Wendi has been involved in the dance and entertainment industry for over 35 years. She has touched a wide range of the performing arts, television, modeling, stage performances, adjudicating as well as owning and operating 3 successful studios.

As a free-lance Choreographer, Creative Director, Judge, Master Class Teacher; Wendi continues to travel across Canada, the US and Asia. Credits include choreographing for So You Think You Can Dance Vietnam, working with Royal Caribbean Cruise Lines, working with the CFL – Canadian Football League choreographing as well as auditioning for the Professional Edmonton Eskimo Cheer Team.

Wendi is the Co-Founder and Co-Director of 1820 Dance Convention, a new breakout Canadian based Dance Convention bringing in the hottest talent and faculty from all over the world. Going into their third successful season in 2022 Wendi and her partner Kara Wozniak are thrilled to expand 1820 Dance LTD and will be announcing an exciting extension of company in the months to follow.

As the Director of Entertainment for the 2000 Winter Games and 2002 Alberta Summer Games she choreographed the Opening and Closing Ceremonies. She also choreographed the opening ceremonies for the International Aids Walk and Cancer Walk for Life in 2001.

She has also produced and choreographed music videos for many local emerging artists.

Wendi started her training at the young age of 4 in Edmonton; and throughout her later years followed her passion for dance to training facilities in New York and Los Angeles studying with some of the most well-known and respected teachers in the dance industry.

Wendi believes her greatest accomplishments have been the ability to train, mentor and inspire hundreds of students, many of whom are now teachers, choreographers, and professional dancers around the world.

At age 10, Deejay started taking hip hop classes at Dance Theme and never looked back. What started as recreational, led them through the competition scene into the teaching world, starting at Dance Theme and gradually connecting with studios all over the Edmonton area. Deejay has a passion for inspiring individualized movement, and they bring that passion to every moment; whether it's weekly classes, artist-in-residency school programs, or jams with friends. They specialize in New Jack Swing, popping, locking and animation, with additional training in other street styles. Deejay takes pride in sharing the history and culture they've learned from black artists and other guests of the culture with their students.

Deejay has competed in various high-level street dance competitions across western Canada and the United States including World of Dance, Artist's Emerge and Represent, as well as IDO Hip Hop championships in Austria in 2016. They performed with the Edmonton Elks Hype Team for two Grey Cup seasons.

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Bobbi is an energetic and passionate teacher who began her dance training at the age of three with Dance Theme. The studio provided her with a versatile background in jazz, tap, hip hop, musical theatre, lyrical and ballet training. As well as studying dance locally, Bobbi travelled to workshops in Calgary, Florida and California,
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Bobbi has been teaching for the past five years and her enthusiasm for the studio and her students has led her to become the Preschool Director. Along with her knowledge, she shares an energetic and caring quality with her students. Bobbi has been involved with Dance Theme for the past 22 years and couldn’t imagine being anywhere else. She enjoys helping her students find their passion and love for dance and cannot wait for the new season to start!

Bobbi is a founding member The Vixens, a female lead heels/dance program.

Jane fell in love with dance because of her love of movement. She started dance training at the age of seven in ballet, tap, and jazz, and quickly added more classes as she grew older. Jane’s journey with Dance Theme began after moving across the country in 2013, and she quickly found her new dance family! Jane trained in R.A.D ballet, Al Gilbert tap, and Acrobatic Arts taking multiple exams in these syllabi.

Jane began assistant teaching through Dance Theme’s STAR team program in 2014 and fell in love with sharing her passion for dance with other dancers. She hopes that the dancers she teaches experience joy and happiness while taking dance class!

