WELCOME BACK: MISS MACKENZIE! Our tap and jazz instructor will be back with us for another year of across-the-floor progressions and sweaty classes!
•
Mackenzie started dancing at a local dance studio in Calgary when she was three years old and completed her dance education there in 2012. She trained in many disciplines including tap, jazz, ballet, pointe, contemporary, modern, lyrical, hip hop and musical theatre. She has completed numerous ballet exams including her Advanced 1 ISTD. During her years at dance competitions, Mackenzie won several high score and overall-achievement awards, but her proudest moment was when she received the Tammy-Lynn Powers Memorial Tap Scholarship through the Wild Rose Dance Arts Association in 2011 for her tap solo. Mackenzie is ADAPT certified, has her Associate in ISTD Ballet and has both her Module 1 & Module 2 Acrobatic Arts certifications.
Mackenzie has a Theatre Performance Diploma and a Bachelor of Business Administration, both from Mount Royal University.
Mackenzie truly loves her students at Heart To Sole and cannot wait to be back for another year!
•
•
#hearttosole #hearttosoledanceworks #hearttosoleokotoks #hearttosoledanceworksokotoks #joinus #danceseason #teamhts #okotoksdancers #dancers #dance #okotoks #hts #okotoksbusiness #registration #danceregistration #onlineregistration #okotoksfitness #okotoksliving #okotoksactivities #okotokssmallbusiness #okotoksstudio #okotoksstudents #okotoksdance #danceteachers #danceteachersokotoks #staffintroduction #newdanceseason
WELCOME BACK: MISS ALYSSA! Guess which other ballet teacher is back with us?! We are so fortunate to have our wonderful and talented Miss Alyssa join us again! Shoutout to @amcelmon for guessing which two teachers are being featured!
•
Alyssa is so excited to start her third season with Heart to Sole! A lifelong learner, Alyssa is passionate about creative work, and dancer health, holding a Bachelor’s degree in ballet and contemporary dance, and a Master’s degree in dance science. She is also a certified yoga instructor, MELT instructor, and a committee member for Healthy Dancer Canada.
•
•
#hearttosole #hearttosoledanceworks #hearttosoleokotoks #hearttosoledanceworksokotoks #joinus #danceseason #teamhts #okotoksdancers #dancers #dance #okotoks #hts #okotoksbusiness #registration #danceregistration #onlineregistration #okotoksfitness #okotoksliving #okotoksactivities #okotokssmallbusiness #okotoksstudio #okotoksstudents #okotoksdance #danceteachers #danceteachersokotoks #staffintroduction #newdanceseason
WELCOME BACK: MISS SARAH! Our wonderful Acro teacher is back again! She is very much adored by her students who can’t wait to have her again this year!
•
Sarah started dancing at the young age of three and quickly developed a strong passion for ballet, dancing on pointe at age 11, and completed the advanced level of the RAD ballet program. Throughout her dancing career, she added acro, jazz, tap, bellydancing, yoga and even a little cha-cha, Bollywood and burlesque to her training. Some of her special highlights were dancing under the instruction of Umran Suman, Turkish ballerina and founder of Jeunesse Classique Ballet; performing in the Nutcracker and Cinderella; being excepted to dance at the Royal Winnipeg Ballet; and dancing in a variety of competitions. Sarah danced with McDonald Wilson, International School of Ballet, City of Calgary Ballet, Foothills Academy of Dance and the Dance Factory. She worked along side Briomhar School of Irish Dance for a few years working on skills to help an Irish competitive dancer. Sarah has been teaching dance for 12 years and developed a passion for ‘all things acro’. She now focuses mainly teaching both recreational and competitive dancers from junior through intermediate certified levels of Acro following the Acrobatique syllabus, now called the Acro Dance Teachers Association. Her competitive groups have won several choreography awards, Specialty and Outstanding Awards, along with high placements. She’s proud to have aided in the development and successes of the Acro program at Heart to Sole and is thrilled to be part of its continued growth. 💗
•
•
#hearttosole #hearttosoledanceworks #hearttosoleokotoks #hearttosoledanceworksokotoks #joinus #danceseason #teamhts #okotoksdancers #dancers #dance #okotoks #hts #okotoksbusiness #registration #danceregistration #onlineregistration #okotoksfitness #okotoksliving #okotoksactivities #okotokssmallbusiness #okotoksstudio #okotoksstudents #okotoksdance #danceteachers #danceteachersokotoks #staffintroduction #newdanceseason
WELCOME BACK: MISS TRACY! One of our amazing ballet and pointe teachers is back with us for another season! We love all of the knowledge she pours out on our ballerinas!
•
Miss Tracy has been a teacher for over 25 years and is a certified instructor in RAD ballet, CDTA ballet and has obtained her Associate ISTD Cecchetti. Her training began at the Alberta Ballet School in Edmonton in the Professional Program and continued at the Edmonton School of Ballet which lead to the world renowned National Ballet School in the Teacher Training Program. During her training, Tracy had the opportunity to perform and tour throughout North America with the Alberta Ballet Company and work with renowned artists such as Karen Kain, Veronica Tennent and Evelyn Hart.
Throughout her career, she has had the honor of being a guest teacher at workshops, a guest choreographer, a festival adjudicator and an in-house examiner for ballet exams. Her most rewarding experience is to see many of her former students go on the be professional dancers, teachers and studio owners themselves.
