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Dance Intensive 2010
Registration Form Dance Intensive
Martin Vallée Artistic Director and Choreographer
Martin Vallée trained as a dancer at L'Ecole Superieure de Danse du Quebec and the Alberta Ballet School. His professional dance experience includes solo performances with the Alberta Ballet, Calgary City Ballet, Banff Festival Ballet, Ottawa Ballet and The National Folk Ensemble Les Sortileges. In addition to his performances in Canada, Martin's professional career has taken him to the United States and Europe.
Martin has instructed at the International School of Ballet in Calgary and the School of Dance in Ottawa. Since arriving in Newfoundland, Martin has choreographed Tommy and Kittiwake Dance Theatre's production of The Nutcracker, Snow Maiden and Mermaids of Avalon.
In September 1996, Martin and Jennifer established Dance Studio East, providing Conception Bay South with its first professional dance studio and one of Newfoundland’s first pre-professional dance training program. They have two daughters, Zoë and Ana.
Martin was appointed Artistic Director of Kittiwake Dance Theatre – Newfoundland and Labrador’s only non-profit dance production company – in January 2007.
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 Andrea Tucker – Contemporary
Andrea Tucker completed a two year professional dance teacher training program where she completed her Associates in Modern Theatre (ISTD), Tap (ISTD) and Ballroom (CDTA). This lead her to the Toronto Dance Theatre's professional program where she graduated in 2002. Since then she has danced, trained and taught in Vancouver, Japan and Australia. Her training based in Graham and Limon techniques along with elements of improvisation and basic body work has aided her artistic discovery and development.
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 Jennifer Foley Associate artistic director
At the age of 9, Jennifer was accepted as a full time student at the National Ballet School of Canada, where she continued her formal training and danced the lead role of Clara in the National Ballet of Canada's production of The Nutcracker, sharing the stage with the legendary Karen Kain and Frank Augustyn. Jennifer received three IODE scholarships as well as the prestigious City of Toronto Scholarship.
Since graduation Jennifer has performed in numerous other productions with the National Ballet of Canada. She was also a soloist with the Alberta Ballet before moving on to Ottawa Ballet under the direction of Frank Augustyn. Jennifer's teaching credentials include a position at the Mount Royal School of Dance in Calgary and the School of Dance in Ottawa where she completed the Cecchetti Associate Exam through the Imperial Society of Teachers of Dance, Canadian Society Branch.
In September 1996, Jennifer and Martin established Dance Studio East, providing Conception Bay South with its first professional dance studio and one of Newfoundland’s first pre-professional dance training program. They have two daughters, Zoë and Ana.
Jennifer was appointed Associate Artistic Director of Kittiwake Dance Theatre – Newfoundland and Labrador’s only non-profit dance production company – in January 2007.
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 Mariano Abarca
Mariano Abarca is an extraordinary instructor, enthralling performer, and an accomplished choreographer. His passion for dance was cultivated at an early age – he was raised in a home enveloped by music, thus, his body inevitably became his instrument. Initially, Mariano was exposed to, and continued to excel in, the Latin styles of dance: salsa, meringue, and the Columbian folk dance, Cumbia. His apparent natural ability, and intense appreciation of dance, ultimately, inspired him to study alternative styles of dance – Hiphop, Bboying, Popping, House, Krumping and Locking.
As a teacher and choreographer, Mariano has been working in Toronto in for more than 15 years. His experiences as a performer, knowledge of the history and growth of hip-hop in Canada, and his willingness to share all that he knows with his students, make him a rarity in the world of Hiphop. His dancing abilities, combined with his passion for teaching and choreographing, render him one of the best instructors in North America.
Mariano is one of Toronto’s premier Bboys, and, unquestionably, an audience favourite. He is famous for his incredible footwork, and innovative style of intertwining popping, b-boying, and Hiphop. As an established Toronto b-boy, Mariano led his crew, “Bag of Trix” to international acclaim at “The Battle of the Year 1999” in Leipzig, Germany. Mariano’s crews have, furthermore, earned championship titles in UK, Korea, and here in Canada.
Mariano’s extraordinary style has allowed him to dance in music videos, commercials, and television programs. Thus, he has worked with artists such as Vivica Fox, Tom Green, Mya, K-OS, Wyclef, Arrested Development, Grand Master Flash, De La Soul, Rob Base and DJ Easy Rock - to name a few. Remarkably, he was provided the exceptional honour of performing for the Prince of Wales. Currently, Mariano is working with ABS crew to develop his ideas and style into a full-length stage production.
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 Erika Wilansky
Erika Wilansky began her dancing career in Montreal at the age of three. She studied Modern dance, Jazz, and Hip Hop as part of her regular high school curriculum, and went on to further her dance knowledge with training in Latin dance. She has been teaching Jazz, Contemporary, and Hip-Hop for the past 13 years in Montreal and St. John's. Recent performances include Martha Carter's iDub in the 2006 Festival of New Dance and 1st place in this year's "Dancing with The Priests" competition.
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