Sarah is an award winning choreographer and was the Head Teacher of the Stage Division of the Burlington Dance Academy for seven years. Her students have won many awards and accolades and many have gone on to professional careers.
Sarah is regularly hired to hold workshops and adjudicate dance competitions around the country as well as provide choreography to other schools and Dance companies.
Sarah wrote the National Jazz Syllabus for Performing Arts Educators of Canada and sits on their Executive Board as well as serving as Chairperson of the Jazz Committee.
Sarah is also choreographing the ‘Body and Soul’ show for the Dove campaign.
As the co-Director of ADA, Sarah loves to share her passion for Dance with her students.
Cheryl choreographed many award winning numbers in her tenure as the Artistic Director of Dance Magic in Oakville, Ontario for six years. Her students have gone on to professional careers as performers and teachers. Cheryl’s students have competed all over Canada and the USA and she has choreographed two exciting shows for a Cruise Ship Line.
Cheryl has worked at many studios during her career, in Thunder Bay, Sudbury and Ottawa and brings a wealth of experience to ADA.
Cheryl is a sought-after adjudicator on the competition circuit.
Cheryl now serves as the secretary for the Jazz Committee, for Performing Arts Eductors of Canada.
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Jessica is a dynamic, dedicated dancer and teacher from Toronto, Ontario. Jessica’s strong passion for dance and the performing arts came at an early age. She was encouraged to enroll in dance classes but it wasn’t until she was 13 that she enrolled in her first dance class. She had fallen in love and began to explore many dance styles.
Jessica has trained in many styles of dance such as Ballet, Jazz, Contemporary, Hip Hop and Modern. Jessica excelled quickly and was invited into the competitive program at Gotta Dance where her love of performing flourished. Jessica also graduated from the prestigious Etobicoke School of the Arts with a major in Drama and a minor in Dance.
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Tina started dancing at the early age of 3, and has grown into a dedicated performer, artist, choreographer and teacher. As a former competitive dancer, she has trained extensively in a variety of dance styles including acro, ballet, hip hop, jazz, musical theatre, modern, and tap. In addition to her dance training, Tina has a complimentary background in gymnastics and trampoline at Gymnastics Mississauga. She has also trained at The Toronto School of Circus Arts, where she further developed her skills in acrobatics.
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Melissa is originally from Burlington, Ontario where she began her training. She studied, competed and was examined in Cecchetti (int.) ballet, highland, jazz, tap and lyrical. She then pursued further dance education at Ryerson University, graduating with a Bachelor of Fine Arts majoring in Dance Performance. During her time at Ryerson, Melissa had the opportunity to work with some of Toronto’s most accomplished and influential artists, such as: TDT’s Christopher House, Pro Arte Danza’s Robert Glumbek, D.A. Hoskins, Allen Kaeja, Johanna Bergfelt, Kenny Pearl, Vicki St Denys, Nadia Potts and many more.
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Andrea Leggatt is a fully certified Royal Academy of Dance instructor with an intense passion for the art of dance and thorough knowledge of technique, physiology and pedagogy. To achieve your full potential, you must build a foundation.
Andrea’s early training began in Sault Ste. Marie Ontario and then progressed to the National Ballet of Canada satellite, Ottawa School of Ballet. She continued to study with prominent teachers such as, Robert Desrosiers, Kimberly Glasco, Che Chan, Kevin Pugh, and Danny Grossman.
Andrea is a graduate of the Ballet Jorgen/George Brown performing arts dance/teacher training program and has successfully trained many students in Royal Academy of Dance syllabus for thirteen years. Andrea inspires students to both embrace the art of dance and achieve elite technique.
Meghan began dancing at the age of three and it has been a huge part of her life since. She is trained in ballet, jazz, tap, lyrical, and pointe and has competed throughout Ontario and the United States where she has been awarded with many overall and title awards. Now as a teacher, Meghan is passionate about what she does. Having fun with her students, while bringing proper technique and creativity into the classroom, has always been important to her. She will forever be a student, continuing to learn and grow as a dancer and choreographer, and as a very enthusiastic tap dancer she hopes to inspire her students to let loose and rip up the floor!
When Krista took her first dance class at the age of 13 she knew it was an art form in which she belonged. After graduating high school, she made the move to the big city to attend George Brown College’s dance program, where she was trained in jazz, ballet, pointe, lyrical/contemporary, modern, acrobatics and hip-hop.
She has performed with many different dance groups including Toronto Marlies Dance Pak, Hamilton Tiger-Cats Dance Team, Lindsay Ritter Productions, DivaGirl Entertainment and The Dance Company. She has had the amazing opportunities to perform at the 2008 Grey Cup, Casino Rama, Canadian Children’s Aid Foundation Gala, Much Music Doritos Award show, Dance Ontariol, Shawn Desman’s “Night Like This” video, and Hennessy’s Black Seduction promotional party. She also has done some international work with the Edanco Festival De Danza Contemporánea in Dominican Republic.
Krista has always had a special place in her heart for teaching and seeing her students excel in their own technique in a positive environment. She loves teaching, adjudicating, choreographing and seeing her students performing and having fun.
Melissa’s most recent credits include; Lost Girl, Bubble Wrapped Kids, IIFA, Silent Hill, POE, Skins, When Love is Not Enough, Women in Dance, True Review, Impulse, TV movie, Molly, Kidomo children’s theatre: The Buster & Billy Show and The Clifford Show, as well as numerous industrials, community events, commercial work and much more.
