KITCHENER CONVENTION
November 3
Bingemans Conference Centre – Marshall Hall
Address: 425 Bingemans Centre Dr, Kitchener, ON N2B 3X7
Phone: (519) 744-1555
KITCHENER TEACHING FACULTY
Kae Kae Lee – Contemporary
Malyssa Kae Lee (better known as “Kae Kae” Lee) discovered her passion for dance at just 7 years old. Kae Kae decided to take her training to the next step, by joining Performing Dance Arts in Vaughan, training extensively in Jazz, Musical Theatre, Ballet, Acrobatics, Contemporary, Tap and Hip Hop. Kae Kae credits PDA for her strong technique, versatility, athleticism and performance.
At an early age, Kae Kae’s talents began to take her across the world, taking on unique roles in various shows, such as Royal Caribbean’s Aqua production “The Fine Line”, Emmy award winning Debra Brown’s “Brace Yourself” and Family channel’s “Big Ticket Summer Tour”.
Kae Kae has since had many exciting opportunities, working with artists such as Emeli Sande, Aloe Blacc, Natalie Imbruglia, Dave Stewart, James Blunt, and more, whilst touring with “Art on Ice” Switzerland, a show choreographed by Sean Cheesman.
Some of Kae Kae’s TV and film roles include Disney’s “Zombies 3” and “Spin”. Fox’s “What We Do In The Shadows”, Paramount’s “Cross”, Lifetime’s “A Christmas Dance”, CBC’s “Frankie Drake Mysteries”, and Family Channel’s “The Next Step”, as well as the music video’s for artists including The Queen Priyanka, Liz Lokre, and Jade Eagleson.
Having experienced many different roles in dance, acrobatics, tv and film, Kae Kae branched out into musical theatre appearing in Rock of Ages as the Dance Captain at Toronto’s Elgin Theatre and various roles for Drayton Entertainment.
Megan Caines – Jazz
Megan Caines is a passionate performer born and raised in Richmond Hill, Ontario. She has trained in ballet, pointe, jazz, acrobatics, partnering, contemporary, hip hop, ballroom, freestyle, tumbling, choreography, musical theatre, acting. Megan has won numerous awards including 1st – Runner up Senior Soloist at The Dance Awards in Florida and was also asked to represent Dancer Palooza as a member of the Beat Squad in Los Angeles. Megan has been featured as an Actress/Dancer/Singer in many TV shows and movies such as “The Next Step”, “Backstage”, “Degrassi”, “Star Trek”, “What We Do In The Shadows”, “Magical Christmas Ornament”, “Disney Zombies 2”, “Disney Zombies 3” and “Ginny and Georgia”. Megan has worked at the Stratford Festival and in those 10 months she starred Gracie Shinn in the “Music Man”, performed “The Shining People of Leonard Cohen” at the PAL Event, took part in “The Lab Track” and also helped workshop the Romeo and Juliet Remix. Megan performed 42 shows as a Dancer/Magician’s Assistant on “The Illusionists, Live from Broadway”. This performer has been in many promotional events including “The Nut Cracker” for MAC Cosmetics and “Welcoming Spring” for the Eaton Centre. She also teaches and shares her knowledge with young dancers across Canada. Megan recently became a certified personal trainer and barre instructor. She created her own 4 Week Fitness Challenge eBook called “Elevate your Game” to help dancers cross train and get in their best shape. Megan continues to dance, act, sing and teach and is excited to grow as an artist and reach new goals in this upcoming year.
Chad McFadden – Jazz Funk
Chad is a professional dancer, actor and singer. He has performed on stages across Canada, the United States and abroad.
Chad is the Director of DANCE CANADA CONVENTION which had its debut event last year in Thunder Bay. He is passionate about connecting world class dance instructors to the dance community.
Recently, Chad co-created Just Short of Reality – a web series combining movement, narrative and original music. The series won multiple international film festival awards. The project was produced alongside the Stratford Festival.
