Join us for our Annual Fall Dance Intensive
Date / Location
Sunday, October 19th,2025
@ Move With Grace Dance Studio
400 Collier MacMillan Dr. CAMBRIDGE, ON N1R 7H7
Registration Package
EARLY BIRD RATE UNTIL OCTOBER 1ST!
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DYNAMIC FALL DANCE INTENSIVE 2025 REGISTRATION FORM
Schedules
2025 Guest Faculty
CONTEMPORARY – SUNSHINE HORVATH
Sunshine Horvath was born in the Yukon and raised in Northern Ontario. She started formal
ballet training when she was 7 but at the age of 4 she choreographed her first dance and she’s
been making dances ever since. She co-founded “earthdancers” a dance
company/environmental company for youth in 1998 that continues to run to this day. Upon graduating from the School of the Toronto Dance Theatre as a scholarship student a journey of performing and creating was launched. In 2000 Sunshine cofounded Company Blonde Dance Projects and in that time choreographed dances for parks, comedy stages, theatre and festivals as well as working with Julia Aplin, Susie Burpee, Serge Bennathan, Learie McNicholls, Michael
Sean Marye, Jenn Goodwin. Company Blonde toured across Canada with their hilarious and character driven dance theatre. Sunshine has been teaching contemporary dance and creative dance to children for many years and is an accomplished choreographer.
She lives downtown Toronto where she teaches dance and Pilates and is a mum to three kids.
TAP – AMY LINTUNEN
Amy Lintunen is a Toronto-based dance artist who tells stories through movement, rhythm, and spoken word. Originally from Thunder Bay, she co-owned a dance studio with her sister for over ten years before studying at Off Jazz in France and later relocating to Toronto.
She is the co-founder of Vintage Taps, a dynamic sisterhood of performers dedicated to honoring tap history while creating playful new works. Their original show, The Laundry List, was named one of the top 10 cultural moments of 2019 by the Globe and Mail. With Vintage Taps, Amy has produced original shows and community events with legends Jane Goldberg and Brenda Bufalino and most recently was invited to be a guest artist at the Toronto International Tap Dance Festival with the Brenda Bufalino Residency project.
As artistic director of Sisu Dance Projects, Amy creates work centered on social justice and leads rhythm-based workshops through The Rhythm Lab. Her training includes the American Tap Dance Foundation’s Tap Teacher Training Program, where she studied with Brenda Bufalino and Barbara Duffy, alongside intensive programs with Heather Cornell and Max Pollak.
A passionate educator, Amy is dedicated to helping students find their voice through the language of tap while remaining deeply connected to its cultural legacy.
Learn more at: www.dancewithamyl.com
THEATRE DANCE – RHONDA ROBERTS
Rhonda Roberts is an accomplished performer, instructor and adjudicator of dance who has appeared in productions across North America and Europe. She was awarded a full scholarship and later the triple threat award from the acclaimed
Randolph College for the Performing Arts in Toronto. Rhonda has performed in several stage productions. Most notably she was an original Toronto company member of Broadway’s Beauty and the Beast, at the Princess of Whales Theatre. Toured with the U.S. National company of the Tony® Award-winning musical Ragtime, played the role of Shenzi in the Tony Award-winning show Disney’s The Lion King at Toronto’s Princess of Wales Theatre. She was blessed to be in Guys and Dolls and Anything Goes at the prestigious Stratford Festival.
On screen Ms. Roberts has appeared in the #1 Amazon Prime hit, The Boys, the Academy Award®-winning film Chicago, the New Line Cinema release Hairspray The Movie, along with a list of other film and recurring TV roles. She has been teaching for more than 35 years and adjudicating for over 20 years. Her résumé includes several years of teaching at University of Toronto, and recurring posts at McMaster University, York University, O.I.P, Steps Performing Arts Centre in Hamilton,
National Dance Theatre and Randolph College for the Performing Arts in Toronto. She has been an adjudicator for Terpsichore Dance Celebration, American Dance Awards, Onstage Dance Competition, Kiwanis Festival, Rising Star at the CNE and The World Dance Championships in Orlando, Florida, to name only a few.
She currently has recurring choreography engagements at Etobicoke School of the Arts and has been guest instructing at Mayfield Secondary school and Canada’s National Ballet School.
In 2012, Rhonda opened her own studio called The Art of Balance (TAB). Here she is combining the worlds of dance, fitness and other mind–body practices to promote a sense of homeostasis in the body. In 2016 Rhonda was named one of CanFitPro’s Top 3 Fitness Professionals. Ms. Roberts is also a member of the Professional Adjudicators Alliance, she is a certified
member with Acro Dance Adjudicator. Rhonda was a board member of Healthy Dancer Canada and was the chair of the BIPOC Advocacy working group since its inception in 2020. The committee proudly created a scholarship program for BIPOC emerging artists.
Rhonda is a certified personal trainer. She holds a degree in Sociology from McMaster
University and a music theatre diploma from Randolph College for the Performing Arts.
