Our Faculty
Jane Laurin - Director
Ryerson Theatre School Dip, Royal Academy of Dance T.C, Society of Russian Ballet Assoc., Acrobatic Arts T.C., Progressing Ballet Technique T.C
Educator, award winning choreographer and dancer, Jane Laurin brings with her an extensive choreographic and performing career with credits such as the Guelph Contemporary Dance Festival, Toronto Dance Fringe Festival and many community events in the south-western Ontario area.
Laura Souch - teacher
I am so happy to be a part of the Listowel School of Dance. Here is a bit about me! I previously trained in Ballet, Tap, Jazz, and Acro I was on the competitive team as well. Also, I assisted in teaching dance and I fell in love with teaching! I went on to get certified with Acrobatic Arts and start teaching at a small studio were I taught Ballet, Jazz, and Acro for two years. I am very excited to share my love and knowledge of dance with the Listowel School of Dance!
Nicole Blackwell - teacher
Nicole joined the Listowel School of Dance on September 20th, 2021. She has been teaching dance since she was 14 years old, with her first job at Tapps Performing Arts in her home studio in Orillia. Nicole has 18 years of experience dancing, 13 years competitively, in multiple disciplines including acro, contemporary, musical theatre, jazz, ballet, tap, hip hop and lyrical. In 2013, she was part of the Canadian Show Dance team, ….
Debra jones - Teacher
Debra has been dancing, singing and acting since the age of three.
Originally from Winnipeg, Manitoba, Ms. Jones trained at, among other studios, the Royal Winnipeg Ballet, and successfully completed many jazz, tap and ballet exams in RAD, Al Gilbert Syllabus, CDTA, and ADAPT.
Jill Schalk - Teacher
Jill began her dance training at the age of three with the Listowel school of dance. No stranger to LSOD Jill spent 15 years training here. During her time with LSOD she was part of the performance company Kaleidoscope, as well as taking part in the competitive company, being the LSOD's first competitive student. Jill also took part in …
Student Teacher program
At the Listowel School of Dance we want our students to experience every aspect of dance. When the opportunity arises, our senior students may be selected work on the other side of the class room as a student teacher. Through our student teacher program, senior students are guided through the process of teaching. Our senior instructors help them to structure their lesson plans and give them guidance and advice when working with our younger children. We hope this program will improve our student teacher’s understanding of dance for themselves; and will give them experience if they choose to pursue a career as a dance professional or dance instructor.