Instructors

 Hi my name is Ms.Trinity. I have been with WPDC for 5 years now and have now started teaching tap at SHDC. I was a competitive dancer for 11 years and danced in all styles including; tap, jazz, contemporary, ballet, musical theatre, acro and hip-hop. 

My favourite style of dance is tap and my favourite class to teach is also tap! Something I would tell the kids is to keep trying and to remember to never give up. 

Hi everyone I’m miss Kaya and I’m very excited to teach this year! I have been dancing since the day I was born, in competitive dance from the age of 5-17. I come from a versatile dance background with a strong focus in acro. I joined the Royal Canadian Navy when I was 16 and just recently started an apprenticeship! I love being able to share my experience and helping dancers gain new skills and reach goals they have for themselves! 

As well as teaching both our recreational and competitive classes I am the camp manager for our mitchell and exeter studios. 

 Hi, my name is Miss Ellie. I have been working at WPDC for 3 years as a teacher and assistant. I have taught all ages from 3 to 14. I’ve taught various styles including ballet, hip-hop, jazz, and contemporary. I enjoy choreographing for every style but my favourite is hip hop. 

I’m constantly coming up with combos to teach my hip-hop kids. I have also worked at various of our day camps. I love connecting with the kids I teach and not only being their teacher but their friend as well.
 

 Hi, my name is Emma. I am very excited to start teaching this year. I grew up dancing, I started recreational dance when I was 3 and jumped right into competitive dance at the age of 5. I danced competitively for 12 years doing all styles such as tap, hip-hop, contemporary/lyrical, jazz, acro and ballet and then when my journey as a dancer came to an end I became a dance instructor at a studio in Clinton, ON. I truly enjoy teaching kids and watching them grow as dancer. My favourite styles of dance to teach is tap, hip-hop and contemporary.  A couple interesting facts about me is at the age of 13 I joined my dance studio in Los Angelas, California and we danced Main Street at Disneyland and at the age of 15 I got to experience what is it like being a background dancer for The Next Step tv show. Something I would tell the kids is to never stop chasing for what you want, you can accomplish anything you put your mind too.   

Hey, my name is Drew. I danced competitively for 4 years. My favorite style of dance is Hip Hop. I love working with kids and seeing their skills progress and encouraging other boys that dance isn't just a feminine sport for girls.

Dance requires muscle, coordination, and skill and these are all great skills for every child to learn. I would tell my dancers that if they love to dance, do it!! Who cares who's watching? 

I have been dancing since I was 6 years old. I was a competitive dance at OnStage for 7 years. My favourite style of dance is jazz but I also enjoy contemporary. This is my first year working at WPDC and SHDC and I can’t wait to help out with the classes. I am excited to help out with all the kids and see all their smiles when they dance. Dance is a place where everyone can have fun and I can’t wait to see everyone having fun.  

 I’m Brooklyn Ross or Miss Brookie is what most of your kids call me. I’m the head coach for the gymnastics program at South Huron Dance Club, I teach on the competitive team at West Perth Dance Club and I also teach dance classes at both South Huron Dance Club and West Perth Dance Club. 

I’m 20 years old and have been dancing for 16 years. Starting at the age of 4 I danced competitively at Dance Aarts Academy in Stratford until the age of 14 when I switched studios to ONE Movement in Cambridge where I danced competitively for 4 years and graduated at the age of 18. I’ve been working at West Perth Dance Club and South Huron Dance Club since August of 2022. 

I am experienced in jazz, RAD ballet, pointe, musical theatre, contemporary, lyrical, acro, hip hop, and gymnastics. I taught and assisted dance classes during my whole time at ONE Movement as well as coached both recreational gymnastics and pre-competitive gymnastics at Woodstock Gymnastics Club for a year until March of 2020. I am a certified NCCP Gymnastics coach and have taken the gymnastics foundations introduction, gymnastics foundations theory, artistic gymnastics foundations, and trampoline gymnastics foundations courses. I have taken all of my Royal Academy of Dance ballet exams from grade 1- Intermediate and studied up until the advanced 2 level. 

I love teaching kids new skills and helping them grow confidence and achieve their goals through dance and gymnastics.