Teachers
Miss Laurie
Director/Owner/Instructor
MBATD, ABATD, ADAPT, DMA
Voted Best Dance Instructor (Diamond Winner - Oshawa/Whitby) for 2020! Miss Laurie Jamieson was born and raised in Durham region where she started dancing at age 3. She competed around North America where she was awarded many solo and top title awards. At age 14 she started teaching, and now holds her associate and membership levels in several BATD dance forms and has her certificate in Dance Masters America (DMA). She recently completed her membership in Jazz through the BATD with a high honours score. She is currently studying as a founding member of the Acro Dance Adjudicators.
At age 11, Laurie was scouted by a talented agency and started working professionally in the film/tv (LOST, Hawaii 5-0. shaggy music video, multiple commercials), modelling (Bodywrappers, California Raisin swimwear, L'oreal, AnG and more) and performance (Tim McGraw backup dancer, Kennedy Centre's Nutcracker, Molson, Toronto Rock cheer, Diamond Head Theatre) industries.
She has studied under some of the finest teachers in the dance industry like Jim Hutchinson and Denise Wall (where she was asked to come on as a teacher at Denise Wall Dance Energy in Virginia). She has taught in Hawaii, Virginia (Virginia Ballet Academy), Rochester, NY and has been awarded with choreography awards all over NA. She has had students who have gone on to compete on SYTYCD (Travis Wall, Jamie Goodwin, Mark Kanemura). Many of her students are now working professionally in the industry all over the world.
Laurie believes in teaching strong, clean and safe technique, and hopes that each and every dancer walks out of her classroom with a smile on their face and a better knowledge for what it is to work and get results.
Director/Owner/Instructor
MBATD, ABATD, ADAPT, DMA
Voted Best Dance Instructor (Diamond Winner - Oshawa/Whitby) for 2020! Miss Laurie Jamieson was born and raised in Durham region where she started dancing at age 3. She competed around North America where she was awarded many solo and top title awards. At age 14 she started teaching, and now holds her associate and membership levels in several BATD dance forms and has her certificate in Dance Masters America (DMA). She recently completed her membership in Jazz through the BATD with a high honours score. She is currently studying as a founding member of the Acro Dance Adjudicators.
At age 11, Laurie was scouted by a talented agency and started working professionally in the film/tv (LOST, Hawaii 5-0. shaggy music video, multiple commercials), modelling (Bodywrappers, California Raisin swimwear, L'oreal, AnG and more) and performance (Tim McGraw backup dancer, Kennedy Centre's Nutcracker, Molson, Toronto Rock cheer, Diamond Head Theatre) industries.
She has studied under some of the finest teachers in the dance industry like Jim Hutchinson and Denise Wall (where she was asked to come on as a teacher at Denise Wall Dance Energy in Virginia). She has taught in Hawaii, Virginia (Virginia Ballet Academy), Rochester, NY and has been awarded with choreography awards all over NA. She has had students who have gone on to compete on SYTYCD (Travis Wall, Jamie Goodwin, Mark Kanemura). Many of her students are now working professionally in the industry all over the world.
Laurie believes in teaching strong, clean and safe technique, and hopes that each and every dancer walks out of her classroom with a smile on their face and a better knowledge for what it is to work and get results.
Miss Sarah
Director of Little Shakers, Competitive Instructor/Choreographer
CAEA, ABATD, Adv. Dip MT-Performance, PAA, ADA
Voted Best Dance Instructor (Diamond Winner - Oshawa/Whitby) for 2020! Sarah Rorabeck has 14 years of experience educating children ages 3-18 in dance. As a teacher who still works with recreational, part-time and full-time competitive students, she is well versed in all genres, and specializes in Tap, Musical Theatre and Jazz. Currently, Sarah works full-time choreographing award-winning competitive pieces and putting students through their BATD examinations in Tap, Jazz, Ballet, Modern and Acro.
