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Faculty
Miss Maggie
Owner/Artistic Director
Maggie is the owner and artistic director of Fortitude Dance Centre. She began her dance training at the tender age of three and has enjoyed her journey and development ever since. She started with fundamental ballet and jazz classes but it did not take long for her passion to branch out into different dance forms such as musical theatre, lyrical, hip hop, and tap, at both the recreational and competitive levels. To further her training, Maggie enrolled in the dance program at York University where she took a variety of courses, with a focus on dance science and education.
Along with her dance training, Maggie has years of choreographing and teaching experience. Starting as an assistant instructor in her teenage years, she went on to teach for elementary and high schools, the City of Barrie, and various dance studios throughout Simcoe County. Many of her competitive routines have won special awards and overall high score awards at dance competitions across Ontario.
It has always been Maggie’s dream to own a studio and after years of hard work, she is more than thrilled to finally see that dream come to life. She looks forward to sharing her love of dance with all of her students, in a fun and safe environment, at Fortitude Dance Centre!
Miss Jenn
Instructor
Miss Jenn first found her passion for dance at the age of two when she began taking ballet classes at the local recreation centre in Barrie. She quickly fell in love and moved to a studio where she expanded her studies in other styles including jazz, musical theatre, hip hop, tap, pointe and lyrical, taking part in both the recreational and competitive programs.
Beginning in her late teens, Miss Jenn began assisting dance classes in the Barrie area and later taught classes of her own in Windsor. During this time, Miss Jenn attended multiple conventions in Detroit and Toronto, studying under Desmond Richardson, Tessandra Chavez, Brian Friedman, Tyce DiOrio, Chris Judd, Mia Michaels, Stephen “Twitch” Boss, and many more!
Miss Jenn has always felt at home in the studio! She is excited to be teaching at Fortitude Dance Centre and cannot wait to share her passion and love for dance with every student in her classroom!
Miss Breeanna
Instructor
Dancing since the young age of three, Miss Breeanna grew up competing in various styles including jazz, tap, acro, ballet, lyrical, contemporary, musical theatre, and more, while completing her student exams with the Society of Russian Ballet, receiving Highly Commended.
Miss Bree was a born performer and as a teen, she participated in numerous musicals with Kempenfelt Community Players as a chorus and lead dancer. She also actively worked with the dance team at her secondary school and choreographed musical numbers.
After graduating college for performing, Miss Bree was blessed with having the opportunity to audition for various dance films and series (The Next Step being one of them), learning an array of improv and techniques to help further herself in the dance industry. She has since studied under the likes of Amy Wright, Meaghan Wegg, and Jane Pound to name a few, and you may have seen her appear in numerous commercials, tv shows, and movies.
Miss Bree’s love for dance never faltered as evidenced by her remaining a substitute dance teacher throughout her acting years. With a strong desire to return to her roots, she began taking as many classes and workshops as she could to help hone her skills so she could excel as a dance teacher. Miss Bree earned her Module 1 and 2 certifications in Acrobatic Arts and passed through the Aerial and Back Handspring course.
For the past several years, Miss Bree has been part of a not-for-profit dance troupe that practices every week and performs throughout Simcoe County. Miss Bree cannot wait to bend over backwards (literally) for her dancers at Fortitude Dance Centre!
Miss Courteney
Instructor
Miss Courteney began dancing at the age of 3 starting her dance training in ballet. Throughout her ballet training with the Society of Russian Ballet she has achieved her exam certificates for levels 3 through 8, Pre Elementary, Elementary, and Intermediate. As she grew older, she grew increasingly eager to expand her knowledge in various dance styles. Courteney began training at the Barrie School of Dance at age 7 and soon after joined the competitive team. She has been trained in, and is currently studying Contemporary, Ballet, Jazz, Hip Hop, Tap, Pointe, Pas de Deux, Basic Acrobatics, Basic Aerial, and various cultural styles. Courteney continued her training and graduated Spring of 2019 with a Diploma from the Dance Performance Program at Centennial College. Throughout her years of dancing, she has danced as an apprentice with the company Simcoe Contemporary Dancers and has worked on contract with TDC Entertainment. She has also had the opportunity to dance at the Premier’s Awards Gala for all Ontario Colleges in 2018. Volunteering opportunities have allowed her to share her knowledge with students while choreographing pieces at her high school and home dance studio. Courteney is now continuing her career seeking new experiences performing as well as teaching recreationally as well as competitively and is ready for any opportunities and challenges coming her way.
Miss Kristina
Coming Soon...
Miss Kristina started dancing at the age of 3 where she grew a love for all things dance. Growing up, Kristina trained in many genres such as ballet, tap, modern, jazz, contemporary, and more. She danced competitively at Simcoe Dance Academy where she also completed her dance exams up to the advanced levels in ballet, modern, tap, and jazz. There she got her first experience teaching dance classes and loved it.
Miss Kristina is Discover Dance certified and is always looking to continue to learn and grow as both a teacher and dancer. Outside of dance, she also enjoys Yoga and Pilates classes. Miss Kristina is very excited to share her love of dance with Fortitude Dance Centre and can’t wait to see what the new season brings!
Mister Jerimy
Instructor
Coming Soon!!!
Miss Brianne
Instructor
Miss Bree is a long time dancer who started her training at age 4. Although she studied ballet, tap, musical theatre, and lyrical, it was in jazz and hip hop classes where she developed a deeper love of dance. She went on to dance competitively and assist in both these styles.
In her teens and early 20’s, Miss Bree attended conventions in Toronto and trained under Tyce Diorio, Brian Friedman, Dave Scott and Robert Hoffman. Miss Bree continues to take classes into adulthood, primarily in heels, contemporary, hip hop and jazz.
Miss Bree is excited to share her love for hip hop with her students at Fortitude Dance Centre and challenge them to try new styles and techniques!