Teresa Mackereth
Artistic Director
CDTA & DEA Certified
Mrs. Mackereth has taught dance in Prince Rupert for over 35 years. Teresa’s greatest passion is dance and she promotes it as a teacher, adjudicator, producer and founder of the B.C. Annual Dance Competition.
Shannon Vallee
Ballet, Pointe, and Acrobatics
RAD RTS, RAD Teaching Cert, CDTA Licentiate in Jazz, Tap ,Modern/Contemporary & Acrobatics. CDTA Associate in Ballet, IDTA Licentiate in Modern Jazz & Tap, IDTA Associate in Ballet, Graduate Royal Winnipeg Ballet School Teacher’s Training Program
Mrs. Vallee has danced and taught for over 30 years. She is trained in ballet, jazz, tap, modern, musical theatre, creative dance, and children’s work. Most recently she has upgraded her acrobatics qualification to Licentiate with the CDTA . Her calm personality and professionalism benefit dancers of every age.
Meghan Macrae
Jazz, Tap, Modern, Ballet, Boys Only Tumbling, Toddler and You, Rhythm & Dance, and Hip Hop
CDTA Associate in Jazz, Tap & Modern
As an alumni member of the Dance Academy, Ms. MacRae studied ballet, tap, jazz, irish, musical theatre, acrobatics, and hip-hop. Miss Meghan is a dedicated and enthusiastic teacher, as well as an award winning choreographer. Miss Meghan always highly anticipates sharing the excitement of dance with all her students!
Jennifer Kloppers
Song & Dance, Musical Theatre, Jazz, Tap & Hip Hop
Mrs. Kloppers has over 30 years experience as a competitive gymnast and dancer. She taught ballet, jazz, tap and gymnastics at Dance Magic in Connecticut. She has extensive expertise in Musical Theatre and spends her summers in New York attending the Pulse Dance Convention and Broadway Dance Centre Teachers’ Workshop. She always enjoys scouting the latest Broadway musicals to bring back fresh new ideas for our students.
Kelsey Basso
Modern & Jazz
Kelsey is a Dance Academy alumni who began her dance career at the age of three. She has been trained in all disciplines of dance and while competing at various festivals she was often chosen for special awards and placements. Additionally, Kelsey was also an eight-time provincial representative. Kelsey had been a student teacher and award-winning choreographer at the Dance Academy before moving to Prince George where she danced and taught at Judy Russell’s Enchainment Dance Studio
Aurora Martin
Musical Theatre, Song & Dance, & Vocal Training
Aurora Martin was born and raised in Prince Rupert. She studied Ballet, Jazz, Tap, and her favourite; Musical Theatre, all at DAPR. She has started studying voice with the RCM syllabus as a teenager and completed up to the highest grade. Her interest in theatre led her to Studio 58 in Vancouver to study Theatre Production. Aurora is pleased to be giving back to the dance studio that first sparked her interest in the arts.