Sarah Rorabeck is a graduate, with honours, of Sheridan’s prestigious Music Theatre Performance program, where she extensively studied dance, vocal and acting. She holds her Associate level Teacher’s Membership in the BATD in both tap and jazz, and is an accredited adjudicator through Judge Alliance’s PAA program. She is a founding member of the Acro Dance Adjudicators (ADA), where she became a certified Acro and Dance Adjudicator. Currently, she is studying and making her way through modules in the Radar Technique by Rebecca Davies. Sarah is also certified through the Canadian Red Cross with her Standard First-Aid and CPR.
Sarah is a member of the CAEA and has performed professionally in musicals like Beauty and the Beast, Mary Poppins, Anne of Green Gables (& many more), around Canada, with some film and television work thrown in the mix. She’s even been photographed by world-renowned dance-photographer, Jordan Matter (Dancers Among Us). Coming soon, Sarah will be performing in The Rocky Horror Show at Neptune Theatre.
Sarah is very passionate about dance education, specifically teaching clean and safe technique and exploring performance styles within different genres to keep class exciting. She has won several ‘Best Choreography’ awards, specifically for her Tap and Musical Theatre work. Currently she teaches 6 days a week at Chrome Dance Centre and as a guest instructor/choreographer at other studios in the GTA. She strongly believes dance teaches such incredible life lessons, and she is thrilled to be able to pass on her knowledge to today’s brave and passionate dancers.
Director of Little Shakers, Competitive Instructor/Choreographer
CAEA, ABATD, Adv. Dip MT-Performance, PAA, ADA
Voted Best Dance Instructor (Diamond Winner - Oshawa/Whitby) for 2020! Sarah Rorabeck has 14 years of experience educating children ages 3-18 in dance. As a teacher who still works with recreational, part-time and full-time competitive students, she is well versed in all genres, and specializes in Tap, Musical Theatre and Jazz. Currently, Sarah works full-time choreographing award-winning competitive pieces and putting students through their BATD examinations in Tap, Jazz, Ballet, Modern and Acro.
Sarah Rorabeck is a graduate, with honours, of Sheridan’s prestigious Music Theatre Performance program, where she extensively studied dance, vocal and acting. She holds her Associate level Teacher’s Membership in the BATD in both tap and jazz, and is an accredited adjudicator through Judge Alliance’s PAA program. She is a founding member of the Acro Dance Adjudicators (ADA), where she became a certified Acro and Dance Adjudicator. Currently, she is studying and making her way through modules in the Radar Technique by Rebecca Davies. Sarah is also certified through the Canadian Red Cross with her Standard First-Aid and CPR.
Sarah is a member of the CAEA and has performed professionally in musicals like Beauty and the Beast, Mary Poppins, Anne of Green Gables (& many more), around Canada, with some film and television work thrown in the mix. She’s even been photographed by world-renowned dance-photographer, Jordan Matter (Dancers Among Us). Coming soon, Sarah will be performing in The Rocky Horror Show at Neptune Theatre.
Sarah is very passionate about dance education, specifically teaching clean and safe technique and exploring performance styles within different genres to keep class exciting. She has won several ‘Best Choreography’ awards, specifically for her Tap and Musical Theatre work. Currently she teaches 6 days a week at Chrome Dance Centre and as a guest instructor/choreographer at other studios in the GTA. She strongly believes dance teaches such incredible life lessons, and she is thrilled to be able to pass on her knowledge to today’s brave and passionate dancers.
Miss Maria
Ballet Instructor
MBATD, PBT, CDTA, PAA, ADTA
Maria has been teaching dance for over 25 years and founded The Dance Source in July 2021.
