Adele Campell-Power

Adèle  is a captivating performer, passionate teacher and her creativity abounds as a choreographer.  With an extensive performance background, Adèle brings to her students a wealth of knowledge and experience to help guide them on their dance journey.

Adèle is graduated of Mayfield Secondary School of the Arts, University of Toronto (English / History B.A Hons.) and has attained her Sheridan College Musical Theatre Performance diploma where she was the recipient of the George V. Young Acting Award.   She has extensive training in Ballet, Modern, Jazz, Tap and Hip Hop and holds teaching certification with the R.A.D., I.S.T.D. and C.D.T.A.

Adèle is in demand as an adjudicator and guest choreographer across the G.T.A.  She is thrilled to be a part of the Center Stage family and return to her roots in Georgetown. 

Ashley Schofield

Ashley Schofield is a passionate, motivated choreographer and teacher from Toronto, ON. She is the founder and choreographer for Opus Dance Collective, a contemporary company housing pre-professional and professional dancers. Her company debuted her work at the Capezio ACE Awards in both NYC and Los Angeles in front of an influential audience and panel of judges. They have since continued to train and perform across Canada and the US. Ashley’s choreography and company can be seen on NBC’s World of Dance Season 2, as her Opus dancers battled it out amongst the top dancers in the world. She also had the honour of being selected to present a piece of choreography at the APAP Conference in NYC. Thus far, Ashley and Opus Dance Collective are proud to have presented two full-length shows in Toronto - Volume 1: FORE/word and Volume 2: The Introduction. She has also choreographed, directed, styled, and produced multiple digital concept pieces.

Ashley has been recognized for her creative concepts, artistry and choreography at both national and international levels of competition. Her choreography has been displayed across Canada and the US at the YAGP Finals in NYC, the Dance Awards, Global News Morning Show, charitable events and fundraisers, fashion shows, virtual concerts, promotional teams representing retail and media companies, along with numerous studio regional and national competitions.

Miss Schofield attended, by audition, the National Choreographer's Intensive at Utah Valley University. While in attendance, she had the opportunity to work, study and create under the guidance of Nelly van Bommel. Ashley is a certified ADAPT & PBT teacher, and recently completed a course and examination by Intimacy Coordinators of Colour that allows her to act as an Intimacy Captain on set.

Ashley enjoys taking part in many annual industry events including Toronto’s Choreographer’s Ball, Hit The Floor All-Star Showcase, and TKFW (Toronto Kids Fashion Week) - she is also honoured to create work for World Performers Canada, a team that represents Canada at the Dance World Cup in Europe.

Gay Bishop

Gay  Bishop is a graduate of  Ryerson  Theatre  School. She holds her teaching diploma with RAD, is an associate  member of ISTD, and a full member of the CDTA Jazz and  Tap division. She has trained with many outstanding  teachers and choreographers, as well as participated in numerous workshops with companies such as Danny Grossmann, Ballet Jorgen and Momix. Gay has been teaching Ballet, Modern, Lyrical, Tap and Jazz in Canada and the USA for over 22 years. Her students have been highly successful in competitions, and Ballet, Tap and Jazz  exams. Many of these students have gone on to pursue  successful careers in dance in post-secondary institutions, as well as performing across Canada, USA, and Europe. Her routines have been awarded many overall awards including Outstanding Choreography.

Gay has enjoyed being a performing member and assistant  artistic director of two movement theatre companies in the USA. Gay has thoroughly enjoyed teaching workshops and adjudicating for many studios, pageants and competitions. Miss Gay is so very proud of all the accomplishments of the competitive team at Maple Academy of Dance.

