FACULTY

ALETHEIA MENDES
Co-Owner
Company in New York. Ms. Mendes was awarded the Orchesis modern dance scholarship from the University of Alberta and the Mavador scholarship for excellence in ballet instruction from London England. Ms. Mendes graduated out of University with a Masters of Arts in physical education with a specialization in dance and earned a teaching diploma from the Imperial Society of Teachers Dancing. Ms. Mendes taught for the Vimy Ridge Professional dance program for eight years and instructed a teacher’s modern course in hopes of inspiring teachers to reach their potential both technically as well as creatively. She has adjudicated the World Track and Field auditions in 2000 as well as across Western Canada. Currently, Ms. Mendes is the Artistic Director/Co-Owner of SGSDance, a faculty member at MacEwan University teaching a variety of dance disciplines and an examiner for the international progressions and junior grades ballet syllabus. Ms. Mendes is consistently training. She holds her level 3 Alixa Flexibility certification as well as trains in the U.S. to stay current in the latest contemporary trends with top industry professionals.

KYLEE HART
Co-Owner
Upon graduating high school, Kylee moved to Vancouver to join the Goh Ballet Youth Company before signing a contract as company dancer with Ballet Edmonton in 2014. Kylee has performed new creations by Wen Wei Wang, Alysa Pires, Josh Beamish, Gioconda Barbuto and many others. She has also been a guest artist with the Ukrainian Shumka Dancers as the Sugar Plum Fairy in their version of The Nutcracker. In April 2017, she choreographed her debut professional work, a piece entitled FIVE.
In May 2019, Kylee retired from the company as a full-time artist to pursue a career in teaching and explore other choreographic opportunities and is now a Registered Teacher with the Royal Academy of Dance.
Kylee’s pilates certification allows her to have a deep understanding of the mechanics of the human body which compliments her teaching methods. She is passionate about continuing education and believes that the things you can learn as a teacher are endless.

SHERRI MULCAHY
DANCE INSTRUCTOR

MIKKI KOEHLER
DANCE INSTRUCTOR

ABBY WONG
DANCE INSTRUCTOR

KRISTIN NOWAZEK
DANCE INSTRUCTOR

SAMANTHA KOEBEL
DANCE INSTRUCTOR

MCKAYLA KIRKPATRICK
DANCE INSTRUCTOR

LAUREN MENDES
DANCE INSTRUCTOR

SOPHIA MENDES
DANCE INSTRUCTOR

NATALIA SALVADOR
DANCE INSTRUCTOR

TIANNA STEPHEN
DANCE INSTRUCTOR
Tianna Stephen started dance at the age of 3 and has studied ballet, tap, jazz, lyrical, modern, musical theater and contemporary.
Tianna graduated from the Teacher Training Program at Canada’s National Ballet School where she won the coveted Carole Chadwick award and scholarship for demonstrating significant potential over her teacher training in June of 2018. During her time at the National, she graduated with her Royal Academy of Dance, Registered Teacher Status as well as her Imperial Society of Teachers of Dancing in National (Folk) dance. Soon after she received her teaching certificate in the Acrobatic Arts syllabus as well as Alixa Flexibility.

Emily Tubbs-Way
DANCE INSTRUCTOR
For 16 years, Emily has been training in multiple different art forms under the Hip-Hop umbrella. She has trained and competed in many different places such as Los Angeles (World of Dance), Singapore (Asia Tour with Lia Cole), Hawaii (World of Dance – 1st Place), Dallas (Monsters of Hip-Hop), Vancouver, Montreal (Hip-Hop International – 1st Place) and many more. Wanting to share her knowledge to the Edmonton dance community, she began teaching 8 years ago. Recently, Emily has partnered with West Edmonton Mall and directed three different dance videos/commercials in the World Water Park. Years later in her dance career, Emily’s biggest accomplishment is starting her very own Talent Agency called Essence Talent Management! She has also performed for artists such as Nelly, Jay Sean, Lia Cole, and Halcyon Gray. Emily believes that training is important in order to give her students the best so she continuously travels to LA to learn the best knowledge and skills.

Avery Denington
DANCE INSTRUCTOR
Avery began dancing at five, discovering Acro at eleven. Avery has trained in Acro, Contortion, Jazz, lyrical, Modern,and Ballet.
Certified in Acrobatic arts; module one and aerial and back handsprings, she is currently working towards her pre-professional 2 exam. In 2020 she was chosen as a Alixa Flexibility ambassador demonstrating for educational courses and training privately with Alixa Slobodyan.In 2021 she was awarded overall 1st place senior soloist at dance jam and has received awards in Acro and Modern. She performs with Firefly circus company as a contortionist and is a member of the Mod contemporary dance movement. She is passionate about dance education and is excited to create a safe space for students to learn!

Trinity Beattie
DANCE INSTRUCTOR
Trinity Beattie has been dancing since the age of 3 in many styles such as jazz, ballet, contemporary, modern, and lyrical. However, the one she is most passionate for is Hip-Hop. She has trained from well known choreographers like Tony Tzar, Denzel chisolm, Lyle Beniga, Fefe Burgos, Dexter Carr, Ysabelle Capitule, Julian Deguzman, Bailey Sok, Kenny Wormald, Natalie Bebko, Brian Nicholson, Kolani Marks and many more. Trinity has competed in different places around North America including Los Angeles, California (Kaos Aftermath Hip-Hop Competition), Montreal, Canada (Hip-Hop International Championships), and Santa Clara, California (Monster’s Dance Hip-Hop Competition). Finally, she has also worked on many commercials and modeled for West Edmonton Mall at the World Water Park, Drive Go Karting, and Ed’s Bowling. Trinity is very excited to join the SGS team as a Hip-Hop Instructor and share her knowledge in dance to her students.