We don't just teach you the steps,
we teach you to step with style!
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Mission Statement
Step with Style endeavors to inspire and motivate each and every student by providing the highest quality of dance, vocal, and drama instruction.
Amanda Coatham
Artistic Director
Amanda Coatham has been an instructor /choreographer in the Greater Toronto Area for the past ten years. She has been called upon to instruct for competitive and recreational studios, as well as professional and educational institutions. Learn More...
Alexander (Sasha) Chifman
Assistant Artistic Director
Alexander (Sasha) Chifman was born and raised in Moscow, Russia. This is where he began his dance training at the age of five at the Academy of Pyatnetsky, Moscow, and Young Dancers Studio, Moscow.
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Almitra McMillan
Tap, Jazz, Hip Hop and Acro Instructor
Almitra McMillan is a dynamic instructor who has a long history in dance. At a very young age she joined the Denise Lester Dance Academy in Toronto where she spent 12 years training, competing, and choreographing. During her time at Denise Lester’s, Almitra not only competed on a national and international level, she also found time to help a fellow team mate start her own dance studio. Learn More...
Danny Davalos
Jazz, Folklore, Contempory and Hip Hop Instructor
From the age of seven, Danny Davalos has been involved with the performing arts, and through Toronto's premiere dance company - Do Dat Entertainment -his passion for the arts turned into a labour of love and a career. Trained in jazz, folklore, contemporary, and hip hop dance, Davalos is a sought after choreographer and dancer known for his professionalism, artistic versatility, and creativity. Learn More...
Maria Freethy
Ballet, Tap , Jazz, Hip Hop, and Lyrical Instructor
Maria Freethy is a well known dancer, instructor and choreographer in the Durham and Greater Toronto Area. She has trained in a variety of dance styles making her a sought after performer as well as instructor. These styles include, ballet, jazz, tap, lyrical, hip hop, acrobatics, modern, pointe and adage. Learn More...
Jesse "Jester" Catibog
Instructor
Jesse Catibog considers his dance style to be, as he says, "straight b-boyism." Having honed his skills on the streets of his hometown, Toronto, Jesse credits his strong will, perseverance and family support for helping him follow his dreams.
Known for his signature dance move - the "coffee grinder-torpedo-coin drop-jump-jazz split-chair freeze" - Jesse's style of dance originates, as he puts it, "in mine and my friends' basements". Learn More...
Rachel Cleland-Ainsworth
Soprano, Rachel Cleland-Ainsworth received critical acclaim for her portrayal of Sharon Graham singing Lady Macbeth’s Entrance Aria and Cabaletta in Terrence McNally’s play Masterclass. Her operatic repertoire includes: Donna Anna in Don Giovanni (Mozart), Euridice in Orfeo ed Euridice, Pamina and Zweite Dame in Die Zauberflote (Mozart), Nanetta in Falstaff (Verdi), Norina in Don Pasquale, Musetta in La Boheme (Puccini), Fiordiligi in Cosi fan Tutte (Mozart), Ophelie in Hamlet (Thomas), Cissie Woodger and Lady Billows in Albert Herring, and Leonore in Fidelio (Beethoven). Learn More...
Heather Humphries
Ballet, Tap and Jazz Instructor
Heather Humphries comes to us from Bowmanville Ontario. She has over a decade of experience in the performing arts industry. Traveling throughout Ontario as a competitive dancer, instructor and choreographer Heather has entertained many audiences and touched many lives with her warm and loving teaching approach.
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Angela Casalino
Ballet Tap and Jazz Instructor
Angela Casalino has been a competitive dancer for more than ten years. Training in all aspects of dance including ballet, tap, jazz, hip hop, lyrical, adage and modern. She started training at the young age of two and a half at Jean Simoe School of Dance. She then began to heavily compete with Vlad’s Dance Company in 1999 winning countless awards in all areas of dance. Learn More...