Jay T. Schramek

Jay T is a Dora Mavor Moore Award nominated performer, educator and adjudicator. His twenty-five year teaching career spans Canada’s most prestigious post-secondary arts institutions and dozens of dance studios. A graduate of Ryerson University’s dance program and a former Mr. Dance of Canada, he has been a faculty member at the Randolph College, George Brown College and Saint Lawrence College. Jay has been a guest teacher at Sheridan College, Canada’s National Ballet School, Etobicoke School of the Arts, Pearson School for the Arts, the Eastern Arkansas Ballet, Duboforce Mexico, Metro Movement and the Charlottetown Festival Young Company. He is currently the Tap Director at Dimensions in Dance in Kitchener, a choreographer for the Canadian Tap Team of World Performers and the Director of Programming for the Toronto Dance Teacher Expo.

His professional choreographic credits include: Singin in the Rain (Drayton), The Fan (Odyssey Theatre), The Time of My Life (Soulpepper), The Haunted Hillbilly (Sidemart Theatrical), Little Shop of Horrors (Magnus Theatre) & Dads II (Magnus Theatre).

As a performer, he continues to work in theatres across the continent. He has performed for The Stratford Festival, Mirvish Productions, Capitol Theatre, Charlottetown Festival, Stage West, Drayton Entertainment, Clearchannel Entertainment and dozens more. Some of his favourite roles include: Cosmo in Singin in the Rain, Lumiere in Beauty and the Beast, Bobby in Crazy for You, Skimbleshanks in Cats, Nana in Peter Pan, Pepper in Mamma Mia, Jimmy in White Christmas, Ethan in The Full Monty, Jinx in Forever Plaid, Cecil in Anne of Green Gables, Batboy in Batboy the Musical, Action in West Side Story, Barnaby in Hello Dolly.

An accomplished voice-over actor, Jay is the voice of Platy the Platypus on Arthur (PBS Kids), Data Bot, Build Bot & Garbage Bot on Space Ranger Roger (Family Jr), Mr. Security on Inspector Gadget (Teletoon/Netflix), Felix on Trucktown (Treehouse), Blinky on Willa’s Wild Life (YTV / Discovery), Satoru Kakuta on Slam Dunk and Tad in the animated feature Totally Spies-The Movie. His voice has been used by Royal Bank, Microsoft, Pfizer, Subaru, CBC, Aleve, Cepacol, Air Transat, and Motorola. 

He’s appeared on Netflix/Hulu’s The Handmaid’s Tale, Discovery Channel’s Mayday, Showcase’s Lost Girl, CBC’s Getting Along Famously, Showtime’s Queer As Folk and the Gemini nominated film From Time to Time. He also provided the motion capture for the lead character Hadyn in the PS4 game Dark Sector.

Jay is one of North America’s most prolific talent adjudicators and has judged and hosted over 200 talent competitions, pageants and festivals across the globe. He is the Owner/Host of Dance Attack Competition & Point of View Photo & Video. Jay is a member and contributor to the Professional Adjudicator Alliance manual, has written articles for The Agent’s Book and had a column in Dance Canada Quarterly. Jay is proud to serve on the Advisory for Wingman for Dance. He is a recipient of a Tyrone Guthrie Award and a Maud Whitmore Scholarship.

Jessica Fallis

Jessica Fallis is a versatile dancer with a performance history that spans a variety of genres. She is a graduate of the Dance Performance Studies program at George Brown College, and since then, has traveled the world on a variety of performance/choreography contracts. Most recently, Jessica has been hired as part of the Tap faculty for The Canadian National Team, which will be competing in Sitge, Spain June 2018. Jessica was the Corporate Choreographer, soloist and dance captain for Club Maeva Resorts in Mexico for 2 and a half years. In 2006, Jessica traveled to Nagasaki, Japan on a 6-week performance contract at the prestigious Huis Ten Bosch resort. She was also a member of the 2004 Canadian National Tap Team, winning the Gold Medal in Reisa Germany, and spent the Summer of 2003 at the Quinte Ballet School of Canada’s Professional Summer School. Jessica’s artistic and inventive choreography has won her countless awards throughout her career. She choreographed and cast a children’s music video for CBC Kids, which is currently being aired across the country. For 3 years, Jessica was a member of the Toronto Rock Dance Team, performing to thousands at the Air Canada Centre. She was also head coach/choreographer for the Junior Dance Team, the “Junior Gems”. She was a member of the Tap Company “DownBeats” under the direction of Cathy Duncan for 3 years, and frequents Broadway Dance Centre in New York City, to continue her dance training. Performance credits include, “Coco Bongos”, Playa del Carmen, Mexico, “Much on Demand” with Jesse McCartney, Everett Smith’s Tap Flash Mob at Dundas Square, “Experience Impossibility Tour”, Ryan Joyce Magic Show, “The Award Winning Nickelodeon Parade” at Canada’s Wonderland, “La Bayadere” under the direction of Chan Hon Goh, Breakfast Television and YTV. Jessica is a certified teacher through the Performing Arts Educators of Canada in both Tap & Jazz. She is also a certified Acrobatics instructor through Acrobatic Arts. She enjoys adjudicating and sharing her wealth of knowledge with the future generation of dancers.

