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Jennifer Campbell, Director of The Danceroom, has been studying numerous types of dance for fifteen years while maintaining honors status in elementary school and high school. She has been educated at various dance studios in several locations including Michigan, Whitby, Collingwood, and Barrie. Jennifer is also a passionate water-skier and was titled Athlete of the Year in her class of 2004. She currently is majoring in Dance at York University while also obtaining her Bachelor of Education with the goal of becoming a high school educationalist. Miss Jennifer has achieved her Royal Academy of Dance (R.A.D.) Intermediate Ballet certification, Imperial Society of Teachers of Dancing (I.S.T.D.) Advanced Modern Theatre and Grade Six Tap certification, as well as her Canadian Dance Teachers’ Association (C.D.T.A.) Advanced Jazz certification. Jennifer is continuing to direct The Danceroom while attending university, working with a very capable and enthusiastic staff.

Jennifer Brinston, Artistic Director. is an Associate Teacher and Choreographer for studios in Alliston, Barrie and Bradford Ontario. A York University Fine Arts Honours double Major Graduate - studying Jazz Vocal and Musical Theatre History - Jennifer works and trains as an active member of the Toronto based Hip Hop Company, Nexx Level. Through Nexx Level she is involved in three to four full length dance productions annually and has performed at sold out shows for Factory Theatre, Toronto Dance Theatre, Leah Posluns Theatre and The Betty Oliphant. With Choreographer’s Ball and Toronto Bazaar Performances to her credit, Much Music televised appearances (best dance crew week and MMVA’s) and music videos to her name; Jennifer believes that in order to teach an evolving genre of dance such as Hip Hop you must be involved in its development.

Danelle Wood began dancing at the age of three and continued for sixteen years. Over the years she studied mainly jazz, ballet and modern with some hip-hop. She attended a Quinte Ballet School summer dance camp and competitions at the Muskoka Galla. She danced in many performances of The Nutcracker including the role of Sugar Plum Fairy and Snow Queen. She completed her Elementary Cecchetti ballet exam in 2004 and was working towards her Intermediate Cecchetti ballet exam when she left for university in 2006. Danelle has recently graduated from Nipissing University’s Concurrent Education program receiving a Bachelor of Arts degree in Psychology, as well as, a Bachelor of Education degree with primary, junior, and intermediate qualifications.

Meghan Miller is an accomplished Premier level Highland dancer and has obtained her associates Certification. Meghan began her Highland dance career in Barrie under the wing of Diane Sanderson. She also briefly studied with Jennifer Low in Bracebridge and Dr. Kirsty Duncan while attending school in Toronto. With sixteen years of dance experience under her belt (or kilt!), she is very aware and understanding of a dancer’s needs. In recent years, Meghan has had the opportunity to teach Highland dance from private, one-on-one lessons to elementary and highschool workshops with twenty to sixty students per class. Also an English language instructor for the Kumon Learning Centre, Meghan is highly capable of judging a child’s capacity for learning. Notably, Meghan has been a member of a four-piece dance crew with the York Regional Police Pipes and Drums since 2005 where she has had the opportunity to travel the world and perform at prestigious events such as on palace grounds for Prince Albert at a National Day celebration in Monaco, at a ceremonial lighting of the Tomb of the Unknown Soldier in front of the L’Arc de Triomphe in Paris, France, and most recently in Vienna, Austria for the 100^th anniversary of the Polizeimusik Wien. Meghan loves nothing more than the exhilarating rush of performing for a joyful, receptive audience whether it be fifteen seniors at a nursing home or fifteen thousand in a city square… with the exception of her jovial red-headed daughter, Cadence.

Lucien (Lou) Senneville is an Associate member of the Canadian Dance Teacher Association (CDTA) and a Licentiate/Full Member of the International Dance Teacher Association (IDTA). He presently teaches for the City of Barrie Recreational Program, Base Borden, Dance Nation and Huronia Dance Centre. He also organized dances and general practices for his students. His future plan is to open a studio in the Barrie area. His curriculum includes Social and International Styles: Latin dances- Rumba, Cha-Cha, Jive, Samba, and Salsa. Standard dances - Waltz, Foxtrot, Tango, Quickstep and Viennese Waltz. Lou has been teaching Ballroom dancing since 1985. He has trained in Montreal, Germany and Toronto. He is also passionate about choreographing numbers for musicals, shows, and demonstrations.

