Paula Chudley was born and raised in Coquitlam and started dancing at Stage 1 Dance Centre (then Chiasson Dance Centre) at the young of age of three and hasn't stopped since. As a competitive dancer Paula competed all over North America winning numerous awards, and trophies throughout the years.

CoDirector and Office Administrator
Margherita Osellame has been a dance mom for over 25 years. Since the day her eldest daughter starting dancing she has not left the dance scene. As her daughter's got older she thought that her days of involvement in dance would be over, but when her youngest daughter said she wanted to purchase the studio, she knew that she was far from being done. These days you can find Margherita keeping the office running smoothly, sewing costumes and doing just about anything else that is needed of her.

BFA Maj Dance, GMCC Dance Dip., Associates Diploma CSC-CICB

Shannon comes to Stage 1 with over a decade of teaching and choreographic experience, a Dance Diploma from GMCC, BFA majoring in Dance from SFU and her Associate Teaching Diploma in Cecchetti Ballet fro...

Dancing has brought many opportunities for Katie to travel. She has danced in L.A. at the Cecchetti Society of Canada's dance school, in Las Vegas at the Dance Convention Center, in the summer program at the Royal Winnipeg Ballet School in Winnipeg, and in Edmonton at the Alberta Ballet School but there is no other place to dance that she loves more than in Vancouver, B.C.

Tammy has a broad background in dance after living and studying all dance styles in Los Angeles for eight years. Her dance credits include Oedipus Schmedipus written and directed by Rue McClanahan, the award winning 30's and 40's musical revue "Club Indigo" Revisited, Dragon Boat Festival, and Skills Canada. Tammy's choreography credits include the Pan Pacific Hazards Show, Emergency Awareness Week, Sound Sensation, "Brilliant" for the Vancouver Fringe Festival and for five years she choreographed for the Gotta...

Alicia Quan, Miss Alicia to some, has been dancing for over 20 years and teaching for almost 10 of them. Born and raised in Port Coquitlam, just up the street from Stage 1, she fell in love with dance at an early age. Alicia competed in all forms of dance, winning numerous awards and trophies throughout North America. She currently teaches preschool, tap, and jazz and her passion and dedication can be see in all of her work. With a background in psychology and a love for the arts, Alicia helped revamp and grow the Stage 1 Creative Dance Preschool Program. When Alicia isn't teaching, she works in marketing and social media.

Born and raised in Maple Ridge BC, Danielle has had extensive training with numerous choreographers from across Canada and the US. The development of her style and dance ability has been established through dedication, passion, individualization, and a strong educational experience for the past 17 years. She has had exceptional training in tap, jazz, lyrical, hip hop, street jazz, house, modern stage, song & dance, and ballet and has won numerous awards, scholarships, and trophies while competing.

At the age of five Gabby started competitive gymnastics. She continued to do gymnastics for many years as her passion for the sport only grew more each year. She succeeded as a gymnast winning many trophies and medals. After gymnastics she began dancing competitively. She trained and competed in different styles of dance including, Jazz, Hip-Hop, Lyrical, Ballet, Modern, and Acro.

Darren Burkett is a highly coveted Vancouver actor performing in countless shows throughout the city. Favourite theatre credits include productions with Carousel Theatre (The Wizard of Oz, a Jessie award for A Year With Frog and Toad and Seussical) Arts Club (Hairspray, White Christmas, Beauty and the Beast), CTF (Guys and Dolls, Oklahoma!), TUTS (Annie Get Your Gun, Footloose), RCMT (A Chorus Line, West Side Story, The Music Man). Darren is very excited to bring the world of acting, singing and dancing to Stage 1

Roberta Bierman is a passionate performer known for innovative choreography, great musicality and an energetic teaching style. Dancing since the age of five, Roberta has studied many styles but once she was introduced to hip hop, it captured her heart and became her main focus. She continues to expand her knowledge of street dance through forms such as popping, locking and house as well as stepping and body percussion. Her hip hop crews and choreography are continually recognized at competitions and festivals..

BFA Maj Theatre Dance (Hon)

Kristen's love of movement began at a young age when she started dancing. Practicing pilates through out her dance training and career has helped her body stay strong but flexible. After achieving her Cecchetti Advance exam she moved to London and received a BA (Hons) in Theatre Dance. In her final year at Londo...

Alicia's dance training began at the young age of five in Port Coquitlam. She has trained in the disciplines of jazz, tap, lyrical, and modern dance, with a particular passion for ballet. Through intense study of the Cecchetti method of ballet she has received a standing of Highly Commended in all of her exams. Over the past ten years, Alicia has received numerous awards, trophies and distinctions for competitive dance throughout British Columbia in various dance styles.