DC Team

Our Instructors

Miss Jodi - Jazz, Lyrical & Contemporary Instructor

Dancing in Slave Lake since she was 3 and teaching for 17 years, Jodi carries a strong passion for dance and the studio she grew up dancing in. Jodi has her IDTS teacher training, Acrobatic Arts level 1 training as well as aeriel and back handspring training. Her modern dance, Horton teacher training was taken in New York. She has taken many strength and flexibility courses, including Radar Technique & Alixa Flexibilty, allowing her to offer a comprehensive set of skills to her students. Helping her dancers find the same love of dance she grew up with is he goal. She aims to inspire and nurture a passion for dance in each of her students.

Miss Reanna - Ballet & Cecchetti Instructor

A Ballet teacher for over 23 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.

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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 & Contemporary

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