Tara Flewwelling
Executive Director
At the present time, Tara-Lee Flewwelling successfully shuffles between being a dance teacher, dance studio owner, artistic director, and a school teacher for the Edmonton Public School Board. Tara is trained in many forms of dance: ballet, jazz, lyrical, modern, tap, contemporary and Ukrainian dance. Tara has danced for 45 years. She has taught dance for 32 years. She continues to study dance by attending conferences and courses in the US and Canada. Tara also attends dance classes in the evening and competes in competitions as do many of her teachers. Dance has been her life for the past 45 years. Tara graduated from the University of Alberta with a Bachelor of Education Degree. Tara tries to bring her positive energy to every dance class and wants to motivate her dancers to become the best that they can be.
DEanna Correia
Deanna started dancing at the age of three years old and has been teaching dance at Edmonton Community Dance for over 30 years. Growing up, she mostly studied Ballet and Highland dancing but soon also incorporated baton twirling, contemporary/modern dance and jazz into her repertoire. As a teacher, she is fortunate to be able to travel to various dance teacher conferences and watch or even participate in dance classes taught by some of the most amazing dancers and teachers. Her favourite part of teaching is choreography where she can have her students express stories and emotions through dance. It is very rewarding to watch students perform on stage and to have the crowd feel the emotion and react to the performances.
Aside from the many hours Miss Deanna spends at dance, she is also a family dentist in North Edmonton and own Beaumaris Dental. She graduated from the University of Alberta with degrees in Science and Dentistry in 2002 and continues to work at the University as a clinical instructor in the department of Pediatric Dentistry since 2005. She truly believes that her many years of teaching dance has helped her to understand children and helped her deal with children of all ages in the dental office!
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Katie Hayes
Katie has been teaching with Edmonton Community Dance since 2005. Her love of dance began when she was three years old walking into her first ballet class and it has continued to grow ever since! She has taken dance classes in New York City, Victoria, Calgary, Miami, Las Vegas, Edinburgh and London.
Miss Katie is a Senior Manager with MNP Digital where she helps organizations build and implement digital transformation strategies and innovation initiatives. She has a Masters of Arts in Community Development from the University of Victoria.
Miss Katie has two rescue dogs, Brady and Mabel, and when she’s not hanging out with them she likes to do yoga, travel, and volunteer.
CHLOE MORRISON
Chloe has been dancing with ECD since she was three years old doing ballet, jazz and contemporary. She was a teacher assistant here at the studio for three years before teaching on her own. She is looking forward teaching and sharing her love of dance. She is a university student who also enjoys softball, spending time at the lake, and hanging out with pets.
Kenedi balanecki
Kenedi has been dancing with Edmonton Community Dance since the age of four. She is trained mainly in ballet, jazz and contemporary but loves all styles of dance. Kenedi enjoys spreading her knowledge of dance on to her students. It's a great accomplishment watching them grow as dancers while having fun! When she's not teaching or dancing herself, Kenedi coaches cheerleading at Victoria school where she continues to spread her love of cheerleading to the athletes.
Olivia Babiak
Olivia has been dancing with Edmonton Community Dance since was just a baby ballerina and is excited to further extend her relationship with the company as a teacher. As a choreographer, Olivia has worked directly with Concordia University of Edmonton on many main-stage productions such as Urinetown the Musical!, Haroun and the Sea of Stories, A Midsummer Night’s Dream and has worked in association with Calgary Opera on productions such as Die Fledermaus. She has also directed and choreographed one-act movement pieces that explore the encompassing walls of mental illness, which have premiered at multiple one-act festivals.
Olivia has recently received her Bachelor of Arts in English Literature and has currently begun an After-Degree in Elementary Education. She is ecstatic for this upcoming dance season to learn and grow with her students in an environment she herself grew up in and holds close to her heart!
SARAH SCAMMELL
Sarah has been dancing with Edmonton Community Dance since she was 6 years old, training primarily in jazz and contemporary. Additionally, Sarah has trained in ballet, hip hop, tap, and Broadway jazz throughout her dance career. She spent a year as a teaching assistant at ECD. As a member of her high school dance program, Sarah received an award and scholarship for her dance ability as well as her character and citizenship inside the studio. When she is not dancing, Sarah is working to get her psychology degree at the University of Alberta or taking her dog for a long walk. Sarah is so excited to watch her dancers learn and grow this season!
RACHEL BROOKS
Rachel has been dancing with Edmonton Community Dance since she was seven years old with a passion for jazz, contemporary, and ballet. She spent two years as a teaching assistant for Miss Katie and is thrilled to be teaching again!
Rachel works as a Registered Massage Therapist with a specialization in Sports Therapy, Deep Tissue Therapy, and movement analysis pairing with her role as a Personal Trainer. She currently is furthering her education by attending NAIT for Respiratory Therapy and completing a Bachelor of Health Science at Thompson River University. When she isn’t in school or working, Miss Rachel loves hiking and knitting sweaters for her cat, Charlotte.