Jessica DeMarzo Jessica began dancing at the age of six and has trained with many well known choreographers both local and abroad. Jessica has trained in Ballet (RAD), Jazz, Lyrical, Contemporary/Modern, Musical Theatre, Tap and Hip Hop. She graduated from the Langley Fine Arts School in 2008 where she studied both dance and theatre. As a young dancer she won a number of awards and bursaries from various competitions and festivals throughout the Lower Mainland. She has also performed at a number of honours performances. Jessica has danced in the opening of the B.C. Country Music Awards (2005); she has also performed in Disneyland and has movie credits which include John Tucker Must Die (2006). In 2008 she passed her RAD Grade 8 award exam with distinction and plans to complete her ballet teaching certification through the Royal Academy of Dance. As a young teen, Jessica began choreographing solo`s and duo`s for herself as well as other students, this is when she first realized her love of teaching. Jessica has taught for various studios throughout the Lower Mainland and her choreography has won awards and high scores at local competitions and festivals. Jessica believes that with hard work, determination and passion for dancing there are no limits to what one can achieve! Brock Jellison 1997 Member: Canadian National Tap Team also National Tour of Dean Perry’s “Tap Dogs”. Guest performer for renowned TAKARAZUKA in Osaka. He performed renditions of “Fosse”, “Crazy For You” and “42 Street” in Europe, South America & Russia as well as the Caribbean with Princess and Norwegian Cruise Lines. In his off season, Brock enjoys teaching Master classes and adjudicating across Canada and the United States. Christa Fosolan Dancing and performing since 3 years of age. After many competitive awards she worked with the B.C Lions Team, West Coast All-stars, and was a stunter for the Vancouver Grizzlies. Her real passion is teaching. Incorporating Anne Green Gilberts Creative Movement program into her traditional Pre-dance, Jazz and Ballet classes, Christa finds that her students are continually excited and enthusiastic about their dancing. She is excited to share her program with the students at Summer Camp. Dana Madder An accomplished dancer, performer and teacher, Dana lives to share her love of dance with others in hopes to inspire young artists. Accomplishments include Vancouver grizzlies Dance Team, PNE: Cirque Pop, Fire in the Night, & Bring in the Night, 2003 Gemini Awards Toronto, Courtnall Celebrity Classic in Victoria. Karl McPherson Karl has been a professional gymnastic coach and program director for over 20 years. He provides private coaching to competitive body builders, fitness and dance specialist. His expertise is in teaching all levels of gymnastics/acrobatics from Pre-K to adult. His accomplishments in coaching and elite athletic development are many. We are so excited to have Karl share his expertise with our dancers. Sarah Brewer Clowes Sarah has been a teacher for the past 26 years, regularly here in B.C., as well as guest teaching in Europe, America and across Canada. She held the position of Assistant Ballet Mistress to the Professional Program in Banff for three summers, a sessional faculty position at Simon Fraser University for four years, as well as a senior faculty position at Main Dance Place for a decade. She holds a senior faculty position at Spotlight Dance Centre and Tri-City Dance Centre as well as having been the Senior Ballet teacher with Spiral Dance Co. for the past 17 years. Sarah has also been choreographing professionally for over 15 years. In the past two decades, Sarah has had the pleasure of adjudicating dance festivals throughout Canada, including two consecutive Provincial competitions, in Victoria and Nelson, B.C. Sarah Brewer Clowes has danced professionally with the Munich Ballet in Germany, Northwest Florida Ballet in the U.S. as well as with the Banff Festival Ballet and The Vancouver Opera here in Canada. She has maintained an independent performing career for the past 18 years and has had the pleasure of working with such esteemed choreographers as Gioconda Barbuto, Crystal Pite, David Earle, Naomi Lefebvre, Wen Wei Wang and Cori Caulfield, to name a few. Sarah also recently co-produced, choreographed and performed in the Funky Brewster Cauling PULSE presentation at the Dance Centre to sold out audiences. Sarah loves the passionate expression that sharing dance as a teacher, choreographer and performer can offer. Shelby Kargl Shelby Kargl has been helping children learn and experience the joy of dance for a large part of her life. It was always her goal ever since she started her own dance studio, Westwood Academy of Dancing, in Coquitlam to share her enthusiasm and love of dance with children. As a registered Royal Academy of Dance instructor, Shelby taught classical ballet, free movement and character dance and has always had a commitment to have her students realize their inner most potential. After ten years of teaching and operating her own school of dance, she decided to leave the industry, move to White Rock and focus on her young and growing family. The opportunity to join Spirals and to teach dance once again has Shelby overjoyed to become part of the Spirals team. Sherrie Scherger Sherrie has choreographed and performed across the globe for 18 years, a principal dancer for 6 years with renowned dance company “Decidedly Jazz” as well as Las Vegas company “Farrington Productions” touring Japan for a year. She toured China as a back up singer, dancer, for “The Mix” U.S.A., Sherrie’s Musical theatre credits include: 42nd Street, The Boyfriend, The Music Man performed in Toronto’s finest theatres. Besides working as a freelance teacher, she has choreographed for companies such as: Fashion, Television, Fusion Dance Company, D-Funk, United Players Theatre & Mount Royal Theatre Arts Faculty. Sherrie is the recent winner of Hawaii’s International choreographer award. Some of her Film & Commercial credits include: Gemini Awards, The Sixth Man, Tim Horton’s and Disney Radio. Sherrie’s dynamic style and personality make her one of Canada’s hottest teachers and choreographers. Stewart Iquidez Stewart moved from Winnipeg to Vancouver, BC at the age of five when he began dancing as a b-boy. As a raw talent and natural entertainer, his drive and potential caught the eye of other members' OTI "Over The Influence"attention. Inspiration from OTI has allowed him to branch out to other forms of dance-house, locking, popping, and stylized hip-hop. Today, he is one of Vancouver's most respected choreographers and freestyle dancers. His spontaneous nature and witty humour and focus for detail makes him an incredible teacher. Above all else, it is his genuine character that makes Stewart one of a kind. Individual credits include 'The Dogg Pound', 'Grandmaster Flash' and 'The Roots'. Renee Sigouin Renee Sigouin is a versatile performer emerging on the Vancouver dance scene trained in ballet, tap, contemporary, jazz, hip hop and most recently salsa. ÊPerforming Credits include Vancouver 2010 Opening Ceremony Sacred Grove, Aerialist in 2010 Closing Ceremony 'Made in Canada', 'For the Luv of It' and Vancouver International Salsa Festival with Alfonso Caldera's elite team Bravo Dance Company, Ricochet with Brock Jellison's Ruckus Company Productions, Royal Caribbean Cruise Lines, Canada Day in Trafalgar Square (London UK), Dance and the Child International Conference in Den Haag, Netherlands.