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Nathlineen Doung |
Nathlineen Doung has been dancing since the age of 16. He went to Westview
Centennial Secondary School where he took the basics of many genres of dance
such as: Ballet, Ballroom, African, Modern, Jazz and Hip Hop. In the year
2004, he began to take an extreme interest in hip-hop: especially in the
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Heather Vance |
Heather
Vance is excited to be joining the artistic team at K.U.T for our 2011 and
2012 dance season as our musical theatre coach. She has been actively
involved in professional and community theatre for over 20 years. As the
camp director for Beaverton Town Hall Players for the past four years she
has helped children develop their love of the arts while they have performed
in plays such as the Wizard of Oz, Grease, The Snow Queen, and most recently
the Alice in Wonderland and Mary Poppins. As an actor, singer, dancer,
choreographer, director and theatre coach Heather believes that the theatre
is a place where everyone belongs. Heather creates a safe and encouraging
environment where children can explore and develop their talents and will
teach them skills that will expand their love for performing, build their
self esteem, and give them the confidence to reach for the stars.
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Shannon Murray |
Shannon has always loved to be in the studio. She started her dance career at the age of 4 and has loved every minute of it! Initially training in Toronto she would eventually move to London where she would complete many R.A.D. and B.A.T.D. examinations culminating in her B.A.T.D. Associate Membership, as well as being 1 of 28 senior candidates selected from across Canada and the U.S. to compete for an international Stage/Tap scholarship. She began dancing competitively at the age of 8, starting with tap, ballet, jazz and acro. Eventually she expanded her dance repertoire to also include lyrical, modern, pointe, hip-hop, character, musical theatre and song & dance. As a competitive dancer she has been awarded many adjudicator’s choice and overall awards. As well as attending international and finals in Orlando, Florida and being part of one of two dance troupes selected to represent Canada at a ‘Dance Excellence’ international convention in California. Shannon has 10 years of teaching experience and loves to encourage and inspire her students both young and old. Her main focus and passion is tap but she also loves to teach lyrical/contemporary, jazz, and acro. She understands the importance of staying current in the dance world. As such, she has attended The Pulse’s Teacher workshop in NYC (Shane Sparks, Michelle Dorrance, Wade Robson), The Pulse in Chicago (Tyce Diorio, Mia Michaels), taken class at Broadway Centre (Barbara Duffy-tap legend, Anthony LoCascio-Tap Dogs). And most recently attended Shawn Byfield’s summer tap intensive in Toronto, where she was lucky enough to take class with Shawn himself, as well as David Cox and S.Y.T.Y.C.D.’s Everett Smith. Shannon thoroughly enjoys teaching and it shows on her students, many of them winning adjudicator’s choice awards, overall high point awards, and cash scholarships both nationally and internationally. She is very excited to be joining the team at KUT and can’t wait to start working with their wonderful students and staff. |
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Megan Sutherland |
Megan Sutherland took an interest in dance at
a young age however, it wasn't until the age of nine when Megan took her
first dance class, and fell in love with dance. She has been trained in
Ballet, Jazz, Tap, Lyrical, Modern, and Hip Hop. Megan has also completed
her Jazz and Ballet RAD exams. |
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Haley Gill |
With 14 years of dance under her belt, Haley has found dedication and passion for this artistic sport. She has been technically trained in RAD ballet while enjoying the other styles that challenge her. Haley began taking exams at the age of 6, and continued through-out her dance career attaining consistently high results at each level. Attending a dance school where ballet was the main focus, Haley played many roles in their production of “The Nutcracker” including a range of dolls, the mouse king and Clara. Haley has been competing for 9 years throughout Ontario and the United States. She has been awarded with the title of “I Love Dance Sweetheart” in 2006 and 2008 and also competed in two universal dance pageants in St. Petersburg Florida and St. Louis Missouri. Having won many special awards such as “Soloist of the Year” and “Broadway Baby”, Haley has been very successful in her dance career. Participating in school dance events is something she enjoys to do and does as often as possible. Haley has been dancing at KUT for one year but is looking forward to another. Having assisted in classes last season, Haley is eager to continue teaching and help students grow to their full potential. She also wants to share with others her love for dance.
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