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Dynamic 2024 Event | Fall Dance Intensive

 

Join us for our Annual Fall Dance Intensive

Date / Location

Sunday, October20th,2024
@ Creative Edge Dance Studio
1160 Blair Rd #11, Burlington, ON

Registration Package

 

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DYNAMIC FALL DANCE INTENSIVE 2024 REGISTRATION FORM

Schedule

8:30 – 9:00 Registration

Studios 1 and 2: In-Studio Schedule:

Time Junior/Elementary Intermediate/Seniors
8:30 – 9:00 Registration Registration
9:00 – 10:00 Ballet – Donna Bender Tap – Jonathan Morin
10:00 – 11:00 Tap – Jonathan Morin Ballet – Donna Bender
11:00 – 12:00 Urban – Caddy Superville Contemporary – Rowen McBride-Pilon
12:00 – 12:30 LUNCH LUNCH
12:30 – 1:30 Contemporary – Rowen McBride-Pilon Urban – Caddy Superville
1:30 – 2:30 Jazz – Breanna Willis Musical Theatre – Kim O’Neill
2:30 – 3:30 Musical Theatre – Kim O’Neill Jazz – Breanna Willis

 

2024 Guest Faculty

CONTEMPORARY – ROWEN MCBRIDE-PILON

Rowen is a BFA Honors graduate from York University and a certified RAD ballet teacher from The National Ballet School of Canada. Originally from Guelph, Ontario Rowen has trained in modern forms including Graham and Limon, contemporary, and various ballet technique forms including RAD, Cecchetti, and Vaganova. Rowen participated in the 2019/20 York Dance Ensemble where she worked with renowned dance artists Susan Lee, Raine Madison, and Sophie Goyette-Hamels. She has had the opportunity to perform with Janet Johnson’s Portal Dance Company in the 2021 Guelph Dance Festival, at the 2023 b12 festival in Berlin with Antonin Rioche and at Orsolina 28 in Italy in 2024 for FLOCK dance company. Rowen has had the opportunity to train with Iratxe Ansa and Igor Bacovich of Metamorphosis Method, Hannes Langolf and Antonin Rioche at the b12 festival and with Alice Klock and Florian Lochner at Orsolina 28. In June 2021, Rowen launched The Guelph Dance Emerging Artist Intensive in tandem with the Guelph Dance Festival. Now, Rowen lives and works in Toronto as a freelance performer and choreographer, teacher at Swansea School of Dance, and Artistic Director of Ballet Etobicoke.

TAP – JOHNATHAN MORIN

Johnathan Morin is an indigenous artist of cree descent and a leading force in Canadian Tap dance today. Hailing from Treaty 6 Edmonton Alberta, the 31 year old professional tap dancer is making a name for himself across the country and around the world. He was recently nominated for a Dora Mayor Moore Award for his role in the ensemble of “Tap Legacy Concert” produced by Dance Immersion ; choreographed by Lisa Latouche and Travis Knights. He is also the Co-Artistic Director and Producer of the tap dance company called “Rhythm & Sound”. Established in 2015, Rhythm & Sound has since been presented by Feats Festival of Dance in Edmonton in 2017 and also the Toronto International Tap Dance Festival in 2017 as well.Other accolades include principle dancer in the tap dance production “Love.Be.Best.Free” Directed and choreographed by Danny Nielsen in which they went on tour for 3.5 weeks in B.C. This was the first tap dance tour in Western Canada in 35 years. He was on faculty for the 2014 Vancouver International Tap Festival as well as the 2017 Toronto International Tap Festival. Johnathan has performed at the TD Toronto Jazz Festival in 2013 and 2016 as a guest and most recently Johnathan was presented as a featured artist as part of the 2019 festival as well. He also has been brought out by Feats Festival to teach workshops in Edmonton in 2015 and 2017. In 2018 he danced with Toffan Rhythm Projects alongside the Toronto Jazz Orchestra as part of the 2018 Edwards Summer Music Series. Johnathan is currently living in Toronto where he teaches at various well respected studios in the GTA

 

MUSICAL THEATRE – KIM O’NEILL

Kim O’Neill is an established dancer, teacher, choreographer, and Graduate from the University of Western Ontario. She is trained extensively in all dance disciplines, having been trained under the direction of Matthew Clark.  She is the proud owner of the O’Neill Academy of Dance, in her home town of London, Ontario. Kim continues to peruse her dance career, represented by Da Costa Talent Agency in Toronto.  With over 20 years of professional work under her belt, Kim has become a well- established dancer and performer.

Kim has had the honour of assisting many re-known choreographers including Matthew Clark, Gino Berti, Jeff Dimitriou, Trudy Moffatt, and Sean Cheeseman. Kim is currently a faculty member at Metro Movement Dance Studio in Toronto (open professional studio), where she teaches classes in Jazz, Jazz Tech, and Theatre Jazz.  Kim also had the pleasure of assisting Jeff Dimitriou with the off- ice training and choreography for Canadian Ice Dance Champions, Paul Poirier and Piper Giles.

