The Teachers
Veronica Felisi
Ballet and Jazz Dance Instructor
Cecchetti - ACSC - CICB
Originally from Italy, Veronica began her professional training at the Open Dance Center in Milan. After studying various types of styles: ballet, pas de deux, modern, contemporary, jazz, tap, flamenco and acrobatic, she obtained her dancing and teaching diploma at the age of 17.
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Veronica continued her studies in Madrid (Spain), attending the Escuela Victor Ullate and the Escuela de Ballet Carmina Ocana.
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Veronica now holds a Cecchetti teacher (ACSC-CIBC) certificate in ballet and prepares students for ADAPT exams in Jazz, tap and acro.
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With a strong professional dance career in Europe, the United States and Canada, Veronica has extensive stage experience in fields as diverse as entertainment, musical comedy and television. She worked in various environments such as theatre, television, casinos, entertainment parks and cruise ships.
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She took part in many musical reviews, production shows and operas around the world. She has held the position of dance captain in some of the productions that she has worked for. Most recent performances: Best of Broadway (Tour of Quebec and Egypt Cairo Opera House), Holiday Extravaganza (Tropicana, Atlantic City), Les pêcheurs de perles (Opera de Montreal, Place des Arts) etc. Veronica has also developed the technique of tissue and aerial dance, where she mastered the free composition of two parts: body and tissues.
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She has been teaching dance for several studios in Montreal as and is also choreographing for several competitions.
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Veronica enjoys creating as much as dancing. She has been recognized as serious and professional dance teacher.
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Veronica choreographed Ondek, a short dance film directed by Louis-Martin Charest. Set to "We Are Young" by the musical group FUN., the film unexpectedly uses hip hop and jazz dance as the medium to convey the narrative in our hero’s story.
Suzanne Plante
Fellow and Examiner, CC, CICB, IMB/Nat ISTD
Suzanne Plante is an International Ballet and National Examiner for the ISTD as well as a Senior Examiner for Cecchetti Canada.
She began her studies in ballet with the late Diana Jablokova Vorps in Toronto and later performed in her company as a soloist for several years. She completed her Teacher’s training at Ryerson (under the direction of Sonia Chamberlain and Maisie MacPhee) performing as a soloist in their theatre performances and as well as a soloist briefly for the company Ballet YS.
In 1981 she was invited to teach in the UK by a large Vocational School called Laine Theatre Arts, and later the famous professional ballet school called Bush Davies and The Cecchetti Centre in London directed by Richard Glasstone and later Cara Drower.
During her 14 year sojourn in England she taught, lectured, choreographed and performed under the guidance of many Internationally renowned teachers. It also led her to a decade long mentorship with the author and renowned Cecchetti ballet teacher Richard Glasstone MBE. Since returning to Canada she has directed the Cecchetti program at the Conservatoire de Danse de Montréal, and she has been a senior teacher at the Royal Winnipeg Ballet’s Teachers Training course, and as well in the professional program at TSOD in Ottawa. She looks forward to a mutual sharing of knowledge and experience with the inspiring faculty and students of Ballet Montreal.
Luca Carano
Ballet and Pas de Deux Instructor
Luca Carano began dancing at the age of 9 at the oldest ballet school in Italy, the San Carlo Dance Theatre in Naples, under the Direction of Anna Razzi. In 1998, he studies at La Scala Theatre Ballet Academy in Milan, under the Direction of AnnaMaria Prina. He danced in ballet productions such as The Nutcracker, Bohémienne, Women, Hommage à Giuseppe Verdi, Pinocchio and La Bottega Fantastica.
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He is awarded the San Carlo Foundation Bursary in 2001 in recognition of his exceptional technical and artistic talent. In 2003, he graduates as a Professional Dancer from Europe’s largest opera house, the Teatro di San Carlo, performing Raymonda. He also performed as a first dancer in Snow White, Le Spectre de la Rose, Les Sylphides and Romeo and Juliette. In 2003, Luca Carano dances with the Ballet des Jeunes d’Europe in France under the direction of Jean-Charles Gil.
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In 2004, he joins the Royal Ballet Van Vlaanderen Company in Belgium as a soloist in The Nutcracker and La Bayadère with Director Robert Denvers. In 2005, Luca Carano dances with La Scala Theatre Ballet Company in Swan Lake, The Nutcracker, Europa Riconosciuta and Excelsior, under the direction of Frederic Olivieri. He also performed in Roland Petit’s Production Ma Pavlova and since 2006, Luca danced in numerous productions and lyric opera including Giselle, Sleeping Beauty, Don Quixote, Carmen, Onegin, Cantata, Napoli Zompa e Vola, Zorba il Greco, La Traviata, Carmina Burana, and La Vedova Allegra.
