Victoria, BCC, ADAPT

Victoria has been dancing in the Calgary area for 20 years and has enjoyed teaching in the Calgary dance community for the past 7 years. Her extensive training includes three years of baton twirling as well as ten years of competing and performing in a variety of disciplines.

Victoria graduated from the University of Calgary with her Bachelors Degree in Communications and Culture majoring in Editing and Publications. She will return next fall to obtain her Masters Degree in Professional Writing. She has received numerous awards and scholarships throughout her academic career, including being nominated for a 2009 Calgary White Hat Award. Most recently, Victoria received the 2012 Danceworks Choreographer of the Year Award. Her dance credentials include completion all of the grade examinations from the Brian Foley ADAPT Jazz and Tap syllabi. She has also completed her RAD Ballet exams up to and including the Intermediate level with the Royal Academy of Dancing. She holds her First Aid and CPR certifications with the Alberta Health and Safety Training Institute. This summer, Victoria will be graduating from the ADAPT Syllabus Teacher Training School (TTS) in Toronto, Canada allowing her to obtain Professional Certification in dance training.

Victoria danced in Disneyland’s Main Street Parade and in the Dance the Magic Showcase in 2004. Just this past summer, she was able to share some of her favorite dance pastimes with some of her own students as they performed in the 2011 Disneyland Main Street Parade. She has danced at corporate functions and events around Calgary since 2006 and has been a part of opening shows for sold out concerts such as the Goo Goo Dolls, the Village People, Dr. Hook, George Canyon, Boys II Men, the Temptations, Chilliwak, and Trooper. Victoria had the honor of performing in the 2009 Grey Cup Half Time show in Calgary and the 2011 Orange Bowl Half Time show in Miami.

Victoria had the great pleasure of being involved as a dancer with the Calgary Stampeder Outriders for the 2009 season. Throughout the season she devoted many hours of volunteering to organizations such as Big Brothers and Sisters, Hike for Hospice, Forzani’s Mother’s Day Run & Walk, and the Make a Wish Foundation.

With over two decades of dance and performance experience, Victoria is very excited to return to Pure Motion for her forth year!