SUMMER INTENSIVE CLASSES & CAMPS

Our summer dance intensives are meant to get dancers conditioned and prepared for the upcoming dance season, with a focus on stretch, strength, conditioning and tech tune up. Intensive camp will also focus on the whole dancer and important topics to help build resilience in each participant. We can’t wait to grow dancers into strong, confident humans through these intensive dance camps.

Join us for an immersive summer camp experience designed for competitive dancers ages 6 to 17 who are looking to take their skills to the next level. 

Led by top-notch instructors and choreographers, this intensive camp provides comprehensive training in multiple genres, and exposes dancers to dance forms they don’t otherwise see in their training. 

Dancers will develop their technique, artistry, and performance skills, while also gaining valuable insights into the dance industry. 

In addition to dance training, Elevate Dance Intensive also provides a supporting and nurturing environment where dancers create lasting memories. The camp encourages personal growth and self-confidence as well as teamwork and collaboration. 

Summer Drop Ins 

They’re back! Come dance Wednesday evenings with a great line up of guest teachers AND Snap Faculty. These classes are an excellent opportunity to build on flexibility and technique, all summer long! 

5:00-6:00pm – Jr (Sweetpea, Poppy, Lily – ages 7 to 10) 

6:00-7:00pm – Pre Int – Int (Daisies, Daffodils, Lilacs – ages 9 to 14)

7:00-8:15pm – Sr (Irises, Tulips, Orchids – ages 13+)

Rhythm Tap Intensive 

We went searching for incredible tap influences – and then realized we have two standouts right here at Snap.

Miss Laura is one of the strongest tap teachers in the city, and Miss Bella is an exceptional dancer and role model who has grown up within the Snap program and trained intensively with Tri-Tone. Together, they bring incredible experience and energy, and we can’t wait to learn from them this summer. 

Join Miss Laura and Miss Bella for two days of rhythm, musicality and creativity.

WHEN: August 4 and 5, 2026

1:00 – 4:00pm

• Early bird: $105.00 +GST *save $15
• After June 1 – $120.00 + GST 

Aerial Arts Intensive  

Aerial Camp invites dancers to take their skills to new heights in a fun, confidence-building week inspired by the world of circus arts. Dancers will explore aerial silks, aerial hoop, and creative movement, while developing strength, flexibility, coordination, and body awareness in a safe and supportive environment. Each day is packed with aerial training and creative challenges designed to inspire bravery, teamwork, and self-expression. Perfect for kids who love to climb, flip, and fly — this camp is all about discovering just how powerful and capable their bodies can be.

WHEN: August 17 to 21, 2026

1:00 – 4:00pm

Poppy Team + (or ages 8+ with 3+ years dance experience)

COST: 

Summer Intensive 

Our summer intensive week is an immersive experience for competitive dancers who are looking to take their skills to the next level. Dancers will develop their technique, artistry, and performance skills, while gaining valuable insights into the dance industry.

Intensive Training Camp

WHEN: August 24 to 27, 9:00am – 4:00pm

COST: 

• Early bird  – $449.00 + GST *save $50
• After June 1 – $499.00 +GST 

Jam Packed Fun 

We have a stellar line up of classes and passionate faculty, with lots new and exciting learning. 

We hope you can join us for the dance experience of a lifetime, right here at Snap. Ask past attendees…they can share why summer intensive is an inspirational, sweaty and incredible experience.

Don’t miss this life-changing week to learn from high-level dance professionals, and make memories of a lifetime. 

Faculty Bios 

Gretta Briceno

Gretta’s dance training took its leap at age 13 after she joined the Alberta Ballet School and its travel company, YYC Dance Project. During this time, Gretta travelled internationally to various conventions and intensives. Some intensives include Stacey Tookey’s Camp Protege, as well as The Aria Intensive run by Zeitgeist Dance Theatre’s Co-director, Francisco Gella.

Gretta wrapped up her years of competitive dance after being named a Beat Squad Member in 2019, a title given to the top convention competitors in North America, for winning numerous 1st overalls and audition scholarships at U.S conventions.
Before beginning her journey as a teacher, Gretta was selected to tour as a choreographer’s assistant with Revel Dance Convention. After this inspiring experience, Gretta knew that she wanted to become just like the incredible instructors she had assisted. Since then, she has learned the ins and outs of Acro teaching, completing the Module 3 certifications with Acrobatic Arts and Alixa Flexibility.