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He also performed in one of Andrea Bocelli’s concert in Naples interpreting the role of Pulcinella. Throughout the years, Luca has been teaching and choreographing classical ballet, repertoire, pas de deux, contemporary and neoclassical pieces. He has judged dance competitions and assessed students’ technical progress in year-end exams. Since 2013, Luca has been part of Ballet Ouest Company under the direction of Claude Caron. He has performed in the Nutcracker, Couples and Mechanical Waltz.
Stéphanie Tanguay
Ballet Instructor
Cecchetti - ACC-CICB
Stéphanie began her professional dance training at the Conservatoire de Danse de Montréal where she studied: ballet, pointes, repertoire, pas de deux, character, modern, jazz, tap, flamenco and african dance.
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Passionate about ballet, she continued her studies with Paula Urrutia in various schools such as Ballet Montreal Performing Arts School and has completed her Advanced I exam in the prestigious Cecchetti method.
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In 2007, Stéphanie had the chance to dance in Ballet Ouest production of the Nutcracker and performed numerous shows on tour with the company.
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While taking teacher’s training courses with Paula Urrutia, in preparation for the Cecchetti teacher certificate, Stéphanie has discovered a great passion for teaching. Since 2011, she has been teaching creative movement, pre-ballet, ballet and pointes to students of all ages in recreational and competitive studios around the Montreal region.
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After completing her Cecchetti Associate certificate, she continues to take teacher’s training courses and workshops regularly. Additionally, Stéphanie is a certified teacher of Progressing Ballet Technique (PBT).
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Stéphanie is thrilled to be part of Ballet Montreal’s faculty and excited to share her passion with her students!
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Daria Kruszel
Ballet and Contemporary Instructor
Daria Kruszel began her ballet education in the West Island, and later perfected her training
studying under Daniel Seillier (formerly of Marquis de Cuevas and Paris Opera ballets, former Ballet Master of NBoC and LGBC) for ten years. She joined Ballet Ouest de Montreal as a corps de ballet member and was promoted to First Soloist, as well as a Principal dancer for Les Ballets Contemporains de Montreal (defunct). She also danced in films, such as The Audrey Hepburn Story, The Greatest Game Ever Played, and The Reagans and was honoured to dance as The Ballerina at Québécois celebrity Rachid Badouri’s wedding ceremony.
She began her teaching career almost 20 years ago, and has taught every level of ballet at several Montreal-area schools and has choreographed neo-classical pieces for competitive students.
She has also had the pleasure of teaching specialized ballet classes for figure skaters for the past 15 years, and had the privilege of teaching such renowned skaters as Canadian, World, and Olympic champions Tessa Virtue and Scott Moir, as well as French, European, World and Olympic Champions Gabriella Papdakis and Guillaume Cizeron, among others.
PBT certified, Daria continues to teach skaters, young dancers and mature students alike, and is very happy to be joining the incredible team of instructors at Ballet Montreal.
Jacqueline Van Aelst
Ballet, Tap and Jazz Instructor
Cecchetti - ACC-CICB
After starting at the age of 7 and entering the Ballet Montreal Performing Arts School a few years later, Jacqueline Van Aelst confirmed her passion for dance. She joined the vocational program at the age of 15 and is currently training 35 hours per week in this program as she approaches a professional ballet career. Jacqueline is skilled in ballet, pas de deux, contemporary, modern, jazz and tap. She has attended several prestigious summer intensives – including at the Royal Ballet School in London (2023), the Dutch National Ballet Academy (2022) and the Houston Ballet Academy (2019) – during which she had the opportunity to work with many different world-renowned choreographers, teachers and professional dancers, including Mayara Magri and Itziar Mendizabal.
At the distinguished ballet competition, Youth America Grand Prix (YAGP), Jacqueline was awarded top 12 in the senior classical category and top 24 in the senior contemporary category. She also received 1st place for a neo-classical duet with an invitation to the YAGP finals.
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Jacqueline has performed in numerous full length ballets in the Ballet Montreal Junior Company. Starting as a member of the corps de ballet, she made her way up to a soloist and then to the role of the principal dancer. She has performed the roles of Myrtha in the production of Giselle, Kitri in Don Quixote and Nikiya in La Bayadère.
