermediate division of the Calgary ensemble. I am so passionate about all things tap dance, and I’m so excited to share my knowledge and experiences with the next generation of tappers at DSi!

Miss Hallie

Teacher/Receptionist

I am overjoyed to be starting my sixth year of teaching at DSi in the fall.

My love for dance began at the age of 3 when I took my first class at DSi and I haven’t left since. I have had the pleasure of learning Jazz, Ballet, Musical Theatre, HipHop, Contemporary and Lyrical from my co-dance teachers and am honoured to be a part of this team for another year. I had the opportunity to be a dancer and student in the Performing and Visual Arts program at Central Memorial High School from 2016-2019 where I was able to learn Bollywood, Latin, WestAfrican, Modern and Tapand further my skills in styles I was taking at DSi. I also received my PD in the Arts Certificate at Central Memorial after graduating in 2019. I completed both grade 7 and 8 ballet exams at DSi and was awarded “Most Promising Jazz Dancer” in 2015 by the studio. I competed with the DSi competitive team for 6 years dancing in large groups, small groups, and solos inLyrical, Contemporary, Jazz and Ballet.

I am so grateful to DSi for theopportunities to learn from talented dancers and artists who have positively impacted my style of dance and teaching. I am currently going into my last year of school at Mount Royal University in the Policy Studies program minoring in Social Innovation.

With such a spectacular celebration of the studio’s 30th year, I am look forward to seeing you all in the Fall and dancing together for our 31st year.See you soon friends!

Miss Holly

Receptionist

I am excited to be returning to the Office Team for my thirdyear as a part of DSi.

A little about me, I have danced for over 13 years and competitively for 5 years. I have successfully completed ADAPT Jazz and RAD Ballet exams, including the Grade 8 ballet exam and the Advanced 1 ballet vocational.

Aside from my dance experience, I am currently a fourth-year university student at the University of Calgary, Haskayne School of Business pursuing an International Business degree. I hope to continue to spread the love and support that I grew up with at the studio and pass it on.Welcoming and watching our dancers grow is one of the most rewarding aspects of my job. I can’t wait to meet our new families and reconnect with those returning. Welcome to the DSi family!

Miss Jayda

Teacher/Receptionist

I am thrilled to be back with Team DSi as ateacher and receptionist for the 2024-2025 season!

I began dancing at Dance Spectrum at age three and spent fifteen years as a student at DSi, until graduating in 2022. Throughout my time at DSi I have trained in numerous disciplines, including Tap, Jazz, Ballet, Contemporary, Musical Theatre, Hip Hop, and Lyrical, as well as completed multiple examinations in Al Gilbert Tap. I danced competitively for 7 years with DSi’scompetition team, leaving me with many amazing memories and an incredible community that I consider my second family. Additionally, I was extremely grateful to receive the Most Dedicated Jazz Dancer award for the 2021-2022 season.

I am so thankful for the opportunity to continue pursuing my love of dance at Dance Spectrum while working toward a BA in Psychology at the University of Calgary. I cannot wait for another year with my DSi family. Goteam!

Miss Kaitlyn

Teacher

Kaitlyn Seibold, originally from Saskatchewan, Canada, is an accomplished dance professional holding a Bachelor of Fine Arts in Dance Performance from the Toronto Metropolitan University and a Master of Fine Arts in Dance Choreography and Collaboration from York University.

Her dedication to her craft was recognized with the Lipton Family Endowment Award for the most promising choreographer during her academic journey. Having under gone extensive professional training and performance experiences across North America and Europe, Kaitlyn has collaborated with renowned choreographers including Vicki St. Denys, Hanna Keil, Robert Glumbek, Matjash Mrozewski, Kenny Pearl, Angela Blumberg, Ryan Maze, Apolonia Velasquez, Colleen Snell, and others.

For the past decade, Kaitlyn has been committed to sharing her expertise through teaching and choreographing. She has instructed in various university institutions across Canada offering training in ballet, contemporary, modern, jazz, lyrical, and musical theatre. As a freelance dance choreographer, she has contributed to the dance scenes in Toronto for the past seven years and a notable presence teaching in competitive studios for the past fourteen years. Currently, Kaitlyn is instructing at the Alberta Ballet School, teaching contemporary dance for the professional development company. In Calgary, she has been performing and working with Ballet Bodies YYC directed by Serenella Sol and Project in Tandem directed by Meghann Michalsky. Kaitlyn’s dedication to dance is driven by her love for movement and music, expressing the beauty of the human body through her art.

