Miss Ryleigh

Recreational Teacher

Ryleigh started her dance career at 2 years old and immediately fell head over heels for the world of dance. She's endured 16 years preparing and contending in different styles (including Tap, Jazz, Contemporary, Lyrical, Ballet, Acro, Pointe, Open and Musical Theatre) and has won various scholarships and awards across Canada. Over the course of her career, Ryleigh's love of performing and dedication to her education led to her landing numerous stage roles in various plays and musicals. She has also had the opportunity to be Dance Captain for HWDSB's Program of the Arts stage musicals of Disney's Beauty & the Beast, The Little Mermaid, and Newsies.

Ryleigh recently finished a professional dance contract in Greece and received valuable training that she is excited to share with her students. She also just completed her 4th year as a Dance Major at HWDSB's Audition-Based Program of the Arts. The Dance Performance Program centers around developing movement as well as an artist's innovative imaginative side. Focusing on terminology, anatomy and physiology, nutrition, career exploration, the elements of dance, choreography, and the historical, social, and cultural aspects of various dance forms. Ryleigh has improved her technical, critical, and choreographic skills through classroom, studio, and community performances. Now graduated she received a Certificate of Recognition in the Arts and has completed 1 Tap exam, 2 Ballet, and 2 Jazz exams.

She has won important awards, such as Overall Excellence in Dance, the Top Discipline Award in Contemporary at Star Beat Dance Champions as well as the Top Discipline Award in Ballet at Embrace Dance Challenge. She was the recipient of Most Potential Dancer at Stars "R" Us Dance Competition and has many more awards and accomplishments she is proud of. Ryleigh regularly participates in dance conventions and continues to expand her artistic horizons by attending a variety of workshops annually.

For the past 6 years, Ryleigh has been teaching and assisting in both the competitive and recreational stream. Students continue to be motivated and educated in a positive light by Ryleigh's vibrant energy and deep passion for dance in order to produce dancers who are strong, confident, and empowered. Ryleigh is continuously inspired by her students and inconceivable group of co-instructors, companions, and is devoted to giving a protected and cheerful space for all individuals from the dance world to call 'home'.