Faculty

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Briana Ragogna 

Owner/ Director

Briana’s passion for dance began at age 3, and she has not stopped dancing since then. She is trained in Ballet, Tap, Jazz, Hip Hop, Musical Theater and Contemporary, has completed all CDTA Junior and Senior Level syllabus training in both Tap and Ballet, and has taken Ballet exams up to the Intermediate Level. She danced competitively as a student, and has been teaching both competitive and recreational levels with NDAD for 19 years. Her routines are always well received at competitions, winning many overalls and judges choice and first place awards. She attends as many choreography and teacher intensives as possible to stay current and fresh. She is fully certified in the  A.D.A.P.T syllabus along with their Acrobatique teachers course.

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Nancy Delmonte

Nancy has been teaching dance successfully for over 20 years. Many of her students have gone on to study dance at a post-secondary level, and several still are actively teaching dance or working professionally in the dance, theater, and performing arts industry. Nancy is well trained in Ballet, Tap, Jazz, Lyrical and Acrobatics, and has been a full member of the Canadian Dance Teachers Association since 1986. She is also a fullly certified instructor of Acrobatic Arts and Zumba. She has been dancing since childhood, and has continued to train at The National Ballet School of Canada’s Teachers Training Intensive, The Pulse at Broadway Dance Center in Toronto and New York City, The Jump Rhythm & Jazz Project, Dancelife Teachers Conference, Dance Fusion,Dance Teachers Summitt NYC, Extreme Dance, Monsters of Hip Hop, Be Discovered, and Coastal Dance Rage, as well as private studios in Toronto, New York, Los Angelas, Las Vegas and Orlando.

 

 

 

Coraly Curley

Coraly Curley is a former graduate and competitive dancer from NDAD, and we are thrilled to see her return to the studio to teach. Her passion has always been ballet, and during her training with Nancy as a youth, she completed all junior, senior and major CDTA ballet exams up to the Intermediate Level. She is well versed in Ballet, Pointe, Tap, Jazz, Modern, and Acrobatics. After graduation, Coraly continued her dance training at both The Quinte Ballet School and the Royal Winnipeg Ballet School, where she attended the Teachers Training Programs. She has also had the pleasure of working with professional dance companies like the Royal Winnipeg Ballet, Ballet Jorgen Canada, and Dance Fuzion. Coraly is the proud mother of two beautiful children and has recently graduated from George Brown College of Applied Arts and Technology as a Registered Dental Hygienist.

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Tianna Auger

Assistant Director 

Tianna has been dancing since she was 6 years of age. She began dancing at Lois Laxton Dance Studio in Hamilton, Ontario. Two years later she extended her dance training by earning a spot as a member of the Dance Factor Studios Competition Team in Strathroy, Ontario. In 2005, she competed at Showstoppers dance competition in Michigan. She earned the opportunity to compete in Daytona Beach, Florida. In 2006, Tianna became a member of the Northern Lights Dance Competition Team at Nancy Delmonte Academy of Dance. She won many awards while on the team including “spine control” for her acrobatics. When she left NDAD for university she was a member of the York University Dance Team. Miss Tianna is fully certified in the  A.D.A.P.T syllabus along with their Acrobatique teachers course.