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Ricky Beaulieu, Artistic Director - ADAPT certified, RAD certified
Office Phone: 613-547-5678
Ricky teaches Classical Ballet and Jazz from beginner to advanced levels.
He is a certified instructor with the Royal Academy of Dance (RAD) and
Associated Dance Arts for Professional Teachers (ADAPT).
His dedication and commitment to student excellence has produced students
who have gone on to study professional dance and theatre. Students have
recently been accepted into the National Ballet School, the Royal Winnipeg
Ballet School, Ryerson University Dance Department, and Sheridan School of
Performing Arts.
Ricky continues to bring his love of dance to his work and is pleased to be
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Catherine Allen - ADAPT certified,
Bachelor of Fine Arts (Dance), Bachelor of Education (Artist in the
Community)
Catherine is originally from Smiths Falls, Ontario. She began dancing at
the age of 4 studying jazz, tap, baton twirling, ballet, and modern
dance at various studios in the Ottawa area.
In 1997, Catherine began studying dance at York University in Toronto.
She is also a graduate of Queen's University in the Artist in the
Community Education program where she obtained her Bachelor of Education
degree. Catherine choreographed the Kinsmen productions of The
Wizard of Oz and Nunsense in 2004 and 2005. Catherine works
closely with the 5678 Competitive Team choreographing and coordinating.
She was the recipient of the Choreography Award for her piece titled
"Beyond the Sea" in 2007.
Currently, Catherine is a Kindergarten teacher with the Limestone
District School Board. She enjoys dabbling in computers as she designed
5678's recital programme and website. Catherine completed the ADAPT
Teacher Training School and successfully entered students into the
examination process with some students receiving a mark of "Highly
Commended Plus". Catherine is a fully certified ADAPT tap and jazz
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Alyson Charrette - Acro
Alyson comes to 5678 with extensive experience in health and fitness. She
as been a gymnastic coach for many years and coached and competed in
provincial level gymnastics. Alyson was the provincial champion in 1980.
She is a certified Personal Training Specialist, Nutritional & Wellness
Specialist and a sport conditioning coach. Alyson is a mother of 2
amazing children, one of whom is a competitive dancer for 5678. In her
spare time Alyson enjoys participating in running, triathlons & kickboxing.
5678 is pleased to have her on staff this season!
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Helen Driver - Ballet, Associate in ballet (AISTD)
Helen obtained her Associate in ballet (AISTD) through the Imperial Society
of Teachers of Dancing (ISTD) Cecchetti Method (London). She has studied RAD
ballet, modern dance and tap. Her experience teaching ballet to all ages
spans a period of over 10 years. She has also attended ballet classes with
Kevin Pugh at DanceTeq at the National Ballet of Canada studios.
Helen joins us for her sixth year at 5678 Dance Studio. |
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Lyse Hebert - Ballet
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Felica D. Kelso, Teacher – Ballet Graduate, Quinte Ballet School of Canada;
B.A. (Hons.), B.Ed
Felica began her
ballet training in the R.A.D. method before being accepted into The Quinte
Ballet School of Canada. While there she gained a wealth of diverse dance
training & performance experience and completed her Advanced Level Ballet,
in the Cecchetti method. Following ballet school, Felica completed degrees
in Communication and Education, at Queen’s University, before launching into
a career of entrepreneurship.
Now a busy mother of three children, ages 7, 10 & 12, Felica works with her
husband Chris in their local advertising business, Kingston’s Finest, &
dabbles in children’s writing & investing in Canadian real estate, on the
side. Felica is delighted to be returning to the studio this season to teach
the Pre-Primary, Primary & Grade 1 Ballet classes, offered on Saturday
mornings, to the newest & youngest members of the 5678 dance family. |
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Jennifer Rees - Ballet R.A.D
Jennifer
started her ballet training at age 5 in the first year of
5678's operation. She also studied Jazz, Hip Hop and Tap but always came
back to the R.A.D. syllabus for its structure and consistency. She
started apprenticing at age 13, began teaching at age 15 and hasn't
stopped since. After completing her R.A.D. Elementary exam she left
Kingston to pursue her University degree in Chemistry only to return to
her roots at 5678. She teaches ballet classes from Pre-Primary to Grade
4 and choreographs for the competitive team. |
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Josef Riha - Ballroom/Latin and Jr. Dancesport
Bio coming soon
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Jenn Tomasone- Hip Hop, Jazz
Jenn began dancing at the age of four at a little studio in her hometown
Richmond Hill, Ontario. What started out as a love for ballet quickly
developed into a passion for dance of all disciplines including jazz, tap,
lyrical, modern, acrobatics, ballroom, latin, and hip hop. By the age of 8,
Jenn traveled to competitions across Canada and the United States. She
began teaching dance in 1998 and has won many choreography awards.
Jenn is a graduate of Physical and Health Education student at Queen's
University. This is her fifth year on the Queen's Competitive Dance Team,
which dances at varsity basketball games and was Ontario's University Cup
Champion. She was also the Head Choreographer for the Vogue Charity Fashion
Show in 2005/2006. She hopes to bring her passion for dance and performance
to her classes and creativity to her choreography. |
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Philip Wong - Hip Hop
Bio coming soon!
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Scott Davey - Accompanist
Scott is an active member of Kingston’s musical community. For the last
three years he has toured with the band Nightsun throughout Canada
and the United States. He also works as a musical director for community and
professional musicals. This October marks the release of his debut album
Blue Tear. For more information please check out
www.scottdavey.ca |
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Office Staff
5678 Dance Studio has great office staff. Stop in and say hello!
 
Betty Jenkins Helene Hebert |
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