Meet Our Creation Team

Ms. Rena brings 15 years of dance education experience with both recreational and competitive students to NDFS. Ms. Rena has been trained in Jazz, Tap, Acrobatics, Musical Theatre, Hip Hop, Lyrical, Contemporary and Ballet and has dedicated herself to passing on her love of all genres to all ages, 3 to Adult. Rena believes in safe, structured progressions to maintain the physical well-being of her students for the rest of their lives and in such, holds certifications through Acrobatic Arts and Alixa Flexibility. Rena also attended George Brown's Commercial Dance Program broadening her performance versatility in dance, vocal performance and acting. Rena prides herself on

 age appropriate,  well-rehearsed choreography and her dances/dancers have received numerous awards because of this. As well she has received several choreography awards. Ms. Rena is looking forward to another amazing year with her NDFS family.

 Ms. Sam has been dancing since she was 6 years old, and was a competitive dancer since she was 11 year old. Samantha has been actively working in a variety of intensive camps such as Hollywood Summer dance Tour, and Entrepreneur, Dance/Conditioning Camps.  Ms. Sam has  graduated from George Brown College from their Commercial dance program. Ms. Sam will be working with our competitive division. She always makes  sure each student can leap to new heights. Her dancers have won numerous awards and scholarships, as she brings fresh current choreography to the stage.  Most recently at "Shine Dance Competition" Ms. Sam won the Choreographer award for both the Junior and Senior Division. We welcome back Ms. Sam as this is her 6th season with NDFS.

Ms. Kim Franic began her dance career at the age of 4. By the age of 8, she was a competitive soloist and team dancer. She represented Canada at the world level, bringing home many awards and participating in guest appearances.Ms. Kim was also graded under the RDA in Tap & Jazz and Highland SDTA. It was during her experience as a Teacher’s Assistant in her teen years that Kim decided teaching dance was her passion. She pursued dance studies at York University, Ballet Jorgen, Randolf Academy as well as countless conventions and workshops. Ms. Kim’s well-rounded dance training consists of tap, jazz, musical theatre, baton, ballet, modern, and highland dance. In 1995, Kim returned to Niagara to bring her love of dance to her community –teaching recreational and competitive classes. She founded Niagara’s Twirling Maple Leafs and became a member of TU and NBTA. In recent years,  Ms.Kim has volunteered her time to teach dance at local elementary schools, youth groups, as well as assisting with school musical productions. With  Ms.Kim’s 26 yrs of teaching experience, she continues to enjoy inspiring today’s dancers. 

Ms. Molly has had a passion for dance since the early age of 3 and is trained in jazz, lyrical, contemporary, and ballet (including pointe). Molly has been a proud member of the NDFS family since 2013 and has been privileged to work under the direction and guidance of  Ms. Brenda. Molly has trained at NDFS and has passed all  of her CDTA ballet exams with Honours. Most recently she just received her Advanced Certificate. Molly has been dancing competitively since the age of 8. In the last 7 years she has won numerous special awards, overalls, and scholarships in various locations  such as L.A and New York City. In 2018, Molly received the “Best All Around Dancer” award at Starbeat.  Most recently, 2019 Molly was awarded the highest score for the entire competition at "Shine" for her lyrical solo "Fall for you"  Molly’s numerous scholarships have given her the opportunity to work with many world renowned choreographers. Molly is now sharing her love  of dance with young dancers at NDFS. She is a sweet and caring teacher who loves working with children and helping them grow as young dancers. 

Ms. Julianna discovered her love for dance at the age of 4 when her parents enrolled her in her first ballet class with Ms. Brenda. Julianna has been a proud member of the NDFS Family since the studio opened 10 years ago and has been privileged to work under the direction and guidance of Ms. Brenda and her talented teachers. Julianna continues to study a variety of dance disciplines including Lyrical,Jazz,Contemporary and Ballet including Pointe. She has taken all of her ballet examinations  with the CDTA and has passed with Honours. Most recently, she has  passed her Intermediate  Classical ballet examination with Honours (2020).   In 2019, Julianna received the highest scoring awards for both Ballet and Lyrical at Starbeat. She as well has won numerous awards, and scholarships to LA and New York. Julianna is always striving to grow and develop as a dancer and now as a teacher and choreographer. Leading by example through hard work and determination, Julianna is looking forward to inspiring and sharing her passion with others. Julianna is excited to become an instructor at the place where she discovered her love of dance.

Ms. Helene started dancing at the age of 3 and has never looked back! She joined NDFS at the age of 11 and was quickly welcomed onto the competitive dance team.  Helene trains in ballet, pointe, lyrical, contemporary, jazz and acro. Since Helene started training at NDFS, she has passed all of her CDTA ballet examinations with Honours, most recently completing her Intermediate Classical Ballet examination in 2020. Helene has been dancing competitively for 8 years and has won many special awards, including 1st place overall awards in ballet, acro and jazz. She has received numerous scholarship invitations to dance intensives in LA and New York. Helene has held her title of "highest ballet score at "Kick iIt Up" for 2 years in a row. Helene was most recently awarded with the highest score at "Shine" for her solo " My Kingdom"  Helene has augmented her dance training through intensives at the Kelowna Ballet Company (2016), and the month- long summer dance program at the National Ballet School (2017) Now as a teacher, Helene  loves to share her love of dance with younger children and helps them to blossom as dancers.