Julia Cratchley

Julia is originally from Richmond Hill, Ont. where she danced with Vlad’s Dance Company, and graduated from Unionville High School’s Arts York Dance Program.

Julia continued her training as a contemporary and classical artist in Vancouver, B.C, with Arts Umbrella’s Graduate Program under the direction of Artemis Gordon and Lynn Sheppard. Here she had the opportunity to work with internationally known choreographers, including Roberto Campanella, Emily Molnar, Serge Bennethon, and Robert Glumbek to name a few. She also had the chance to workshop with companies and choreographers such as [Bjm_danse] and O’vertigo in montreal, Ballet B.C in Vancouver, ProArteDanza in Toronto, Jill Johnston and Sidra Bell in New York as well as companies in Europe.

Julia has been lucky enough to be a part of Toronto dance company Helix Dance Project for three seasons now, and has assisted Linda Garneau with the process of ‘Rain’ ‘Verb.atim’ and ‘UnEarth’. She is a dancer and choreographer for Bridge to Artists which has now had three shows to date ‘Prima Volta’ ‘Senses’ and ‘On the Sawdust Trail’. She is most recently a company member of a Rutherford Movement Exchange’s Asension. Julia is a freelance dancer/choreographer and adjudicator and participates in many shows throughout the year. Julia Also teaches an open class at OIP dance centre in Toronto.

Lisa Auguste

Lisa Auguste is a multi-faceted performer working out of Toronto, Ontario. She has trained extensively in ballet, tap, jazz, acrobatics, modern, salsa, and all forms of hip-hop, she is also an avid teacher, choreographer and student of her craft. Lisa can be seen in the feature film `Shall We Dance` starring Richard Gere and Jennifer Lopez, a zombie nurse in `Silent Hill 2`. She was a featured dancer on a `Russell Peters Christmas`, and apart of Canada's first top 6 SYTYCD. Lisa can also be seen in music videos for Shawn Desmond, Jully Black , Cascada, Our Lady Peace, Lauryn Taylor and Love Inc. Lisa was fortunate to play the role of the Cheetah in the Mirvish production of `The Lion King`, thrilled to be a part of the prestigious Canadian Opera Company's renditions of Aida and Nixon in China. And always honoured to be involved in Helix Dance Project's inaugural show `Integration, Evolve Verb.atim and Unearthed` choreographed by Linda Garneau. She has travelled through Europe, South America and the Caribbean as a dancer with both Royal Caribbean and Regal Empress cruislines. Lisa was honoured to be chosen to perform at the 2011 Pan and Para Pan American games in the closing ceremonies. Lisa has also worked for Remax, Mac Cosmetics, Maxim Magazine and Stop Line Productions in several live industrial and fashion shows. Currently Lisa is working as a dancer, teacher, choreographer and adjudicator throughout the GTA, where she is well known for her creative and disciplined style, with a touch of humour.

Tara Pillon

Born and raised in Toronto, Tara Pillon is a professional dancer, choreographer, and dance educator. She graduated with honours from Ryerson University, where she received a BFA in Performance Dance. Tara also received her Certificate of Russian Ballet Pedagogy in Amsterdam, Netherlands. 