Maria has been involved in dance education for the past 25 years. She is a Life Member of The British Association of Teachers of Dancing (B.A.T.D) in the areas of Ballet, Jazz, Stage, and Modern Jazz and is Level 3 certified in Progressing Ballet Technique (PBT). Additional certifications include Acrobatic Arts (Module 2), Acrobatic certification through the Canadian Dance Teachers Association (C.D.T.A), and Alixa Flexibility (Module 2). Maria is also a certified Dance Adjudicator holding memberships with Professional Adjudicators Alliance and Acro Dance Adjudicators by Acro Dance Teachers Association. Additionally, Maria is a Special Education Assistant with the Toronto District School Board and has been with the TDSB for 21 years.
She began her career teaching recreational dance at the local community centre. From there she went on to teach at various studios throughout Durham Region and the Greater Toronto Area at recreational, part time and competitive levels. Maria also carefully prepares her students for annual B.A.T.D Ballet and Modern exams up to and including Professional Examinations. Maria has adjudicated throughout Ontario and British Columbia.
She continues to expand her knowledge and training by attending workshops, seminars and courses each year to continue to grow as a teacher and pass along her knowledge to her students.
Ballet Instructor
MBATD, PBT, CDTA, PAA, ADTA
Maria has been teaching dance for over 25 years and founded The Dance Source in July 2021.
Maria has been involved in dance education for the past 25 years. She is a Life Member of The British Association of Teachers of Dancing (B.A.T.D) in the areas of Ballet, Jazz, Stage, and Modern Jazz and is Level 3 certified in Progressing Ballet Technique (PBT). Additional certifications include Acrobatic Arts (Module 2), Acrobatic certification through the Canadian Dance Teachers Association (C.D.T.A), and Alixa Flexibility (Module 2). Maria is also a certified Dance Adjudicator holding memberships with Professional Adjudicators Alliance and Acro Dance Adjudicators by Acro Dance Teachers Association. Additionally, Maria is a Special Education Assistant with the Toronto District School Board and has been with the TDSB for 21 years.
She began her career teaching recreational dance at the local community centre. From there she went on to teach at various studios throughout Durham Region and the Greater Toronto Area at recreational, part time and competitive levels. Maria also carefully prepares her students for annual B.A.T.D Ballet and Modern exams up to and including Professional Examinations. Maria has adjudicated throughout Ontario and British Columbia.
She continues to expand her knowledge and training by attending workshops, seminars and courses each year to continue to grow as a teacher and pass along her knowledge to her students.
Miss Kendra
Recreational/Competitive Instructor
ABATD
Miss Kendra has been a part of the ChromeDC team since our very first class in 2015. Having studied under the tutelage of Miss Laurie and the Chrome faculty, Kendra is passionate about fun classes and clean and safe technique for all dancers. She is an associate member of the BATD, achieving incredibly high marks in her tap and modern associate exams. An accomplished competitive dancer for over 12 years, Kendra was chosen as ‘destined to succeed’ by the Dance Attack community in 2019 for being a well-rounded performer and technician. Certified with her First Responder training, she is also currently in her third year studying kinesiology, passing on her knowledge to the students she works with. She is currently the Student Athletic Therapist Trainer for sports teams and athletes' at her university. Her knowledge of the human body and athletes' needs takes her above and beyond in her teaching career. Miss Kendra is loved by all of the young students and families at ChromeDC!
Recreational/Competitive Instructor
ABATD
Miss Kendra has been a part of the ChromeDC team since our very first class in 2015. Having studied under the tutelage of Miss Laurie and the Chrome faculty, Kendra is passionate about fun classes and clean and safe technique for all dancers. She is an associate member of the BATD, achieving incredibly high marks in her tap and modern associate exams. An accomplished competitive dancer for over 12 years, Kendra was chosen as ‘destined to succeed’ by the Dance Attack community in 2019 for being a well-rounded performer and technician. Certified with her First Responder training, she is also currently in her third year studying kinesiology, passing on her knowledge to the students she works with. She is currently the Student Athletic Therapist Trainer for sports teams and athletes' at her university. Her knowledge of the human body and athletes' needs takes her above and beyond in her teaching career. Miss Kendra is loved by all of the young students and families at ChromeDC!
