Dawn Moss – SDTA
Celtic Ceilidh Director, Highland

Dawn founded Celtic Ceilidh and is our Principal Director. She has ample experience working with children of all ages through teaching dance and as a teacher in the public school system. Her love of dance began at the age of 3 with Highland and continued with training in Irish, Tap, Jazz and Ballet. She fosters a passion and appreciation of the Celtic World in each one of her students.

Aurora Pachkowski
RAD Ballet

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Katalin Bihari
RAD Ballet

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Camille Ensminger
Jazz, Lyrical

Camille Ensminger has trained and performed for many years in ballet, jazz, tap, flamenco and contemporary dance. Camille is a company member of Synaethesis Dance Theatre, performing at the Edmonton International Fringe Theatre Festival in Letters and Words (Sterling Award nominated for Outstanding Fringe production), Self(ish), Felix Checks Out and SWIPE (Sterling Award nominated) as well as other company productions including The Heliotrope. Other select performances include The Yellow Wallpaper (Chinook Series festival), The Soldier’s Tale, accompanied by members of the Edmonton Symphony Orchestra (Edmonton Fringe) and Plain Jane Theatre’s Get Happy. She was most recently involved in dance projects including a live-streamed performance, Iterate (Mile Zero Dance) and a Canada-wide theatre collaboration with Catalyst Theatre, until the next breath. Camille teaches jazz classes at the U of A Orchesis Dance Program and contemporary, jazz, ballet, lyrical and dance conditioning classes throughout the city. She is a certified Xtend Barre instructor. Camille has a B.A. degree in Modern Languages from the University of Alberta.

Danielle Ganz
Irish, Tap, Ballet

Danielle has studied, competed and performed in dance for 20+ years, training and completing exams in RAD Ballet, Tap, Jazz, Highland, Musical Theater, piano and voice. Her teaching experience includes Tap, Ballet, Highland and Irish over the past 10 years. Danielle has trained with highly respected teachers and adjudicators in Dublin, Glasgow, the Edge in L.A, and across Canada. She has also performed with Natalie MacMaster, the McCuaigs, in the Alberta Tattoos, Disneyland and hundreds of other events.

Jesie Laguitao
Kpop

Jesie is a kpop dancer who dances with the Edmonton dance group Mimyu. His group members are passionate about dancing to kpop music and creating dance cover videos that they post on social media. You can follow them on YouTube (Mimyu Dance), Instagram (@mimyudance), TikTok (@mimyudance) and Twitter (@mimyudance). Jesie has been dancing to Kpop since 2016 and participated in many Kpop competitions.  He has also performed Kpop at Animethon, Heritage Days and various dance showcases here in Edmonton. Jesie graduated in Early Child Care at MacEwan and is currently a full time preschool teacher at the Orange Hub.

Jeanette Puttick
Barre

Jeanette’s love for dance began at the age of three when her mom enrolled her in Highland Dancing and has continued throughout her life.  Shortly after the birth of her first child, joining fitness organized fitness classes sparked Jeanette to pursue certification as an AFLCA Group Fitness Instructor with designations in portable equipment, indoor cycling, pre and post-natal fitness, TRX, and NASM Personal Trainer among others. During her time as a fitness professional, Jeanette discovered Xtend Barre. From that moment she was hooked and knew she discovered what she was passionate about! Xtend Barre was the most innovative and comprehensive barre method she had experienced. Not only is it challenging, but safe, and the choreography is constantly changing. Jeanette loves that the workout is for every fitness ability and there are several class modalities to choose from. Jeanette is a proud mother of 3 beautiful sweethearts and also teaches Junior High in Sherwood Park.

Lea Payne – SDTA
Highland, Office

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Lindsay Gray – SDTA
Highland

Lindsay’s love for dance began at Celtic Ceilidh when she was 4 years old. Since then she has trained in many styles including Highland, Ballet, Contemporary, Jazz, and Irish. Lindsay has completed exams in ISTD Ballet, Irish, as well as her SDTA Highland Members exam. Her years of dance have allowed her the opportunity to perform across Canada, the United States, and the United Kingdom, including performances at Disney World (2013), Disneyland (2016), and the Okanagan Military Tattoo (2019). She is also very grateful for the opportunities she’s had to train in programs such as Motives pre-professional group, and the UofA’s MOD contemporary group. Aside from dance, Lindsay is a certified first responder and currently completing her final year of Kinesiology at the University of Alberta. She has a passion for heath and fitness across all ages.

Makayla Mills
Irish

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