The Meyerhofer Academy of Dancing was established in 1985 in the Preston area of Cambridge and has been training young dancers ever since. In 2002, The Studio relocated to the current, larger location on Bishop Street, near Hespeler
road.
The Studio is run by Owner and Dance Mistress, Lisa Meyerhofer, who received her early training in
Kitchener/Waterloo and Cambridge. In her teens she trained with The Royal Winnipeg Ballet and danced with the Alberta Ballet where she performed such parts as Nutcracker's Chinese, Snowflake and Russian and Coppelia's Head Mazurka Girl and Irish Doll.
The Meyerhofer Academy of Dancing has two studios with approved sprung floors.
Faculty
Lisa
Meyerhofer
ARAD
RADTC Principal/Artistic & Ballet Director:
Lisa was trained in the
Waterloo
region until the age of 17 when she attended The Royal Winnipeg’s
prestigious “Professional Program”.
Lisa then danced with The Alberta Ballet performing such roles
as Grandma, Head Snowflake, Chinese, Spanish, Waltz in the Nutcracker
and Head Mazurka, Irish Doll in Coppelia.
Lisa has received choreography awards every year her studio has
competed and has choreographed for both Estee Lauder and Walt Disney
World.
Lisa took over her home dance
school in 1987 and the Meyerhofer Academy of Dancing was born.
Her first teaching experience came at the age of 14 when she
was placed in charge of the dance program for the Cambridge YMCA under
Mr Cooper.
Since opening The Meyerhofer
Academy of dance her students have gone on to receive scholarships in
The National Ballet of Canada, Royal Winnipeg, George Brown, Ryerson,
U of W, Banff School of Arts and
Joffrey
Ballet
School
. Meyerhofer graduates
have or are dancing in The Phantom of the Opera Toronto & touring,
Joffrey, La La La Human Steps, Cirque De Solei, Celine Dion Vegas
Show, My Fair Lady, 42nd Street, Bossov Ballet Theater and
various cruse ships.
Lisa’s students have also
excelled in the Royal Academy of Dancing exams making her not only a
well respected teacher but a sought after adjudicator.
Lisa
Collins:
Lisa was recently honored with the award of “Woman of the
Year”, Arts and Culture 2006 for her contributions to the area of
Kitchener-Waterloo. Lisa
is a performer, choreographer, dance teacher, adjudicator and
internationally recognized casting agent.
Lisa is a versatile dancer/teacher and has been trained in all
dance forms.
During her competitive days she
won numerous awards and scholarships.
Lisa has had a successful performance career of her own as a
dancer for the last decade. Her
credits include many cruse ship contracts as dance
captain/dancer/flyer, company work (Jazz and Modern), theater, the NBA
and CFL, various TV and film credits and Industrial/Corporate jobs
across
North America
.
Lisa is now the owner of LMC
productions, a company housing many different aspects of the
entertainment industry as well as GET EXPOSED, her summer intensive
workshop program. She has
adjudicated dance contests across
Canada
, and teaches workshops and master classes all over South Western
Ontario. Lisa enjoys
sharing her knowledge with dancers of all ages.
Lisa is performing with Siona
Jackson’s Je Danse Jazz
Company in October and in RCMPI’s production of Kiss Me Kate this
November. She is very
excited to be a faculty member of Meyerhofer Academy of Dancing!
Rachel
Wislon (Assoc Choreographer/Guest Teacher):
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Graduate
of
Brock
University
.
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Graduate
of
Grifith
University
with a Masters of Teaching.
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Over
20 years dance experience, 10 years teaching experience and 5
years competitive dance experience.
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A
former Meyerhofer student who has studied Cecchetti, BDTA, CDTA
& RAD.
Sam
Walker (Lyrical-Jazz Instructor):
Sam has been dancing since the age of 7, competing for 14 years
specializing in Acro. In
her last year competing she won both Sr Acro and Sr Open solo.
Sam has competed across
Canada
and the
United States
. She continues to dance
and choreograph for the
Laurier
University
dance team.
Corinna
Nickless (Ballet-Jazz Instructor):
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31
years dance experience.
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Qualified
to teach both the RAD and CDTA syllabus.
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Aerobics,
step and weight training instructor.
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Dances
with Les Grands Ballet Canadiens.
Monica
Lewis (Ballet Instructor Johnson Centre):
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19
years dance experience.
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RAD
trained with 8 years teaching experience.
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Performed
with Les Grands Ballet Canadiens.
Scott
Kufske (Assoc Choreographer/Guest Teacher):
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Professional
performer.
Acclaimed
choreographer.