She is currently the residing choreographer for St. Andrew’s College, working under Broadway and West End director, William Scoular. Most currently choreographing A Chorus Line. As well, Melissa is the assistant of ‘So You Think You Can Dance Canada’s’ choreographer, Amy Wright. Most recently she was the associate choreographer for Hallmarks’s ‘The Town Christmas Forgot’ featuring Lauren Holly. Melissa is a full member of PAEC (Performing Arts Educators of Canada) in the disciplines of jazz and modern.
As a teacher, its Melissa’s habit to practice safe, challenging training in a positive, encouraging environment with the ambition to produce technically sound and intelligent dancers.
Melissa Moore has a sincere passion and appreciation for the arts. The opportunity to project her knowledge and love for dance on others is always a privilege.
Jessica has worked with artists on numerous live and touring performances. Some of these artists included; Lady Gaga, Blake McGrath, Massari, Kim Davis and many more. Jessica’s talent has enabled her to work on many music videos. She has worked with some of Canada’s top directors such as Cazhmere and John Poliquin. Jessica can be seen in videos with artists such as Blake Mcgrath, Addictiv, Jordan “J-man” Francis and many more. She can also be seen in Disney’s Camp Rock: The Final Jam, which was released this summer. Jessica’s love of the performing arts has allowed her to travel between Toronto, Los Angeles, London England and Australia.
Jessica’s hard work and dedication has landed her in the forefront of the stage performing at the 2011 MMVA’s, Toronto’s Original Choreographers Ball, The Bazaar, The Remix Project, Women In Dance, I-dentity, UrbanNoise Festival, Fashion Arts Toronto, Dances Of Offering, Project Dance (PRIDE) and many more.
Jessica has also had the opportunity to work with some of the industries top choreographers including Laurieann Gibson, Blake McGrath, Tabitha & Napoleon (NAPPYTABS), So You Think You Can Dance Canada's Shavar Blackwood, Leon Blackwood and Hollywood Jade.
Jessica is always looking to improve herself. She believes challenging yourself and consistently exposing yourself in all styles of dance is important if you want to develop into a strong, well-rounded artist and dancer. Her love for the performing arts translates in her dancing as well as her teaching. Jessica’s philosophy is if she’s comfortable, she’s not learning. She feels stepping out of your comfort zone is key to developing your art.
As a performer, Tina had the opportunity to dance with the Toronto hip hop company, Thrive! Entertainment. Her love for performing has also allowed her to travel abroad, aboard the Disney Magic, where she performed for Disney Cruise Lines as a Main Stage Dancer and Entertainer.
During the summer at Annex Dance Academy, Tina is the Director of Spotlight Summer Camp. Currently, Tina is in her final year studying at York University, working towards her Bachelor of Arts in the Honours Dance Studies Program, with a focus in dance science and education. Tina combines her devotion and love for dance in her teaching and is delighted to share her passion for the arts with her students.
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A member of DEA, Kristy Baggetta has been teaching professionally for many prestigious dance studios since 1994. Discovering dance at the early age of 3 years old, Kristy hasn’t stopped since. Trained extensively in all forms of dance as a competitie dancer, Kristy has worked with such noteables as Kerry Lee Gouveia, Tiffany McLean, Alan Lupien, Cynthia Collyer-Whelan, Ryan Foley, Debbie Noce & Brian Foley. Kristy has enjoyed many successes and accomplishments including:
TREMAINE NATIONAL FINALS National Champion
SHOWSTOPPER REGIONALS Regional Champion
SHOWSTOPPER NATIONALS National Champion
DANCEFEST Scholarship Award Winner
RHYTHM Overall Award Winner
AMERICAN DANCE AWARDS National Champion
Kristy has also trained many students in Competitive dance and has witnessed many students achieving overall award status and receiving many scholarship awards and titles from such prestigious competitions such as SHOWSTOPPERS, AMERICAN DANCE AWARDS, D-FORCE, DANCEFEST, and many more.
Kristy was also the main choreographer for many dance/entertainment shows in various hotels located in Cancun, Mexico, as well as the 2004 and 2005 Opening Number for Miss Teen and Miss Dancefest.
As a professional teacher and adjudicator, Kristy enjoys sharing her experience and knowledge with her students. With this knowledge, Kristy helps to develop dancers and their talents while always lifting their self-esteem and building their self-confidence, focusing her students on strong technique, style development and grace.
In her second year at George Brown she was a member of the student performance ensemble which toured original works as well as Ballet Jorgen repertoire weekly across the GTA. After receiving her certificate of professional development Allison was offered a mentorship contract with Ballet Jorgen in which she performed many classical and Original works such as, Coppelia, Anastasia, The Nutcracker and Cinderella. Allison has had the privilege to work with former principal dancer Svea Eklof of the Royal Winnipeg Ballet and in her last year with Nancy and Murray Kilgour at The School of Alberta Ballet. There Allison was able to understudy George Balanchine’s Serenade with Alberta Ballet Company and performed in Kirk Peterson’s production of The Sleeping Beauty. Allison’s love for ballet and dance has grown into to a love for teaching as well as performing and is pleased to join ADA this year.
Allison began her training at the age of five with The Burlington School of Classical Ballet under the direction of Jolanta Mazur. In 2007 Allison entered the Dance Performance Studies Program at George Brown College where she continued her training in ballet as well as jazz and modern dance.