Dance Creations Slave Lake

Our Instructors

Miss Jodi - Jazz & Contemporary Instructor

Jodi van den Heuval, AAC1

Miss Jodi started dancing at age 3 and it’s been a part of who she is ever since. Her favourite childhood dance memory was travelling to Kelowna for dance championships as a teenager. Miss Jodi is excited for the new season and for a new festival season! She loves the excitement and adrenaline the students have at festivals. Miss Jodi hopes to pass on a love of dance to her student and to teach them how to pull their emotions out and dance from within.

Miss Reanna - Ballet & Cecchetti Instructor

A Ballet teacher for over 20 year's Reanna began to see ways that coordinating learning from the youngest dancer could translate into stronger dancers in the future. As her littlest dancers began entering full year dance programs and eventually becoming competitive dancers, she realized that clear training in movement and vocabulary from an early age is a MUST. And so, the “un-parented” preschool program for dancers ages 3-5 was born. Reanna believes that growth as a dancer and teacher never ends. Because of this she continues to train and has spent years immersing herself in the ballet world. In her never-ending search for ways to explore the body and increase strength for technique she began taking yoga and soon after became qualified to teach. With the help and patience of her dancers, BALLET FORM YOGA emerged. This program allows current dancers, ex-dancers and non dancers to explore their bodies with movement that can be translated clearly into actionable steps to improve posture, core strength, balance and stability.

Miss Taryn - Tap Instructor
Miss Taryn Beaupre is welcomed back to Dance Creations as our Tap instructor. She developed her love and talent for tap during her youth growing up in Spruce Grove. She further developed her love of teaching by completing university studies to become a school teacher and is an instructor with HPSD in Kinuso. Teaching dance allows her to blend both harmoniously.
Taryn looks forward to teaching the children and adult classes at Dance Creations!

Miss Maddy - Studio Instructor

Miss Madison has been dancing with Dance Creations since the age of five. Over the years she has tried every genre of dance and loves them all, but her favorite will always be Jazz. Madison has many small cousins and loves working with children, she loves watching them grow as dancers. Madison is one of the graduating dancers this year and plans to continue with her dance instructing education, and to carry on as a dance teacher right here at Dance Creations.

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Miss Cadence - Studio Instructor

Cadence Bellerive joins Dance Creations as an alumni dancer who trained locally at the studio starting at the tender age of 3.She’s excited to re-join the studio as an instructor while also learning under the mentorship of both Reanna Maitland and Jodi van den Heuvel. Cadence is further developing her education through the ‘Developing Teacher Certification’ .Cadence is a valuable asset to the studio and we are looking forward to her teaching.

Miss Jade - Hip Hop Instructor (Virtually)

Jade has been dancing since the age of 5. She is trained in many different styles, including Ballet, Tap, Modern, Hip Hop, Latin & Ballroom. She grew up dancing in Bristol, England and studied dance, drama and the performing arts for her secondary education. She has completed several exams in all styles of dance and danced live for the Formula 1 Grand Prix at Silverstone,UK. She became a student assistant for dance when she was 14 and then began teaching her own classes at 18. She found a whole new love for dance within teaching and loves passing on everything she has learnt to all younger dancers. She has trained with teachers from all over the UK, United States, Canada and Australia. She started teaching at Dance Creations when she moved to Canada this past year, and now can’t wait to continue teaching with us, online all the way back in the UK! Aside from teaching online, Jade will also be continuing to teach her own classes at her home studio, Dance Academy in the UK. She continues to train herself and take classes, pushing herself to not only be a better dancer but a better teacher.

Miss Georgina - Guest Choreographer/ Musical Theatre

Born in Edmonton, Alberta, Georgina began her training at the School of Alberta Ballet's Professional Division Program. Upon graduation, she continued her studies at the American Musical and Dramatic Academy in New York City with a focus on Jazz, Tap, and Musical Theatre. In 2015, she was cast in the Broadway National Tour of 42ND STREET the musical, where she performed in over 120 cities across Canada and the United States. Some other performance credits include: CRAZY FOR YOU at Signature Theatre (Washington, D.C.), AN AMERICAN IN PARIS at Westchester Broadway Theatre (Westchester, NY) and MY FAIR LADY at New Bedford Festival Theatre (New Bedford, MA). Her passion for teaching has earned her a position on faculty at AMDA’s High School Summer Conservatory, as well as many guest teaching and choreography opportunities at a variety of studios and programs across Canada.

We're looking forward to having Georgina be a part of the team, and welcome her to Slave Lake!

Miss Kara - Guest Choreographer/ Lyrical

Kara has over 30 years experience in the dance and entertainment industry. Edmonton born and raised, she studied ballet (R.A.D.), tap (Al Gilbert), jazz, lyrical, modern, contemporary, musical theatre and hip hop, and has trained in Vancouver, Winnipeg, Los Angeles and New York. Throughout her performance career, Kara has had the opportunity to perform across North America and was a featured performer for the Elvis Revival, Miss Canada Pageant, Miss Edmonton Universe Search Pageant, Totem Hoop Opening Ceremonies, IAVE Conference Opening & Closing Ceremonies, Vagonova’s Production of ‘ Tin Soldier’ and ‘1001 Nights’, Alberta Ballet’s ‘The Nutcracker’, Dance Spectacular – A Tribute to Al Gilbert and music videos for Anna Beaumont and Krystle Dos Santos. Kara made an appearance in the Canadian cult film, ‘Fubar II’ and was a featured model in the Celebrity Fashion Show for Western Canada’s Fashion Week. She has also appeared in numerous short films and commercials. Kara has a Bachelors degree from the University of Alberta where she studied Drama and Psychology. She’s currently a member of the teaching faculty at DanceCo Studio Ltd. in St. Albert, AB where she uses her passion for dance to push the envelope and inspire her students. She had the privilege of choreographing performances for the Canadian Cancer Society CIBC Run for the Cure, the Calgary Stampede Talent Search and ‘A Night of Motown with Terrell Edwards and Friends’, to name a few. Kara is an accredited judge throughout western Canada and has received numerous accolades for her innovative and relevant choreography. Her students have been recognized with high score awards, scholarships and championship titles and some have gone on to successfully audition for cruise ships, dance companies and the Alvin Ailey School in NYC. Kara loves having the opportunity to work with other dancers in the community and is thrilled to bring this new and exciting event to the dancers of Alberta.

"Hard work beats talent when talent doesn't work hard." Miss Jen's favorite quote

DC Team