•
•
#hearttosole #hearttosoledanceworks #hearttosoleokotoks #hearttosoledanceworksokotoks #joinus #danceseason #teamhts #okotoksdancers #dancers #dance #okotoks #hts #okotoksbusiness #registration #danceregistration #onlineregistration #okotoksfitness #okotoksliving #okotoksactivities #okotokssmallbusiness #okotoksstudio #okotoksstudents #okotoksdance #danceteachers #danceteachersokotoks #staffintroduction #newdanceseason
INTRODUCING: MISS NIGAAR! We are so delighted to welcome our new Bollywood teacher to the team! We are so excited for our students to learn from her this season!
•
Miss Nigaar has been dancing since she was 4 years old. She started her training with Classical Indian dance and, when she moved to Canada from Kenya at the age of 6, she continued her training in different genres of dance. Miss Nigaar is very passionate about Bollywood and incorporates other dance styles such as salsa, hip hop, bellydance and jazz into her choreography.
She has been teaching Bollywood for the last 9 years. Miss Nigaar wants to foster a love for dance and wants dance to bring joy into the lives of her students.
Miss. Nigaar loves to dance, enjoys choreographing and is enthusiastic to teach and share her love for Bollywood with all her students.
•
•
#hearttosole #hearttosoledanceworks #hearttosoleokotoks #hearttosoledanceworksokotoks #joinus #danceseason #teamhts #okotoksdancers #dancers #dance #okotoks #hts #okotoksbusiness #registration #danceregistration #onlineregistration #okotoksfitness #okotoksliving #okotoksactivities #okotokssmallbusiness #okotoksstudio #okotoksstudents #okotoksdance #danceteachers #danceteachersokotoks #staffintroduction #newdanceseason
WELCOME BACK: MISS HAYLEA! Coming back for her second year teaching at HTS is our very own Miss Haylea. We were so proud of her growth as a teacher last year and cannot wait for her to continue to grow this season!
•
Haylea began dancing at the age of 3 but did not realize her passion for it until she came to Heart to Sole Danceworks and started to flourish. She is training in many disciplines of dance including hip hop, jazz, ballet, contemporary, and lyrical. During her years at dance competitions, her accolades have included numerous scholarships and, this past year, she won Senior Soloist of the Year at Wanna Dance Competition in Medicine Hat. Haylea wishes to continue her art and mastering her craft of dance while also graduating from grade 12 this coming year and applying for colleges and universities. She looks forward to growing and developing younger dancers to have the same passion for dance as she does!
•
•
#hearttosole #hearttosoledanceworks #hearttosoleokotoks #hearttosoledanceworksokotoks #joinus #danceseason #teamhts #okotoksdancers #dancers #dance #okotoks #hts #okotoksbusiness #registration #danceregistration #onlineregistration #okotoksfitness #okotoksliving #okotoksactivities #okotokssmallbusiness #okotoksstudio #okotoksstudents #okotoksdance #danceteachers #danceteachersokotoks #staffintroduction #newdanceseason
INTRODUCING: MISS LIBBY! We have another teacher joining Heart To Sole! We are so excited to have Miss Libby on our team this season!
•
Libby started cheerleading at the age of 11 at a local gymnasium in Calgary. She continued to cheer in school and through a local cheer team. Due to a sudden injury, Libby stopped participating in cheerleading and, in 2016, began coaching instead. She is certified in ACA Level 1 and ACA Level 2 (interchangeable with ICU Level 3), and has taken courses in Respect In Sport, First Aid and Concussions.
Libby graduated from high school in 2019 and is hoping to return to school in Fall 2020 where she hopes to major in Paediatric Psychology.
Libby is very excited to start using the skills she has learned from coaching cheer and translate them into teaching acro dance!
•
•
#hearttosole #hearttosoledanceworks #hearttosoleokotoks #hearttosoledanceworksokotoks #joinus #danceseason #teamhts #okotoksdancers #dancers #dance #okotoks #hts #okotoksbusiness #registration #danceregistration #onlineregistration #okotoksfitness #okotoksliving #okotoksactivities #okotokssmallbusiness #okotoksstudio #okotoksstudents #okotoksdance #danceteachers #danceteachersokotoks #staffintroduction #newdanceseason
INTRODUCING: MISS SARAH! We are starting off our faculty introductions with one of our newest teachers who will be working with our preschool dancers! We can’t wait to have you start with us, Miss Sarah! 💗
•
Sarah started dancing at a local studio in Okotoks at age 8 and remained there until 2015. She took classes in pointe, tap, jazz, hip hop, ballet, contemporary and lyrical, and also completed multiple dance exams through the RAD (ballet) and Al Gilbert (tap). She has had both the opportunity to perform on a cruise line and to be featured on the Family Channel show ‘The Next Step’ with a piece choreographed by Stacey Tookey. A highlight of her competitive dancing was winning 3rd place at Nationals in Whistler, BC with her tap solo.
Sarah is attending SAIT in September for sonography.
She has never lost her passion for dance and is very excited to be teaching at one of her former dance teacher’s studios this season! 🙌🏻
•
•
#hearttosole #hearttosoledanceworks #hearttosoleokotoks #hearttosoledanceworksokotoks #joinus #danceseason #teamhts #okotoksdancers #dancers #dance #okotoks #hts #okotoksbusiness #registration #danceregistration #onlineregistration #okotoksfitness #okotoksliving #okotoksactivities #okotokssmallbusiness #okotoksstudio #okotoksstudents #okotoksdance #danceteachers #danceteachersokotoks #staffintroduction #newdanceseason
How do we register. Besides filling out the form, is there an online way?
Hi Dawn!
Sorry. We currently do not have online registration. You can scan it and email it in if that helps!
We look forward to hearing from you 🙂
Erin