Our Administration Team

2019 Winner – Dance Studio Owner of the Year (Canada’s National Academy of Dance Education)
2019 Winner – Balance Award (Dance Studio Owners Association)
ADAPT, Acrobatic Arts, BComm – Applied (Mount Royal)

At the age of three, Miss Courtney followed in the footsteps of her older siblings and took her first dance class. Since then, she hasn’t stopped moving and has turned her love of dance into an amazing career. She formally trained in Calgary at Premiere Dance Academy, Danscott Studio, and Expressions the Dance Gallery, as well as at the EDGE in Los Angeles, Broadway Dance Centre in New York and Pineapple Studios in London.

Miss Courtney has performed throughout Australia, New Zealand, England, France and the United States at venues such as EuroDisney, Walt Disney World and Universal Studios. Locally, she has performed with En Corps Dance Collective, and played the role of Diana Morales in the musical A Chorus Line.

At the age of 20, Miss Courtney opened her first dance studio and juggled it with a full-time role as a communications and marketing professional. She now focuses full time on developing dancers and directing Snap Dance Studios. Miss Courtney has been teaching dance for over 20 years and has taken her students on performance tours to Disneyland, all-inclusive resorts in Mexico, England, New York City and aboard Carnival Cruise Lines. She has also adjudicated throughout Alberta, Ontario and Nova Scotia. Miss Courtney is an ADAPT and Acrobatic Arts certified dance instructor, and holds a Communications Degree.

The combination of her passion, dedication and business sense has resulted in numerous awards for Snap Dance Studios including: Employer of the Year, Ambassador of the Year, and being voted Best Art/Music/Dance Instruction in her community. Courtney has been an ambassador for Lululemon Athletica, and voted “Best Local Entrepreneur” for the past 3 years in a row.  As an advocate for life-long learning, Miss Courtney is the professional development chair of the Wild Rose Dance Arts Association; she enjoys connecting, helping and learning from others in her position. She has been profiled in the book “Dance Studio Secrets: 65 Ways To Build A Thriving Studio” by Clint Salter, and in 2019 won the Dance Studio Owner of the Year (Canada’s National Academy of Dance Education) and Balance Award (Dance Studio Owners Association.