Instructors

Dominique Hutchinson, Director and Teacher

Dominique is a native of Montreal. She moves to B.C. in 1985. She is a certified teacher from the Royal Academy of Dancing in Ballet and from Studio Claire Duhamel in Montreal in Contemporary and Ballet. Her dance teachers include: Lois Smith O.C. (Ballet and choreographic work), Joseph Slater (Ballet and Ted Shawn technique), Ellen Andrews (Ballet, Claire Duhamel (Contemporary and Ballet), David Adams (Ballet) Attila Ficzere (Ballet), Isabella Morca (Flaminco) and Miss Lejokova (Ballet). In 1999 Dominique also received her White Belt in Nia with Zeta Gaudet. For more than 25 years Dominique has taught in private studios, community centres, Elementary and High School programs in B.C. and Quebec, encouraging kids and adults alike to find the dancer from within them. She has also been part of many micro dance groups as director, choreographer and dancer including; Danse-t (Quebec), Movement Art and DS Danse (B.C.) Dominique Hutchinson will be teaching Preschool Ballet, Contemporary and two levels of Acro & Dance this year. Dominique continues to give our students a love of dance through her continued commitment to the arts.

Heidi Riggs, Teacher

Heidi is a graduate of the National Ballet School in Toronto where she completed 9 years of study in classical ballet, pointe work, Flamenco and acting. She has performed with the National Ballet of Canada, The Royal Ballet and the Canadian Opera Company. She went on to study in Europe and returned to Canada to join the Albert Ballet Company. From Calgary, she joined the Canadian based tour of the The Phantom of the Opera in which she traveled internationally as the Dance Captain, working with singers, actors and dancers for the show. Heidi's base of artistic and technical integrity have lead her to uncover her creativity and self expression through Movement and Dance including achieving her White Belt in Nia with Zeta Gaudet in 2005. Heidi Riggs will be teaching Ballet and Pointe classes beginning at a primary level. Her level of creativity will be an amazing experience for our students.

Shelley Cromie, Teacher

Shelley's Jazz/Dance training started in New York with the well renowned Luigi & Lea Theador from the American Dance Machine, ballet with David Howard, Joffrey ballet and many more. Shelley's dance training brought her to Vancouver where she studied Jazz with Eva Von Gencsy and ballet with Earl Kraul, Grant Strateand and more. Her dance career brought her to Copenhagen where she worked extensively with Elenora Shelsnova from the Royal Danish Ballet Co. Back in Canada Shelley studied at the Banff Centre for the Arts, also in Kelowna, Sherbrook and Edmonton. Shelley's Jazz teaching experience is extensive: Canadian School of Ballet (Kelowna) - Jazz teacher & Choreographer, The Dance Gallery (Vancouver) - Co-director, teacher & Choreographer, Kirkwood Academy of the performing Arts (Nanaimo) - Jazz teacher & Choreographer, Theatre Arts Department Langara College (Vancouver) - Dance for actors. Also in Vancouver Shelley taught for Dianne Miller School of Dance, Terpsichore and Anna Wyman School of Dance. Shelley has also taught as a guest Jazz teacher and Choreographer in many places including: The Banff Centre for the Arts, Harbour Dance Centre (Vancouver), Pentiction School of Ballet, Parksville School of Ballet, Alberta Ballet Summer School (Vancouver and Studio One Teacher's Workshop (Kelowna) to name a few. We are very excited to have Shelley Cromie to be our Jazz teacher. She will be teaching jazz to all our students with previous jazz and ballet experience. Her strong technical background in dance is such an asset to our studio and our dancers.

Lindsay Brackett, Teacher

Dominique’s School of Dance is proud to introduce our newest teaching member. Her youthfulness and fresh energy will be an asset to our students. Born and raised in Sechelt, Lindsay Brackett has been dancing since the age of 10, starting off with Jazz. but before long she was taking Tap, Ballet, Modern Theatre, Ballroom and Hip Hop. Lindsay has done Exams through ISTD and aced every one of those on top of competing in Hip Hop competitions in Vancouver. After grade 12, Lindsay took a break from dancing. But soon after, Lindsay followed her heart and found herself back in dance. Last year Lindsay decided to commit to making dance teaching a focus and is now working on her teaching certificate with the CDTA (Canadian dance teacher association). Lindsay looks forward to teaching tap and hip hop this year with Dominiques School of Dance as a student teacher.

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