Our Team

Although many teachers can pass along steps, we believe in teaching more than just dance. Quality dance training not only educates your child in the art form, but also builds self esteem that will enable them to take chances, reach higher goals and become strong, confident people who will excel in everyday life.

Miss Sam has an extensive background in the dance industry. She has trained at prestigious dance studios in Toronto, Hamilton and Burlington. She has completed all of the Imperial Society of Teachers of Dancing exams in the Cecchetti method of ballet. Also achieving honors in her exams in jazz at the Canadian Dance Teachers Association. Additionally, Miss Sam is a certified Acro teacher as a member of Acrobatic Arts Association. Throughout her career she has received outstanding results for her performances and her choreography. Miss Sam also has an impressive background in the preforming acts.  She has appeared in Nationally Televised commercials, television shows and currently hosts a fashion segment with Style TV. Her passion for dance is an inspiration for many young dancers. Miss Sam continues to update her teaching techniques and knowledge by regularly attending workshops with Internationally acclaimed Choreographers. She has completed her training with Dance Educator’s of Canada and has over 10 years of experience teaching Recreational and she has experience in Competitive as well. Not only is Miss Sam an accomplished Dance Teacher, Choreographer, and actress, she has also had time to have three beautiful children. Miss Sam is currently a full member of Dance Ontario. Many of her students have been submitted into prestigious dance programs and have gone on to pursue successful careers in dance. Miss Sam ensures her choreography and knowledge of dance is always at the forefront. Her goal as a teacher/choreographer is to create an environment that results in continuous growth, improvement, and brings her students’ talents and abilities to new heights. She is excited to bring her dynamic personality to The Smithville Dance Academy  and also proud to provide inspirational and exceptional training to her students.

Miss Faith began her dance career at the age of three moving to the competitive world at a very young age. She is well trained in ballet, tap, jazz, lyrical, contemporary, and hip-hop, competing and choreographing in all these styles. Miss Faith has completed extensive levels of ballet exams with the Royal Academy of Dance, including grades 1 through 6, where she then advanced to the vocational syllabus successfully completing exams in Intermediate foundation, Intermediate, Advanced Foundation, and finally Advanced 1, which included components done in Pointe. Miss Faith has successfully competed at national level competitions in Virginia, Chicago, and Orlando, and has attended various workshops and conventions at these locations. During her time as a competitive dancer, she was invited to audition for Canada’s National Tap Team, as well as performed as part of the Canadian Ballet Youth Ensemble in the the Cuban National Ballet Nutcracker. Miss Faith is currently studying Biomedical Engineering at the University of Guelph, with hopes of bringing her love for teaching into the classroom one day. She has been a member of her university’s competitive Hip-Hop and Tap teams, known as Gryphsteps and Tap Pak, and continues to take workshops and classes in ballet and contemporary to expand her training and teaching. Miss Faith is also a Certified Group Fitness Instructor with the National Academy of Sports Medicine. Miss Faith has been teaching at Smithville Dance Academy since our doors have first opened, and has brought her passion, knowledge and excitement to our dancers. She has choregraphed numerous award-winning competitive routines, and has received an overall chorography award from competition. Miss Faith is excited to bring her brand of youthful dance innovation to the eager students at the Smithville Dance Academy, and she looks forward to meeting the newest generation of dancers.

Miss Iza has been dancing since the age of two. She has extensive training in jazz, ballet, lyrical, contemporary, acro, tap and hip-hop. Miss Iza has attended many regional and national dance conventions to further her knowledge of dance, including Dance Masters of Canada, Dance Masters of America, VIP Intensive, Dance Attack and FRESH Dance Intensive. As a past competitive dancer, Miss Iza has won many overall solo awards as well as scholarships. She has held the title of Petite Miss Dance of Canada 2013, Junior Miss Dance of Canada 2015 and Junior Miss Dance of Canada 2017 for Dance Masters of Canada, Chapter #38.  She also placed 4th runner-up in the Dance Canada Pageant for Mini Miss Dance Canada in 2014. Miss Iza also completed multiple levels of ballet exams for the Royal Academy of Dance and had the opportunity to travel to Germany with the Canadian National Tap Team in 2016 where they won the bronze medal for Canada. Just in her first year as Competitive Director, Miss Iza’s choreography  won  a first place over-all soloist. Miss Iza now attends Brock University, in the Concurrent Education program, where she is a member of the University’s Competitive dance team known as Brock Dance Pak. Miss Iza looks forward to continue being apart of the Smithville Dance Academy family and sharing her passion of dance to her students.

Miss Kaitlin began her dance career at the age of three years old in recreational dance. At the age of seven she began competitive and competed in all styles of dance including ballet, pointe, tap, jazz, lyrical, contemporary and hip hop. Once she was in her high school years she placed focus on her favourite styles being ballet and tap. She has completed numerous ballet exams in both The Royal Academy of Dance and Russian ballet up to the Advanced level. During these years, Miss Kaitlin was offered a spot at the National Ballet School for their summer program, the Hamilton Academy of Performing Arts Private school and a spot on Canada’s National Tap team to go to Germany and Canada’s National Ballet team to compete in Poland. She has also attended many national competitions winning various overalls and scholarships. Currently, she is a member of the Rhythm Ensemble, which is a pre professional tap dance company. Miss Kaitlin attended the University of Guelph for her undergraduate degree in Applied Science, majoring in Child, Youth and Family studies and just graduated in June 2022. Here, she managed, choreographed and was the captain of the Guelph Tap Pak, Guelph University’s competitive tap team. She is now attending McMaster University to complete her Masters of Child Life & Pediatric Psychosocial Care in hopes of becoming a Certified Child Life Specialist. Miss Kaitlin is very excited to be a part of the Smithville Dance Academy team again this year, where she hopes to bring her passion of working with children and her passion of dance together.

Miss Hannah has been training in dance for several years, has graduated as competitive dancer from SDA and holds several over all soloist titles. In Miss Hannah’s dance classes she likes to focus on the “fun” damentals of dance. Miss Hannah aims to challenge and inspire her students. Miss Hannah also owns her own beauty and personal care company known as Sunkissed Beauty! Miss Hannah now attends the Wilfred Laurier University, majoring in English, while still making time to share her passion for Dance with the Smithville Dance Academy family each week!

Miss Charli has been dancing since she was 4 years old. Miss Charli is very sweet, caring and patient with all of her students, she has an incredible work ethic that shows in everything she does. Miss Charli currently trains at the studio as a competitive dancer, achieving several overall awards, and is excited to share her passion for dance with her students. Miss Charli has been an assistant for several years now, and is currently under the direction of Miss Sam.

Miss Olivia has been dancing since the age of two. She currently trains as a competitive dancer at our studio with several overall awards. Miss Olivia thrives to make sure all of her students have fun in class while learning the fundamentals of dance. She is a talented Acrobatics instructor. She loves to share her passion for dance with everyone and makes sure that every student has an amazing positive experience in class.

Blake started learning dance at the age of 4. He is an established actor as well, earning a spot in the Actors Union at a very young age. Blake is a leader in Musical Theatre with his innovative and expressive choreography. He was Smithville Dance Academy’s top scoring soloist in the 2018-2019 competitive season. Students love his passion for fun in his classes and love the amazing teacher he is. Mr. B also teaches the Super Hero classes with our little tots and our kids Warrior Fitness classes as well. Mr. B brings an incredible energy to the studio, and he can’t wait to share it with his students!