A highly sought-after teacher, choreographer, and adjudicator throughout the GTA, Tara currently teaches ballet at Toronto’s own, Millennium Dance Complex. She is also the Co- Artistic Director of ACE Dance Theatre, a professional contemporary dance company based out of Toronto. As well as The Ballet Lab, a comprehensive training program dedicated to developing and fortifying a dancer’s foundational technique. 

Tara has performed professionally with Ballet Creole, Gadfly’s Urban Dance Repertory Company, emiMOTION Dance Company, Human Body Expression, Avinoam Silverman Dance, and Creativiva. She can be seen dancing in the Hallmark film, “A Nutcracker Christmas”, as well as “Diversion”, a dance film by Avinoam Silverman. Tara has also choreographed with Creativiva for events such as the Italian Contemporary Film Festival, Ricarda’s Grand Opening, and the Allstate Honor Ring Banquet. Most recently, Tara choreographed for The Tenors’ latest music video. 

Taylor Roper

Taylor Roper is a professional performer who has been dancing since the age of six. He is highly trained in Jazz, Tap, Contemporary, Lyrical, Ballet, Acrobatics, Musical Theatre and hip hop. During his training he also studied in the music theatre program at Wexford Collegiate Institute for the Arts.

Taylor has worked for some of the industry's leading entertainment corporations. To name a few, he was a dancer, acrobat and aerialist for Royal Caribbean Cruiselines on the “Mariner Of The Seas” and the “Brilliance Of The Seas”. He was also a featured dancer in the cirque inspired show “Mystic Rhythms” at Tokyo DisneySea. Taylor has had the opportunity to dance for New York’s finest Patti Wilcox, Gabriela Rodgers at the Arts for life Gala in Mississauga, the Guelph Contemporary Festival, and The Bazaar to name a few industrials. He has also spent a year living in Belgium dancing in a reputable contemporary company and teaching workshops and master classes throughout Belgium and Holland. He was also featured on the television series “The Ultimate Dance Battle”.

As a competitive dancer, Taylor has captured numerous titles including Mr. Dance and Teen Mr. Dance of Canada for CDMA, Dancer of the Year for American Dance Awards and was also the highest scoring male soloist for can dance in 2007 and had the opportunity to travel and perform in Spain.

Taylor is a sought after dance instructor and choreographer for many dance studios, high schools and dance conventions throughout Canada. He also  taught dance classes for the Toronto and Durham district school board. His students have won many regional and national titles and he has choreographed many award winning routines across Ontario. He is also currently a choreographer for “World Performers Canada”. Taylor is a certified member of the International Academy of Dance Adjudicators and adjudicates throughout Ontario, British Columbia and the United States.

His award winning choreography has earned his students countless awards at high level competitions including "Junior dance off winners" at Candance competition, "Top scoring routines" of entire competitions at Bedazzled, Starcatchers, Move, Dance Canada and many more, Nothern stars senior dance-off winners, Junior/Teen/Senior "dancer of the year " soloist winners at American Dance Awards, On the floor Senior ultimate dancer winner and runner up at the ultimate finals, and numerous Diamond choreography awards at American Dance Awards to name a few.

He is a firm believer that technique and creative style are extremely important in the development of a dancer. He challenges his students with his motivating spirit and creative style to bring out their inner potential. With his strong acrobatic background, he prides himself on creating athletic dancers with a strong and captivating presence.

Jeff Wong

As owners & Directors of DANCE INC, this husband and wife team are truly unstoppable! Their goal is to inspire young dancers to persue their dreams and reach their goals! Both Jeff & Breanne have studied in all styles of dance, performed all over North America and been a part of the Dance industry for more than 20 years working in movies, commercials and live performances. They are constantly reinventing themselves to be at the top of their game.

Their teaching & choreography is what sets this duo apart from the rest! They are best known for inspiring young dancers through their passion and creative teaching skills! These two are dedicated to bringing their students and studio to the next level!

