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MEET BDC

Bravo Dance Co. was founded in 2016 in Martensville, SK as a premier dance studio for children to learn, grow, and excel at dance while participating in an atmosphere that is supportive, pressure-free, and purposeful. Fulfilling and purposeful dance classes, age and skill appropriate lessons that help to develop and challenge students, as well as small-town, personal service is what BDC intended to provided. The team has done this and more, becoming an award winning dance school, winning awards and being recognized for not only their dance teams and choreography, but also their kindness with others.

 

Dance should be a place where children are excited to go - where they get to learn, socialize, and feel like a part of a team and a family. This is the goal at Bravo Dance Co.

 

Not only are dancers taught dance skills and technique, but also lifelong skills and qualities such as teamwork, self-confidence, self-awareness, and work ethic. Dancers are taught by a staff that has incredible experience in all genres of dance from ballet to tap to hip hop and even Pom! 

 

Everyone should not only get the chance to experience dance, but should also get to experience dance at the Bravo Dance Co.

Bravo Dance Co. not only has an experienced and knowledgeable staff, but also instructors who support and foster growth and relationships with the dancers. Our staff is fluent in teaching and performing the following genres:

  • Ballet

  • Pom

  • Hip Hop

  • Jazz

  • Tap

  • Pointe

  • Lyrical

  • Musical Theatre

  • Broadway

  • Highland

  • Adult Classes

  • Fitness

  • and more!

 

The dance studio is a place where students make friends, have fun, and learn an incredible art form. Bravo Dance Co. welcomes both recreational and competitive dancers as everyone, we believe, should have the opportunity to express themselves, learn, make friends, and experience the world of dance!

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TEAM OF EDUCATORS

Not only is our staff at Bravo Dance Co. a group of experienced dancers, performers, mentors, and instructors, they also bring incredible experiences, knowledge, and backgrounds to each and every class. Dancers are constantly mentored, challenged, and encouraged in class with our fantastic instructors.

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MISS NICOLE KATELNIKOFF
Owner/Studio Director
ADAPT, SCA Coaches, SCA Judges, Alixa Flexibility, Acrobatic Arts, RIS, CDTA Pre-Associate Jazz & Tap, Sports First Aid, Pound® Rock Out Work Out

Nicole Katelnikoff started dancing at the age of 2 until her graduating year. Miss Nicole realized she wanted to be a teacher after her many years of assisting. She fell in love with choreographing at the age of 14 when she choreographed her first solo. She fell in love with all styles but Tap and Contemporary hold a close place in her heart. Miss Nicole has done a lot to branch off in her dance education, Miss Nicole has traveled to Riesa, Germany to compete with Team Canada Tap finishing in the top 2. 

Miss Nicole was apart of the first street dance crew to perform at Riders games. You can also spot her on an episode of season 2 Canada’s Got Talent on CityTV! 

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Miss Nicole has trained in tap, jazz, ballet, pointe, musical theatre, hip hop, street jazz, modern, lyrical, contemporary, acro and pom. She has completed most of her ADAPT tap and jazz exams, CDTA Tap exams and RAD ballet exams. Miss Nicole is a certified instructor with ADAPT, Acrobatic Arts, Alixa Flexibility, SCA Coaches & SCA judges. 

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I cannot wait to share my love of dance and help create memories that will last a life time! It's more then a dance studio it's a family! 

MISS KAREN KATELNIKOFF
Owner/Admin
 

BIO COMING SOON!

MISS CHRISTINE HEINTZ
Alixa Flexibility, First Aid, CPR C

Miss Christine has over 20 years experience in dance and 4 years experience in cheerleading and gymnastics. Christine trained at Usask School of Dance, followed by Dance Collective YXE. At the same time, she trained as a competitive Highland Dancer through to the highest level ‘Premier’ at Wilson School of Highland Dance. She is both fortunate and proud that dance and cheerleading have taken her around Western Canada and Quebec competing and performing. 

 

Outside of the offerings in her home studios, Christine pursued and enjoyed training in musical theatre and had the opportunity to star in a variety of musicals and plays. She is excited to bring her background in musical theatre and vocal training to our exciting new “Broadway” program!

 

No stranger to a busy schedule, Miss Christine joins us while entering her 6th year teaching at Dance Collective YXE, specializing in tap, highland, musical theatre, special needs classes and teaching the basics of all genres to the newest budding dancers. She’s found it impossible to put down the dance shoes; you can still catch her training, performing and competing whenever possible! 