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Jolie trained in Tap, Jazz, Ballet, Lyrical, Musical Theatre and Hip-Hop and has studied with many renowned teachers and choreographers. She has a special affinity for tap, has completed the Al Gilbert Tap Examinations and was a feature dancer in his instructional videos. Her choreography has won numerous awards and has been featured in 'The History of Rock & Roll’, the annual CFLPA All Star Charity Baseball Game, Bridal Fantasy and The Rainbow Gala.
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Jolie’s passion for dance and sharing this with students inspired her to direct her own successful studio for fourteen years. During this time she trained hundreds of students in all genres, but tap remained her specialty. Her students excel in both exams and competitions, where her own talent is acknowledged with numerous choreography awards.
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Along with teaching her own students, Jolie is continually asked to teach at workshops and summer schools. She also enjoys adjudicating at several competitions throughout Western Canada. Jolie loves to share her passion and knowledge of dance with others!

Jolie is an active board member of the Alberta Dance Educators Association.

Shari is proud to have shared in the lives of countless children, parents and teachers who have been a part of the Dance Theme family for over 40 years.
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Her philosophy of teaching and nurturing children to be the best they can be, to recognize their strengths and to challenge themselves has overseen the direction of thousands of students. Many of Dance Theme students have gone on to perform on cruise ships, Disney and professional shows as well as being sought after teachers themselves.
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Shari received extensive training in a variety of dance forms through private studios, college and classes throughout North America. Along with dancing, she has had the opportunity to act in several docudramas, T.V. commercials, industrials, movies and films.
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Shari’s beliefs and philosophies is the drive for her to create opportunities for people. Her belief in healthy competition and recognition for every dancer’s ability in a positive environment was a driving force behind the formation of two competition/festival companies.
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Her belief in philanthropy and teaching this to children was the reason she founded and produced a benefit show called Stars of Hope. Shari felt that her students, as well as dance students from Edmonton and surrounding areas could give back to the community by doing what they love; dancing. Stars of Hope raised over $230,000 for the Kids With Cancer Society.
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Throughout all her ventures, Shari’s heart and passion remains with the studio. She loves developing new programs and ideas at the studio to keep Dance Theme fresh and on the cutting edge of performing arts training.

Andrea began dancing at the age of 5 and has continued into adulthood, focusing primarily on tap, jazz, and ballet, with additional training in lyrical, hip hop, and Ukrainian dance. Throughout her more than 20 years of dance education, she successfully completed all levels of the Al Gilbert tap syllabus, performed on stages in Disneyland, Disney World, and with Royal Caribbean Cruise Lines, among other venues, and has fond memories of travelling with the studio to attend various workshops, conventions, and competitions. A graduate of the University of Alberta with a Bachelor of Human Ecology and a Bachelor of Education, Andrea is a trained educator with six years of experience in K-12 classrooms with additional experience teaching beginner tap and jazz classes prior to pursuing her full-time career in Education.

Originally from Calgary, Alberta, Katie was born with a passion for the arts and an innate desire to create. She began her dance education as a competitive performer in ballet, jazz, tap, lyrical, contemporary and musical theatre. She prides herself on having completed her Advanced II I.S.T.D ballet certificate, and Advanced ADAPT jazz and tap certificates. Upon completion of her BFA (honours) in Performance Dance from Ryerson University, Katie evolved her training onto the stage, and later into directing, teaching, and choreographing. She has had the privilege of working with incredible visionaries such as Nadia Potts, Darryl Tracy, Kenny Pearl, Vicky St. Denys, Courtnae Bowman, Donald Sales, and Allen Kaeja to name a few. She has had the opportunity to perform contemporary, commercial and theatrical work, starting her career as a principle dancer for Cadence Contemporary Ballet Company, and then went on to perform in musicals such as A Chorus Line, Guys and Dolls, Footloose, as well as various Broadway revues, festivals, and tv/film. Katie continues to share her artistic perspective by working with dancers from all over the GTA, and continues to participate in many workshops and classes with industry leaders to ensure that her knowledge and abilities continue to expand. Katie has won numerous choreography awards and special recognition for her creativity, and story-telling. She has an outstanding and proven reputation for compassionate, inspirational, yet challenging dance classes. Katie’s goal is to create a positive environment for her students to take chances both physically and emotionally.