Building the studio on the foundation of “Inspiring One Child at a Time” Jeff & Breanne have done exactly that, inspiring many of their dancers to go onto professional careers in the dance industry!

Their competitive company dancers are taken to great heights throughout each and every competitive season. With their creativity of bigger and better routines each year, earning them the praise of adjudicators and teachers all over North America.These two are driven to make their mark as Creators, Role Models and Dance Educators in Durham and The Entire Dance Industry!“Their desire is to teach, their passion is to dance, their purpose is to inspire!”

Sarah Nolan

Sarah was classically trained in ballet having graduated from Canada’s Royal Winnipeg Ballet Professional Division with Distinction. She went on to dance professionally with the Royal Winnipeg Ballet for three years until an injury forced an untimely career change. Sarah’s performances include Giselle, The Nutcracker, Les Sylphides, Swan Lake, Concerto Barrocco, Les Patineurs, Seventh Symphony, and Deuce Coupe. She was also cast as the Lilac Fairy in Sleeping Beauty and performed a solo variation in the ballet Paquita. In 1996, Sarah attended the Professional Ballet Program at the Banff Festival of the Arts in Banff, Alberta.

Sarah made the transition from dancer to teacher and choreographer in Saskatoon, Saskatchewan where she received her professional teacher’s certification from the Royal Academy of Dance in London, England. While residing in the prairies some of her career highlights include founding the Saskatchewan Contemporary Ballet (SCB) and serving on the artistic team of Dare to Dance. Since moving to Ottawa, Sarah has had the opportunity to be the resident choreographer for Les Petits Ballets, a youth performing company located in Ottawa.

Sarah is thrilled to be launching into DanceRoots’ 8th season and is excited for the opportunity to share her experience and passion with her students!

Tiffani Beauparlant

Tiffani Beauparlant is from St. Catharines, Ontario.  She has been a part of the dance world since the age of 7.  She has been teaching at Rythum Plus Dance Company since 1999 and teaches for the District School Board of Niagara where she runs the dance program at A.N. Myer Secondary School. At Rythum Plus, she specializes in tap but also teaches jazz, lyrical, hip hop, and turning technique.  She is a certified Tap (examiner), Jazz and Acro teacher with Dance Masters of America Chapter #38. She has a Bachelor of Arts in French (specialist) from Brock University, a dance specialist from York University, and a Canadian teacher certification from D’Youville College in Buffalo. 

As a dancer, Tiffani has toured with Hoctor’s “Dance Caravan” as a Caravan Kid and assistant to Barry YoungBlood.  She was also a proud member of the Canadian National Tap Team who won the silver medal at the IDO World Tap Championships in Reisa, Germany (2000).  She ventured into the modelling world as an adult and can be seen in several infomercials and commercials and walked the runway in many Bridal Shows.

Tiffani is a successful teacher and choreographer. Her students have won numerous overall high score awards as well as regional titles for Dance Masters of Canada and American Dance Awards.  She is the teacher of recognition of “Junior Mr Dance of Canada 2018”, “Master Dance of Canada 2016”, “Teen Miss Dance of Canada 2004”, “Junior Miss Dance of Canada 2003”,  "Teen Dancer of the Year 2003”, and “Junior Dancer of the Year 2002”.  Tiffani’s choreography has been featured in many shows including M.A.C makeup’s “Fashion Cares” as well as the “Greg Frewin Las Vegas Magic Review” in Niagara Falls and most recently she has done the off-ice dance training for the Canadian National Synchronized Skating Team – Nexxice.

Tiffani also enjoys sharing her love for dance by adjudicating many competitions throughout Canada as she is a part of the Professional Adjudicators' Alliance. 

Kim O’Neill

Kim O'Neill is an established dancer, teacher, choreographer, and Graduate from the University of Western Ontario. She is trained extensively in all dance disciplines, having been trained under the direction of Matthew Clark.  She is the proud owner of the O’Neill Academy of Dance, in her home town of London, Ontario.

