Shylo Sturm – Co owner; Artistic Director
Miss Shylo has studied dance for over 20 years around Alberta. She has taught dancers of all ages and levels, and has prepared them for festivals and competitions where they have proven very successful. She continually takes opportunities to better her art by attending workshops wherever she can… Alberta, British Columbia, Los Angeles, St. Petersburg Russia, Chicago and New York. Miss Shylo is looking forward to another fantastic season with her staff, students and parents!
Priscilla Charbonneau – Jazz, Lyrical, Musical Theatre
Miss Priscilla has been studying the art of dance for over 20 years and has no intention of stopping. Every year she attends countless workshops and travels to various dance centres to expand her knowledge and redefine her style. Over the past 5 years, Miss Priscilla has travelled to Harbour Dance Centre in Vancouver, The Edge in Los Angeles, St. Petersburg Russia, Montreal, Calgary, Chicago and New York City, for various training and teacher courses. Her students compete very successfully at festivals and competitions, many of them winning the top scholarships, while she herself wins many of the choreography awards. Miss Priscilla firmly believes to appreciate this art that is dancing; you have to live it, breathe it, watch it and support it. She encourages all of her students to dance with passion and to be great individuals both in and outside of the studio. As always, Miss Priscilla is looking forward to another successful dance season and can’t wait to see what her students can do this time!
Erin Stanley – Pre-school, Jazz, Lyrical
Miss Erin has trained in several disciplines for over 12 years in Stony Plain. She is always a pleasure to be around and treats every parent, dancer and teacher with the utmost respect. Her positive attitude, hard work and dedication has earned her great respect in the dance world. Miss Erin participated in the Vaganova Dance Society’s production of “Esmeralda” held in Sherwood Park as well as performing with the “Orchesis” dance group from the U of A. She is always taking new opportunities to improve her craft including participating in workshops in Vancouver, Fort McMurray, Chicago, St.Petersburg Russia and most recently New York! Miss Erin’s original choreography has received recognition over and over at the spring festivals. We are so proud to have Miss Erin with us for a third season!
Selesta Beauchamp –Tap
Miss Selesta began dancing at the age of 8 in Swift Current, Saskatchewan where she trained in jazz, tap and ballet. She completed her advanced exams in tap and jazz through the Canadian Dance Teacher’s Association as well as ballet exams through the Royal Academy of Dancing. Miss Selesta performed, choreographed and taught at many workshops, festivals and competitions before moving to Alberta. Upon moving to Alberta, she completed her degree in Elementary Education as well as a certificate in fitness training. She has always continued to dance and teach dance as she is lucky enough to have 3 dance partners, her husband and two children, who she dances with on a daily basis! She has been teaching students aged 3 to adult in Sherwood Park for several years. Miss Selesta looks forward to sharing her enthusiasm for dance with her new students! We at Shylo’s are very excited to have her return to our staff this season!
Dixie Devrie – Ballet, Modern
Miss Dixie has completed 3 years of post-secondary education towards her dance degree. While she thoroughly enjoyed her dance education, she feels it is in her heart to perform. So has set her career to the “performance” aspect as well being a well respected and diversified instructor. She has performed in NextFest, the Dance Explosion festival in Calgary and the Feats Festival in Edmonton where she received a modern scholarship for her spectacular performances. Miss Dixie has had to work extremely hard to become the dancer she is today and in doing so has become a stickler for technique thus having a keen sense of awareness of how to help her students improve. She is working towards her completion of her R.A.D. certification this season and will soon be introducing exams to our curriculum. We are very pleased to welcome Miss Dixie back for a second season at Shylo’s!
Jordan Gibbins – Hip Hop, Jazz, Tap
Miss Jordan has been dancing since the age of 9 at Shylo’s. Prior to her dancing, she was a successful gymnast for 5 years. Her love of dance has continually grown over the years and shines through both in the classroom and on stage. Jordan’s dance resume continues to become more established during each season; she has been featured in the “Six-O” Canadian dance catalogue, and has performed with the prestigious Feats Festival of Dance for the past 2 years where she has been able to share her love of dance with other talented dancers on the local stage. She has received numerous dance scholarships that have allowed her to travel to places such as Montreal, Saskatoon, New York City, Vancouver and Russia. As a 4th year recipient of the Triple Threat Dance Conventions scholarship, she will continue to challenge the choreography offered this new season. Jordan has been an assistant teacher as well as a substitute teacher and solo choreographer for our studio for the past 3 years. We are very excited to watch Jordan flourish once again with her own dance career as well as join the teaching Staff at Shylo’s this season!
Kelsey Axley – Pre-school, Tap and Jazz Instructor
Miss Kelsey has been in love with the art of dance since the age of 5, starting her training in Wainwright, Alberta and after graduation began branching out studying in Edmonton and surrounding area as well as New York City. Miss Kelsey has spent the past two years as an instructor sharing her love and passion for dance with her students. She has received awards for her choreography as well as her own dancing. She hopes to inspire her dancers to be the best they can be technically, artistically, and as performers. Miss Kelsey is honored and very excited to start the upcoming dance season at Shylo's!
Vince Akinyode – Hip Hop
Vince has been teaching hip hop for 4 years now and has a reputation for holding very unique classes. You many have seen him performing with his dancing crew “White Chocolate” in various venues around Canada. With them, Vince opened for artists such as Ashanti, Shawn Desmond, Ludacris, Chris Brown, Boyz to Men, 112, Chingy and Genuine. He has also traveled on tour with the G.A.M.E and was an official back up dancer for Canadian Idol, Gary Beals. Within Edmonton, Vince has performed at numerous charity events, talent competitions, dance festivals and club openings including performing for her majesty, the Queen and the official JUNO after party viewed by Alice Cooper and Fefe Dobson. Vince has traveled around Canada and the United States taking different styles of dance which is why he is considered “extremely versatile” when creating routines. He is known for his routines to include house, popping, locking, video style, krumping, wacking, street break dancing and Pussycat Doll style. Vince’s easygoing attitude combined with his passion for this art creates a great environment for all. We are very pleased to welcome Vince back for another great season!
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