After a successful Guelph Dance summer camp, we are excited to have Toronto dancer Celine Richardson-Robichon join our teaching staff for 2015-2016. Celine is a member of the very popular Gadfly. Gadfly merges entertainment with art in a movement now known as...
Following are some quotes from the Guelph Youth Dance Company on their SEVEC Youth Exchange to Moncton, New Brunswick. Thanks so much to DansEncorps for hosting us! Thank you to SEVEC and the Government of Canada for making this possible! [su_row] [su_column...
After graduating from York University’s Dance Program, Janet Johnson spent six years in Toronto. While there she co-founded the eclectic company, Pedestrian Waltz Dance Project, whose work was performed on rooftops, art galleries, sidewalks as well as at the Canada...
Catrina graduated with a BFA in dance from Concordia University (Montreal) in 1992. She has studied and taught at the innovative European Dance Development Centre in Arnhem Holland and Düsseldorf, Germany as well as independently in Montreal, Kitchener, Waterloo and...
Kelly Steadman began her dance training at Royal City School of Ballet and later became a graduate of Ryerson University’s B.F.A. program in Dance and Theatre Studies. Shortly after graduation she extended her training in both Argentina and Taiwan. She...
Tara began her dance career with The National Ballet of Canada after graduating from the National Ballet School. She then danced for The Alberta Ballet and was a celebrated Principal dancer for Canada's Ballet Jorgen for 16 years. Bengt Jörgen created many lead roles...
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...
Choreographer Lisa Sandlos is working with Guelph Youth Dance students on her research project. Lisa Sandlos is creating a production using research with young dancers for her PhD dissertation in Gender, Feminist and Women's Studies at York University. Sandlos, a...
Janet started her career in movement coaching children in gymnastics, and she enjoyed it so much, after high school she chose to complete a two year diploma program in Gymnastics Coaching and Techniques at Seneca College. Janet coached children and teens...
Photo: Anthony Cosentino JULIA COSENTINO – a contemporary-jazz artist from Toronto, ON, received her BFA Honours Degree in Dance from York University in 2012. Since graduating, Julia has had the pleasure of training, collaborating, and performing with companies...
Born in Guelph, Lindsay Roe began her training at Anna Marie Oliver School of Dance and graduated Ryerson's Theatre Dance program in 2000. Throughout the decades, she has choreographed group works in music videos for independent artists, notably Diamond Rings 'Wait...
Canadian drummer / percussionist and two time Juno nominee Adam Bowman has been a mainstay in both the Canadian and international music scene for over a decade. Adam has toured and recorded with such well known and respected artists as Kellylee Evans, Ember Swift,...
The Guelph Youth Dance Company performing at Dance Ontario Weekend, Harbourfront Centre, January 2015. The first piece is High Tide by Jordana Deveau, the second is a DansEncorps, our SEVEC Exchange partners from New Brunswick performing Afro Blue and the third is the...
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...
Richard Burrows has had a substantial career throughout North America, Europe, Mexico, Australia, and Asia. Starting out in his mother’s kitchen on pots and pans, and carrying around his trusty Fisher Price drum, Richard now prides myself having earned two Master’s...
Jeff has been playing drums, percussion, musical saw, instruments with strings attached and occasionally singing in a professional context for over 20 years. HIs career has allowed him to tour extensively with various ensembles, several of whom claim Juno...
Sunday, February 7th, 2:00pm Don't miss this opportunity to see the the Guelph Youth Dance Company and the amazing group of young Canadian strings players from Guelph, Etobicoke, Kingston and Montreal! This is THE performance that will tour China this March with the...