Vanessa Howlett started dancing at the age of 3 and began assisting in 2009. Her love of dance is obvious to all of those around her. Vanessa joined our teaching staff in 2014. We are very happy that she is a part of the teaching staff again this year. Vanessa's students feed off of her enthusiasm. She dedicates herself whole heartedly to her kids & the Studio. Vanessa graduated from Memorial University this past May with a Bachelor of Primary/Elementary Education. Way to go Vanessa we are all incredibly proud of you!
Dance Credits include:
ADAPT TTS Pre Intermediate 1-3 2021
ADAPT TTS Pre Junior & Junior 1-3 2020
Revolutions Competition Team Intensives 2018, 2019, 2020, 2021
Toronto Dance Teacher Expo August 2015 & 2016
5678 Showtime Convention and Competition 2015, 2016, 2017
Revolutions Summer Camps 2014-2018
Grade Six Modern I.S.T.D 2014
Workshops with choreographer Kwame Mensah 2014
Dance The Magic Holiday Spectacular 2013
ABC Christmas Day Parade Dec. 2013
Kelsey Parsons has been a part of the Revolutions teaching staff since 2011. Her classes are fun and inventive. Kelsey's kids truly love her and I'm so happy she's back teaching with us again this year. Kelsey started dancing at the age of 4 and has been hooked ever since. She continues her dance training through classes and workshops held locally and nationally. Kelsey is working full time as IT Support. We're happy to have you back Miss Kelsey!
Dance Credits include:
Certified Acrobatic Arts (Module One) 2019
Acrobatic Arts Examination- Level 2 (Honours)
5678 Showtime Convention and Competition 2015, 2016, 2017
Dance The Magic On Broadway NYC 2014
Bazar 2013
The Pulse 2012
Intermediate Modern Theatre 2011
Hustle To Get Here 2011 & 2012
Miss Kelsey, Miss Vanessa, Miss Krista, Miss Abigahl, Miss Bella
Miss Hannah, Miss Renee, Miss Ally, Miss Meghan
TEACHERS
Revolutions welcomes back Hannah Dooley to the teaching staff. Hannah will be attending her second year at Memorial University this fall. She has been dancing ballet since she was 3 adding modern and hip hop a few years later. Hannah joined Revs competition team in 2015 and started training in various styles of dance, acro, lyrical, contemporary, jazz, jazz funk and Bollywood. She joined our assisting program in 2014 and has assisted many classes in pre ballet, ballet, pointe, and jazz/hip hop. Hannah’s smile is truly infectious and you can’t help smiling right back. Hannah has a really enjoyed assisting with the little ones over the years and is very excited to again be teaching pre ballet & ballet. Miss Hannah's students love her as much as she does them.
Dance credits include:
Revs Competition Team 2014 - present
Broadway Dreams scholarship- WannaDance April 2019
Dance Quest Odyssey winner- 2019, 2018
Student Choreography Winner- Wanna Dance, Dance Quest & Elite Productions 2018
5678 Showtime Barcelona/ Spain scholarship 2016
Abigahl O'Neillbegan dancing at the age of 10 and dance quickly became an important component of her life. After several years as a dance student, She began to teach solo in 2017. Abigahl teaches the following genres, Latin, Hip hop, Tap, Jazz, Acro & Jazz funk.
The studio is where Abigahl feels most at home and she couldn’t see herself doing anything else but dedicating her life to teaching. Her energetic, enthusiastic and vivacious personality allows her to connect well with her students and it shows in her teaching.
