CANi Dance

Allison’s passion for dance is evident with every breath she takes. Ally is a gifted performer, teacher and choreographer with an amazing ability to get her students and dancers to tap into their innermost feelings and dance them. Allison trained at Dansation in her hometown of St. Albert, Alberta, Vancouver, Los Angeles, New York and Toronto for intensive training. In 2009, she completed the International Student Visa Program at Broadway Dance Centre in New York City where she received the Outstanding Student Award.

Allison has created opportunities for herself and others by creating her own dance company, A L I Entertainment. Her dance crew worked with N5 Pictures and performed for the music video Man-o Kabootar by Sasha. Allison performed in the production I Think I Can as an actor and dancer under the direction of Conrad Alexandrowicz at the Lorraine Kimsa Theatre for Young People. She also danced in the Zapix Awards on YTV, Shawn Byfield’s Live in Rhythm, and Luther Brown’s Red City.

“To be outstanding get comfortable with being uncomfortable. Be brave. Take risks. Nothing can substitute for experience. The expert in anything was once a beginner.”

Kelly Summers is an accomplished dancer, instructor and studio owner. She is a graduate of Canada’s National Ballet School’s Teacher Training Program, graduating with distinction and as class valedictorian. She holds her Associate Status with the Cecchetti Society of Canada and her Registered Teachers Status with the Royal Academy of Dance. Her performance career includes Musical Theatre Productions, Industrial Work and Ballet/Contemporary Repertoire across Canada, the USA and Bermuda. She now focuses her passion for dance on teaching, which has taken her across Canada and the United States, teaching classes and workshops in ballet, jazz, lyrical and contemporary. For two years she was Ballet Director at In Motion School of Dance in Bermuda. Kelly was also Personal Assistant to the Director, Mignon Furman and Teacher at the American Academy of Ballet. Kelly currently holds her Advanced Two diploma with distinction from the Royal Academy of Dance, Advanced Two diploma with the Cecchetti Society of Canada, and her Advanced One diploma with the I.S.T.D. National Branch. She is a member of the Professional Adjudicators Alliance and Canadian Dance Adjudicator certified. Kelly is an auditor and contributor to this program being on the ground floor of delivering an elevated standard of dance adjudication. She recently completed her ACA – AcroDance Competition Adjudicator Certification and is proud to be a Acro Dance Adjudicator: Founding Member. She continued her training by attaining her certificate of completion for the Progressive Ballet Technique and Acrobatic Arts- Level I. Most recently, Kelly became the co-director and choreographer of The Nutcracker Holiday Spectacular- Milton’s first community-based full-length Nutcracker production. She is an advocate of Arts education for all ages through community outreach and high school programs. Her goal is to develop young dancers into passionate artists with technique, creativity, focus, and undying love for their craft.

Kalie is originally from Victoria, BC and she has been dancing since the age of 8.  She has her BA in Dance from The School of Alberta Ballet/University of Calgary and since graduation has spent her time performing all over the country.  Her favourite theatre credits include:  Dance Captain, Spamalot -Stagewest Calgary, Tantomile (u/s Victoria, Bombularina, Demeter,) CATS -Panasonic Theatre, White Christmas -Manitoba Theatre Centre, Dirty Rotten Scoundrals -Theatre Calgary, Beauty and the Beast x2, Theatre Calgary and Citadel/Theatre Calgary co-pro.  Her favourite film/tv credits include:  Season 1 and 2 of The Strain (F/X,) Ghost Annie in Pay The Ghost (starring Nicholas Cage; out this year, Voltage Pictures,) A Cowboy for Christmas (Hallmark/CTV,) Bang Bang Baby (TIFF,) Tiny Dancer (White Pine Pictures,) The Ron James Show(CBC,) Nikita (CW/Warner Brow.)

Kalie has also had the chance to dance in many company works having spent one season with La Caravan Dance Theatre in Calgary, performing original works such as In Proximity and The Corridor, and one season with Ballet Espressivo in Toronto performing in Don Quixote, Uprising and Forbidden Fruit and Rotten Apples.  She has been lucky enough to tour much of the world dancing and as a featured aerial artist for Jean Anne Ryan Productions onboard Silverseas Cruise Lines, and also had the opportunity to dance her way across Poland with 17 other Canadian dancers from U of C representing W&M Physical Theatre. 

In addition to performing, Kalie is a sought-after adjudicator and teacher and has worked from Vancouver Island to Quebec spreading her love and passion for dance.  Kalie is co-owner of the professional dance training centre “Metro Movement” in Toronto.

Amy Wysocki (formerly Adams) is a passionate Toronto-based artist with over 25 years of training and experience as a dancer, while focusing the past 10 years on developing and expanding her skills as a teacher, choreographer and adjudicator. A graduate of the International Student Visa Program at Broadway Dance Center in New York City, where she trained in contemporary dance, working closely with mentors Cat Cogliandro and Jenn Freeman. Some performance experiences include; Icona Pop “I Love It”, ABC’s Good Morning America, Classified “Payday” music video, Toronto Fringe Festival, Toronto Dance Teacher’s Expo, CNE Bellosound “Sketch Stage” and Much Music’s Electric Circus New Years Eve Bash.

Amy’s journey began in Mississauga, Ontario where she trained for many years as a competitive dancer in a variety of styles, including ballet, jazz, hip hop, lyrical, musical theatre and pointe. As a dance graduate of the Regional Arts Program at Cawthra Park Secondary School, Amy furthered her technical training in modern (Limon and Graham techniques), cultural dance styles, choreographic skills, improvisation, dance history, kinesiology and nutrition.

Amy furthered her education at McMaster University, attaining a Bachelor of Arts Degree in Psychology, Neuroscience & Behaviour. While she completed her studies at McMaster, Amy co-Founded and co-Directed a highly successful competitive university dance team called Verve Dance.