After completing the Intermediate and Advanced level Cecchetti examinations, Jacqueline successfully completed her Cecchetti Associate certification while continuing her training at the Ballet Montreal Performing Arts School.
Dance is Jacqueline’s greatest passion in life and it brings her so much joy to share her love of dance with younger generations.
Saxon Fraser
Contemporary Instructor
A third generation dancer with B.A. in Dance Kinesiology, Saxon has the versatility to work with companies like Cirque du Soleil, Moment Factory, W&M Physical Theater (Poland), DJD and Blueprint Dance Company.
Her choreography has been featured in the film Athletes in Motion for the 2010 Vancouver Olympics. One featured at InShadow Film Festival and the Radio-Canada series, Les Dieux de la Danse. She has worked as Artistic Director for Art-Terre and Soul Projexions before starting her creative company Juxtapose.
Saxon has collaborated with the fashion industry choreographing for Y!D.N.A. Collection, Saco
International, Loreal, Filler Magazine, X- presion (Madrid) and Noize (London). Her creations have been presented for Royal Albert Hall in London, Dragonfly Orchestra in China, le Zenith in Paris and a career highlight at the incredible Kremlin Palace in Moscow.
Sarah Johnston
Ballet, Tap and Jazz Instructor
Cecchetti - ACC-CICB
Born in Montreal, Sarah has been dancing since the age of four. She has had the opportunity to train in various styles of dance over the years including ballet, contemporary, tap, jazz, and hip hop at Ballet Montreal Performing Arts School. Her love of dance led her to train in New York City with the legendary Radio City Rockettes, as well as being accepted into various professional training programs across Canada and the United States.
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Some of Sarah's professional highlights thus far have been dancing in Disney's "The Naughty Nine", as well as performing in Serge Postigo's rendition of Tony winning musical The Producers at Theatre St-Denis, Theatre Le Capitole, Amphitheatre Cogeco and Theatre du Lac Leamy.
Sarah holds credentials within the A.D.A.P.T. syllabus in both Tap and Jazz. As well, she successfully completed her Associate certification in the Cecchetti classical ballet syllabus.
Sarah always looks forward to sharing her passion for dance with her students!
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Meghan Veitch
Acro and Tap Instructor
Acrobatics Certified
Meghan has been teaching competitive dance for 10 years, winning several choreography awards and overalls. In recent years she has pursued casting and choreography for music videos with Montreal and Toronto-based artists. Her passion is to bring dance opportunities to her students so they too can enjoy what dance has to offer. She holds a business degree from John Molson School of Business and believes that well-rounded education is important for individual development.
Originally from Grande-Prairie, Alberta, her passion has brought her east, in which she trained and graduated from the Quinte Ballet School of Canada’s Professional Training Program in Belleville, Ontario. She later moved to Toronto, obtaining a performance dance diploma from George Brown College while performing and training with contemporary and ballet companies; Cadence, Pro-Arte Danza, and Ballet Nacional De Cuba. While training, she studied ballet, pas de deux, modern, contemporary, contact improv, lyrical, jazz, tap, flamenco, musical theatre, and hip hop. Following training, she taught at the Quinte Ballet School of Canada while under the Artistic Direction of John Ottmann. She taught in the recreational division, the Professional Summer Program and assisted Francine Liboiron in the Audition Tours. She has been in Montreal for the past 10 years, where she taught competitive teams at Sheila Parkins Academy of Dance. Meghan is certified to prepare students for Acrobatic Arts exams in acro. She is thrilled to be joining the Ballet Montreal Faculty!
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Domenico Ausilio
Contemporary Instructor
Domenico Ausilio started studying dance at the young age of 8 years old in his hometown of Oderzo, just outside of Venice, in northern Italy. Growing up, he pursued his interest in modern and contemporary dance alongside training in classical, obtaining certification for teaching and choreography in both disciplines. He has trained with well-known experts both in Italy and internationally, most notably at Scuola del Balletto di Toscana, Opus Ballet and the Paris Conservatory.
His company work has spanned two decades, touring with Astra RomaBallet, Oplas Danza, Ben Hur Live and La Divina Commedia all over Italy and Europe. He went on to tour the world with Notre Dame de Paris for ten years, performing over 2000 shows in over 100 theatres in 12 countries.
