Miss Keeli has been dancing since she was three years old and has trained at Flora Pigeau Dance Academy, Dance Xpressions, and The Edge Performing Arts Center.  Miss Keeli trained in a variety of styles including jazz, lyrical, contemporary, tap, stage and ballet, but ballet is the style she is most paassionate about.  As a teacher Miss Keeli’s goal is to instill discipline, technique, and stregnth in all her dancers while keeping an upbeat and positive space for them to learn and grow; not only as dancers but as people as well.  Miss Keeli is very excited to be a part of the Ignite Family and is looking forward to sharing her passion for dance with everyone who comes through the studio door!

Natasha’s love for dance started at age three. She has been competitively dancing for over thirty years, naturally moving to teaching; hip-hop, tap, lyrical, stage, contemporary, and musical theater. Having spent most of her life at the theater, preforming in numerous musicals, pantomimes, and competitions; she has a strong connection with the Arts community.

Natasha has been a Special Education Teacher with the Surrey School District for eleven years. She is driven to nurture inclusivity within the dance world and excited to give children of all exceptionalities the chance to shine through performance. She recently developed a tap program within her district for children with special needs and is thrilled to share her love of teaching and dance with the students of Ignite Dance Center.

Zoë has been dancing since the young age of 4, when she immediately discovered her passion and gift for it. During her first solo at the age of 5 she was recognized for her stunning technical skills that continued to develop through her training for the following 15 years in ballet, pointe, jazz, contemporary, modern, tap, hip-hop, acrobatics, and theatre. During her younger years Zoë completed her Cecchetti ballet exams from grades one to four and grade six to intermediate in RAD, as well as her ADTA jazz exams from stepping stones to level five. She continued competing through her training and consistently placed high in competitions across BC, winning scholarships for Circus Lab, Push in Progress to train under Calen J. Kurka in New York City, and the BC provincial modern/contemporary representative position. After graduation Zoë continued her training under Moe Brody, Joanna Pesusich, Lisa Metz, and Tessa Tamera, among many other talented teachers, and danced and performed for The Source and ITP companies at Harbour Dance Centre. Throughout her training her talent for acrobatics has always shone through, and she’s currently training in the incredibly competitive Circus Lab APP post-graduate program while also sharing her talents with many students as a kind and motivational instructor at a number of studios.

Cailin is a graduate of Ignite Dance Center and is joining the IDC Faculty for the 2021-2022 season. Cailin previously trained with Rosie Punzo, Andrea Gibson, and Sandra Kirk before moving to Ignite Dance Center.  As a dancer, Cailin shines in Contemporary, Jazz, and Stage classes using her passion to drive her performance.  She is an outstanding performer having received multiple awards and accolades from numerous competitions. Miss Cailin has an outstanding committment and dedication to dance, with plans to teach full time after graduation.

As a teacher, Miss Cailin is a natural in working with younger students, especially those under age 7.  Her compassion, patience, and natural love of children assists her in these pre-school dance classes.  She is able to instil gentle discipline balanced with a true love for dance in the youngest dancer. It takes a special teacher to keep these tiny dancers engaged and excited, and Miss Cailin is just that teacher.