Team

Joanne Flanagan

Joanne Flanagan has been the proud owner and director of ConfiDance Studio since its inception in 1995. As the director, Joanne strives to offer students excellence in training that teaches technique in a variety of dance forms as well as develop strong individuals that learn confidence, creativity, problem-solving, teamwork and respect for others. Several of...

Laurie Flanagan

Laurie is a certified teacher that currently teaches dance, drama and English as a Second Language with the Waterloo Catholic School Board. She currently holds the position of Arts Program Area Head at Monsignor Doyle Catholic Secondary School. As a dance teacher, Laurie has taught for ConfiDance Studio since it opened in 1995. She worked...

Steven Flanagan-Tordjman

Steven started dancing at ConfiDance at the age of 4. He is currently involved in the competitive dance program that ConfiDance offers as an advanced dancer. Steven has received many special awards throughout Ontario with regards to his strength and skill. As well as dancing at ConfiDance he trains in Toronto at the National Ballet...

Sammy Damaren

Sammy has been actively involved at ConfiDance Studio as a dancer, teacher and choreographer. She has been training since the age of three in ballet, jazz, hip hop, contemporary, tap, acro and lyrical. Sammy has been competitive dancer with ConfiDance since 2001 and has won various awards for performance and excellence. Sammy is a graduate...

Sheila Webster

Sheila’s dance experience spans over thirty years and includes a variety of schools and dance disciplines. She attended Anne Suetta, Bojangles, Quinte, Toronto School of Dance, and Les Ballet Jazz de Toronto. Sheila began serious ballet training with Bernd Juche and the black Walnut company in Kitchener. She later trained and dance with Les Grand...

Jessica Vinski

Jessica began her dance training in Kitchener at the age of four. Since the age of eight, she had been a dance student at ConfiDance Studio. Jessica has trained in ballet, jazz, tap, lyrical, and hip-hop. During high school, Jessica attended EastWood Collegiate’s Integrated Arts Package. After high school she took part in a two...

Trevor Flanagan-Tordjman

Trevor began studying dance at the age of 4 at ConfiDance. Although Trevor was exposed to and trained in many forms of dance, he quickly developed a passion for Hip Hop and Breakdancing. Dedicating the majority of his free time to studying dance from a young age, he has been able to hone and develop his...

Sheena Flanagan

Sheena Flanagan has been a member of the ConfiDance Family since the age of seven. As a dancer, she trained as a member of the competitive team and studied ballet, jazz, hip hop, lyrical, contemporary and acro. Above training with the ConfiDance faculty she also challenged her skills through workshops held at OIP dance studio...

Laura Weber

Laura started dance at the age of 5 at ConfiDance Studio. She has trained in jazz, tap, ballet, pointe, hip hop and lyrical. At the age of 6 she started dancing competitively and has won many scholarships and awards. Later, she became a teaching assistant and in 2008 achieved head teacher. Laura has taught competitive...

Tara Butler

Tara was born in Pickering Ontario, and trained at the National Ballet School in Toronto. Upon Graduation she danced with the National Ballet of Canada and then Moved to Alberta to join the Alberta Ballet for two years. In 1995 she returned to join Ballet Jorgen as a principal dancer for sixteen years. She had...

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