Our 2023-2024 Administration Team:

Keeley Cavanagh – Executive Director
Alyssa Parry – R.A.D. Ballet Director
Casey Barnes – Administrators

Faculty:

Cori Caulfield B.F.A. Dance

Ballet, Contemporary/Modern, Jazz, Musical Theatre, Acting, Tap

Cori “Caulfield has created some of the most memorable moments of contemporary dance in Canada,” (The Vancouver Sun) as a choreographer and performer, while developing a highly respected performing arts academy serving the community in which she grew up. Cori officially founded Caulfield School of Dance in Port Moody in 1988 after having taught performing arts in her parents’ basement from the age of twelve. Read More →

Isabel Yuan R.A.D.R.T.S., Cecchetti, A.I.S.T.D., N.B.S. P.D.T.D.

Ballet, Pointe, Pas de Deux, Character, Chinese Dance

Former Principal Dancer, Ms. Isabel Yuan, was appointed as a Vocational Examiner for the Royal Academy of Dance in 2005; and a Dual Examiner in 2011.  Ms. Yuan’s teaching credentials include: the National Ballet Professional Dancer Teaching Certification (N.B.S. P.D.T.C.), Imperial Society Teachers of Dancing, Advanced Certification and Associate Certification (A.I.S.T.D.), Royal Academy of Dance Teaching Certification (R.A.D. R.T.S.) and the Cecchetti Associate and Advanced Certificates. Read More →

Hailley Caulfield Postle Canfit Pro, CPR/AED Fitness Instructor Specialist Certification

Tap, Jazz, Contemporary/Modern, Ballet, Acting, Musical Theatre, Acrobatics, Conditioning

“Tap sensation” (The Georgia Straight) Hailley Caulfield Postle, is the head of our Tap Department and teaches several disciplines at Caulfield School of Dance. Ms. Hailley is also accredited with Canfit Pro and has Fitness Instructor Specialist Certification, CPR/AED certification, Fitness Theory and Group Fitness certificates, and is trained in all formats of Barre Fitness™.

Hailley was a Principal Tap Dancer in the 2010 Olympic Opening Ceremonies. Also in 2010, Hailley was invited to Brazil to be a performer, teacher and Judge at the XX Seminario Internacional De Danca De Brasilia. In 2011, she went to Germany to perform with Lamondance in the Tanz Art Festival at the Nordhausen Theatre. Hailley has also danced for  Read More →

Lexy Cox

BFA Ryerson University, CDTA, PAEC, ADTA, AAC, AF, PAA, YPAD

Lexy is a diverse performer, choreographer and instructor specializing in a variety of dance styles. She is a graduate of Ryerson University’s BFA program, majoring in Theatre Performance and Dance. Her additional dance certifications include, the Canadian Dance

Teachers’ Association, the Performing Arts Educators of Canada, Alixa Flexibility, the Acro Dance Teachers Association, and Acrobatic Arts Canada. Lexy is also a qualified dance adjudicator with the Professional Adjudicators Alliance and a proud member of Youth Protection Advocates in Dance.

     As a choreographer Lexy has worked across Canada and the US on projects such as World Performers Canada National Dance Team (Spain, Portugal), Mini PopKids, Mirvish’s Matilda (Travelling Stage Artist Educator), Mirvish Musical Theatre Summer Intensive, Shrek The Musical (Rainbow Stage), Toronto Dance Teacher Expo, One Night Only Musical (Dora Award Winner- Now Audience Choice), Port Hope Capitol Theatre Company, New York City’s Theatre Arts Centre, City Dance Corps, CNE Rising Star Talent Competition, Illuminite Toronto, Bravo AcademyToronto, and Google Learning Mini Series.

      Her performance credits include; Bound For Broadway (NYC Theatre Arts Center), A Chorus Line (Rose Theatre), Cory Lee’s Cruel Intentions Music Video, ET Canada, Much Music’s Best Dance Crew Commercial (New Music Live), Madonna Bazaar (Opera House), High School Musical 2 live on Stage (Jonathan Randall Productions), Peter Pan (Royal City Musical TheatreVancouver), as Velma Kelly in Chicago (Treehouse Theatre), and as Bombalurina in Cats (Stanley Theatre Vancouver).

     Currently Lexy is the Artistic Director of Full Out Dance, Managing  Dance Attack Acro Convention, Directing Move With The Beat Dance & Acro Competitions, The Certifications Director of the Acro Dance Teachers Association’s Acro Teacher Training Programs, and adjudicating competitions/ guest teaching for dance companies across Canada.

 

Dawn Braun Crawford R.A.D.R.T.S., B.Sc.

