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Traci Stevenson
Ballet, Modern

Cheryl Blumke
Jazz, Tap, Lyrical

Jen Stevenson
Preschool, Jazz, Ballet

Moe Brody
Hip Hop
 

Cheryl Blumke has over 20 years teaching experience. She has adjudicated festivals all over Canada and has been a guest teacher at many schools across B.C. 
She was the official choreographer of the Miss BC pageant and can be seen in many television commercials. Cheryl’s students consistently win awards at local and provincial competitions and many of her students have gone on to dance professionally. 
Her students can been seen dancing with Tokyo Disney, Carnival Cruise Lines and Royal Caribbean Cruise Lines. Cheryl’s energetic spirit shines through in her fun, inspiring and challenging classes



With over 25 years dance experience,
Moe Brody has continued to entertain many with her hip hop, jazz and tap innovations. Prior to returning to her passion, dance, as her chosen career, Moe attended the University of British Columbia successfully earning her degree in Human Kinetics.
Moe’s return to dance commenced with a season as one of the NBA Grizzlies Extreme Dance Team members. During this period, she performed at numerous live and televised events including the official opening for Planet Hollywood with Bruce Willis, Will Smith and Arnold Schwarzenegger. She has also choreographed for the CFL and The University of BC dance team.
Her most recent projects have been filming “John Tucker Must Die” with Grammy winner Ashanti and Jesse Metcalf from Desperate Housewives. Also filmed Dr.Dolittle 3, both now in theatres.
Moe has successfully proven her innate capability to choreograph or dance, on repeat basis, in commercials for such reputable companies as McDonalds, Barbie/Matel, Kyocera, Coca-Cola and Disney.
Throughout her career, her winning personality and choreographic talents have landed her many interviews on radio and TV as well as several performances for MTV, Smallville, Crash Test Mommies and X-Weighted.
Currently Moe can be found teaching at a professional dance studio, Harbour Dance, in downtown Vancouver. She is also on faculty with The Source, Danzemode, DanceFusion and Groovestreet Productions. As if not busy enough, Moe is also an established full time choreographer for season release shows for Roxy, Quiksilver, and Westbeach. As an adjudicator at dance competitions, she derives much satisfaction dispensing helpful advice which she hopes will inspire future dancers.

Okanagan Dance Studios
is one of British Columbia’s most highly respected dance schools. Known for it’s professionalism and for training well-rounded, highly talented dancers and performers in all forms of dance. Okanagan Dance Studios prides itself on creating a positive and encouraging environment for it’s students. The teaching faculty of Okanagan Dance Studios has been with the studio for many, many years creating consistency and a real sense of family within the school.
For the last 22 years, Okanagan Dance Studios has been a strong supporter of the Penticton local Arts Community. Each year students participate in the Penticton and Kelowna Kiwanis Music and Dance Festivals and have won numerous awards and scholarships. Okanagan Dance Studios is home to B.C. Festival of the Arts Provincial winners and runners-up in Ballet, Stage Dance and Modern Dance. Studio Alumni have gone on to train and perform all over Canada and the world including, Ballet B.C., Tokyo Disneyland, Norwegian Cruise Lines, Carnival Cruise Lines, Randolph Academy, Ecole Superierue De Ballet Contemprain, Toronto Dance Theatre and Ryerson University. Okanagan Dance Studio students have been accepted to summer schools at the National Ballet of Canada, Royal Winnipeg Ballet, and the Banff Centre of the Arts.

Traci Stevenson’s dance career has taken her all over the world. She performed professionally with National Ballet of the Czech Republic, Ballet North, Ontario Ballet Theatre and Banff Festival Ballet. 
While training at the Goh Ballet Academy in Vancouver, Traci had the opportunity to perform at the Recontres Internationales de la Danse Festival in La Baule, France and the Beijing Dance Festival. 
Traci now makes her home in Penticton, BC where she is the Artistic Director of Okanagan Dance Studios. She is frequently invited to schools as a guest teacher and choreographer. On several occasions Traci has taught for Haga Ballet Academy in Japan and in 2002, her students from Okanagan Dance studios were invited to perform the Nutcracker in Japan. 
Many of Traci’s students have gone on to dance professionally. Her students can be seen dancing with Royal Caribbean Cruise Lines, Carnival Cruise Lines, Ballet BC and on Broadway.

 

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