Miss Devon

* Business Director, CEO, Dance Educator, ADAPT, AAC

Miss Devon heading into her 17th year as Owner and CEO of Springbank Dancers!!! She began Figure Skating at age 5 and became intensely competitive. To increase her strength and poise, she began taking ballet and jazz, which quickly became a new passion for her. Soon after, she started student teaching and expanding her knowledge in various disciplines of dance, attending multiple studios, classes, and work-shops around the city. Miss Devon danced professionally for the Michael Bernard Fitzgerald production for two years, which toured throughout Southern Alberta. She also worked closely with the Production Managers at So You Think You Can Dance Canada auditions in 2008, and choreographed for various fundraisers and events, including "ONE Voice of World Dance" and the Olympic Torch Relay 2010. Miss Devon travels North American to take dance classes and teacher's workshops and is a fully certified ADAPT instructor, Level 1 Early Childhood Certified through FAC, and has received full certification as an Acrobatic Arts instructor, up to the Advanced level. Miss Devon is driven to always be expanding her knowledge and experiences to pass down to her students.

Miss Devon and husband Carey are the proud parents of two boys, Zac (almost 9yrs) and Knox (7yrs)! While the boys make "loud" appearances at the studio often, Miss Devon sees the entire studio as an extension of her family and hopes that each student feels the acceptance and care the studio embraces.

Contact@SpringbankDancers.com

Miss Shana

* Artistic Director, Competition Director, Dance Educator

Miss Shana has been dancing since the age of 3 and instantly fell in love with the art form. For nearly 20 years she has been training and performing in Ballet, Contemporary, Hip Hop, Jazz, Tap, Lyrical and Ballroom throughout North America. Her extensive training and performing experience have led her to winning numerous awards and scholarships in Canada and Internationally. She has had the privilege to work with the Alberta Ballet, M.A.D.D Rhythms (Chicago based tap company), Essential Elements Hip Hop Crew, Xtreme Dance Conventions, The Flaming Lips, Jubilations Dinner Theatre and has assisted and demonstrated for many internationally known Choreographers and Dancers. As well as being a trained dancer, Miss Shana has been classically trained in voice for the past 15 years and has won numerous awards at vocal competitions as well as being a Guest vocalist for various performances in Calgary. Miss Shana strives for connection in her classes and loves sharing her passion with her students. Miss Shana is always exploring new ways to continue her dance education and is certified in Acrobatic Arts (module 1), level 1 Early Childhood certified (through FAC) and received HIGHFIVE training in Healthy Childhood Development/Healthy Child Sport Development. Miss Shana and husband, James, have 2 beautiful little girls, Londyn (4) and Gwyneth (2) and are excited to welcome their third, the Fall of 2024!

MissShana@SpringbankDancers.com

Miss Mikki

* Director of Client Relations

Miss Mikki began dancing at the age of 3 and started competing when she was 7. She took as many styles as she could, but Musical Theatre and Tap were always her favourites. Miss Mikki danced at a couple different studios before finding Springbank Dancers when she was 13, and in high school she began working at the front desk once a week. This past spring, Miss Mikki completed her BA in International Relations. She is currently completing her minor in French and is hoping to continue her studies into International Law.

MissMikki@SpringbankDancers.com

Miss Kristen

* Dance Educator, Ballet Program Director, A.I.S.T.D

Miss. Kristen has been dancing and teaching for over 20 years, beginning her training at Crossings Dance. She attended The Banff Centre Summer Dance Program and was accepted into the Okanagan Summer Dance Intensive in Kelowna, British Columbia. Miss. Kristen attended Project Dance in New York City in 2006 and 2008, as well as in Toronto in 2009. In the fall of 2010 Miss. Kristen successfully accomplished her R.A.D. Advanced 2 Ballet examination. In 2013 she graduated from the University of Calgary with a Bachelor of Arts degree majoring in Communications. She has been a member of Corps Bara Dance Theatre in both the youth and professional companies. Miss Kristen was the Artistic Director of Crossings Youth Dance Company, a youth contemporary performance company in the city of Calgary from 2015-2024. She has been awarded her Associate and Associate Diploma with the Imperial Society of Teachers and Dancing out of London, England. We are so excited to have Miss Kristen back this season to challenge our dancers and assist in the continuing growth of our reputable ballet program!

Somethings you may not know about Miss Kristen: I choreograph mostly in my car & I make pies from scratch - crust and everything!

Favourite Quote: "Be fearless in the pursuit of what sets your soul on fire"

Ballet@SpringbankDancers.com

Miss Advaitha

* Dance Educator

Bio coming soon!

Miss Amalia

* Dance Educator

In my second to last year of being a student at SDI and high school, I started teaching the younger dancers jazz and hip hop classes and instantly knew I wanted to do this long-term. I was also a big-star at the time and was always so amazed by the concept of choreography. Soon after, when I started choreography, I fell in love with the art of personal creation and artistry through movement. I continued to finish being a student in both dance and school while teaching, student teaching, mentoring, big- star and other opportunities that helped me progress while still focusing on my personal dance career. Throughout the last couple of years I have been so fortunate to have learnt so much from fellow staff and each year I feel so much passion towards the art and the students. They truly fuel my love for this job!

Miss Ana

* Dance Educator

Bio coming soon!

Miss Carmen

* Dance Educator

Bio coming soon!!!

Miss Christahh

* Dance Educator

Born in Calgary, Christahh became captivated by the art of dance at a young age. She has studied a variety of dance styles and is the recipient of scholarships from the Edmonton School of Ballet. She received a Bachelor of Arts degree from the Dance Program at the University of Calgary with a focus on choreography and performance where she choreographed Indomitable Spirit (2016) and Essence of Humanity (2015). Christahh has had the privilege of working with a number of artists including music videos and concerts with Yung Dre, opening for Big Sean and Fetty Wap (2017), Hayden McHugh, Sabrina Naz at the Obsidian Awards (2016), Deanne Walsh in Ciclo De La Vida (2016), as well as dancing in Suite of Dreams (2014) originally choreographed by Hannah Stillwell. In the summer of 2015, she was an intern with OYO (Ombetja Yehinga Organisation) dance troupe in Windhoek, Namibia where she contributed in the creation of Ania. She has completed two years of the professional training program at Decidedly Jazz Danceworks and dances with a local hip-hop crew, The Tomorrows, under the direction of Lenny Len. Christahh is also the Executive Director and designer for Dance YYC Community Outreach and Engagement Initiative (www.danceyyc.ca) , an online platform providing free organized promotion for the Calgary dance community.Through this initiative she put on the Dance YYC Showcase, a free dance show featuring local collectives and a fundraiser.

Miss Lauren

* Dance Educator

Lauren was born in Houston Texas where she started her dance career at age 4, when she was 5 she moved to Calgary and continued dancing at Springbank Dancers. She danced at this studio recreationally until she was 12 then joined the competition team which she was a part of until she graduated high school. After high school, Lauren continued to teach at Springbank Dancers and she loves every second of it, passing on her love of dance to young dancers. Lauren went to the University of Calgary for a combined degree in Kinesiology and Dance and she graduated with distinction in both degrees in 2024. Lauren has always loved dance and has pursued every performance opportunity that has come her way, She hopes to continue passing on her love of dance to her students along with continuing her training and performing as much as possible.