Ballet, Pointe, Progressing Ballet Technique®, and Conditioning

Ms. Dawn Braun Crawford, a teacher and choreographer for over 20 years, brings her wealth of knowledge and experience to the Ballet faculty of Caulfield School of Dance. A registered teacher with the Royal Academy of Dance for over ten years, Dawn has prepared students to the most exemplary standard in both Graded and Vocational R.A.D. examinations. Dawn is also fully certified in the Progressing Ballet Technique®. For over 15 years, Dawn has been serving as a professor for the Trinity Western University Human Kinetics Department; been involved in the continued development of the T.W.U. dance program Read More →

 

Stewart Iguidez

Street Styles

Stewart Iguidez – aka Stuey Tellar – is an extraordinarily eclectic freestyle dancer and choreographer. Stewart’s distinctive and creative choreographies are a true fusion of urban movement consisting of b-boying/break dance, popping, house, new jack swing, tutting, isolation, video dance, locking, and stylized hip-hop. His spontaneous nature and witty humour makes his classes fun and engaging. Above all else, Stewart lives and works with integrity, honesty, and kindness.  Read More →

 

Kelly Douglas R.A.D.R.T.S.

Ballet/Contemporary

Vancouver trained dancer and teacher, Kelly Douglas has studied at The Royal Winnipeg Ballet School, The Banff School of Fine Arts and Les Grands Ballets Canadiens with teachers such as Laura Alonso, David Earl, Lynn Seymour and David Wall. While with Alberta Ballet Company she danced in The Nutcracker, Firebird, Serenade, Facade, Allegro Brillante, Coppelia and Cinderella. Ms. Douglas received her Royal Academy of Dance teaching diploma in 1990 and was elected Associate of the Royal Academy of Dance. This qualifies her to teach the syllabus of the Academy and enter students to all levels of the Academy’s examination. Kelly is also a member of the Imperial Society of Teaching Dance. She is currently a Practical Teaching Supervisor for the RAD.

Ms. Douglas has had more than two decades of teaching experience during which she has also choreographed and performed in independent dance projects such as Vancouver’s 12 Minute Max and Dancing on the Edge, as well as the Sunshine Coast’s Annual Celebration of Dance. Ms. Douglas was a guest teacher at the Ballet by the Sea Studio in Malibu, California for 7 years.

In July 2012, Kelly auditioned for and was accepted for one of four spots in North and South America to train to become an examiner for the Royal Academy of Dance. After successful training in February and March in London England 2013, Ms. Douglas was appointed to the board of the International Panel of Examiners for the Royal Academy of Dance, making her one of fourteen in Canada.

Rebekah Gill

Tap, Jazz, Hip Hop, Stage, Jazz/Lyrical, Primary Ballet

Rebekah Gill graduated from the CSD Professional Training Division after training from age 2 at Caulfield School of Dance in Tap, Jazz, Hip Hop, Musical Theatre, Ballet, Acro and Contemporary/Modern. 

Rebekah was given exceptional placement to Team Canada’s 2015 Adult Tap Dance Team at the age of 14. She competed with Team Canada at the IDO World Tap Dance Championships in Riesa, Germany, and her team placed 7th in the World. Rebekah received individual sponsorship for Team Canada from Bloch®, one of the world’s largest dance wear manufacturers. Read More →

 

Nicole  Smith A.R.A.D.

Ballet, Tap, Jazz

Lauren O’Kell

Ballet/Contemporary

Currently residing in Vancouver, Lauren is a freelance dancer and teacher in the Lower Mainland. Most recently she was apart of the Performance Research Project, led by Lesley Telford. Since joining PReP, Lauren has had the opportunity to perform works and workshop with Lesley Telford, Noam Gagnon, Idan Cohen, Serge Bennathan, David Raymond and Vanessa Goodman. Previously, Lauren danced with Ballet Edmonton performing works by: Francois Chevennement, Laurence Menotti-Chevennement, Heather Meyers, Jorden Morris, Alysa Pires, Solveig Desilets and Waldemar Bartowski.

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Born in Edmonton, Lauren’s early training included Imperial Society of Teachers of Dancing (ISTD) examinations in ballet, tap, modern at the Art of Dance – trained by her godmother, Sherri Urkow, and mother, Jacqueline Pooke. Later, Lauren additionally danced at Edmonton Dance Centre trained by Deborah Morgan, where Lauren achieved her R.A.D graded and vocational examinations, as well as receiving her Solo Seal Award in 2012. In 2011, Lauren competed in the Genée International Ballet Competition hosted in Cape Town, South Africa where she advanced to the finals representing Canada. Read More