Dance credits include:
- CDTA affiliate member- Ballroom division
- Member of The Dance Teacher Association of Newfoundland + Labrador
- ADAPT TTS Pre intermediate (2022)
- ADAPT TTS Pre Junior & Junior (2022)
- International Dance Teaching Standards -
Dance teacher certification Module 2 (2022)
- Alixa Flexibility Module 1 (2021)
- Acrobatic Arts contortion workshop (2019)
- Acrobatic Arts ariel and back handspring workshop (2019)
- Acrobatic Arts Module 1 (2019)
- International Dance Teaching Standards -
Dance teacher certification Module 1 (2019)
- International Dance Teaching Standards -
Developing teacher certificate (2018)
- International Dance Teaching Standards -
Assisting teacher certificate (2018)
"Dance is our passion and no one can take that away"
We are happy to welcome back Ally Baldwin to Revolutions teaching roster this year. Ally is attending her second year at Memorial University. She has been dancing since she was 3 years old and has been committed to her craft whole heartedly from the beginning. Ally has an extensive dance background in modern, lyrical, contemporary, ballet, pointe jazz and acro. She also has trained in tap, jazz funk and hip hop. Ally started assisting with Revolutions in 2014 and has been a fantastic help in our classes and with recitals. Ally has always been a very focused, dedicated and driven dancer and she instils these qualities in her students.
Dance credits include:
ADAPT TTS Pre Intermediate 1-3 2021
Alixa Flexibility (Module Two) 2021
Alixa Flexibility (Module One) 2021
ADAPT TTS- Pre Junior & Junior 1-3 2020
ADAPT Pre-Intermediate 3 2020
Certified Acrobatic Arts (Module One) 2019
Acrobatic Arts Examination- Level 4 (Honours) 2019
Revolutions Acro intensives 2019, 2020
Revolutions Summer Camp 2020
Revs Competition Team 2014 - present
NYC scholarship Dance Quest May 2019
2nd Overall Senior Soloist- Elite Dance Productions-March 2019
Dance Quest Odyssey winner- 2019, 2018
ADAPT Jr. 3 Jazz exam (Honours)-Feb 2019
Elite Dance Productions Competition-Senior finalists-2019
Student Choreography Winner- Wanna Dance, Dance Quest & Elite Productions 2018
5678 Showtime Barcelona/ Spain scholarship 2016
ISTD Grade Six Modern exam-2015
Krista Batstone began dancing at the age of 4. She realized from a very early age that there was nothing else that she would rather do and has since dedicated her life to sharing her love of dance with others. Her goal is to provide students with a strong technical background and to help each child reach their full potential. Miss Krista will forever be a student. "I love to learn! I am always excited to share new thoughts, ideas & techniques with my dancers. There's always room to grow."
Dance Credits include:
23 years teaching experience
Alixa Flexibility (Module One) 2021
Pre-School Acrobatic Arts Certification 2020
Acrobatic Arts Level 2 2019 (Honours)
ADAPT Gold Seal Certified Teacher 2018
Certified Acrobatic Arts (Module One) 2017
Junior Acrobatique Acro Dance Syllabus 2016
A.I.S.T.D Modern Theatre- 2003 (Honours)
A.I.S.T.D Tap Faculty- 2003 (Honours)
Advanced 1 Ballet- Cecchetti Method 2007
Advanced 2 Tap 2003 (Honours)
Advanced 2 Modern 2002 (Honours)
DTAN scholarship recipient 2002
Renee Milley started dancing hip hop with Revolutions in 2007 and a few years later immersed herself in many different styles of dance. She trains in hip hop, modern, contemporary, lyrical and ballet. She also has experience in jazz, tap and jazz funk. Renee will be attending her second year at Memorial University this Fall. She began assisting with Revolutions in 2017 and has been a phenomenal help with the kids in classes and recitals. Renee is great with children and they really gravitate to her positive personality and helpful nature. Renee is beyond excited to be teaching hip hop again this year along with lyrical. Welcome back Miss Renee!
Dance credits include:
Revolutions Summer Camp 2020
Revs Competition Team 2015-current
Dance Quest Odyssey winner- 2019, 2018
Revolutions Dance
Bella Campbell has been a part of the Revolutions they opened. She has been a part of our competition team since 2014 and is well versed in all styles of dance. She excels at tap and has competed with her own tap choreography as well as small group tap numbers in dance competitions.
Dance Credits include:
Revolutions Summer Camp 2022
Revs Competition Team 2014 - present
Dance Quest Odyssey winner- 2019, 2018
ADAPT Intermediate 2 Tap Exam