Kim has 20 years of adjudication experience across Canada and the United States.   She continues to teach master classes at various conventions across Canada (both student & teacher’s conventions), having more than 15 years of convention teaching experience under her belt.  She continues to teach and assist many professional auditions within the dance industry, as well as, be on various casting panels.  Kim is currently a faculty member of the St Clair College Musical Theatre Program, teaching Jazz Technique to the 2nd and 3rd year students.

 

URBAN -CADDY SUPERVILLE

Caddy Superville started dancing at the age of 5, inspired by the dancers on MuchMusic and B.E.T.  At 13, she began her training at the Toronto Dance Industry.  Her experience led her into a scholarship that allowed her to learn from some of the top choreographer’s in Toronto including Luther Brown, Mariano, Jennifer Mote, and Neekz.  Caddy has trained in Toronto, New York and L.A. in multiple styles including Hip Hop, Waacking, Jazz Funk, House, Dancehall, Musical Theatre and Salsa.

Caddy has danced with companies such as Style-Wize, Dark Dance, Nexx Level, Boss, Gadfly, Diva Diverse, Salem Dance Company, Assymetry Colective and DEUCEnDIP where she was able to further her training and experience as a dancer and performer.  She has performed for MuchMusic’s NML Live at the Urban Canadian Music Awards, at the Toronto Pride Festival and at Canada’s Walk o fFame to name a few.

BALLET – DONNA BENDER

Donna Bender is the Founder and Director of Centre Stage Dance Studio and Unlock Unleash Control. With over 37 years of industry experience, she has worked with hundreds of young dancers, many of whom have gone on to pursue professional careers in the arts. Donna is an advanced member, master teacher and examiner for the Society of Classical Ballet, a full stage member of the Canadian Dance Teachers Association, a certified Pilates instructor, as well as a private Health & Wellness coach. Over the years, Donna has adjudicated numerous dance competitions. Since 2004, she has worked closely with master teacher Paula Morgan in technique and foundations for dancers, completing her full teacher certification in 2017. Out of her passion to help dancers achieve a safe and solid technical foundation, Donna co-created Groundforce Technique in 2020. Presently, she continues to teach this method across the country, caring for and inspiring the next generation of dancers and teachers.

JAZZ – BREANNA WILLIS

Holding a Bachelor of Physical Education with a major in Dance, from the Universities of Alberta and Otago (New Zealand) Breanna’s passion for dance and travel has led her to perform and choreograph in film, TV, and on stages across Canada and the world.
Her love of teaching and choreography began at a young age and in 1997, she began her teaching career. Over the past 27 years she has honed her skills as a dance educator, working with all ages and skill levels, and is committed to the development and growth of every performer with whom she works. By sharing a broad spectrum of technical knowledge and movement styles, it is her goal to enhance a dancer’s performance, style, and confidence, and to bring out the best in each dancer.
In 2018 she founded the Stratford Dance Collective, a drop in dance and training program for aspiring and professional dancers. She has now turned it into a full studio, rebranded as Stratford Dance Co. with a competitive company, community classes and professional collective.
In 2003, Breanna began adjudicating dance festivals and competitions across Canada. In 2009 she obtained her judge’s license with the International Dance Organization and currently represents Canada as a judge and choreographer. Her choreography has been recognized and awarded both nationally and internationally. She is the owner and tour director of the Canadian Dance Awards, a dance competition in Canada and the sister company of American Dance Awards.
She has travelled and danced her way to nearly 60 countries, and Breanna now calls Stratford, Ontario, Canada home.
Choreography credits include: 9-5, The Musical (Mayfield Dinner Theatre), It’s Always Something (Sony Centre), “Strictly Dancing” (Australian Broadcasting Co), Divas of Broadway (St. Lawrence College), “Mass Exodus” (Ryerson University), “Degrassi: The Next Generation” (assistant choreographer), “Joseph and the Amazing Technicolor Dreamcoat” (Drayton Entertainment/assistant choreographer), Canadian National Dance Team (Jazz/Modern/Tap)
Select performance credits include: Television: “Canada’s Got Talent”, “State Like Sleep”, “Warehouse 13”, “Bomb Girls”, “The LA Complex”, “MMVA’s” (Psy)
Theatre: “Chicago”, “Crazy For You”, “A Midsummer Night’s Dream” (Stratford Festival), “West Side Story” (Vancouver Opera), Maometto II (Canadian Opera Company), “Return to Grace” (Fallsview Casino), “9-5”, “Sister Act”, “Dance Legends”, “Canadian Legends”, “Legends of Rock & Roll” (Drayton Entertainment), “The Super Groovy 70’s part 1 & 2”, “Dirty Rotten Scoundrels” “Chicago”, (Mayfield Dinner Theatre), “Chicago” (Palace Theatre New Hampshire), “42nd
St” (Troika Asia Tour), Princess Cruise Line.