URBAN -KELSEY ALLEN
Kelsey has been dancing for over 25 years and her teaching career has been thriving for almost a decade. She is the proud Owner & Artistic Director of Connections Dance Collective and also works as a freelance teacher and choreographer in Guelph and the surrounding area.
Kelsey has a broad background in a variety of disciplines, including hip hop, jazz funk, jazz, acro, musical theatre, modern, lyrical, and contemporary. In her youth, she competed across Ontario, winning many awards and scholarships for her charisma and performance quality, specifically in urban styles. While attending university in Hamilton, Kelsey was a member of the McMaster University Dance Club as well as the Director of the McMaster Dance Company.
In her professional career, she has been the proud recipient of many choreography and special awards for her uniquely themed routines and dedication to teaching true hip hop movement and culture in her classes.
She is a certified Zumba and and Acrobatic Arts instructor and is known for her lightheartedness, humour, and warm nature.
BALLET – KRISTYN GWIAZDA
Kristyn Gwiazda is a passionate dance educator and choreographer with over two decades of experience in performance, instruction, and arts education. She began training at age three under Sheona Bell at the Sean Boutilier Academy of Dance and completed up to the Intermediate level of Cecchetti Ballet Examinations. After graduating from the Regional Arts Dance Program at Cawthra Park Secondary School, she went on to earn an Honours Bachelor of Arts from the University of Toronto and a Bachelor of Professional Studies. She continued her professional development through additional qualifications in Dance from York University, including a Dance Specialist certification.
Kristyn has taught Grades 9–12 in the Regional Arts Dance Program at Iona Catholic Secondary School, where she has produced and choreographed numerous large-scale performances, liturgical works, and community showcases. She has played a key role in developing and promoting regional dance programming within the Dufferin-Peel Catholic District School Board, including organizing annual elementary outreach shows and collaborating with over 20 feeder schools. Her choreography has been featured in Remembrance Day assemblies, school dance showcases, and board-wide initiatives such as the Day of Pink Flash Mob and Dance For a Cause. She has also choreographed for competitive dance schools and led workshops in a variety of styles across several studios.
Kristyn continues to inspire young dancers through her commitment to inclusive, meaningful dance education, and by fostering creativity, discipline, and community through movement.
JAZZ – JESSICA FORD
Jessica Ford began cultivating her unique style at just four years old, training at some of the top studios in the Greater Toronto Area. She developed a strong technical foundation at Performing Dance Arts and Joanne Chapman’s before graduating as a modern dance major from a specialized arts high school. By the age of 18, she had also completed the esteemed George Brown College Dance Program, in affiliation with Ballet Jörgen, marking her as one of the youngest graduates of her cohort.
Jessica has had the privilege of working with renowned choreographers such as Hanna Kiel, William Yong, Jessica Runge, Jade Whitney, Colleen Snell, Lauren Runions, Scott Fordham, Alyssa Martin, and Daniel McArthur, among many others. Her performance career has taken her across stages nationwide, including appearances at Nuit Blanche, Hit the Floor: All Stars, The LabCab Festival, New Blue Festival, and Kick It Up: All Stars Gala. She has also been featured in numerous music videos and live productions across Canada, showcasing her versatility as a performer.
Beyond performing, Jessica is the founder and artistic director of Kalos: The Program, a contemporary training initiative designed to bridge the gap between commercial and concert dance. With a mission rooted in purpose, 100% of proceeds from Kalos are donated to CAMH in support of mental health research.
Her choreography has been featured at high-profile events such as Toronto Kids Fashion Week, The Industry Night, A Night to Celebrate HER, Fever After Dark, The Choreographers’ Ball, Hot in Heels: High Society, Raise the Rhythm Fundraiser, Let the Elephants Dance, Bazaar, and Ray D’ance Gala, to name a few. Jessica’s work has earned her recognition as an award-winning choreographer in both contemporary and jazz, with accolades including Choreographer of the Weekend and Top Choreographer of the Year. She is also highly sought after as a workshop instructor, celebrated for her expertise in technique, improvisation and artistry.
Currently, Jessica serves as a jazz and contemporary instructor at multiple competitive studios across the GTA, where she mentors her students with a focus on technical excellence, body health, and artistic integrity. Over the past decade, she has also shared her knowledge as a drop-in instructor at OIP, RightFoot, The Underground, Metro Movement, and Joy of Dance. During this time, she has been a private teacher to stars such as Troian Bellisario (Pretty Little Liars) and Nina Dobrev (The Vampire Diaries).
In addition to teaching and choreography, Jessica has become a respected adjudicator, judging for competitions such as View Dance Challenge, Karv Dance Challenge, Northern Stars, Elevation Dance, Dance Attack, and more.
Passionate about nurturing the next generation, Jessica’s career reflects her lifelong commitment to shaping dancers into well-rounded, resilient, and artistically driven professionals. Her journey continues to inspire students and audiences alike, proving that her greatest artistry lies not only in performance but in the dancers she helps create.