Past Guest Artists

The Academy extends a very special thank you to the following exceptional guest pedagogues and dancers who shared their talents and gifts with us so generously.  The wonderful moments in the studio with you will be remembered forever.

  • Karin Averty, Paris Opera Ballet

  • Stephanie Amurao, Berne Ballet, Batsheva, LA Dance Project

  • Karissa Barry, Mascall Dance, Wen Wei Dance, Ballet Edmonton

  • Josh Beamish, MOVE: the company

  • Mercedes Bernardez, New York, Ballet Jorgen, Quinte Ballet, National Ballet of Canada

  • Brad Brannen, Ballet BC

  • Nicole Caron, Principal Dancer with Alberta Ballet

  • Joe Chapman, Queensland Ballet, National Ballet of Canada, Australian Ballet

  • Guillaume Cote, Principal Dancer and Choreographic Associate with National Ballet of Canada

  • Katherine Cowie, Rubberbandman Project; BJMD; Nederlands Dans Theater

  • Constantine Darling, NYC Ballet; Alvin Ailey Dance Company; Les Ballets Jazz de Montreal

  • Sarah Formosa, Alonzo King LINES, TWObigsteps, the response, Film & TV

  • Amy Gardner, So You Think You Can Dance Canada Finalist

  • Charla Genn, Cape Town Ballet

  • Alexei Geronimo, Bad Boys of Dance, Film & TV

  • Cody Green, Broadway’s Moving Out & Come Fly With Me & Westside Story

  • Michael Guimond, International Ballroom Judge; So You Think You Can Dance Judge

  • Alex Gullason, Film, TV, comedy duo The Dangerous Janes 

  • Amy Hamilton, Revivals Dance Company; Royal Caribbean Productions

  • Jacob Hastey, Director of Silhouette Dance School; Toy Guns Dance Theatre

  • Anna Marie Holmes, Former Artistic Director of Boston Ballet

  • Jeff Hyslop, Canada’s Premiere Star of Stage & Screen

  • Michael James, Jacob's Pillow; The Repertory Dance Theatre of Utah

  • Jonathan Kane, American Dance Artist; University of Calgary Instructor

 
  • Edmond Kilpatrick, Ballet BC

  • Valery Kokorev, Moscow City Ballet

  • Kevin Michael Cripps, Capilano University Musical Director

  • Jason Linsley, Ballet West

  • Deborah Manning, Alvin Ailey Dance Company

  • Svetlana Masaniova, Moscow City Ballet

  • Scott Maybank, Ballet BC

  • Marlise McCormick, Les Ballets Jazz de Montreal; Le Cirque de Soleil

  • Heather Myers, Alberta Ballet, Boston Ballet, Netherlands Dance Theatre

  • Heather Ogden, Principal Dancer with the National Ballet of Canada

  • Simone Orlando, Award Winning Choreographer; Ballet BC

  • Andre Paradis, Debbie Reynolds Studio; Dancer and Actor, Los Angeles

  • Nadia Potts, The National Ballet of Canada

  • Summer Rhatigan, San Francisco Conservatory

  • Sayer Roberts, Various Broadway Musicals

  • Emmerich Schmollgruber, Theater Krefeld-Mönchengladbach

  • Denise Schultz, CapeTown Ballet, South Africa, Performing Arts Council of the Transvall; Boston Ballet

  • Denis Simpson, Canada’s Sweetheart of Stage & Screen; Polka Dot Door; The Nylons

  • Stephen Smith, On Stage and On Camera

  • Edmund Stripe, Choreographic Associate Ballet Master at Alberta Ballet

  • David St. Charles, Alvin Ailey Dance Company

  • Janet Tait, Senior Ballet Mistress at Alberta Ballet

  • Veronica Tennant C.C. FRSC D.Litt, LL.D (h.c), The National Ballet of Canada

  • Nadia Thompson, Boston Ballet

  • Ronn Tice, Master Ballet Teacher Minnesota Dance Theatre

  • Susan Toumine, Les Grands Ballets Canadiens

  • Andre Tyson, Alvin Ailey Dance Company

  • Diane Van Schoor, Royal Ballet School, London, England

  • Jillian Vanstone, Principal Dancer with The National Ballet of Canada

  • John Wilkins, Olympic Ballet

  • Miroslaw Zydowicz, Ballet BC