Jessica Stone
Ballet, Jazz, and Tap Instructor
Jessica comes to us from Bowmanville, Ontario. She has trained in every aspect of dance throughout her many years in the business. Jessica brings with her over a decade of experience in the dance industry as a dancer, instructor as well as choreographer. Learn More...
Sadie Brooker
Instructor - Ballet, Tap Jazz and Musical Theatre Instructor
Sadie began her dancing career at Janice Lynn School of Dance. It was at Janice Lynn’s that Sadie joined the competitive team where her interest in dancing became a passion for dance. Sadie has studied under the British Association of Teacher’s of Dance for a total of eight years, where she received the highest level of honours on all of her exams. Learn More...
Tamara Freethy
Ballet, Tap, Jazz, and Hip Hop Instructor
Tamara Freethy is a well known dancer choreographer and instructor in the dance industry. Her style as well as technical ability, have made her an outstanding performer as well as a brilliant instructor/choreographer. Tamara's training has included some of the top instructors in Ontario. Learn More...
Miss Sheelah Brouwer
Ballet, Tap, Contemporary, Drama and Lyrical Instructor
Miss Brouwer has studied several dance syllabi including B.A.T.D, C.D.T.A., R.A.D., A.D.A.P.T., Cecchetti, Graham, Limon, and Horton. Outside of her syllabi training Miss Brouwer has studied the history, anatomy, kinesiology, composition, choreography, improvisation and pedagogy of dance. Learn More...
Kristen Morgan
Ballet, Tap, Jazz, Lyrical and Hip Hop Instructor
Kristen Morgan is a dancer, instructor, choreographer in the Durham Region whose life has revolved around dance since she was a young child. In the past her training has taken her through dance schools such as, Heartbeat of Dance and Rhythm Dynamics, where as a young dancer she was recognized with improvisation awards and countless placements for her routines. Learn More...
Lauren Langille
Ballet, Tap, Jazz, Hip-Hop and Acro Instructor
Lauren Langille comes to us from Oshawa Ontario. Her passion …is dance! Throughout her years as a dancer she has trained in all areas of dance. This has made her the well rounded dancer/instructor/choreographer that she is today! Her training includes Cynthia's Creative Dance Arts, as well as Royal Academy of Dance Exam work from lower levels all the way to intermediate from the Royal Conservatory of Music.
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Paige Murray
Paige Murray is an Associate Member of the British Association of Teachers of Dance in Ballet, Stage and Modern. She is currently working on her second degree in Nutrition after completing her Nursing degree at Ryerson University and is resident choreographer at several popular studios. Paige began her dance training at Denise Lester Dance Academy where she spent 17 years training and competing.
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Michael Thomas
Capoeira Instructor
Although Michael is originally from Dominique, (FWI) his encounter began in 1994 as a student at Dalhousie University, Halifax, NS. As a student of Mestre Geraldo Carvalho –“Axe Brazil Academy of Capoeira” himself a student of renowned Grand-Mestre E. Bogado -“Baravento Group”, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil he trained “religiously” and gracefully blossomed in Capoeira simultaneously as he pursued his academic degree. Under their guidance Michael successfully graduated numerous levels and forged a life long passion for the sport. Learn More...
Andrew Coatham
Office Manager
Andrew Coatham has been supporting and aiding in the success of Step With Style from its humble beginning in Millbrook. Step with Style directors and faculty alike, are thrilled to have him joining us full time as our Office Manager. Learn More...
Kimberly Stewart
Assistant Office Manager
Kimberly has been a part of Step with Style Dance Productions since its first winter workshop in Millbrook, Ontario, in 2006. Whether it was behind the scenes or
interacting with clients she always aims to get the best results. Learn More...
Susan Erwin
Office Management
Susan is a recent graduate from Fleming College in Peterborough with a 2 year diploma in Web Development. Her skills and experience include but are not limited to graphic design, project management and customer service. Learn More...
Jessica Bellows
Acro Teachers Assistant
Katie Blow
Teachers Assistant
"Opportunity dances with those who are already on the dance floor." - Jackson Brown Jr
Updated August 23, 2010