Miss Karly

Teacher

…a.k.a. “Miss K”.  I am thrilled to be spending my 22nd year as a DSi instructor.  Dance Spectrum has been my home for 30 years now training in a “spectrum” of disciplines.  As a dancer, I successfully completed many ADAPT Jazz, Al Gilbert Tap and RAD Ballet exams. I also dove into the world of competitive dancing at age 8, competing in a wide range of styles around Canada and the US.  Now I share my love of Tap, Contemporary and Strength and Conditioning with my beautiful students.  One of my favorite parts of being a dance teacher is successfully preparing students for exams and competitions.  

When I am not at DSi I’m at Studio 85 Movement + Wellness, my own Wellness Center. Inspired by Miss Wendy owning my own small business has been a dream of mine for years and now I not only get to share my love of dance I also get to share my love of fitness/yoga, preventative health, wellness and business!!

Miss Katie

Teacher

Bring on the new season! I was lucky enough to grow up at DSi where my admiration for dance started and where I received the love and encouragement to pursue my passion!  I have gained a respected reputation within Toronto’s dance community where I spent time dancing professionally, teaching, adjudicating, and choreographing. I have been involved in various film and live theatre performances and found a passion for choreography working at youth, pre-professional, and professional levels. I am a member of the Professional Adjudicators Alliance and have enjoyed working for many competitions all over Canada.  Internationally, dance has taken me many places including New York, Florence, Italy, and Vienna, Austria where I worked with and studied extensively from respected dance educators. As I progress with my research and development, my enthusiasm to share with the next generation continues. I am forever inspired by my teachers who shaped me. My goal is to share not only the love of dance but the life lessons that those teachers, now colleagues, had taught me all those years ago. I can’t wait to start my fifth season teaching at the place that I cherish so much!

Miss Lilly

Teacher

I am beyond thrilled to be back on the Dance Spectrum staff team for my fifth year! It is also wonderful to be back at the studio for my fifteenth year; first as a student, and now as a teacher! During my time as a dancer at DSi, I competed for 8 years and trained for 11 years in disciplines including Tap, Jazz, Ballet, HipHop, Acro, Musical Theatre, Contemporary, Lyrical, and Pointe. During my time as a competition dancer, I was lucky enough to be awarded overall awards for group routines and solos and was even luckier to have qualified for a virtual national final as a soloist. I have also successfully completed multiple examinations in ADAPT Jazz, RAD Ballet, and Al Gilbert Tap. In my graduating year, I completed my Al GilbertTap 8 examination with honours as well as my Advanced One and Grade Eight RAD ballet exams.

Currently, I am a fourth year University of Calgary student pursuing a Bachelor of Science in Kinesiology. DSi has been my second home for so many years and I’m so lucky to continue to be a part of this incredible community for the 2024/2025 season!

Mr Rocky

Teacher

I am so excited to be returning for another season with DSi!  I grew up performing traditional cultural dances and was fortunate enough to have a dance program be part of my curriculum as I continued through school.  My earlier years as a dancer include a background in Locking, Salsa, Bollywood, West African and of course choreography inspired by the Hip-Hop culture.  My love for creating and pursuing the choreography route grew as I entered my high school years.  Hence where I am now, a choreographer with a vision!  Over a decade later, I continue to work on honing my craft by training across Canada, as well as travelling to Los Angeles, San Deigo, and New York.  Creating choreography inspired by the Hip-Hop culture has also allowed me to compete on international platforms such as Hip-Hop International Qualifiers in Ottawa, to World of Dance Edmonton, Vancouver, and Las Vegas.  I’m grateful to have been granted opportunities such as performing at the Juno Awards for Alessia Cara and receiving a scholarship at World of Dance. Although, my greatest accomplishments would have to be creating and putting my own projects on stage. Having my dancers be recognized for their quality while bringing my creative visions to fruition will always be the most rewarding. As corny as it sounds, I believe team work really does make the dream work.  I’m incredibly excited to be bringing in my own style along with the fundamentals of Hip-Hop to the DSi students. “Green Legacy” is about to have another strong season!