He has worked extensively in film and television, securing contracts with Rai 1 for Centocinquanta, Canale 5 for Amici di Maria Filippi, Sony Pictures Entertainments for the film preview of “BOOG ED ELLIOT a caccia di Amici”, the Fina World Swimming Championships Opening Ceremony in 2009 and the music video for “À quoi tu pense” by Lumière.
The passion for teaching and building choreographies has always been present. He’s taught everything from contemporary and modern to jazz, lyrical and technique, focusing on creating strong choreographies and developing each individual student to their full potential. His most recent work is an evolving project titled “N’OUBLIE PAS D’AIMER” which explores ideas of self-love, selfishness and altruistic displays of emotion. It started out as a 5 minute self-produced clip and was immediately picked up by the Festival de Danse Contemporaine de Sherbrooke in August 2024 for a 15 minute performance with the hopes of further development and growth.
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Sandra Yanez
Pilates Instructor
Penny Boyle
Pilates Instructor
Penny worked as a registered Physiotherapist for 8 years before moving to Montreal. She is an avid competitive-recreational runner and has completed 13 marathons including the Boston marathon.
She has always been passionate about fitness and strongly believes that core strength is the foundation to efficient movement in sports and physical activities.
As a former physiotherapist, she is a stickler for proper technique, alignment & slow controlled movement. Maximizing the effectiveness of each exercise is her mission!
When she is not running or at the pilates studio, Penny enjoys skiing, tennis, yoga & hiking. She also has a personal interest in healthy eating & holistic wellness.
Sandra began classical ballet at the age of 4 with Michel Reznikoff (a principal soloist of the Ballet de Monte Carlo), and later started jazz with teacher Sandra Goujon. Sandra has participated in several dance competitions in the United States, where she won awards and a scholarship to study at the "Tremaine Dance Center" in Los Angeles, California.
Sandra traveled with the company "Dance Project" for her first professional performance in Morocco, dancing at the Palace of Marrakech for King Hassan’s New Year’s Eve celebration. She has danced in the United States, primarily in California, Florida, Texas, and New York, as well as in Bolivia, Peru, Ecuador, Venezuela, Costa Rica, Honduras, Nicaragua, El Salvador, Belize, Guatemala, Canada, and every state in Mexico.
Sandra has participated in dozens of corporate events for companies such as Coca Cola, Mercedes Benz, Fiat, MG Rover, American Express, Redken, Volkswagen, Pepsi, Lucky Strike, Boots, GlaxoSmith, Jafra, Kimberly-Clark, Seat, L’Oréal, Wella, Mexicana Airlines, Nivea, Mabe, Samsung, Listerine, Hipódromo de las Américas, Iamsa, Telmex, Sedal, Holanda, Camel, Joyco, among others.
She also played the role of Jasmine for Disney in the production of *Magical Dream*.
Sandra danced with the professional contemporary dance company *Foramen Ballet*.
Sandra has also appeared in numerous television shows, such as *La Academia*, *Bailando por un Sueño*, *Aplauso Aplauso*, *Domingo Azteca*, *Desafío de Estrellas*, *Te regalo mi canción*, *Qué crees*, *Fantástico Amor*, *Viva el Amor*, *Premios Televisa Deportes*, *Bailando por un millón*, and many others. She has appeared in TV commercials for companies such as Comercial Mexicana (a major supermarket chain), Tostitos, Camel, etc.
Sandra has danced with renowned artists such as Irene Cara (singer of the *Fame* movie). In Latin America, she has performed with Olga Tañón, Cristian Castro, Alejandra Guzmán, Thalía, OV7, Ernesto D'Alessio, Pedro Fernández, Ana Gabriel, Caló, Carlos Ponce, and others. She has toured several times in Peru, Bolivia, Venezuela, Ecuador, Costa Rica, El Salvador, Honduras, Guatemala, and Nicaragua. She has also toured with famous artists throughout almost every state in Mexico, and in the United States, mainly in California, Florida, Texas, and New York.
In musical theater, Sandra has performed and danced in *West Side Story* in the role of Teresita. She also danced in *Saturday Night Fever*.
Sandra holds certifications from organizations such as the American Academy of Ballet and the Canadian company Stott Pilates. She has completed workshops in psychology with The Canadian Neufeld Institute to better support her students.
Sandra teaches Pilates in pre-professional and Sport-Études programs in Montreal, as well as at the American Academy of Ballet in New York. She is also a coach and choreographer of competitive jazz. Her teams have won medals and special recognitions.