Professional credits- Stratford: Chicago (Fred Casely), Billy Elliot (Mr. Wilkinson), Guys and Dolls, Romeo and Juliet, A Chorus Line (Don), As You Like It, The Sound of Music, Carousel, Crazy for You, Man of La Mancha, The King and I, Anything Goes, Hello, Dolly!, Into the Woods, Oklahoma!, My One and Only. Elsewhere: Siegfried (COC); Dirty Rotten Scoundrels (North American tour); The Little Mermaid, White Christmas, Mary Poppins (Valentine), Big Band Legends, Annie, 9 to 5 (Bob Enright), Dance Legends, Brigadoon (Harry Beaton), Evita, Peter Pan, Robin Hood,Me and My Girl (Drayton); Joseph…, Sweet Charity (Stage West); Beauty and the Beast, Legends (Grand); Guys and Dolls (Citadel, Theatre Calgary, MTC); Anne of Green Gables (Charlottetown); Broadway Encore! (Tokyo Disneyland); Romeo and Juliet, The Nutcracker (Ballet Jörgen). Film/TV: Hairspray, Bollywood/Hollywood, The Other Me, Charms for the Easy Life, Earth: Final Conflict, Mortal Instruments, A Christmas Dance Reunion.
When teaching, Chad guides dancers through his versatility, passion and growth mindset. Chad also educates dancers in well-being. He believes mindfulness is a skill that can help anyone achieve their dreams.
@chad910
Mark Samuels – Hip-Hop
In the early days of his career, Mark danced for countless Canadian artists such as Shawn Desman, Jully Black, Victoria Duffield and Nelly Furtado, to name a few. He also danced in Canada’s most notable shows such as The Juno Awards, MMVA’s and So You Think You Can Dance Canada. After spending years as a dancer in Canada, Mark expanded to the US, where he was fortunate enough to work with some of the industry‘s biggest choreographers. His journey led him to dance for multi-platinum recording artists such as Mariah Carey, Mary J Blige, Missy Elliott, Kelis, Mario and many more. Today, Mark is a well-established figure in the dance industry. With over 27 years of experience, he has shifted his passion into choreography. He choreographed his first feature film, Dr. Cabbie and co-choreographed for the Latin Pop Group, CNCO. Most recently, he teamed up with collegue Paul Becker (Choreographer/Director) to choreograph a number of successful film and TV shows such as A Series Of Unfortunate Events, Disney’s – The Descendants, The Magicians, and many others. Mark’s work appears on major networks including Netflix, Lifetime, ABC and SYFY.
Marc Kimelman – Theatre Jazz
Marc is the associate choreographer for the Tony-award winning Jagged Little Pill (Broadway, National Tour, Australia). He was the associate choreographer for Broadway’s A Bronx Tale and National Tour, the Kennedy Center’s Next to Normal, and assistant choreographer for Broadway’s revival of Jesus Christ Superstar. He choreographed Saturday Night Fever (National Tour), Billy Elliot (GoodSpeed Musicals), RENT, Man of La Mancha (Stratford Festival), Newsies (Drayton), Play It Cool and The Apple Boys (Off-Broadway), Come From Away, A Chorus Line and Once on this Island (Dora Award for Outstanding Choreography).
TV/Film credits include: Disney Plus’ movie-musical World’s Best (Tommy Kail producer), Degrassi: The Next Generation, Don’t Talk to Irene (starring Geena Davis). Marc was movement consultant for Vogue magazine (Annie Leibovitz, Charlize Theron, A$AP Rocky).
Marc has worked with Katy Perry, NYC Ballet, Deborah Cox, Queen, Neil Young and Chaka Kahn, and has created numerous cruise ship productions.
He is currently on faculty at Broadway Dance Center and Steps on Broadway in New York City. @kimelman
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Entry for one Junior student at Kitchener Location. Morning warm ups. 5 classes including one Scholarship class. Presentation and Awards Ceremony to follow.
If you received a Partial Scholarship from a Dance Canada Competition location, please email us at dancecanadaconvention@gmail.com before registering online. -
Entry for one Senior student at Kitchener Location. Morning warm ups. 5 classes including one Scholarship class. Presentation and Awards Ceremony to follow.
If you received a Partial Scholarship from a Dance Canada Competition location, please email us at dancecanadaconvention@gmail.com before registering online. -
For those wishing to sit and watch all classes at the Kitchener Location. In and out privileges apply. Also includes entry to the ‘Showcase and Awards Presentation.’ -
For teachers wishing to sit and watch all classes at Kitchener Location. In and out privileges apply. Also includes entry to the ‘Showcase and Awards Presentation.’
You must be on the current teaching faculty of your studio to purchase and use Teacher - Observer Passes.