Nicola Saclamacis, also known as Miss Nikky, is an accomplished choreographer, teacher, and studio owner of The Dance PAC. She is an active member with Dance Masters of America Canadian Chapter 38, and Canadian Dance Teachers Association. Now 28 years in business, her once tiny studio located in her family basement, is now a successful 6,000 square foot studio with multiple teachers and many award winning students.

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Nikky began Dancing with the Audrey Meredith Dance Studio and for over 23 years continued studying all forms of dance. Her love and passion for the arts is clearly shown in all that she does. Her studio has won several awards throughout Canada and the USA, including Top Studio, Best Choreography, and Overall Excellence. Many of her students have graduated and continued on in the dance community as studio directors, dance teachers, professional dancers, and choreographers.

Although Nikky loves and is knowledgeable in all forms of dance, her specialty and passion will always be in acrobatics. She has worked with some of the top acrobatic and gymnastic coaches in Canada and the USA. Her creative concepts and acrobatic choreography is known throughout.

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Nikky also supports and teaches outside of the studio with various theatre groups, Montessori schools, elementary schools, and private schools. Miss Nikky believes not every dancer will continue to pursue a career in dance, however the bonding memories, relationships built, the lessons learned with rewards and failures, will carry you throughout and last a lifetime.

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Growing up, Juliana Kelly studied multiple genres of dance before shifting exclusively to tap dance. Working as a contributing artist with Toronto Rhythm Initiative (TRI), she's performed in eighteen shows to date, consistently on faculty for TRI's Summer Youth Programming, and has been a TRI co-producer since 2016.

Juliana spent time studying abroad with Heather Cornell and performed in Walk To The Beat (New York). Other notable credits include: Rhythm Lives! (Montreal Tap Festival) alongside living legend Arthur Duncan and members of Tapestry Dance Company, 2014 Toronto Body Percussion Festival (Allison Toffan), The 2017 Toronto International Tap Dance Festival (TITDF), and Ron Davis' Symphronica (both choreographed by Dianne Montgomery), and Rhythm and Sound's Illumination (Cori Giannotta and Johnathan Morin). Other highlights include: contributing choreography and performing in Fall For Dance North's Perspectives In Rhythm (curated by Allison Toffan and Michael Caldwell) and continues her co-producing journey with Allison working on The Artist Symposium featuring Dianne Walker (2019), Intersection 2021, and the Toronto International Tap Dance Festival 2022 and 2024!

Independently, Juliana is the founder and director of The Rhythm Ensemble, a pre-professional tap dance company dedicated to providing unique training opportunities to committed emerging tap dancers, now in their ninth season. Her passion for education has also led her to many opportunities as an educator including guest choreography and classes, summer intensives, workshops, conventions, seminars, and adjudication. Juliana's dancers are well known in the industry for their technical and musical excellence, as well as their integrity representing tap dance as an art form. She strives to spread the love, joy, and respect of tap dance and its community to all her dancers.

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Jessica Fallis is a versatile dancer with a performance and choreography history that spans a variety of genres.  She is a graduate of the Dance Performance Studies program at George Brown College, and since then, has traveled the world on a variety of contracts sharing her love of dance.

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Most recently, Jessica has become a choreographer for The Canadian National Dance Team, which has competed in Spain, Portugal and Italy the past few years, bringing home several medals. Jessica was the Corporate Choreographer, soloist and dance captain for Club Maeva Resorts in Mexico for 2 and a half years.  She also traveled to Nagasaki, Japan on a performance contract at the prestigious Huis Ten Bosch resort.  In addition, she was a member of the 2004 Canadian National Tap Team, winning the Gold Medal in Reisa Germany, and spent the Summer of 2003 at the Quinte Ballet School of Canada’s Professional Summer School.

Jessica’s artistic and inventive choreography have won her countless awards throughout her career.  She choreographed and cast a children’s music video for CBC Kids, which aired across Canada for several years.

For 3 years, Jessica was a member of the Toronto Rock Dance Team, performing to thousands at the Scotia Bank Arena.  She was also head coach/choreographer for the Junior Dance Team, the “Junior Gems”.  She was a member of the Tap Company “DownBeats” for 3 years, and frequents Broadway Dance Centre in New York City, to continue her dance training.

Performance credits include, “Coco Bongos”, Playa del Carmen, Mexico, “Much on Demand” with Jesse McCartney, Everett Smith’s Tap Flash Mob at Dundas Square, “Experience Impossibility Tour”, Ryan Joyce Magic Show, “The Award Winning Nickelodeon Parade” at Canada’s Wonderland, “La Bayadere” under the direction of Chan Hon Goh, Breakfast Television and YTV.

Jessica is a certified teacher through the Performing Arts Educators of Canada in both Tap & Jazz.  She is also a certified Acrobatics instructor through Acrobatic Arts and Artistic Dance Educators.  She enjoys adjudicating, free lance choreography and sharing her wealth of knowledge with the future generation of dancers.

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Chantal Drolet is a graduate of the National Ballet School’s Teacher Training Program and holds Associate levels from the Imperial Society of Teachers of Dancing (ISTD) in the Cecchetti method and in National Dance (Honours) and a Full Membership in Ballet of Performing Arts Educators of Canada (PAEC).

Beginning her dance training in Quebec City, her passion for dance took her through successful performances and examinations. Leveraging 30 years of training and experience, an enthusiastic and detailed approach to teaching, she focuses on creating a positive and rewarding learning environment for her students. With her passionate love of dance, she inspires numerous students to continuously grow as dancers. Chantal also believes that dance, as a fitness activity for adults, provides increased health and an ability to cope with the stresses of everyday life.

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Brooke is honoured to be back at The Dance PAC! Coming from an Arts family, Brooke grew up in the dance studio (The Dance Pac) and competed for over a decade in Musical Theatre, Jazz, Hip-Hop, Acro, Lyrical, and Tap. Although Brooke didn't pursue the Arts post-secondary, she remained involved with her creative side while completing schooling in Marketing (Sheridan College) and Recreation and Leisure (Canadore College).  

Brooke has spent 22 years with Milton Youth Theatre Productions (MYTP) and in 2018 opened Milton Community Theatre (MCT). She plays various roles for both companies, on and off the stage, from choreographer, assistant director, costume coordination, social media manager, and more!

Brooke is ready to bring the drama and shine light on your dancers! 

Originally from Brampton, Ontario, Vanessa trained at
Lorri’s Dance Place before studying at Point Park
University (Pittsburgh). Under the artistic direction of
Susan Stowe, she graduated in 2014 with a BFA in Dance.
While at school, she was privileged to perform in many
choreographic works including pieces by Robert Battle,
Martha Graham, Jessica Lang, José Limón, and David Parsons.

Vanessa received further training at Hubbard Street Dance
Chicago, Movement Invention Project, Ignite!, and
Springboard Danse Montréal. While in Pittsburgh, she also
performed with Reed Dance. Upon graduating, she was
involved in NYC project-based performances at the BAM
Fisher Theatre, Actors Fund Arts Center, and The Wild
Project.

Ms. Guinto has taught, choreographed, and
adjudicated throughout North America. She danced with
Koresh Dance Company from 2015 to 2018. Along with
performing at national and international venues, she taught
outreach and master classes while on tour.

Aaliyah is a dedicated dancer and passionate instructor at The Dance Pac, where she shares her love of dance with her students. With years of training in ballet, jazz, contemporary, and hip-hop, Aaliyah has performed on stages both locally and nationally. She fosters a supportive and inspiring environment, encouraging her students to embrace commitment and creativity.

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