Most recently, Gretta has created Excel Dance Experience, a brand new dance convention that debuted in Calgary last year.
Aside from teaching, she has recently completed her Honours BSc in Psychology at the University of Calgary. She continues to expand her knowledge in this field through her crisis responder work with the Kids Help Phone and Distress Center. Gretta will also be returning to school this year to begin her Engineering degree!

She is incredibly excited to continue working with the dancers at Snap this Summer!

Katherine Burrowes

Katherine is multidisciplinary dance artist and has been a well-known performer, instructor and choreographer in the Alberta arts community for the past two decades. She has trained across the world in locations like Vancouver, Toronto, New York, Los Angeles, London UK, Florence Italy and Tokyo, Japan. She has trained in many genres of dance such as Jazz, Lyrical, Contemporary, Ballet, Tap, Musical Theatre, West African, Swing, and Latin but has focussed the past decade on training in Street Dance styles such as
Hip-Hop, Funk Styles, Animation, R&B, House, Dancehall, Afro-styles, Vogue, and Waacking.

Katherine followed her passion for dance to the University of Calgary Dance Program, where she received a Bachelor of Arts in Contemporary Dance, graduating with Distinction. While at U of C Katherine began training in Vogue and Waacking styles with the
collective House of Dangerkat, and later also began studying with the Decidedly Jazz Danceworks Professional Training Program focussing on Classic Jazz, Tap, Lindy Hop, Afro Cuban and West African dance vocabulary.

Katherine is a co-founder of the successful Street Dance company illFX Entertainment Inc. Years later the trio of Katherine,
Edgar and Cody expanded to create a sister company called illFX Education, which is a Street Dance training program for youth and young adults. This company also founded the MOVE Bursary Program which stands for Movement Opportunities Vital for Expression – and raises money to provide dancers in need with the necessary funding to pursue their passion for dance. In 2024 they debuted a completely free dance program in collaboration with the East Side Dance Festival.

Katherine is currently Co-Artistic Director of illFX Education and Entertainment Inc. as well as Co-Director and Producer for Spectra Entertainment Inc. She continues to teach and choreograph for numerous dance studios, schools and performing groups across Alberta. Katherine strives for knowledge and excellence in dance, and firmly believes in the arts as a crucial avenue for self-expression and the personal development of young people and our society as a whole.

Alyshia Jackson 

With over 30 years of extensive training across multiple dance disciplines, Alyshia Jackson is a highly accomplished and versatile dance educator in the GTA.  Her expertise spans jazz, lyrical, acro, contemporary, and hip hop, giving her a well-rounded and dynamic approach to both teaching and choreography.

Alyshia has successfully completed examinations with both the British Association of Teachers of Dancing(BATD) and the Royal Academy of Dance (RAD), demonstrating her strong technical foundation and commitment to excellence in dance education.

Throughout her career, Alyshia has been the recipient of multiple awards and scholarships in recognition of her performance ability, technical strength, and artistic expression. Her choreography has also earned numerous accolades, reflecting her creativity, musicality, and ability to bring out the best in her dancers.

As a teacher, Alyshia is passionate about nurturing confidence, discipline, and individuality in every student. She combines structured technique with encouragement and positivity, creating an inspiring environment where dancers of all levels can grow, thrive, and achieve their full potential.

Heather Rose 

Heather Rose grew up in Calgary, AB, and started her professional training at the Alberta Ballet School. Upon completing the Professional Graduate program, she later joined Alberta Ballet Il for their inaugural season. In 2015, Heather received a scholarship to attend the Banff Centre’s Professional Dance Program.

Following the summer in Banff, she joined Ballet Kelowna, performing works by Artistic Director Simone Orlando, and choreographers such as John Alleyne, Gioconda Barbuto, James Kudelka, Donald Sales, Heather Myers, Gabrielle Lamb, and Matjash Mrozewski. Since then, Heather has gained experience through the Performance Research Project (Lesley Telford) in Vancouver, performed in Dancer’s Studio West’s 37th Annual Alberta Dance Festival (Sasha Ivanochko), and has toured with Calgary’s own contemporary dance production platform Project in Tandem (Sylvie Moquin & Meghann Michalsky).

Heather has furthered her education of the body and in movement by receiving teaching certifications as a Fitness Coach, Registered Yoga, and Perinatal Yoga, and is a Registered Massage Therapist.