Teri Willoughby, Artistic Director (Ballet, Lyrical, Contemporary, Acro, Conditioning)

Teri has worked as a teacher and choreographer for 40 years.

She has danced with Alberta Ballet and the founder of Les Ballet Jazz (Montreal), Eve Von Gensy.

Teri then turned to choreography working with stage shows, musical revue groups and spent 5 years traveling Canada and the US with Stratus Faction.

Teri has worked with The Calgary Stampede's Young Canadians and directed the opening ceremonies for the World Figure Skating Championships.

She focuses on Ballet and Contemporary with a specialty in partnering, although her background includes many different disciples.

Teri is passionate about her work as Artistic Director for Pure Energy Dance Foundation and looks forward to this year’s season.

Chantelle Lomness, Dance Educator (Jazz, Tap, Ballet, Lyrical, Contemporary, Acro, Musical Theatre)

Chantelle Lomness has been dancing since the age of 3 and has trained in a variety of genres.

She now focuses on sharing her experience and knowledge through teaching, which she has been doing for over 20 years.

She has received numerous awards for her accomplishments in choreography, and many of her students have won top awards or scholarships at competitions, and have gone on to professional careers in dance.

Miss Chantelle has her Bachelor of Fine Arts with a major in Drama, was a core member of the professional tap company Fab Feet, and has adjudicated at various festivals throughout Canada. She is an ADEA member, and holds her Acro Adjudicators Certification. Chantelle was also the Artistic Director of a studio in Grande Prairie. She is an Equity accredited performer and has been involved in numerous theatrical productions in various roles, primarily as a performer and choreographer.

Miss Chantelle is excited to share her passion for dance and performance with all the talented students here at Pure Energy Dance!

Vanessa Paglione, Preschool & Primary Lead (Happy Feet, Ballet, Jazz, Tap, Contemporary)

Vanessa is an experienced dance educator, who is passionate about sharing her love of dance with her students.

She holds an MSc in Kinesiology with a specialization in Health, Exercise, and Sports Psychology from the University of Calgary.

Vanessa has successfully achieved her Associate Diploma in Imperial Classical Ballet, and her Associate in Modern Theatre.

Vanessa’s performance credits include Ignite! Festival, the University Of Calgary’s MainStage, Skylines Dance and Film Festival, and the Dance YYC showcase.

As our preschool and primary coordinator Vanessa providers mentorship to teachers of these classes, as well as oversees our teaching assistant program.

Vanessa strives to bring joy, energy, and inspiration to each of the students that she teaches, while helping them reach their potential as individual dancers.

Tatti Snow, Dance Educator (Ballet, Lyrical, Contemporary, Aerial, Acro, Power Ballet, Conditioning)

Tatti’s training started at an early age on another hemisphere. She fell in love with dance after her first ballet lesson, and with time it became clear her passion was not just for ballet, but for any and all forms of movement and body awareness classes.

After years of extensive training and performing in Brazil and other places in South America, Tatti discovered the Circus Arts on silk classes, after a while came the opportunity to run away and join a real Circus and she spent a number of years travelling the US performing, loading, unloading, riding elephants and travelling on a mile-long train with Ringling Brothers and Barnum & Bailey Circus. \

After her time with the circus family, Tatti felt the need to expand her spirit and added Yoga to her repertoire. Tatti believes her love for dance and any other body movement comes from a number of past lives and she is so thankful she can use this life helping others reach within and finding their own way to express their passion for movement.

Sam “Sigma” Wong, Dance Educator (Hip Hop)

Samuel was originally inspired by music artists and street dance pioneers.

He initially began by teaching himself and sought training under professionals in Calgary's hip hop scene including Empirical Freedom and The Tomorrows. He continues to train and learn about various styles from hip hop to krump to house.

Samuel has also travelled to train under elite street dancers from America and Europe to continue to educate about hip hop freestyle and dance as a whole. Samuel's work as a photographer and music producer influences his teachings and focuses on connecting dancers to hip hop culture through multiple facets including dance. Sam has performed for various venues including 10 at 10, United Way, and Downtown Calgary..

Mackenzie Phillip, Dance Educator (Acro, Ballet, Jazz, Hip Hop)

Kenzie has been taking dance classes since the age of 3.

She has trained in a variety of genres over the last 17 years such as ballet, jazz, contemporary, lyrical, hip hop and acro. She has competed in different cities around Alberta for 14 years. She has received numerous awards for high scores at completions, including over all first place awards for her duets. scholarships for dance intensives and scholarships within pure energy.

Her specialties are acro and partnering work. She is now sharing her experience and love for dance with her students.

Eilidh Mcsymic, Dance Educator (Tap, Tiny Toes, Happy Feet)

Eilidh started her dance training at the age of 3.

Throughout her many years, she’s trained in various styles such as ballet, jazz, tap, contemporary, hip hop, lyrical, and musical theatre. Having grown up with another tapper in the family, tap easily became one of her favourite styles of dance. She has been competing with PEDF for the past 13 years and has since won several awards for her group's dances, her duets, and her solos.

A while into dancing, she found a new love and appreciation for dance by assisting in some of the younger dancers' classes. She loves being able to help them grow and learn, just as her teachers have for her in the past.

Being able to dance is truly her favourite thing and she hopes she can continue to share her love for dance with her dancers.

Spencer Willoughby, Dance Educator (Ballet, Jazz, Tap, Hip Hop)

Spencer took her first dance class at the age of 3 and never looked back.

Her instantaneous love of dance led her to compete for 12 years in multiple genres including ballet, jazz, tap, lyrical, contemporary and hip hop, with a particular love for ballet and jazz. She has successfully completed her Advanced 1 RAD Ballet and Adapt exams; making her especially knowledgeable in those areas.

She has been fortunate enough to train in New York and Los Angeles, taking classes from renowned choreographers.

Spencer is looking forward to passing on her knowledge and love of dance to her students and hopes to ignite a passion for dance within them.

Kale, Dance Educator (Hip Hop)

Kale started his dance journey at the age of 6 after watching his older sister perform, he was immediately intrigued by dance and wanted to start dancing himself. He was enrolled at Free House Dance Plus in the Hip -Hop program and fell in love with the style.

During Kales years in Hip-Hop he learned so much about the style and its rich history which he wants to pass on to the next generation of dancers. In his time as a hip hop dancer Kale has competed alongside illFXeducation in city’s like Vancouver, Edmonton and San Francisco. Kale’s love for Hip-Hop is shown through his knowledge of the history and his foundational movement.

Kale is super excited to teach at Pure Energy Dance this year, and share his knowledge with the next generation of dancers.