Kim continues to peruse her dance career, represented by Da Costa Talent Agency in Toronto.  With more than 15 years of professional work under her belt, Kim has become a well- established dancer and performer.  Kim began her professional career as a featured dancer for the Helix Dance Project, under the direction of Linda Garneau.  Kim has performed at numerous co-orperate industrial shows including the Bell Celebrity Gala, Crystal Ball Charity Event, C.I.M Awards, Contessa Awards, Steve Nash Charity Event, World Pride, Hold Em’ for Life Gala, Gilda Awards (dancing alongside Eric McCormack), Mary Kay Event Gala (2016/ 2018), Chandelier Ball” (Elgin Theatre’s 100th anniversary spectacular ), and the 2018 Goldwell Fashion show, under the direction of re-known choreographer Kevan Allen, to name a few. Kim completed a series of appearances on CBC's "Over the Rainbow (Sean Cheeseman),” "Warehouse 13’s” finale episode of “42nd Street,” The Strain, Beauty and The Beast, Bomb Girls (CTV), and “Canada’s Smartest Person.”  Kim can be seen in the motion pictures "Save the Last Dance 2: Steppin Up,” and "Camp Rock.”  She also had the pleasure of working on the hit TV series "Schitt's Creek" as a skeleton crew dancer, and Assistant to the choreographer (Jeff Dimitriou), for 2 featured dance scenes for season 5 of the t.v series.  Kim also had the pleasure of assisting Jeff Dimitriou with the off- ice training and choreography for Canadian Ice Dance Champions, Paul Poirier and Piper Giles.  Kim was also a top 100 finalist for the Canadian Premiere of So You Think You Can Dance, Canada.

Kim’s theatre credits include: Andrew Lloyd Weber's "Song and Dance", Drayton Entertainment's, Aladdin, Cinderella (DC), Robin Hood (DC), Peter Pan (DC), Dance Legends 2010 / 2011 (DC), Big Band Legends (DC), Rock n’ Roll Legends (DC), Dance Legends at The Grand Theatre in London, Ontario (Assistant Choreographer  / DC), Return to Grace (RGA Productions) at the Ed Mirvish Theatre in 2014 / 2017, the Princess of Wales theatre in 2019, and at the Fallsview Casino (2015, 2017, and 2019).  Kim was also thrilled to join the Canadian National Tour of Return to Grace in 2015 / 2016, as well as, continue the tour in Bangkok, Thailand (2015). A highlight for Kim was dancing as a soloist for Canadian Country Music Star / Singer, Chad Brownlee, at the 2016 Canadian Country Music Awards (Choreographer / Soloist dancer).

Victoria Miller

Victoria’s love for tap dance is rooted in the intersection between music, improvisation, and authentic expression. With continued training in tap dance technique, music theory, and collaboration with musicians, she strives to create work for dancers that connect these pillars. Victoria’s goals in working with dancers are to showcase their strengths, challenge where they may lack, and elevate their technique, musicality, and an overall approach of how to use tap dance to express themselves.  

Victoria’s experience includes the Residency Program for the Toronto International Tap Dance Festival (directed by Allison Toffan) where she trained and danced with tap dance powerhouses Ted Louis Levy, Allison Toffan, and Tanya Knights alongside fellow emerging artists from across Canada. As a member of the tap dance company The Rhythm Ensemble Pre-Professional division (directed by Juliana Kelly), she deepened her ear in jazz music through tap dance, improvisation, historical research, and workshops with live musicians. She holds a teaching certification with B.A.T.D. 

 Victoria is thrilled to be a part of the World Performers Canada family for the 2022 season!

Sarah Sordoni

Sarah is an inspiring, compassionate and successful dance educator and business woman who has been an instrumental part of arts education in her community. As a young dancer she trained at the prestigious Quinte Ballet School in Belleville and she is an Honours graduate, obtaining a Bachelor of Fine Arts Degree from Ryerson University in Toronto.