Amy is co-founder and co-Artistic Director of a professional contemporary company, based out of Toronto, called Point Of View Dance Project. The company completed two successful show runs of a full length work titled, “Wireless Connection”. P.O.V. Dance Project has choreographed work for Fever After Dark, The Bazaar, Toronto Fringe Festival, CNE Bellosound “Sketch Stage”, Raise The Rhythm fundraisers, and many more. The company has also been featured in The Dance Current Magazine.

Amy is a certified Barre fitness instructor and a member of the Professional Adjudicators Alliance. She teaches, choreographs and adjudicates across Canada, with award winning choreography and recognized students. Amy strives to continually grow and develop as a dancer, teacher and choreographer. Leading by example through hard work and determination, Amy loves to inspire and share her passion with others.

Eric is a Dora Award nominated performer, based out of Toronto. Specializing in dance and
singing, Eric has matured his career across Canada, and internationally. Currently, Eric is performing in Billy Elliot the Musical at the Stratford Festival, where Eric has spent the past four years doing previous shows such as The Rocky Horror Show, The Music
Man, Guys and Dolls, Romeo and Juliet, A Chorus Line, and The Hypochondriac. Elsewhere, Eric has performed in Joseph and the Amazing Technicolor Dreamcoat at Theatre Aquarius, Funny Girl at the Segal Centre, Anne of Green Gables, Alice Through the Looking-Glass,
and Canada Rocks at the Charlottetown Festival, and the Dora Award nominated Toronto revival of Cats in Toronto. On screen, Eric has appeared in Romeo and Juliet on CBC, Full Out on Netflix, Big Fun Weeknights on YTV, and Get Up ‘N Move for Revolver Films.
Amongst others, Eric has been honoured to earn the Maureen Forrester Award, Guthrie Award (Stratford Festival); Amy Wallis Scholarship (Charlottetown Festival); and gold and silver medals (International Tap Dance Championships). Online: Instagram/Twitter:
@EricMackAbel

Evan Supple, a native of Toronto, Ontario, trained at Elite Danceworx before moving on to earn a B.F.A. from Marymount Manhattan College, Class of 2016. While at Marymount, he danced in works by Dwight Rhoden, Paul Taylor, Aszure Barton, Desmond Richardson, and Alexandra Damiani. He also toured internationally as a member of the Nikolais-Louis Dance Theatre in 2013. Additionally, Evan was featured soloist in the closing ceremony of the 2015 Pan-Am Games. He spent summers with Complexions, Canada’s National Ballet School, and Springboard Danse Montreal.

Throughout his career, Mike has trained intensively in tap, jazz, hip hop, lyrical, ballet and partnering as well as performing in musical theatre and modern.

Mike is the current World Tap Dance Champion in the “Battle of the Feet”. Along with his title win, he has won a total of 6 medals in his two appearances at the World Tap Dance Championships in Germany, spanning across solo, duet, and group categories. During his 12 years of competition, Mike won numerous overall awards and titles including but not limited to: Mr. Bedazzled, Mr. Dance Canada, Champion of Champions and Dynamic Dancer Awards (Highest mark of the competition). Additionally, he has won the Be Discovered, Chicago Human Rhythm Project, Tiffany McLean’s Jazz and O.I.P. Intensive scholarships.

Through his career Mike has been fortunate to train with many of the greatest dancers of our time including: Lane Alexander, Jason Samuels Smith, Derick Grant, Sam Weber, Bril Barrett, and Michelle Dorrance to name a few. Mike also recognizes the benefits of continued education in dance, and travels every summer to Chicago to further his own training.

Mike has performed with Shawn Byfield’s “Funk Factory” and was a founding member of Everett Smith’s tap company “Bringing Tap Back”. Most recently, he was a member of the “ONE Movement” anti-bullying performance company. Other projects have included: The Miss America Pageant, The Humber River Hospital Benefit, the Kitchener-Waterloo Choreographer’s Ball, McDonald’s Canada National Conference, and a guest performance with the True Jive Pluckers and the Hamilton Philharmonic Orchestra. He is also the Canadian representative for the “House of Tap Project”; a collective with the goal of uniting the tap community worldwide.

Mike began teaching dance in 2009, after having assisted for many years before that. His passion for working with children and youth has lead him to mentor as a Youth Facilitator with the Kiwanis “Key Leader” program, and as a workshop leader and guest speaker at the Kids4Kids summer leadership camp.

After spending two years dancing aboard the Disney Dream and Fantasy cruise ships, Mike returned home to reignite his teaching career. In the time since, he has become a sought after instructor, guest teacher, and choreographer throughout the GTA. Mike cherishes his time spent encouraging and inspiring his students, and imbuing them with the same love of dance and performance that has him shuffling down the street.

James & Robyn have spent more than 20 years together -15 of them building dance studios, events and industry standardization tools in Canada.

Robyn is a seasoned veteran of the performance and dance industry has a BA in Dance from the University of Waterloo and attended Ryerson University.  She has judged dance competitions both nationally and Internationally, including being the Canadian dance judge for the IDO Commonwealth Cup of Dance in South Africa in 2017.

Starting in 2004 they built three successful studios in southwestern Ontario.

They have also produced and directed one of Canada’s premier dance Competitions, Inspire Dance Challenge.   This experience has given the couple a unique perspective on the needs of the dance industry today.  In 2014 they were pivotal in developing a training standardization for dance competition judges as well as coordinating over 75 events and competitions.

Being able to address the needs of the student, the parent, the teacher, and the studio director makes them uniquely able to create a convention experience that will amaze the participants! They remain a very happily married couple today, as James does exactly what he is told…