Deanna Smith

Miss Deanna brings more than 25 years of dance experience to Niagara. She studied figure skating and gymnastics but found dance to be her greatest love. After performing in local theatre, she began a competitive dance career winning such titles as World Champion, Most Promising Dancer, and runner-up in the Miss Dance of America Pageant in Syracuse New York. Deanna went on to study dance in Los Angeles and New York under the Dance Masters Association, the Lavan Method of Movement at Brock University and in Ohio under professional dancer Tammy McCully where she performed in the “Nutcracker Revised ”She is currently continuing her studies in modern dance with the Niagara Dance Company where she performed in Ancient Ones and Earth Ascending. Deanna is a certified adjudicator under the International Dance Organization, and a certified fitness instructor under Can-Fit-Pro specializing in Latin Zumba. Deanna has conducted dance workshops and seminars for Brock University, the National Baton Association, the Niagara Catholic District School Board and Gymnastics Energy.

Chantelle Soulsby

Miss Chantelle started dancing at age 6. Since then she has gone on to win many awards at various competitions. Chantelle has been an instructor at Imagination Dance and Fitness for the past 8 years and currently heads the Mini Performance Team. She is a certified teacher through Dance Educators of America where she spent time taking classes in Las Vegas at the Teacher Training Program. Chantelle has a Diploma, as an educational assistant working in a special needs program for the District School Board of Niagara. She is currently working towards a psychology degree.

Stacy Robertson

Stacy began dancing at the age of 4. She competed in tap, jazz, ballet, lyrical and modern for 12 years at competitions around Canada and the United States and has won numerous awards and scholarships. Stacy also auditioned and was selected to be a member of the Canadian National Tap Team, traveling to Germany and winning Gold. She also performed in a Las Vegas Revue Show at the Greg Frewin Theatre in Niagara Falls, where she was a dancer/magician’s assistant.

Stacy recently graduated Magna Cum Laude from the University at Buffalo with a Bachelor of Arts degree in Dance. During her 4 years in school, Stacy was chosen to be student representative for the dance department, taking care of student issues and meeting monthly with the Chair of the department, as well as becoming the link between students and teachers. She also auditioned and performed in numerous shows including Zodiaque Studio Dance Ensemble, Emerging Choreographers Showcase, and Dancers Workshop, a student run show which she choreographed for, as well as directed for 2 years. She was also one of 12 students chosen to perform with HT Chen & Dancers, a modern dance company based in New York City who held residency at the University at Buffalo and performed at their Mainstage Theatre. Stacy also participated in various residencies held by Elisa Monte, Ron Brown, American Ballet Theatre, HT Chen & Urban Bushwomen, to name a few.

Stacy continues to further her training at workshops, conventions and seminars around Canada and the United States.