Motivation and enthusiasm are two key elements that Sandra uses in her classes to help people achieve their movements in the classroom.
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The Guest Teachers
Keita Youssef Bellali
Ballet instructor​
Keita Youssef Bellali grew up in Montreal, Canada, and trained at Ballet Montreal Performing Arts School under the direction of Paula Urrutia before completing his training at the Paris Opera Ballet School. Throughout his education, he actively participated in diverse summer intensives, including those with Canada's National Ballet School and the San Francisco Ballet School.
Following his graduation, Bellali was offered a permanent position as a dancer with the Paris Opera Ballet. His time with the company has
given him the opportunity to perform in a wide array of ballets, including works by Rudolf Noureev, George Balanchine, Roland Petit, Harald Lander, Bournonville, and other esteemed choreographers. Notably, he contributed to Pierre Lacotte's world premiere production
of "Le Rouge et le Noir" and has showcased his versatility in contemporary pieces by Crystal Pite and Wayne McGregor.
Keita is deeply committed to sharing the knowledge and experience he has gained throughout his time in France. He takes immense pleasure in sharing the intricacies and foundational elements of the French Ballet technique to aspiring dancers.
Natsumi Sophia Bellali
Contemporary and Ballet instructor
Cecchetti - ACC-CICB
Natsumi Sophia Bellali grew up in Montreal, Canada, and trained at Ballet Montreal Performing Arts School under the direction of Paula Urrutia. She graduated from the Certificate Program at The Ailey School. She is a founding member of all-women improvisational based contemporary company based in Brooklyn, and worked with Ephrat Asherie, Brice Mousset, Matthew Rushing, Clifton Brown, Jon Ole Olstad, Jacqulyn Buglisi, and performed works by Alvin Ailey. Bellali worked with the Mark Morris Dance Group as an understudy dancer for The Hard Nut last holiday season. Recently, Bellali premiered Calling: a dance with faith at Downtown Arts in Manhattan, an evening length duet production directed by Jesca Prudencio, as part of the Undesirable Elements series with Ping Chong + Company.
Bellali enjoys creating musically specific movement through her technical training to sounds from the African diaspora and to Jamaican rhythms, as she continues to explore music from around the world.
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Sophie Czolij
Ballet instructor
Sophie, who is of Ukrainian origin, was born and raised in Montreal. A proud alumna of Ballet Montreal, she also trained at L’École supérieure de ballet du Québec and Alberta Ballet School. Sophie participated in various summer programs at Ballet West Academy, Pittsburgh Ballet Theater School, Joffrey Ballet Academy and Cincinnati Ballet Academy. She completed her Advanced 2 exam with the Cecchetti Society of Canada. In Montreal, Sophie has had the opportunity to work with Les Grands Ballets Canadiens de Montréal as well as with Ballet Eddy Toussaint.
Sophie then continued her professional dance career in Europe. From 2014 to 2016, she worked at Opera Wroclawska in Poland where she had the opportunity to perform, amongst others, in Anna Karenina, Don Quixote, La Fille mal gardée, Romeo and Juliet, Coppelia, Nutcracker, Firebird and Swan Lake. During her two seasons in Poland, she also performed in various operas such as Samson and Delilah, Carmen and La Traviata. In 2016, Sophie worked with the English National Ballet, in London, and performed numerous shows at the Royal Alberta Hall for their Swan Lake in-the-round production. Furthermore, Sophie worked with Ballett Dortmund, in Germany, where she had the opportunity to perform classical and contemporary repertoire, such as Alice in Wonderland by Mauro Bigonzetti. In 2019, she was thrilled to return to Montreal to dance in Les Grands Ballets Canadiens’ newest production of Giselle. To complement her passion as a dancer, Sophie has discovered a great love of teaching. She enjoys spending her days teaching at Ballet Montreal, transmitting her knowledge and love of dance to students.
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Danielle Raffoul
Ballet and Contemporary Instructor
Born in Montreal, Danielle started dancing as early as four years old. She trained for a decade under the direction of Paula Urrutia, focussing primarily on ballet while continuing to pursue various dance disciplines, learning from Veronica Felisi and others.
Throughout her pre-professional years, Danielle attended several summer intensives in the U.S., including The Rock School and Alvin Ailey, and also completed her Advanced II Exam of the Cecchetti Method.
Upon graduation, Danielle moved to Austria to join Europaballett, where she danced as a company member for three years. This winter, she will return to Vienna to continue her passion pursuit, joining a new company in the cast of an upcoming musical opera.
