Instructor: Contemporary

Emily grew up in Penticton, BC where she trained at Okanagan Dance Studios and spent summers dancing at programs such as the Goh Ballet, Arts Umbrella and LAUNCH in Portland. Upon graduation, Emily was accepted into the pre-professional training program at Alonzo King LINES Ballet in San Francisco.

Contemporary styles became a strong focus for her after working with Alonzo King himself, and being featured in new works choreographed by Maurya Kerr, Iratxe Ansa, and Sidra Bell to name a few. Emily had the opportunity to teach the National Canadian Women’s hockey team, cross-training in dance leading up to the Sochi Olympics. In Vancouver, she has apprenticed with the Response Dance Company and has taught at various local studios.

Instructor: Ballet/Tap/Jazz/Lyrical/Hip Hop/Contemporary, Musical Theatre, Lyrical & Acrobatic Arts

Matthew Cluff started his dance training at Judy Russell’s Enchaînement Dance Centre in Prince George, BC, where he studied ballet, tap, jazz, hip hop, contemporary, musical theatre, modern, acro, and lyrical jazz. After completing his training there, Matthew moved to San Francisco to further his dance studies at the San Francisco Ballet School before graduating in December 2012. In January 2013, Matthew received his first contract from Ballet Victoria, where he quickly rose through the ranks and performed many lead roles in both classical and contemporary repertoire, including title roles in "Romeo and Juliet", "Amadeus", "Dracula", "Frankenstein", "The Nutcracker", and main roles in excerpts from "Don Quixote" and "Le Corsaire".  In April 2016, Matthew performed the role of Older Billy in the Vancouver Arts Club Theatre Company’s production of “Billy Elliot”, an opportunity that combined his love of dance (ballet and tap) with singing and acting. In July 2016, Matthew joined Les Grands Ballets Canadiens de Montreal as a Corps de Ballets member, and has since danced roles numerous ballets there, including “Romeo and Juliet”, “The Nutcracker”, “Minus One”, "7th Symphony", "The Rite of Spring", and “La Jeune Fille et La Mort”, which the company toured to Paris. In 2017, while still continuing to dance with Les Grands Ballets, Matthew started teaching tap classes for Les Studios, the leisure division of the company. 

Matthew has taught workshops and dance classes at studios in Prince George, Kamloops, Kelowna, Victoria, Nanaimo, Courtenay, and Montreal. He has also won the Choreography Award for the 2009 Prince George Dance Festival for his small modern group, “The Moment I Said It". Additional accolades include being named Senior Canadian Performer of the Year at the Prince Rupert Annual Dance Competition in 2009, and being runner-up for BC Provincials for 3 consecutive years between 2008 and 2010.