Following many years as an award-winning competitive dancer, Samantha's passion for teaching began to thrive. Determined to provide her students with exceptional training, she chose to further her knowledge by performing with Toronto's renowned OIP Dance Company.  Samantha also achieved a Bachelor of Fine Arts Degree (B.F.A. with honours) in Dance from York University, where she attained the tools to understand the theoretical and practical aspects of teaching.  As a certified teacher with the British Association of Teachers Dancing (B.A.T.D.), Samantha has been instructing at high profile studios throughout York Region.  Her competitive work has won numerous choreography and overall awards at competitions across North America.  Correspondingly, Samantha was a member of the Canadian National Tap Team that won a Gold Medal for Canada at the World Dance Championships in Reisa, Germany.  Samantha is a proud member of the Professional Adjudicators Alliance, qualifying her to provide professional, educated, and beneficial critiques to all dancers.  Most recently, Samantha achieved a postgraduate certificate, with honours, in Children's Entertainment.  Here she was introduced to a new range of enterainment platforms including film, television, books, education products, games, and interactive media that can be used to enrich more children with the art of dance.

Beginning at the age of 8, Elizabeth quickly realized her passion for dance.  Elizabeth trained at Elite Dance CorpsTM for two years before she began dancing competitively.  Training multiple hours per week in Jazz, Ballet, Lyrical, Hip Hop, Tap, Acro, and Musical Theatre, Elizabeth quickly excelled as she competed across North America.  Winning many overall awards and scholarships, Elizabeth also had the opportunity to a short training session at the National Ballet of Canada.  Ms. Miranda has been featured in Wendy Land's music video "Don't Make Me Laugh," back-up dancing for "Marloe and the Mix," and being a part of the Lindsay Ritter Dance Company.  Elizabeth has been teaching for many years at Elite Dance Corps and loves every moment.  She continues to further her knowledge in the art of dance by continuously taking choreography/teaching seminars and attending master classes with professional choreographers.  Most recently, Miss Elizabeth obtained her certification with Rhythm Works Integrative Dance enabling her to teach dance to those with special needs.  Elizabeth is passionate and dedicated to training her students to be the best they can be in a fun a loving atmosphere.