FACULTY AND STAFF
ARTISTIC DIRECTOR, A.D.A.P.T., M.L.D.M.A
angela@hoofersperformingarts.com
Co-owner and Artistic Director for Hoofers Performing Arts, Angela has 20+ years of teaching experience. With accreditation in the Tap and Jazz A.D.A.P.T. curriculm and certification with Dance Masters of America, Chapter #43 she is respected amongst her peers in the dance profession. As a choreographer her work has been recognized and awarded many overall high scoring awards and is a highly sought after adjudicator across Canada. Her love for both dance and children is infectious and encourages a strong sense of self esteem in others.
BUSINESS MANAGER
diane@hoofersperformingarts.com
A highly respected business woman in the community, Diane is co-owner and Business Manager at Hoofers. Her years of experience in business and management has the studio running with a degree of efficiency unlike any other. Having worked in the public for many years you will find your visit to Hoofers a pleasant, friendly experience where you can approach us with any questions you may have.
Ashley is a former student from Hoofers, and has completed a degree in Marketing/Advertising and Management. Her youthful energy and creative drive has already proven to be a great asset to the studio. Her personal competitive achievements as a student have extended into the United States as well as Canada winning numerous overall awards and Championships! In recent years her choreography has won top Overall Awards receiving cash scholarships in excess of $1,000 for a single routine and awards for both groups and individual students as well as pageant title placements. Each student is regarded individually and pushed to work to their own ability level with encouragement. We are thrilled to still have Ashley with us here at the studio to pass on her dance education to others.
A.D.A.P.T.
Rachel is an accomplished performer, teacher and choreographer and has been involved in the dance community since the age of three. She has extensive training in the areas of R.A.D ballet, jazz, tap, acro, lyrical and hip hop. Rachel continues to update and train by attending professional dance conventions and classes. As a competitive dancer, Rachel has had the opportunity to compete across Canada and the United States winning numerous awards and scholarships for her outstanding performances. Having completed the teacher training program under the direction of Bryan and Faye Foley, she is a full member of the Associated Dance Arts for Professional Teachers (ADAPT). As a teacher and choreographer, Rachel has helped her students to many great accomplishments including becoming members of the Toronto Raptors Dance Pak, Toronto Marlies Dance Team, Stratford Festival, and countless competitive overall awards and scholarships including pageant title winners and placements. Rachel has had her choreography chosen to represent Canada at the World Ballet and Jazz Championships in New York City and has had the pleasure of watching her students graduate to go on to professional careers of their own. Rachel currently teaches and choreographs for studios in the GTA and is also on staff with the Durham District Catholic School Board teaching the Performing Arts Dance Program to Grades 9 through 12.
BALLET CO-ORDINATOR
Mrs. Fritha King is a highly sought after R.A.D. Certified Teacher with over 30 years of teaching experience. She has both performed professionally across Europe and Canada as well as having choreographed and produced several full length ballets. With a creative drive and love of ballet, students will achieve great personal accomplishment under her guidance. Students have carried on towards gaining teaching certification and many of her current and former students have won overall awards for technical performances and choreography at competition as well as having been accepted into both the summer and fulltime academic programs at the National Ballet School and Quinte Ballet School.
BALLET CO-ORDINATOR, R.A.D.
Kelly graduated from the dance program at Ryerson and is a registered teacher with the Royal Academy of Dance. Later, completing her Master's in Dance at York, she was invited to present her paper at the World Dance Alliance conference in 2006 which explained methods to help ballet teachers incorporate exercises in the traditional ballet class that aid in recognizing each student's unique learning styles and strengths. Also performing regularly with the Scottish Dance Company of Canada Kelly encourages students to discover the excitement of dance as a performing art.
A.R.A.D.
Chelsey is a former graduate student of Hoofers having completed her A.D.A.P.T. tap and jazz exams with the highest standard of marks and her Advanced Two and Solo Seal examinations with the R.A.D. Chelsey's continued training has recently been as an I.S.V.P. student at Step's On Broadway in New York City where she has had the opportunity to train with some of the industries top professionals. Her training has also included her acceptance to the National Ballet School and Royal Winnipeg summer intensive professional programs, and Ryerson University's Dance Program. Chelsey was also fortunate to have experienced and participated in the Genee International Ballet Competition held in Toronto in 2008. As an enthusiastic young teacher and choreographer, Chelsey demonstrates with precise technique and instills a love for dance among her students.
B.F.A., A.R.A.D.
