🌟 Shelley Shearer School of Dance Triumphs at CNDC Winnipeg 🌟

May 1 - 5, 2024 @ RBC Convention Centre, Winnipeg

We're thrilled to share the outstanding results from Shelley Shearer School of Dance at the Canadian National Dance Championships, held right here in Winnipeg. Our dancers performed brilliantly across a spectrum of styles including Pointe, Jazz, Tap, Acro, Lyrical, Modern, Contemporary, Musical Theatre, Hip Hop, Demi-Pointe, and Open, demonstrating unmatched versatility and excellence.

This year’s CNDC was particularly memorable as several of our dancers received direct invitations to join the Canadian National Team. Congratulations to Rayne Bergmuller, Olivia Casselman, Makayla Chan, Mia Otgonbold, Taylor Sakwi, and Mélodie Suganami for their exceptional performances and this prestigious recognition.

Learn more about the achievements of our talented dancers and the passion and dedication that Shelley Shearer School of Dance brings to the stage below:

Results:

• Top Daily Score

  Top CNDC Score Day 3:
  “This Too Shall Pass”
  Choreographer Stephanie Rutherford 
  Instructor Brett Taylor 

  Top CNDC Score Day 5:
  “Spice Up Your Life”
  Choreographer Stephanie Rutherford 
  Instructors Lori Watson & Kim Salamandyk 

• Competitive Division

  Children’s Large Group:

  1st Place “Take Flight”
  Choreographer Erin Hyman

  Children’s Solo:

  3rd Place “Into The Unknown”
  Emeline Arnold
  Choreographer Joseph Sevillo

  Junior Large Group: 

  2nd Place “Take That”
  Choreographer Rebecca Pchajek

• Advanced Competitive Division

  Children’s Line: 

  2nd Place “Under The Sea”
  Choreographer Joseph Sevillo

  3rd Place “Barbie World” 
  Choreographer Kim Salamandyk 

  Children’s Large Group:

  2nd Place “Chic”
  Choreographer Brett Taylor 

  Children’s Duo/Trio:

  1st Place “There’s Gotta Be Something Better Than This”
  Madison Chan, Isla Horner & Lakyn Merrifield 
  Choreographer Joseph Sevillo 

  Children’s Solo:

  3rd Place “Fabulous”
  Madison Chan 
  Choreographer Kim Salamandyk 

  Junior Line: 

  2nd Place “Where The Hood At”
  Choreographers Robert Boge, Makenzie Frias & Kerwin Parada 

  Junior Large Group:

  1st Place “How Far We’ll Go” 
  Choreographer Stephanie Rutherford
  Instructor Kim Salamandyk 

  2nd Place “Visionnaire” 
  Choreographer Erin Hyman 

  3rd Place “Nothing Compares” 
  Choreographer Brett Taylor 
  Instructor Kim Salamandyk 

  Junior Small Group: 

  1st Place “This Too Shall Pass” 
  Choreographer Stephanie Rutherford
  Instructor Brett Taylor 

  3rd Place “You Are” 
  Choreographer Brett Taylor 

  Junior Duo/Trio:

  2nd Place “The Enchanted Frescoes”
  Meredith Buhler, Ayla Nguyen & Gabrielle Therrien 
  Choreographer Erin Hyman 

  3rd Place “La La Latch”
  Leah Hoeppner, Sierra Morin & Hannah Zakaluk 
  Choreographer Roxanne Tackie

  Junior Solo:

  1st Place “Heal”
  Lianna Zhang
  Choreographer Brett Taylor 

  2nd Place “Where’s Mom?”
  Averie Peters 
  Choreographer Joseph Sevillo

  3rd Place “I Am My Own Star”
  Alba Manuel
  Choreographer Joseph Sevillo

  Senior Line: 

  2nd Place “She Who Brings Gifts”
  Choreographer Rachel Cooper
  Instructor Kim Salamandyk 

  3rd Place “Repetto”
  Choreographers Selena Lagos & Marissa Bosowec

  Senior Large Group: 

  1st Place “Spice Up Your Life”
  Choreographer Stephanie Rutherford 
  Instructors Lori Watson & Kim Salamandyk

  2nd Place “Who’s Bad?”
  Choreographer Roxanne Tackie

  3rd Place “The More The Better, Less Is More” 
  Choreographer Stephanie Rutherford 
  Instructor Brett Taylor 

  Senior Small Group:

  2nd Place “Meek Mill”
  Choreographer Robert Boge

  3rd Place “Slow & Steady”
  Choreographer Stephanie Rutherford 
  Instructor Brett Taylor 

  Senior Duo/Trio:

  1st Place “Spellbound” 
  Olivia Casselman, Mélodie Suganami & Anna Rosenberger
  Choreographer Stephanie Rutherford 
  Instructor Brett Taylor  

  2nd Place “Defying Gravity” 
  Sophie Barre, Gillian Coulter & Leah Hoeppner 
  Choreographer Joseph Sevillo 

  Senior Solo: 

  3rd Place “Acceptance”
  Mélodue Suganami
  Choreographer Stephanie Rutherford 
  Instructor Brett Taylor  

• Overall Awards

  Children’s Overall Ballet:

  2nd Place “La Valse”
  Choreographer Erin Hyman
  Instructor Liza George 

  Junior Overall Ballet:

  1st Place “Visionnaire”
  Choreographer Erin Hyman 

  2nd Place “Llamarda”
  Choreographer Stacey Nickol
  Instructor Erin Hyman 

  3rd Place “Scintillaire”
  Choreographer Erin Hyman 

  Senior Overall Ballet:

  1st Place “Pneumbra”
  Choreographers Erin Hyman & Stacey Nickol

  2nd Place “Les Fleurs” 
  Choreographer Erin Hyman 
  Instructor Liza George

  3rd Place “Seraphique” - 
  Mia Otgonbold 
  Choreographer Erin Hyman 

  Overall Choreo Award: 

  “The More The Better, Less Is More” 
  Choreographer Stephanie Rutherford 
  Instructor Brett Taylor 

• Scholarship Recipients

  Olivia Casselman
  “I Started Walking” 
  Choreographer Stephanie Rutherford 
  Instructor Brett Taylor 

  Olivia Casselman
  “Reinquisition”
  Choreographer Olivia Casselman 

  Alba Manuel
  “Child”
  Choreographer Brett Taylor 

  Ruby Derlago 
  “Reflections Of She”
  Choreographer Stephanie Rutherford 
  Instructor Brett Taylor 

  Makayla Chan 
  “Finesse”
  Choreographer Robert Boge 

  Gabrielle Therrien 
  “Vinales”
  Choreographer Erin Hyman

  Meredith Buhler 
  “Astra”
  Choreographer Erin Hyman 

  Ashley Purdie 
  “Peregrination”
  Choreographer Hannah MacRae

  Rayne Bergmuller 
  “Light The Way”
  Choreographer Kim Salamandyk 

  Mélodie Suganami 
  “Beggin’”
  Choreographer Lori Watson 

  Lianna Zhang 
  “Heal”
  Choreographer Brett Taylor 

  Ava Peters 
  “777”
  Choreographer Roxanne Tackie 

  Anna Rosenberger 
  “If You Don’t Mind”
  Choreographer Roxanne Tackie

• Direct Invitation To Canadian National Team

  Rayne Bergmuller

  Olivia Casselman

  Makayla Chan 

  Mia Otgonbold

  Taylor Sakwi

  Mélodie Suganami