 

Outside of her passion for dance, Miss Christine is a Civil Engineer-in-Training working in transportation. She is excited to join the Bravo Dance Co. family this season!

Miss Kaelin Hardy

Miss Kaelin grew up in small town Watrous, Saskatchewan and began dancing at the age of 3 in the local studio, Watrous School of Dance. There she competed in a wide variety of genres and completed CDTA Tap & Jazz exams, along with many RAD Ballet exams. Her favourite genres include Tap, Lyrical and Musical theatre! In grade 12, Miss Kaelin began dancing at Impact Dance Company in Humboldt, furthering her knowledge and building many new friendships. She continued to train there and at Watrous School of Dance until graduating in 2022, then furthered her dance experience in Saskatoon for the 2023 and 2024 seasons.

 

Outside of the studio, Miss Kaelin attends the University of Saskatchewan studying to earn a degree in Kinesiology with hopes of becoming a Physiotherapist. Over the summer months, she manages a golf course just outside her hometown. Aside from dance Miss Kaelin enjoys golfing, playing with her dog Roxy, and singing karaoke.

 

Miss Kaelin is beyond excited to share her love of dance and music with her students and form strong connections with each and every dancer. Her goal is to make the dance studio a fun & welcoming environment, and encourage the students to challenge themselves each class!

Miss Maria Polimac

Maria started dancing at the age of 5 at Jacquie’s Dance Academy and continued on when Impact Dance Company took over until she graduated. She has successfully completed her primary to advanced exams in tap, jazz and ballet and achieved honours in her advanced tap exam. She has won many awards and scholarships as a dancer including ‘Dancer of the Year’ at her studio in 2018, a scholarship to dance in the Macy’s Thanksgiving parade in New York, a Hollywood Tours scholarship, and she was invited to an awards show in Vancouver where she received an award. She has also had 4 years of experience dancing with Moscow’s Great Russian Nutcracker Ballet. You can now catch Miss Maria dancing professionally with the Saskatchewan Roughriders Cheer Team.

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Miss Maria has won many awards for her choreography and is going into her 4th season teaching multiple genres of dance. She can’t wait to meet all of the families and get started with all of the students at BDC. She is excited to learn and grow as well as share her love of dance with everyone.

MISS TEAL HOENECKE
R.A.D, PBT

Miss Teal was born and raised in Rosetown, Saskatchewan and began her dance training at JD Dance. Starting out with a passion for ballet, her love for all genres of dance slowly started to flourish as she trained in multiple disciplines. Since the age of nine, Teal has participated in various dance competitions, camps, and conventions across Canada and received numerous awards for her performances as a dancer. Later in her dance career, Teal also began training out of Dance Ink in Saskatoon, Saskatchewan to further develop her ballet technique. She has completed numerous exams in A.D.A.P.T Jazz and R.A.D Ballet. 

 

Although dancing is a passion of Miss Teal’s, she has found a new love in teaching and sharing her knowledge with students across the province. Over the last seven years, Teal has been an instructor, assistant choreographer, and rehearsal mistress across multiple studios in Saskatchewan. She has won many choreography awards in the genres of ballet, lyrical, jazz, and hip hop. Teal completed her Progressive Ballet Training certification in 2019 and is in year two of her R.A.D certification. 

 

Miss Teal is looking forward to teaching and building a lasting relationship with the students, parents, and faculty at Bravo Dance Co. this season! 

MISS TRINITY WHITESIDE-SADLER

Trinity has been dancing for 17 years in many styles. Hip Hop, Jazz, Ballet, Lyrical and Tap. She has taken her R.A.D. Ballet exams and A.D.A.P.T. Jazz exams. She dances with BsoFlo and ODNT and has been part of the RiderFlo dance crew for the Saskatchewan Roughriders since 2019.

 

Recently she has competed on Season 1 of Canadas Got Talent with BsoFlo. Trinity has had many exciting adventures with Hip Hop such as competing at World of Dance New York and World of Dance Edmonton. She placed 1st as an All Star at Artists Emerge with BsoFlo and Placed 2nd as an All Star at Represent with BsoFlo. Her choreography has won many overall awards. She loves to challenge her students and push them to their fullest potential while having the most fun in class and says everyone deserves to have a place to come where they can have fun and learn something new. 

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