Sherlyn Dalliday has been involved in dancing since the age of six. She is a life member of the BATD and has recently been honoured to achieve Life Member status with Scotdance Ontario. She is a member of the Royal Academy of Ballet and the S.O.B.H.D. Judges Panel. Sherlyn holds an Honours degree in dance from York University and has been successfully teaching for over 30 years with her studio located in Pickering Ontario. Her students have received numerous awards, titles and championships including high honours in Canada, the United States, Australia and Scotland. Sherlyn has also captured many awards and titles including winning British, Canadian and American Championships and the British Overseas Trophy while touring in Scotland with her dance teacher, Evelyn Murray. She has been a past Ontario executive member on the Scotdance Canada executive and enjoys traveling to different cities to judge and do workshops.

Ingrid Hunt has been a Fitness Instructor for 25 years, and a Personal Trainer for the past two years. She is Can-Fit-Pro and YMCA Certified; Fitness-Ontario-Leadership certified and she is also a Certified Zumba Instructor. Her favorite Fitness classes are "STEP" and Kickboxing, and her MOST favorite is ZUMBA ! Her Zumba classes are very popular and well-attended. She teaches Zumba with great enthusiasm because " Life is supposed to be lived to it's fullest, and along with that comes : Dance until you drop ; feel the rhythm and pulse of feeling alive ! "

Debbie Allen was a successful Jewellery business owner for 23 years, and decided to retire in 2005. Before retirement she took a Certified Reflexology course because Debbie always enjoyed Reflexology treatments herself, due to her stressful business. After retiring , she moved to Wasaga Beach in 2005 with her husband Ted and proceeded to open her new venture, Reflexology for Health. After that she took courses in Reiki , Ear candling , and Thai Hot Stem Massage and learned to understand and give treatments with the Ion Detox Foot cleanse. She runs her business and offers all these treatments at her home in Wasaga Beach and Stayner Massage Therapy. Her newest achievement was studying for 2 years to become a Certified Yoga teacher, which she just completed. She is now teaching Gentle Yoga at the Danceroom. Debbie has always been interested in achieving good health, and maintaining it. Exercise has been important all her life, and at her age now, Yoga is the practice she has found to balance her mind, body & spirit. Yoga is for every age, it tones, strengthens and relaxes the body to become a more healthy you. Come to a class and experience the benefits of a Yoga Practice.

Arisha has only been dancing a few short years (since September of 2004), but in that time has been lucky enough to learn from many talented dancers. She first started bellydancing with a session offered by Georgian College with Kathy Garcia. This short introduction was enough to hook her... She then began taking lessons regularly with Cahara of Cahara's Latin and Bellydance Studio...during her learning there she also took lessons with Laina, Sah'rabian, Khismet, Shamar, and Atiabes. She has also attended numerous other workshops. She began teaching for Essa Twp in 2007 in order to create a local venue so she could convince her own instructor to teach closer to home. However, her "home" studio closed shortly after, but she continued her teaching commitment there. She has since expanded to teach, first at Lisle, then in Stayner. She also continues to attend workshops whenever and wherever she can.

Sarah-Lynn Westhaver began taking ballet classes at the age of three, and one year later became involved with Jazz and Baton. She began competing in baton almost immediately, which later lead to Canadian and World Championships. Her team received many Canadian Gold medals, and Sarah-Lynn was presented with a Silver medal in Jr. B. Compulsories at the 1994 World Championships. She has received her Level 2 Canadian Baton Twirling Federation (CBTF) certification and obtained her coaching certification through the National Coaching Certification Program (NCCP). She is also a Level 1 CBTF Judge and a Level 5 CBTF Skills Development Program Adjudicator. Sarah- Lynn is a graduate of the University of Western Ontario and has a Bachelor of Arts Degree in Psychology/Health Sciences. When she’s not coaching, you can find Sarah-Lynn at the Stuart Ellis IDA pharmacy in Collingwood where she works as a certified compounding pharmacy technician, or you may find her at home, mothering newborn baby Maya.

Colleen Brinston is excited to be joining the teaching staff of The Danceroom as a ballet teacher. Colleen has studied ballet, modern and jazz dance, human anatomy and dance kinesiology at York University. In 2008 Colleen graduated with a Bachelor of Social Work with Honours, from York University. Colleen has studied ballet and various forms of dance for over 20 years. The highlight of her dance training was attending the National Ballet of Canada’s adult recreational program from 2006-2008. Currently Colleen is studying Intermediate Ballet in the Royal Academy of Dance syllabus and hopes to complete her exams in the near future.