Teachers

Our teachers are professional instructors, selected to be comfortable in a GLBTQ-positive environment. Our principal instructors at the moment are:

Tina Nicolaidis

Tina's training in dance started in 1984 at the Conservatory of Dance and Music where she trained in classical ballet, jazz, character dance, modern and hip hop. Tina found her love in latin dancing after visiting a hot latin nightclub in Toronto and has been hooked ever since. She began teaching Salsa in 1997 for various schools and organizations including the University of Toronto. Tina began her own company in 2001 called City Dance Corps, which has quickly become one of Toronto's best studios for quality Latin Instruction, also offering lessons in Hip Hop, Ballet, Jazz, Tap, Pilates and kids classes. Since then, Tina has been featured as an international guest instructor in Bermuda and Greece, and has also been a featured choreographer for Salsa Team Canada 2004, off-broadway theatre productions, and University of Toronto to name a few. For more information on Tina and the classes offered at City Dance Corps, please visit her website at www.citydancecorps.com.

Tina's new studio is at 539 King Street West (just west of King and Spadina); you can get ahold of her at (416) 260-2356.

Olé Burlay and Eléna Burlay

Elena and Olé love to dance and they love teaching others to dance. Each of them has been dancing for many years and they have been dancing together since 1992. Their talent in dancing led them to pursue training from the best teachers in England and Canada. Those teachers urged them to display their talents in competition; Elena and Olé have been competing in professional dance for over ten years. Highlights of their careers: Winners of Arthur Murray Professional Championships in Latin dance (2001) Six times undefeated: Amateur Championships in Ukraine in Ballroom Dance Six times undefeated: Amateur Championships in Ukraine in Latin Dance Finalists of Open European Professional Ballroom Championships Finalists of Open European Professional Latin Championships Finalists of Open Canadian Latin Championships

Olé and Eléna teach at two studios in North York, and always welcome new students. Please visit their website at www.danceforever.ca for more information or call Olé at (416) 910-3655.