SARAH MATTON (B.F.A.) (A.R.A.D.) is a highly motivated dancer and choreographer with 18 years training in many disciplines. Since her first ballet class at the age of four, she has continued her craft and now holds a Bachelor of Fine Arts from Ryerson University’s dance program. She is delighted to share her passion for movement with up-and-coming dancers. She has a diverse background with examination achievements in Pre-Advanced Tap & Jazz (A.D.A.P.T); Advanced Modern (I.S.T.D.); Intermediate Ballet (I.S.T.D.); Intermediate, Advanced I, & II Ballet (R.A.D.); She has also studied (C.D.T.A.) Tap & Jazz; (B.A.T.D.) Ballet and most recently achieved Acro teaching credentials (P.A.C.E.) We are excited to have Sarah join our staff this season.
Miss Ashley is working towards an honours bachelor of science in psychology with hopes of attending law school in the future. She has been dancing since the age of 3 and has been a proud member of the Hoofers family for 7 years, teaching for four. Miss Ashley has the distinct pleasure of teaching Hoofers' youngest and most energetic students in her Creative Movement class and enjoys teaching her students as they advance intro Pre-Primary and Primary ballet. Miss Ashley's greatest pleasure as a teacher comes when she can pass on her love of dance to the students in her classes.
A.D.A.P.T.
Kim Corrigan-Oliver is a certified A.D.AP.T. dance teacher, registered holistic nutritionist and mom to one very cute little boy. For as long as she can remember she has been dancing. Having been a successful competitive dancer she is now a very sought after dance teacher. Kim has been teaching under the A.D.A.P.T. syllabus for 20 years and is proud of the success her students have had in their A.D.A.P.T. tap and jazz exams. Her choreography has received many accolades at competitions across North America, receiving many overall awards, and scholarships. Besides dance, Kim also has a passion for health and wellness. She owns her own nutrition consulting business Your Green Baby, specializing in nutrition for mom, baby and toddler. She is a successful runner, competing in 5km, 10km, half marathon distances, and is a two time Ironman finisher. Kim hopes to inspire her students with her positive energy, love of dance and zest for life.
Vanessa is in her final year after training at Hoofers since she was 8 years old. Dancing competitively since she was 10, she is an accomplished competitive dancer having won many overall awards and scholarships. Vanessa has had the opportunity to train with many choreographers from Canada and the U.S. at many workshops and dance programs, including classes at Broadway Dance Centre & Steps on Broadway in NYC. Recently Vanessa has assisted renowned choreographers from Toronto, L.A. and NYC as a dance assistant at the Dance Fuzion Summer Dance Intensive. Vanessa has completed her Adv level A.D.A.P.T. tap and jazz exams along with her R.A.D. Adv Level 1 ballet exam. As a member of the Canadian National Showdance Team, Vanessa competed at the IDO World Dance Championships in Germany winning a silver medal for Canada. In addition she had a supporting role as a dancer in the YTV Movie “King of the Camp”, was talent winner at the 2010 Miss Teen Canada pageant, performed at the AIM Invitational talent showcase in NYC and was the assistant choreographer and performer for Sinclair Secondary School’s musical production of “Anne of Green Gables”.
Vanessa is happy whenever she has the opportunity to share her passion and creativity with other young dancers.
Supply Staff
Jessica has been a student here at Hoofers since the age of 4 and has been training at a competitive level since the age of 7. Having achieved her A.D.A.P.T. Tap and Jazz exam certificates up to the Advanced Level as well as her Advanced One R.A.D. Ballet exam Jessica continues to be an asset to the Junior Dance Program here at Hoofers. Jessica has trained at Ryerson University in the Dance Program and is currently attending UOIT here in Durham.
Supply Staff
Katelyn has trained at Hoofer's since she was 8 years old. While dancing at Hoofer's Katelyn was proud to dance for the Toronto Raptor's Dance Pak, appear in many commercials, dance at Chris Brown's concert as one of the finalists in Canada's Next Hip Hop Legend, achieve her Advanced 2 Ballet and also achieve her advance levels in jazz and tap ( A.D.A.P.T). During her competitive career she is proud to say that she was crowned Senior Miss Can Dance 2006, awarded scholarships and many overall awards. When she was heading to end of her competitive career she decided that she wanted to continue on with performing. Katelyn went on to study at Randolph Academy for the Performing Arts. At Randolph Katelyn performed in Killing Game (various characters), Smile (Valerie), at the Dance Ontario Showcase and as an actor for a fundrasier for the Canadian Opera Company. Katelyn graduated in August 2009 and less than a month later Katelyn was hired for the Toronto Marlies' Dance Team. In this past year Katelyn was seen in High School Musical 2 as Taylor (Toronto Centre for the Arts), tapping on MTV, dancing for the Marlies at Ricoh Coliseum and dancing for fundraisers. Katelyn also has many upcoming events that she is currently rehearsing for. Katelyn also has a love for teaching and in this past year she choreographed for Sinclair Secondary School and St. Mary's High School. She has also taught workshops at Sinclair. Katelyn is very happy to be a guest instructor at Hoofer's so she can spread what she loves to do.