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Guelph Youth Dance nurtures a healthy, inclusive atmosphere where dancers become highly skilled and where deep friendships are made.

Founded in 2006, the dance school nurtures a healthy, inclusive atmosphere, where deep friendships are made and where dancers build connections within the Guelph dance community and also to the national dance community by bringing in guest teachers and participating in youth exchanges.

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Hey GYD companies!! A warm reminder about the "Ran

Hey GYD companies!!
A warm reminder about the "Random acts of Kindness"(RAK). We are hoping by the end of September all dancers will have offered their random Act of Kindness to their fellow dance "twin".

"In the hopes of encouraging a healthy community and to find ways to support each other we are implementing our Twinning program this fall. Each dancer is paired with another fellow company dancer and encouraged to have a random act of kindness this September." ❤❤❤

We are over the moon to welcome Meredith Woodley t

We are over the moon to welcome Meredith Woodley to GYD this year!!

Meredith was born and raised in Toronto, ON. After graduating from the National Ballet School of Canada, Meredith danced professionally in several companies in Germany including Ballett Braunschweig, Ballett Kiel, and Tanz Kassel, performing in original works by some of Europe’s most notable dance makers.

Upon her return to Toronto, Meredith worked as a freelance dancer in a wide variety of projects with some of Canada’s most acclaimed choreographers, including Matjash Mrozewski, Roberto Campanella, Robert Desrosiers, and Kevin O’Day. She also had the unique opportunity to be featured as a performer with the Art Gallery of Ontario in world-renowned artist Tino Seghal’s groundbreaking work “Kiss”.

As a teacher, Meredith has worked as a private coach and rehearsal director, and for various schools throughout the GTA including Randolph School of the Arts and Dance Teq (Kevin Pugh).
After taking some time away from dance to raise a family and pursue other endeavours, Meredith is delighted to be joining the inspiring dance community here in Guelph.

We just love this sneak peek of these dancers and

We just love this sneak peek of these dancers and their incredible focus on Kelly!

Next up in our teachers features is Meredith Black

Next up in our teachers features is Meredith Blackmore!

Meredith Blackmore
Meredith Blackmore is primarily a visual artist. She paints portraits and murals, airbrushes tshirts and makes figurative paintings. Dance permeates it all.

Her first arts training, from age 9-13, was at The National Ballet School. She remembers sketching dancers in arabesque on her breaks. After the world of classical dance, she studied Kathak that taught her about storytelling, Salsa that freed her hips, and Modern with David Earle who champions roots, wings, and arms that circle the earth.

The line between the world of visual arts and of dance is continuously blurring. These worlds have come together for Meredith in live painting, including at a TIFF opening party and an Aretha Franklin concert. She painted the winning portrait of dancer Rex Harrington on Bravo! TV’s Star Portraits. She danced for glass artist Jerre Davidson who produced sculptures based on her computerized movements. Hamilton Supercrawl featured Meredith as a performance artist, dancing on the streets in a cardboard box. And Guelph’s Short&Sweet, curated by Katie Ewald, has featured her quirky combos of sculpture and movement.

In addition, she is widely recognized as a dancer by her own children and has dance internationally in her own living room. Her favourite costume ever is one with fringe on the sleeves. Her favourite question is, “Shall we?”

IT’S NOT TOO LATE TO JOIN DANCE! That’s righ

IT’S NOT TOO LATE TO JOIN DANCE!

That’s right - while the Fall session started the week of September 11th, we do accept late registrations and will prorate the fees if you would like to start a class after the session is in progress.

Contact us or login to the portal to check class availability and to register. Classes are automatically prorated. You will see the discounted class rate once you click SUBMIT and then can verify the cost before finalizing your registration.

Got questions, concerns or want to share with us some particular needs your family may have? Please let us know so we can make sure their dance experience is the best one possible.

We are very excited to share another teacher featu

We are very excited to share another teacher feature!
Megan Robinson
Megan discovered modern dance at the age 15, after six years of ballet training in New Jersey. Upon graduating from Ryerson University dance program she moved to New York City to pursue a career in performing arts. While there she had the pleasure of working with Chen Dance Center and pushing:progress. Since her return to Guelph in 2010, she has worked with Dancetheatre David Earle, Portal Dance, IMAGEO art works, and Project:Humanity

😍 Not too shabby for the first day back in Ball

😍 Not too shabby for the first day back in Ballet with Tara!

Next up in our teacher features is Meghan MacNeil!

Next up in our teacher features is Meghan MacNeil!!

Meghan is a dance artist, choreographer, educator and lifelong student. Originally from Quispamsis New Brunswick, she began her dance education on the East coast. Further refining her craft, she graduated from Ryerson University in Toronto with a Bachelor of Fine Arts degree in dance.

Meghan has had the privilege of dancing and creating work in Toronto, the Maritimes, in high schools and in Universities. She has also been fortunate to have had the opportunity to work and collaborate with many musicians, visual artists and filmmakers. These experiences continue to spark a creative interest in multi-disciplinary work as a means to communicate through art and dance.

Creating environments where students feel confident and inspired is something Meghan is passionate about. In conjunction with strong foundation technique, she takes pride in developing educational experiences that lead students to discover their own creative voice. She believes strongly in empowering people through fostering confidence in personal expression by way of dance and movement.

It has been so wonderful to see all the dancers ba

It has been so wonderful to see all the dancers back in the studio dancing and jumping right back into sharing and improvising!! 😍😍😍

Happy Monday and happy back to dance! We are shari

Happy Monday and happy back to dance! We are sharing another teacher feature with you today!
We are so happy to share that Haley will be back at GYD again this year!

Dancer, instructor, choreographer, filmmaker and visual artist, Haley Dimeck is passionate about actively learning from a range of different experiences, which constantly informs her teaching.

She graduated from The School of Toronto Dance Theatre in 2020 and has worked with exceptional choreographers throughout her training, including Jennifer Dallas, David Norsworthy, and Darryl Tracy. She has performed in Peggy Baker’s intensive repertoire as part of the dance: made in canada/fait au canada Festival, and Fall For Dance North’s 72-Person Ball Passing, by Charles Moulton. She has participated in Kenny Pearl’s Emerging Artist Intensives, which included new works by Robert Glumbek, Apolonia Velasquez, and Hanna Kiel. She was also part of James O’Hara’s work at TransFormation Danse, in Montreal.

Haley has assisted improvisation workshops and repertoire, at The School of TDT’s Pre-professional Intensive, under the mentorship of Julia Sasso. This, as well as completing Peggy Baker’s creative lab, has aided her artistic development. In 2019 she presented her first full-length work, The Hidden Revealed, with Unwrap Theatre. She worked closely with musician Michael Menegon, as the show was performed with live music.

As 2020 co-recipient of The Winchester Prize, Haley choreographed, directed and edited a dance film titled, Resurface, in collaboration with The School of TDT and Summerworks Performance Festival. During this residency she was mentored by renowned choreographer, Denise Fujiwara. She then created her second dance film, Exhale, in 2021, produced by Unwrap Theatre. Haley was also a featured artist for “In the Studio with Guelph Dancers” video series, as well as “Short and Sweet” in the Guelph Dance Festival.

Haley is inspired by following impulses that originate from the innate movement within everyone and everything. She is so grateful for the opportunity to share her love for movement with young dancers!

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