Meet Your Instructors
Elite Dance Studio has many accomplished and talented dancers to guide you on your journey of dance discovery. Whether you’re a beginner or an experienced dancer, we have fun & friendly instructors who will help you grow. Check out the biographies of our current staff and feel free to send them any questions!
Dominic Lacroix
Dominic started to train to compete in ballroom & latin dance in 1989. To advance his knowledge of dance, he trained with some of the best coaches in the world for 5 years in London, England. In 2002, he moved to Edmonton to start training dancers here and eventually retired from competition. He opened Elite…Read More Here!
Jim Deglau
Awards and Accomplishments: 4 time Canadian Latin champion 2 time Canadian 10 dance champion 6 time Canadian representative to the world championships 7th in world 10 dance 2011 Semi finalist in Latin at Blackpool 2011 Experienced in Ballroom, Country dance, choreography… Questions? Please contact Elite Dance Studio to book your lessons!
Grace Lau
Grace has been in dance since she was a child, but only entered the Ballroom & Latin world when she was in university. Once she started training and competing, she was hooked! Having competed all across Canada and the US in the amateur circuit for over 10 years, her and her dance partner Marc turned…Read More Here!
Meagan Smithman
Meagan started her dancing journey at the age of 3 training here in Edmonton at Casey’s Dance Centre and finishing off her training at Strive Dance Academy in Red Deer. Meagan trained, competed, and performed a range of styles such as ballet, hip hop, musical theatre, jazz, tap, and modern. Shortly after graduating high school,…Read More Here!
Sikia Bucknor
Sikia began her dance journey at the age of 11, exploring various styles through hip-hop and acro recitals. Hip-hop truly captured her heart, leading to an exciting opportunity to be part of a trio that competed provincially, and where they proudly secured 3rd place. Throughout high school, Sikia continued to dance, and served as a…Read More Here!
Myiah Boison
Myiah moved to Edmonton in 2012 from her hometown of Saskatoon, Saskatchewan. At an early age, rhythm, movement, and music became integral parts of her life. Beginning with Jazz, Tap, Musical Theatre, Hip Hop, and Ballet, Myiah learned the importance of learning the basics of dance while having fun and being creative. Her favorite dances…Read More Here!
Gillian Wood
Gillian has been dancing for 13 years, growing up as a competitive dancer in various genres! Her favourite styles of dance are ballet and tap, though she has also enjoyed practicing lyrical and jazz over the years. After completing her Graded Cecchetti Exams, Gillian decided to start sharing her passion and teach ballet! She hopes…Read More Here!
Anna Soloviova
Introduced to the world of dance at the tender age of 7, Anna attended the Pavlo Virsky Choreographic School in the Ukraine. After graduating, she started teaching at her mother’s children’s dance studio teaching hip hop, ballet, modern, and Broadway Jazz, just to name a few in her repertoire! She knew she had found her…Read More Here!
Hope Weder
Hope started dancing at the young age of 3, and never looked back. Training in various styles of dance including lyrical, ballet, jazz, and tap, she has earned many awards in her dance career and has also had the opportunity to dance in Disneyland. Hope’s biggest love in life has always been dance. “No matter…Read More Here!
Selena Sembaluk
Selena Sembaluk has been teaching various styles of dance since 2019. She started dance when she was 3 and has trained in hip hop, ballet, contemporary, jazz, modern, and lyrical. Selena completed her Advanced 1 RAD exam and intermediate Cecchetti exam. She danced with Edmonton Festival Ballet, and Edmonton Contemporary Dancers. Outside of dance, she…Read More Here!
Brandon Theurer
After taking an introductory ballroom dance class at Brigham Young University, Brandon quickly grew to love ballroom dancing and joined the BYU Ballroom Dance Company, which he was part of for 4 years. He has competed in Standard, Latin, American Smooth, and American Rhythm, including competitions for the US Amateur Rhythm Championship title. He is…Read More Here!
KylaLee LaRose
Miss Kyla started to dance at the young age of three in her home town of Stettler, and has loved every moment since. Learning the art form soon became her life as she started taking formal training in Ballet, Pointe, Jazz, Hip hop, Contemporary/modern, Lyrical, Tap, Acrobatics and Musical Theatre. This sparked an interest in…Read More Here!
Robyn Bell
Robyn is a Ballroom dance instructor at Elite Dance Studio. She has enjoyed and trained many styles of dancing from a young age, including ballet and jazz. As an adult, she discovered ballroom dancing, which quickly became a lifelong passion. She continues to train and actively competes throughout Canada. For Robyn. ballroom dancing equals joy,…Read More Here!
Emily Hamer
Emily started dancing at the age of 2 and has studied Ukrainian, RAD ballet, and contemporary dance competitively. She is also a member of the Vohon Ukrainian Dance ensemble. She loves sharing her knowledge and passion for dance with children, and she is looking forward to getting to share her love for ballet with Elite!…Read More Here!
Alexis Dyksley
This amazing instructor has had the opportunity to travel the world showcasing her passion for dance on stages like Canada’s Got Talent and the World Hip Hop Dance Championship. With over a decade of dance experience under her belt, she specializes in hip hop, which is her favorite style. She’s thrilled to join the Elite…Read More Here!
Satyra Abrahamson
Satyra has been passionate about dance since the age of six, mastering a wide range of genres including Contemporary, Ballet, Hip Hop, Jazz, Tap, and Ukrainian dance. Her deep connection to movement and rhythm has shaped her life and career as an instructor, where she inspires others through her love for the art. When she’s…Read More Here!
Alice Bailey
Alice began dancing after watching a friend perform. Intrigued, Alice signed up for a beginning level social dance class and never looked back. She met her husband through the ballroom team at BYU and, after they got married, they began competing together in Ballroom, Latin, American Smooth, and American Rhythm. They have placed in many…Read More Here!
Sara Sereda
Sara grew up training, competing and performing at Marr-Mac Dance and Theatre Arts in dance forms such as Ballet, Contemporary, Jazz, Lyrical, Musical Theatre and Hip-Hop training under Cathy and Marie McFarlane and Nicole Schultz in addition to competing with her own choreography. She has also spent a number of years training and competing at…Read More Here!