Sarah is the Co-Owner of The Dream Centre in Waterdown, Ontario and the Director of the ‘Live Dream Dance’ recreational and competitive programming within the facility. Sarah has grown her dance studio from 50 students in two small rooms to a 20,000 sq/ft indoor sports facility with classes in dance, gymnastics, martial arts, musical theatre, adult fitness, before and after school care and post partum programs for Moms. Her successful business model now services thousands and employs nearly 40 faculty members.

Before taking on the role of business owner, Sarah’s performing arts career led her to some incredible opportunities to dance and perform in shows such as: Impact (Deerhurst Resort), Cinderella (Stirling Festival Theatre), Little Red Riding Hood (Stirling Festival Theatre), Beauty and the Beast (Stage West Mississauga) and Cats (Stirling Festival Theatre) . Sarah is also an accomplished pianist, as well as, a singer who was a lead singer for the Whitney Smith Jazz Big Band that travelled throughout North America.

As a dance educator, Sarah’s students train hard and achieve immense success. Sarah’s competition dance team has won numerous accolades such as: National and International Solo Titles, Top Scoring Group Routines, Top Choreography, Top Studio Awards, as well as, several gold, silver and bronze medals at The Dance World Cup in both Spain and Portugal and World Tap Championships in Germany.

Sarah’s most current project is a content author for the LEAP dance platform, Live Dream Dance, which is a recreational dance curriculum that will be available to dance educators around the globe.

Alan Cruz

Dancer, gymnast and choreographer. A World Champion, Alan is part of “Team Mexico” which won the gold medal at The Dance Worlds in 2017. WIth more than 9 years of experience teaching all different kinds of levels and ages, basing his Jazz technique in jumps, leaps, turns, tricks and acrobatics. As a choreographer, Alan has professional and competitive experience both nationally and internationally in Jazz, Lyrical and Contemporary.

His training includes summer intensives, master classes, workshops and dance conventions in renowned schools such as Broadway Dance Center, Steps of Broadway, Millenium Dance Complex, and Edge Performing Arts Center.

Marcela Trevino Arce

An innovator and entrepreneur, Marcela is the founding director of The Tap Company Mexico, Mexico´s first professional tap company. Likewise, she is the founding director of The Tap Company Junior, a tap dance ensemble that encourages the development and education of committed tap dancers who impulse tap dance culture in Mexico. 

She is the co-director and choreographer of Equipo de Tap Mexico, national team established in 2016 which represented Mexico in December 2017 and 2018. In April 2019, Marcela joined World Performers Mexico as a choreographer for the Tap National Team which represented Mexico during the summer of 2019.

As a choreographer, Marcela has won the highest awards at the World stages winning 6 gold medals, 2 silver medals, and 1 bronze medal for Mexico at the World Championships IDO 2017, IDO 2018 and Dance World Cup 2019. In the summer of 2019, Marcela´s choreography was awarded the Most Outstanding Solo Award at the World Dance Championship, one of the highest international recognitions offered in the dance World arena.

Marcela is the producer and director of the Monterrey Tap Fest and the Tap Live Concert, one of the most sought out tap festivals in the World which reunites the World´s best tap dancers offering classes, conferences and shows. Both events, on their opening in 2016, were the first of its kind ever to be offered in Mexico.  

Marcela has directed and choreographed the shows “Tap Souls” & “Tap Souls – Evolve”, which have been exhibited in massive events such as Festival Santa Lucia (one of Mexico´s most important cultural festivals), Ted Talks, and Israel´s Good Deeds Day. 

Marcela is a star faculty member and dance judge for TDR, Mexico´s most important dance convention and competition. Between 2014 and 2016, Marcela travelled though USA and Costa Rica as a faculty member for Sheer Talent. 

As a certified tap dance teacher from the University of Nevada, Dance Educators of America and the American Tap Dance Foundation, Marcela makes national and international tours through Mexico and abroad offering workshops, choreography and master classes.