Moe Brody
Hip Hop

Shannon Cote
Jazz, Ballet, Lyrical, Tap
and Musical Theatre

Danica Poole
Ballet, Modern, Jazz, Preschool

Cheryl Blumke has over 20 years teaching experience. She has adjudicated festivals all over Canada and has been a guest teacher at many schools across B.C. 
She was the official choreographer of the Miss B.C. pageant and can be seen in many television commercials. Cheryl’s students consistently win awards at local and provincial competitions and many of her students have gone on to dance professionally. 
Her students can been seen dancing with Tokyo Disney, Carnival Cruise Lines and Royal Caribbean Cruise Lines. Cheryl’s energetic spirit shines through in her fun, inspiring and challenging classes



With over 25 years dance experience,
Moe Brody has continued to entertain many with her hip hop, jazz and tap innovations. Prior to returning to her passion, dance, as her chosen career, Moe attended the University of British Columbia successfully earning her degree in Human Kinetics.
Moe’s return to dance commenced with a season as one of the NBA Grizzlies Extreme Dance Team members. During this period, she performed at numerous live and televised events including the official opening for Planet Hollywood with Bruce Willis, Will Smith and Arnold Schwarzenegger. She has also choreographed for the CFL and The University of BC dance team.
Her most recent projects have been filming “John Tucker Must Die” with Grammy winner Ashanti and Jesse Metcalf from Desperate Housewives. Also filmed Dr.Dolittle 3, both now in theatres.
Moe has successfully proven her innate capability to choreograph or dance, on repeat basis, in commercials for such reputable companies as McDonalds, Barbie/Matel, Kyocera, Coca-Cola and Disney.
Throughout her career, her winning personality and choreographic talents have landed her many interviews on radio and TV as well as several performances for MTV, Smallville, Crash Test Mommies and X-Weighted.
Currently Moe can be found teaching at a professional dance studio, Harbour Dance, in downtown Vancouver. She is also on faculty with The Source, Danzemode, DanceFusion and Groovestreet Productions. As if not busy enough, Moe is also an established full time choreographer for season release shows for Roxy, Quiksilver, and Westbeach. As an adjudicator at dance competitions, she derives much satisfaction dispensing helpful advice which she hopes will inspire future dancers.

Danica Poole holds her Cecchetti Associate qualifications from The Cecchetti Society of Canada.
She graduated with a Diploma from the Teacher Training Program at Canada’s National Ballet School, in Toronto.
She also holds her National Dance Associate teaching qualifications through the Imperial Society of Teachers of Dancing.

She gained much experience from assisting classes of the Professional Development Program at The National Ballet School and Toronto Dance Theatre. Prior to training at the National Ballet School, Teacher Training program, Danica graduated from Simon Fraser University, receiving a Bachelor of Fine Arts with a Major in Dance.

Over the years, Danica has had the privileged to work with great teachers and choreographers including Glenn Gilmour, Sheila Kennedy, Marla Eist, Judy Russell, Sara Brewer, Megan Walker-Straight, Judith Garay, Henry Daniels, Rob Kitsos, Donna Redlick, Emily Molnar and Martha Carter.

Raised in Northern BC, Danica’s early training exposed her to various ballet styles including syllabus in RAD, Cecchetti and Vaganova; she fell in love with ballet and contemporary dance and was consumed with a desire to teach. Danica has taught at Seneca Recreation in Toronto, Maureen Saunders School of Dance, Williams Lake and Boston Dance Collective, Victoria. As a new resident to the Okanagan, Danica is thrilled to join Okanagan Dance Studios.

Traci Stevenson’s career has taken her all over the world. She performed professionally with National Ballet of the Czech Republic, Ballet North, Ontario Ballet Theatre and Banff Festival Ballet.
While training at the Goh Ballet Academy in Vancouver, Traci had the opportunity to perform at the Recontres Internationales de la Danse Festival in La Baule, France and the Beijing Dance Festival.
Traci began her teaching career in Japan with Haga Ballet Academy as part of an exchange program with the Goh Ballet. She is thrilled to be frequently invited back to Japan as a guest teacher and choreographer. Traci now makes her home in Penticton, B.C. where she is the Artistic Director of Okanagan Dance Studios. She is committed to training confident, well -rounded young dancers.
Her students have gone on to dance professionally with Ballet B.C., Toronto Dance Theatre and on Broadway. Her students have been winners and runner-ups at the B.C. Festival of the Arts and have been accepted to train at Boston Ballet, American Ballet Theatre, National Ballet of Canada and Royal Winnipeg Ballet Schools. .
Traci continues to perfect her craft by attending workshops and training seminars all over the world..

Shannon Cote began her career as both a competitive dancer and choreographer in British Columbia.  She attended the Randolph Academy for the Performing Arts. There she studied dance voice and acting. She attended master classes with the legendary Gregory Hines. Shannon has also attended workshops and received training from Milton Meyers, Sergio Trujillo, Jeff Amsden, Brian Friedman, Dan Karaty, Dee Caspary, Joey Dowling, and other world renowned choreographers. After graduating the Randolph Academy with the Triple Threat Award, she has been very fortunate to have worked on many different projects. One of her most memorable was as a dancer in Paul McCartney’s Driving USA Tour.  Shannon has been involved in various commercials, music videos and independent films.  A short film Look Both Ways was awarded a Gold Remi award at the 2007 Worldfest International Film Festival.  Shannon’s first love is Musical Theatre. Some acting credits include Sweet Charity, The Life, Grease, West Side Story, and Oklahoma. Her most cherished role was that of “Audrey” in Little Shop of Horrors. Another highlight of her career was studying with Karen Andrew and being a featured member of Aurora Live Inc.’s premiere dance company. The success of the company’s production; Jane’s Little Madhouse was tremendous and to be a part of it was a great honor.  

Shannon has also added adjudicator to her list of credentials, judging for different pageants, and dance competitions. At the LUV2DANCE competition, she carries the prestigious title of “Special Awards Judge”. There, she recognizes positive and special elements of the competitor’s abilities and performances throughout the entire season. Returning to Toronto, after intensive study at New York’s Broadway Dance Center, Shannon taught at many studios and schools in the Greater Toronto area, including work with the York University dance team and in all of the triple threat, childrens’ and college programs at the Randolph Academy. There, she has also been choreographer for the Randolph Young Company’s productions of Footloose, Free To Be You and Me, West Side Story and Schoolhouse Rock Live Jr.  Recently, Shannon also choreographed the Canadian Premiere of Jerry Springer: the Opera at Hart House Theatre alongside director and Toronto theatre critic, Richard Ouzounian. In addition to being a choreographer, Shannon has also directed at Okanagan Stage’s summer stock theatre in Penticton, BC.  There, her professional credits include: Choreographer and co-director for Suds--The 60’s Rockin’ Musical and as Director/Choreographer for You’re a Good Man Charlie Brown, Entertainers Gone Wild and Little Shop of Horrors. Shannon is currently working with the Upstaging Cancer fundraising festival of theatre, music, and dance in Toronto. There she is choreographing the play, Another Sense. As well as working behind the scenes, assisting with directing and stage managing.

 For the past few years, Shannon has been pursuing another genre of performing arts, as the lead singer of the all-girl rock band, Beatrix.  This four member female group has entertained in several night clubs and outdoor festivals throughout Toronto including the famous Horseshoe Tavern and Hard Rock Café. Shannon is thrilled to be returning to Penticton and Okanagan Dance Studios. Thankful for all of her experiences and training, she is excited to bring it back full circle and return home where it all began.