Cecilia VanderWerf

  • Dance Instructor
  • Cecilia started dancing at the age of 8 and started competing at the age of 10. She competed up until she graduated High School. She is trained in Jazz, Musical Theatre, Song and Dance, Lyrical, Contemporary, Ballet, Pointe, Acro, and a bit of Tap, competing in many of those styles as well. During her competition journey Cecilia has won many awards, overalls and special awards. As a dancer she has done R.A.D Ballet exams up to the Intermediate level and an Acrobatic Arts level 5 exam. In 2016 Cecilia was a dancer in “The Nutcracker” with the National Ballet of Canada in Toronto!

    Post High School, Cecilia completed 2 dance programs at George Brown College, in the 1 year Performance Preparatory Program she graduated with a Certificate with honours and in the 2 year Performance Program she graduated with a Diploma with honours. During her time at George Brown she was training Jazz, Modern, Contemporary, Ballet, Pointe, Acting, Vocals and Self Choreography classes. Cecilia has worked with many well-known Toronto dancers and choreographers during her college time.

    Cecilia has been teaching recreational and competitive dancers since 2020 and her competitive choreography has won many awards including special awards, choreography awards and overall awards. She loves teaching and watching her students improve and grow and she can’t wait to keep growing as a teacher as well.