Instructors

Tammy Tropeau* began her professional dance training at the age of nine at The National Ballet School in Toronto. After six years of study in both the Vagonova and Cecchetti methods with such teachers as Ms. Oliphant, Mr. Luc Amyot, and Karen Kain, Tammy graduated in 1992. After a short professional training program in Philadelphia Tammy realized that her feet were failing and under went reconstructive surgery on both feet. She then returned to The National Ballet School for an additional two years for their Professional Teacher Training Pro-gram. Tammy graduated in 1994 and holds her Elementary, Intermediate and Advanced Cecchetti certificates as well as her Associate Imperial Society Teachers of Dancing certificate allowing her to place students into examinations. At the age of 19 Tammy returned to Saskatoon to open her own studio. Since then she has been invited to Spain to study flamenco dance, traveled to New York and Las Vegas to study new dance techniques, and returned to Toronto for Cecchetti seminars. This summer she traveled to Las Vegas with the Studio One teaching staff for the Tremaine Dance Convention.

Shauna Engdahl* is returning as part of the teaching staff at Studio One for the eleventh year. Shauna has a great ability to teach her love of dance to children of all ages. Shauna trained at Studio One under the direction of Tammy Tropeau and Justine Romanoff. She has competed in countless competitions and received numerous awards as a competitive dancer. Shauna has also traveled extensively to attend various conventions, giving her the opportunity to learn new styles from world-renowned choreographers.

Nicole Romanoff* has loved dance since the very beginning. Her formal dance training began at age three at Sitter School of Dance in Saskatoon. She is trained in ballet, tap and jazz, and has competed in several competitions around the province and performed many times in Dare to Dance. In addition, she has received C.D.T.A. exam certificates in tap and jazz, and continues to educate herself in the newest styles by regularly attending dance conventions across North America. Nicole has also broadened her knowledge to yoga and has completed her first teaching seminar with Shiva Rea in Venice, California.

Jacqueline Romanoff* began dancing at the age of three with Sitter School of Dance—where she completed her elementary R.A.D. and advanced C.D.T.A. tap and jazz exams. While also being a competitive dancer with Sitter’s, Jacqueline developed a great passion not only for dance but for performing. And now as a teacher she loves engaging students to develop their stage presence, while being strong technical dancers. Entering her 9th year of teaching, Jacqueline has received many awards from competitions for choreography and teaching and she is always on the hunt for fresh ideas by regularly attending dance conventions. She is delighted to be back at Studio One!

Braiden Stevenson began dancing at five years old, at Lanigan Dance Dynamics. At age thirteen he attended the Royal Winnipeg Ballet Summer School, and stayed for 2 consecutive years in the full time professional training program. At fifteen he moved home to Lanigan where he completed his Advanced C.D.T.A. Tap and Jazz Exams, and Intermediate R.A.D. Ballet exam. He moved to North Battleford to continue his training under Virginia Winterhalt. In 2006 he was chosen as the “Performer of the Festival” at the Battleford’s Dance Festival. After graduating he spent 7 months in Japan dancing at the Tokyo Disney Resort. Princess Cruises was next, working on board the Grand and Sea Princess vessels, traveling to 23 countries in his 16 months on board. It was then back to Japan, but this time, due to a knee injury followed by surgery, his stay was only 4 months. Braiden then took time to heal and retrain in Toronto and Vancouver. Braiden went back to sea, working for Royal Caribbean, on board the Liberty of the Seas where he learned aerial arts such as hoops, silks, bungee and hand-loop. Braiden is thrilled and excited to be back for another year at Studio One.

Kenley Knock is a recent graduate from the University of Calgary with her Bachelor of Arts in Dance and a specialization in ballet. Upon graduating she was awarded her Associates Certificate from the Cecchetti Society of Canada. She began her training at Studio one R.P. Dance under the direction of Tammy Tropeau and trained there for 8 years before moving to Calgary to pursue her passion. While in Calgary, Kenley participated in many performances and worked for a variety of choreographers. She has traveled the world performing and loves what she does. Through teaching Kenley hopes to encourage young aspiring dancers to pursue their dreams.

Laura Turnbull trained at Marian Gymnastics Club for six years when she discovered her true passion - dance. She trained in many forms of dance, and hip hop became an early favourite. Laura has competed in countless competitions over the years and has taken classes with many accomplished choreographers, including Wade Robson, Lil C, and Bradley Rapier. Entering into her eleventh year of dance, she now enjoys helping up-and-coming dancers develop their abilities.

Chris Kelly grew up in Prince Albert, Saskatchewan. He took piano lessons and sang in the Prince Albert Boys Choir. He received his Bachelor's of Music Performance degree from the University of Saskatchewan with a double major in voice and piano. He went on to do a Master's degree in vocal performance at the University of Western Ontario. Chris is currently a sessional lecturer in the University of Saskatchewan's Department of Music - teaching voice and serving as an accompanist for instrumentalists. He also maintains a private voice and piano studio and performs regularly in recital, opera and oratorio. He has appeared as guest soloist with the Saskatoon and Regina symphonies and the Saskatoon Opera Association. In addition to teaching, Chris accompanies, coaches singers, adjudicates music festivals and is a church organist and choir director. Chris and his wife have two young sons. In the past, Chris has been a pianist with both the University of Saskatchewan School of Dance and Juliette's Dance Centre. His students regularly compete in the music theatre classes of the Saskatoon Music Festival and he has assisted numerous high schools with their musical productions.

Jenelle Garchinski began dance at the age of five. By the age of ten, her passion was dance. She has always been very involved with activities, particularly dance. To make all the activities work in Jenelle's weekly schedule she had to dance at two studios growing up, one being Studio One RP Dance! She has performed in numerous dance productions. Jenelle was a company member in the Dare to Dance Show in 2003-2007. In 2006, Jenelle traveled with Dance Saskatchewan to London, England where she did dance performances. She performed in Swan Lake with the Moscow Ballet in 2007. Jenelle has been to dance conventions in Saskatchewan, Alberta, British Columbia, and Las Vegas. In December of 2009, Jenelle left Saskatoon to dance professionally for Princess Cruises. She completed two separate contracts with the company, each 6 months in duration. While working on the cruiseship Jenelle was able to travel to Alaska, Panama Canal, Canada/ New England, and the Western Caribbean. Jenelle is now back in Saskatoon and is very excited to be teaching at Studio One RP Dance!     * Photography by Bob Michayluik