Miss Sarah S. (ARAD, PDTD, RTS)

Teacher

I am thrilled and privileged to be a part of the wonderful DSi team for my 3rd year. I am excited to see the students grow and flourish as they work towards their true potential as dancers.

Originally from England, I trained professionally at the Northern Ballet School, graduating with a Diploma in Professional Dance, and receiving the “Best all-rounder” award. I am an associate of the Royal Academy of Dance (ARAD) having completed Advanced RAD (1&2). I also passed Advanced ISTD and IDTA Ballet, Modern and Tap, Advanced ISTD National Character Dance, and IDTA Graduate Ballet Teaching Certificate, all with honours.

For 11 years I had a varied and continuous professional dance career throughout the world, gaining an in-depth knowledge and expertise of all genres of dance. I have been understudy to Pamela Anderson in  Aladdin (The Liverpool Empire and New Wimbledon Theatre), performed lead roles in On Eagles Wings (Irish Tour) and Irish Wings (Dutch Tour), Hans Klok -The Beauty of Magic and  Faster than Magic (Las Vegas and European Tours), Queen Mary II (Inaugural cast-world cruise), Pacific Princess and Celebrity Infinity cruise liners, lead Irish dancer in  Fire of Dance (European Tour) and  Essence of Ireland (UK tour), lead role in Spirit of the Dance (U.S, European, Far East tours & Las Vegas), Nabucco (Manchester Opera House and Royal Albert Hall), Godspell (Jazz Galore Dance Co), Singin’ in the Rain (Manchester Song and Dance Company), The Nutcracker, Coppélia and Giselle (Manchester City Ballet), and in various television programs and commercials. 

I completed the Professional Dancers Teaching Diploma (PDTD) course at the Royal Academy of Dance in London, where I gained Registered Teacher Status (RTS) and moved to Calgary where I have been teaching students at various schools including Alberta Ballet School since 2011.

I am excited to be able to work with the students at DSi to motivate and inspire and help instill a love of dance by passing on my knowledge, enthusiasm, and passion for ballet. I am a mother of three and the founder of Balletiques through which I teach a ballet-inspired fitness program that I designed and Silver Swans™ ballet classes to adults.

I look forward to seeing you around the studio!

Miss Sarah V.

Teacher/Competition Director

This is my 25th year being a part of DSi’s amazing teaching staff!  I grew up dancing here at the studio and have been sharing my love of dance with the SPECTRUM students ever since! 

As a dancer, I had the opportunity to compete in multiple disciplines, both locally as well as in the United States.  I also successfully completed top level exams in both ADAPT Jazz and RAD Ballet.  Some of my fondest memories and best friends came from these experiences!  

As a teacher, I have been successfully entering students in exams and competitions throughout the past twenty years. I obtained my RAD teaching certificate with a ‘Distinction’ and am a recognized member of the ADAPT Jazz syllabus, Acrobatic Arts Syllabus, and the non-profit Wild Rose Dance Arts Association.  Ballet and Jazz have always been my favorites, but I have loved adding other disciplines to my repertoire such as Lyrical, Acro, and Stretch/Strength.  I love creating and am so lucky to have choreography as my creative outlet.  Teaching dance is my true LIFE PASSION. I am continually inspired by my students.  

I have had the privilege of teaching many talented and hard-working individuals over the years.  Dance Spectrum means so much to me. It is a true community.  My family away from home. I’m a proud momma of two little girls and will ALWAYS be “dance mom” to my studio kids.

Miss Wendy

Director/Teacher

I grew up dancing in Calgary and found my love for teaching at an early age. After opening DSi in 1994, I have been so privileged to teach so many wonderful individuals. I have seen students grow from Preschool to the highest levels of dance, graduate High School, University, get married and now have their own kids as students at DSi!

Over the years I have travelled with students to Chicago, New York, Boston, Orlando, Las Vegas, Los Angeles, and Disneyland. I am so proud of former students who’ve continued their love of dance.  Their accomplishments include:  working with artists such as Madonna, Adele and Ed Sheeran, working on numerous T.V., film and stage projects, acceptance into Juilliard, The Royal Winnipeg Ballet School and even performing at the Oscars! 

I am equally proud of my former students who have turned into exceptional DSI staff members and choreographers, now sharing their own passion for dance with our DSi students. 

Entering our 31st season at DSi, I feel so lucky to continue to see our wonderful community flourish, generation after generation.