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Angèle Lavergne, A.I.S.T.D. (dip.), is a certified teacher of the Royal Winnipeg Ballet. Among other professional teacher's certificates, Madame Angèle holds a Cecchetti Associate Diploma from the Imperial Society of Teachers of Dancing, London, England where she is also fully registered as a teacher of dancing. She has also studied dance, drama and music at the Saskatchewan School of Performing Arts and studied at the Edmonton School of Ballet and the National Ballet School of Canada in Toronto. Madame Angèle has also taught many different dance workshops throughout Manitoba, and has adjudicated for different competitions in and out of province. Many of Angèle Lavergne’s ballet students have won World Championship titles or have medaled at these events in groups or in solo performances. They have also been selected as scholarship recipients at numerous dance conventions and competitions.
Madame Angèle is currently a member on the Board of Directors of Dance Manitoba
and is a member of the International Dance Council
/Conseil International de la Danse. As the school's principal ballet & pointe teacher, she feels that it is important that all students receive quality dance training. She teaches dance at all levels, from Tutu's for Two to Adult classes. |
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Kim Salamandyk (Assistant Director) has many years of
teaching and performing experience. She has attended
many teaching workshops and seminars including those of
the Royal Winnipeg Ballet, the National Ballet School of
Canada, the Ballet Arts in Minnesota as well as seminars
in Los Angeles and in Florida. She has also assisted
teaching classes with the Dance Educators of America.
Miss Kim's students have brought back some of the
highest awards achievable, at the provincial, national
and international levels, including World championship
titles. Many of Miss Kim Jazz students have been recipients of scholarships at conventions and workshops in Manitoba and in the United States. She has also received awards for her choreographies in various competitions. Miss Kim specializes in Jazz
& Lyrical.
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Wayne Santos has been dancing Hip Hop for over 15
years and has trained dancers of all ages. He is very excited to
be sharing his
passion for Hip Hop and to work with our students. Wayne's students and choreographies
have won championships titles in: Chicago (World of
Dance), Toronto (Beat Down Hip Hop
Dance Competition), Edmonton (Artists Emerge), Winnipeg
(In the Zone & Winnipeg's Best Dance Crew Competition),
and in Vancouver (Move National Hip Hop Dance
competition). Wayne Santos was selected to choreograph
the Team Canada Junior & Senior Hip Hop teams that
compete in Austria. Under Wayne's guidance, the Team
Canada hip hop crew earned Canada's best ever finish at
the I.D.O. World Hip Hop Championships. He is the founder / director and
choreographer of the Sikat Dance Company, a competitive
Hip Hop team. He is also presently teaching Hip Hop in
high schools, such as Oak Park and Tec Voc. His dancers
have opened for a show featuring America's Best
Dance Crew season one winners: Jabba Wockeez. Wayne
has a passion for teaching that is second to none, and
is very much connected to the Hip Hop dance community at
home and abroad.
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Val has been teaching dance in Winnipeg for over 15 years. Although tap is her forte, she also has trained in ballet, jazz and Irish Dance and has studied African dance in southern France. Mrs. Kowalski is an accomplished dancer, choreography and adjudicator. As a dancer, she has a number of awards to her credit such as, the First overall tap solo award at the C.N.D.C. national finals and the A.D.A.P.T. tap scholarship. Her excellence in tap was also recognized nationally when she was selected through national audition to perform Spirit of a Nation in B.C. Her choreographic credits include high school musicals, performances for Marquee Entertainment Inc., as well as local theatre productions. She has developed many great tappers over the years, and many of her students have excelled in competitions, earning the highest possible marks and scholarships. Ms. Kowalski currently has students performing in Tokyo, Boston, New York, Las Vegas, Toronto and Vancouver. She is also currently a member on the Board of Directors of Dance Manitoba.
She has also adjudicated at dance competitions.
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Carmelle Hearn is a fully certified A.D.A.P.T. teacher
in Jazz and Tap. She has trained at the Royal Winnipeg Ballet
while studying ballet in the R.W.B.'s
Teacher's Course program. She's been a recipient of a
Paris Dance Tour scholarship. She has also successfully completed her Cechetti
Intermediate Teacher's certification. She has trained
extensively in Ballet, Pointe, Jazz, Lyrical, Tap & Hip
Hop at Marquis Dance Academy for years. She is an
enthusiastic and dynamic teacher in the studio, and
loves to see her students progress and develop their
understanding of dance and their technique in various
dance disciplines. She is currently teaching Hip Hop,
Ballet & Jazz.
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Lisa Tomsic is a fully certified A.D.A.P.T. teacher
in Jazz and Tap, having successfully completed the A.D.A.P.T. teacher training program.
In addition to teaching, Lisa Tomsic works as an
administrative assistant at the school. She has studied
Ballet, Jazz & Tap since she was very young and has
always had a passion for dance. She has always loved working with
younger children, and has worked in a day-care in the
past. She teaches creative dance, mini-steps and tutu's for two and pre-tap/pre-ballet,
as well as the beginner levels for Ballet, Tap and Jazz at Marquis.
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She is a certified Associate Jazz Teacher since 1988 and
a certified Associate Ballet Teacher since 1999.
She is a continuous member of the British Association of
Teachers of Dance (B.A.T.D.). She holds a Bachelor of Fine
Arts Honours Degree in Dance from the York University in
Toronto, where she studied Ballet, Modern, Technique,
Dance history & theory, Theatre Production and Anatomy.
She has a graduate certificate in Corporate
Communications & Public Relations, and has been part of
Mentoring Program at York University, which entailed
mentoring and coaching first year dance students.
She has over 10 years of teaching experience in
Jazz, Tap, Modern and Ballet. Laura has experience
teaching all ages ranging from ages three to adult. She
has taught at many dance schools throughout Ontario,
including: Toronto Dance Vibe, Dance Umbrella of Ontario
(Toronto), Allegro Dance School (Markham), the Dance
Company (Etobicoke), and (I've Got Rhythm School of
Dance (Kingston). She is happy to be part of our faculty
in Winnipeg!
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Liane Prenovault has a tremendous
amount of dancing experience in Ballet, Pointe, Tap, Jazz,
Lyrical and Hip Hop. Moreover, Liane has won Elite Gold
or Gold with Honours in every of these disciplines at
various dance competitions or conventions. She also was
recognized with scholarships such as a Las Vegas Dance
Scholarship and a Paris Tour Scholarship. She also
attended the Edge Performing Arts Summer Program after
being awarded another scholarship in recognition for her
excellence in dance. She has
attended World Championships in Vancouver, Toronto,
Orlando (Florida) and Austria. She has spent many years
training at Marquis Dance Academy and has also studied
with Winnipeg's School of Contemporary Dancers. She
loves to pass on her knowledge and passion for dance to
aspiring students. |
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