Gaylene Burton C.D.T.A.


Gaylene takes enormous joy in sharing her love of dance through teaching, choreography and performance. Her energy and spirit light up every room that she is in. Gaylene is CDTA certified in Tap and Stage and has a strong background in Jazz and Ballet. Gaylene's industrial credits include principal dancer/actor in the television pilot “A Screwball Homicide”, principal dancer in the feature film “Life Or Something Like It”, principal dancer in the feature film “For The Moment”, actor in the television pilot “That Was Then”, dancer in the television series “Dead Like Me” and “American Bandstand”. She has many commercial credits including a choreography credit for radio shack. Gaylene continues to share her positive enthusiasm with students as a full time instructor at Dance Co.

Stephanie Applin A.Dip.A.I.S.T.D.
A former member of the National Ballet of Canada, Stephanie trained with the Royal Winnipeg professional division and graduated from the National Ballet of Canada teacher training program, Cecchetti Division, with Honours. Stephanie has done choreography for companies and studios throughout North America and her work has been acknowledged with numerous awards. Stephanie originally hails from Victoria, BC. We are pleased to welcome Stephanie back for her 5th year, after the birth of her daughter Ryanne this past summer.

Stephanie Johnson
Originally from Edmonton, AB, Stephanie joins the Dance Co. faculty for a 5th year as a jazz, lyrical, stage and acro instructor. In addition to her strong background in ballet, Stephanie is a NCCP certified level one gymnastics coach and an AFLCA certified fitness instructor. Stephanie's skills and passion are a great asset to our dancers!

Leanne Voyce BFA
Leanne comes to us with a vast ballet background, having trained with the Edmonton School of Ballet, being a certified RAD teacher and earning her BFA in dance from Simon Fraser University. She has extensively studied the RAD, Vagnova and Cecchetti methods and is about to take her Cecchetti Associates exam. We are pleased to have Leanne with us here at Dance Co. for a second year.

Fonda Bloy
Fonda has over 10 years of teaching experience throughout BC and firmly believes that with continuous work and dedication any student can go beyond what they ever thought they could or would accomplish! Fonda has trained and performed throughout Canada, New York, Las Vegas and L.A. and her choreography has won multitudes of cash prizes and choreography awards. For the past 4 years, many of Fonda’s pieces and soloists have received provincial recognition. Fonda sees the importance of keeping her choreography original, stylized and updated with what is new and current in the dance world.

Lisa Gelley


Lisa is an emerging dance artist from Vancouver, Canada. She is a versatile performer, teacher and choreographer in urban and contemporary dance as well as circus arts, having received her training in Vancouver, Belgium, France and Italy. Her career has flown her across the globe, touring Internationally with the Molyneux Company (Nashville, TN) and performing for the Canadian Forces in Bosnia and Afghanistan. Lisa has worked with Ruckus Dance Company, MMHop, The Source Dance Company, The Underground Circus, and with independent Vancouver choreographers including Amber Funk Barton, Brock Jellison, Josh Beamish, Shay Kuebler, and Martha Carter. During the 07/08 season, Lisa trained at Le Groupe Dance Lab in Ottawa and was a guest interpreter for the In-House Process, monitered by Peter Boneham and Tony Chong. Now, back in Vancouver, her most recent performances include Dances for a Small Stage 19 (MovEnt), and Dance Allsorts (NewWorks). Lisa is currently working with The 605 Collective. (www.605collective.com) They are excited to be Artists-In-Residence at the Dance Centre in Vancouver, and at Usine C in Montreal, for the upcoming season.

Isabella Tsisserev
We would like to welcome our new accompanist Isabella Tsisserev. Isabella has worked as the head accompanist for Art’s Umbrella, Ballet B.C, The Goh Ballet, Harbour Dance and the professional division of the School of Royal Winnipeg Ballet. Isabella is a member of the BC Registered Music Teacher’s Association and also holds a degree in Music Education.

Kelly Urquhart BBA
Kelly Urquhart is an innovative choreographer and teacher. Her relentless pursuit of perfection captured her the outstanding choreography award at Dance Power Festival. Kelly's performance credits include dancing in the feature films Josie and the Pussycats, and Life or Something Like That with Angelina Jolie. She worked with Jann Arden on Big Sound and has danced in numerous industrials and dance fashion shows including Tommy Hilfiger. This is Kelly's 15th year on faculty at Dance Co.

Kylie Stanton
Originally from Edmonton , Kylie is a talented young choreographer, teacher, and dancer who is fast making her mark in the dance industry. Her performance and work as a dancer includes recent contracts with Walt Disney and Royal Caribbean Cruise Lines. Kylie recently danced internationally in Europe , and currently guest teaches across Canada . We are very excited to have Kylie instruct at Dance Co. for a 6th season.