Danielle is thrilled to be a part of her dance home’s faculty. She hopes to help our aspiring dancers gain confidence in their technique and help them marry it with their artistry and musicality.
Benny Draier
Tap Instructor
Benny Draier began tap dancing in 1981 with Montreal’s own tap master John Stanzel at les Grands Ballets Canadiens. Over the years, Benny also studied various styles of dance including Ballet, Jazz, Ballroom, Swing, Afro-Caribbean and Folk dance.
He was the artistic director of Montreal’s foremost professional tap dance company “Tapotage” which performed over 200 shows in and around Montreal. Through his various experience and workshops with the great tap masters, Benny excels at a variety of tap dance styles including Rhythm, Jazz and Broadway tap.
Benny’s career highlights include performing on Television, at the Montreal Jazz Festival, several times on stage with the late Gregory Hines at Place des Arts and, most recently, doing “Singing in the Rain” for a national American TV commercial.
Benny has contributed to the art of tap dancing in Montreal, teaching at various dance schools for almost twenty years.
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Elljay Timmangen
Contemporary Instructor
Elljay embarked on his professional dance journey at 18 in Calgary, following his training at esteemed institutions such as the Alberta Ballet School, Edmonton School of Ballet, and L'École supérieure de ballet du Québec. He has had the opportunity to perform in the most prominent productions in Quebec, working alongside prestigious companies such as Ballet Ouest de Montréal, Les Grands Ballets Canadiens, Festival d'Opéra de Québec, Ballet Montréal Performing Arts, Compagnie Kunal Ranchod and Piedmont Dance Theatre. In 2019, he took on the position of lead male dancer at Kittiwake Dance Theatre, performing choreography created by Martin Vallée, Edgar Zendejas, and Nicola Hawkins. Continuing to develop his artistic expertise, Elljay remains an active and influential figure within the local dance community, now situated in Montreal.​
Marie-Noëlle Bourque
Young Children's Program Coordinator
Marie-Noëlle started dancing at the age of five. She began her professionnal training at L’École Supérieure de Danse du Québec at eleven. She then trained with Mr. Daniel Seillier at the Conservatoire de Danse de Montreal. She also attended summer intensives at the National Ballet of Canada, and at Banff Center.
She began her professionnal career dancing with Ballet Ouest de Montréal, and performed classics such as the Nutcracker, Coppelia, and Sleeping Beauty. She was casted as the principal dancer for Giselle. She also danced for many independent projects in the styles of classical ballet, and contemporary. In 2002, she joined Les Sortilèges Danse du Monde, under the direction of Denise Biggi. Within her time with the company, she had the opportunity to explore a wide range of international dances, and worked with esteemed choreographers, such as Noël Strazza, Benjamin Hatcher, and Jean Léger.
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In 2007, she signed a contract with Cirque du Soleil, as part of the Zaia creation as a dancer. She thus left Quebec for China, and performed over a thousand shows during the four years that followed, in Macau. She was then introduced to aerial hoops and acrobatics by being with Cirque du Soleil. During her years in Asia, she also taught latin dance.
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As she returned to Montreal, Marie-Noëlle took part in the creation and production of the Voix show held at the Ecuries Thèatre from 2014 to 2015, as a co-author, as a choreographer, and as an interprete. She also completed her teaching certification training (200 hours) with Ashtanga Yoga Montreal.
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Since teaching has always been an important aspect of her professional life, she is thrilled to join Ballet Montreal’s faculty as the Young Children's Program Coordinator, sharing her passion with students and teachers!
Tina Desrochers
Guest Instructor
In the course of years, Tina had the chance to train in many dance schools in Los Angeles, New York, Vancouver and most recently in France.
Since 2006, she was able to work in the art world and find contracts that inspired her. In 2008, she was selected to be one of the dancers for Royal Caribbean Productions. She had the chance to perform and travel during this 10-months contract. Then, in April 2011, Tina presented a show of Michael Jackson at the Cairo Opera House in Egypt. She also had the opportunity to perform in several musicals with production Groupe Bazz.
Tina presented a contemporary piece with the company of the choreographer Gyslaine Doté, Virtuose. She also took part of the casting for the opera Manon.
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Tina continues to evolve and inspires herself by the multiple talent that surrounds her. She is thrilled to be part of the Ballet Montreal’s teaching Team and looks forward to share her knowledge and passion with her students.