Dance Classes
Faculty
Richelle Kinley
Owner and Artistic Director
Specializing in Ballet & Pointe Cecchetti ( Associate CSC-CICB ), Jazz Certified (ADAPT), Lyrical, Creative Eights, Specialty/Open Choreographies.
Richelle studied theatre and dance at Ryerson for 2 years before moving on to the National Ballet School. She has been trained by many of Canada's Cecchetti Ballet examiners and is a member of the Cecchetti Society Classical Ballet Faculty ( Associate CSC-CICB ). A certified jazz educator for the ADAPT method of dance. Richelle has had many students earn acceptance into full time ballet programs and students continue to have excellent success each year in ballet exams.
In 2000, she founded The Dance Collective Company, a small group of dancers heading towards a professional career through performances in the school system. She has won many choreography awards and has continued to choreograph in the dance industry where her style still remains cutting edge. Each year Richelle's choreographies win overall awards and her ballet students have continued to win scholarship's for the past 6 consecutive years. Richelle is trilled to be entering into her 13th year of owing Island Dance Studio in Port Perry. (We only started on the Island) Richelle is proud to have the most beautiful and elegant dance studio in Port Perry. Island Dance Studio is a family which gets stronger and more talented each year. Richelle and her faculty have created a winning combination of artistry and excellent technique.
We all look forward to the 2011/12 dance season and the many exciting opportunities which will come your way!
Yvette Bazarin-Ulett
BA Honours Dance, York University
Teacher of Contemporary Modern, Acro & Hip Hop
Yvette has been a faculty member of Island Dance Studio since 1999 and calls the studio her "second home". Yvette's high energy and creativity is always apparent in her class. She has over 18 years of combined training in Modern, Acro, Jazz and Gymnastics. In addition to choreographing for the competitve students, Yvette has choreographed the York University Youth Ensemble and the Scugog Dance Collective where her work was recognized with several awards.
Yvette has a Bachelor of Arts Degree in Dance and Kinesiology from York University. She is also a registered massage therapist who uses her extensive knowledge in body mechanics and rehabilitation to educate the students and faculty in the importance of proper technique and injury prevention.
Stephannie Jarrett
Bachelor of Fine Arts Honours Degree, York University
Stephannie started dancing at the age of 3 and never stopped. She is a member of the BATD (British Association of Teachers of Dance) 1987, the CDTA (Canadian Dance Teachers Association) 1991, and holds a Bachelor of Fine Arts Honours Degree in Dance from York Univeristy (1993) where she was in the performance and choregraphy stream. Her performance and competitive background has taken her throughout the United States.
Stephannie has worked within the music industry in the past with various recording artists from Universal and EMI Records preparing them for live performances and video shoots. She has worked on choregraphy projects in live theatre such as "Cabaret", and also for Silicon Graphics Canadian Conference show in San Francisco. Stephannie was the recipient of the DEA (Dance Educators of America) Choreographer's Award in 2000 (New York) and 2002 (Las Vegas). She has taught dance workshops in the Durham and Toronto School Baord for many years, and has also adjudicated the CNE Rising Star competition for the past 12 years. When she is not teaching dance, Stephannie works as a Fitness Instructor specializing in spin and sculpt classes at Impulse, Roo's and Women's Club. Her certifications are with OFC (Ontario Fitness Council), and CAIN (Canadian Aerobics Instructors Network).
Janet Venn-Jackson
Janet is an experienced and "in-demand" adjudicator, teacher and choreographer.
Janet ran her own studio, the Creative Dance Arts Academy located in Oshawa, Ontario offereing classes in Tap, Jazz, Ballet, Acrobatics and Musical Theatre for 27 very successful seasons. Professionally, Ms. Venn-Jackson has danced for the C.B.C., Canada Day celebrations on Parliament Hill in Ottawa, JUNO Awards and the ACTRA Awards.
She has choreographed for the N.F.L., Quaker Oats commercials and many Canadian and U.S. based musical theatre productions. These shows include Les Mis, Cabaret, West Side Story, Kiss Me Kate, Oliver, South Pacific and Guys and Dolls. Her dance students have won many National and International competitive awards including Miss Dance of Canada and Teen Mr. Dance of America.
Students of Janets have appeared in many professional venues including the Broadway Shows: Beauty and the Beast, Cats, Crazy For You, Oliver, Hello Dolly, Oklahoma and Cruise lines such as Carnival and Royal Caribbean.
Janet is also a fully certificed A.D.A.P.T. Dance Examiner, only one of six in Canada. She is also on faculty at the annual ADAPT Teacher's Training Program in Moose Jaw, Saskatchewan.
Gillian Leask
Gillian is a triple threat. She has trained intensively in jazz and tap (ADAPT), ballet (RAD), lyrical/contemporary, hip hop, musical theatre, and modern. She has also studied classical voice with the Royal Conservatory of Music and trained at the Randolf Academy of Performing Arts (Toronto), as well as The Performing Arts Institute (Wilkes-Barre, Pennsylvania). Gillian also traveled to Alaska, the Caribbean and South America working as a production dancer with Celebrity Cruises.
In addition, she worked extensively as a dance instructor in studios, schools, day camps and the City of Oshawa community centres. She has earned awards for her innovative choreography and brings a fresh youthful vibe with her to the studio.
Kim Corrigan-Oliver
For as long as Kim can remember she has been dancing. Having been a successful competitive dancer she is now a very sought after dance teacher. Kim is a certified A.D.A.P.T. teacher and has been teaching under the A.D.A.P.T. syllabus for 20 years guiding students to very successful results in their A.D.A.P.T. tap and jazz exams. Her competitive choreography has received many accolades at competitions across North America, receiving many overall awards, and scholarships.
Kim has a passion for dance, and her greatest pleasure as a teacher is passing on this passion to her students.
Besides dance, Kim also has a passion for health and wellness. She is a certified holistic nutritionist and her business Your Green Baby specializes in nutrition for mom, baby, toddler and family. She is a successful runner, competing in 5km, 10km, half marathon distances, and is an accomplished triathlete competing at the Ironman distance. Kim is a sought after speaker for The Running Room, Team in Training, local fitness facilities and sports teams, presenting information to athletes on stretching, recovery techniques, mental preparation, sports nutrition, motivation and goal setting.
Kim is excited to be a part of Island Dance Studio and looks forward to getting to know each and every dancer and helping them to be the best they can be.
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