our INSTRUCTORS

Karin Kelley Karin was born and raised in Aylmer and has been dancing here for over 22 years.  She specializes in ballet, tap, jazz, and lyrical.  When Karin was 9 she was accepted at the National Ballet School in Toronto for the summer program where she trained with Canada’s top ballet professionals.  Karin was also accepted to attend the full year at the National but chose to stay home in Aylmer to dance and compete with her friends.  The following year Karin was again accepted at the National Ballet School but chose to try a new dance experience at the Royal Winnipeg Ballet School where she had also been accepted that same year. 

With her dancing Karin has had the opportunity to compete across North America, perform on television shows for the CJOH and Rogers network, and dance for the Capital Region for many Canada Day performances on Parliament Hill.  Karin is trained in R.A.D. and C.D.T.A. and has just completed her first year of the teacher training school for the A.D.A.P.T. syllabus.

Karin’s passion for dance is competing and performing.  She thrives on creating that passion for the stage in her students.  In 2003 Karin’s choreographies won 3 overall high scores in the ADA competition and her routine Cat in the Hat won overall 12 and under routine of the Montreal ADA competition.  In 2004 she won the young choreographer award at the Dance America competition in New Jersey and overall high score award and the Diamond Choreographer award at ADA in Montreal that same season.  Last year Karin and her sister Tanya became the artistic directors of the school and competitive team for the 2005-2006 season and the troupe won over 22 overall awards and over 1,000$ in prizes.  Karin lives for competition and performing and she trains her students to shine through the art of dance when they perform on stage.