Owner & Artistic Director
Sharon Leeming Mann; R.A.D., A.D.A.P.T., I.S.T.D.

Sharon is a diverse & talented teacher & choreographer who started her teaching career in dance in 1973. Her choreography has received numerous Overall Awards, including the Top Production Trophy for the past 10 years & many of her students have won Dancer of the Year titles in regional & national competitions of both Candance & the American Dance Awards. One of her students most recently won Junior Miss Candance for North America in 2008 and 2010 as well as America's Junior Dancer of the Year 2010. Another has taken the title of America's Teen Male Dancer of the Year 2011.

Former students have performed as backup dancers for Lady Gaga, in Cirque du Soleil's Love in Las Vegas, and in the lead role of Wicked, San Fransisco and Mary Poppins on Broadway and in the current touring company. This year a student was one of Canada's So You Think You Can Dance top 20 dancers. Other shows include Dirty Dancing, Lion King, Mama Mia, Hairspray, (Toronto) and 42nd Street, Saturday Night Fever, Boy From Oz and Oklahoma on Broadway and in the movies Chicago and Honey. Still others are dancing in Toyko Disney, in Stratford, Ontario, on cruise ships or have forged their own career as dance teachers.

Mrs. Leeming Mann is a Full Member & Registered Teacher of the Royal Academy of Dancing & a Full Member of the Canadian Dance Teachers Association. Sharon holds the Advanced Certificates with Honours of the Imperial Society of Teachers of Dancing in both National & Modern Dance & is an Accredited Teacher with the Associated Dance Arts for Professional Teachers.

Since 1993 she has had the privilege of adjudicating dance competitions across Canada & the United States for such associations as the American Dance Awards, Candance, Fever, Rhythm, Dance Canada, C.D.T.A., the Peel Festival & the Wild Rose Festival. She is a former competitive gymnast & has performed in many dance & theatre productions. Sharon is a graduate of the Canadian College of Dance, Ryerson University, Toronto & founded Leeming Danceworks in 1989.

Debby Armstrong’s credentials as a ballet teacher are impressive. She is a registered teacher with the R.A.D. and holds the Advanced certificate and Solo Seal Award. She was a contestant for the Adeline Genee Award, the Advanced Bursary and Cecil Beumont Bursary and also has her Advanced Cechetti certificate. Miss Debbie was a ballerina for the State Theatre Ballet in South Africa from 1990 to 1999, ending her career as a Senior Soloist and then went on to manage her own studio from July 2000 to the present. She has entered students into auditions, the Genee Awards, bursaries and choreographed pieces for festivals yearly.

Dahlia has been training and competing with Leeming Danceworks for 11 years in jazz, tap, ballet and hiphop. She is a full member of the Royal Academy of Dance and passed her Intermediate 3 jazz exam with Highly Commended Plus. She has won scholarships at Triple Threat, Fastlane, Jump and Coastal Dance Rage dance conventions and received overall high scores for her solos at Candance, Dance Canada, and ADA Nationals in Boston. Dahlia directed our summer dance camp in 2010 and 2011 and is very excited to be teaching hiphop again this year.

Tessa has been dancing since the age of 7 at Leeming Danceworks training in jazz, tap, ballet and hip hop. She is a student member of R.A.D., holds the A.D.A.P.T. Intermediate 3 Jazz and Pre-Intermediate 3 Tap certificates and won a scholarship from CanDance Convention. She has been a part of many Diamond choreographies and high scoring group numbers. She has been an assistant teacher for 3 years and has been working in the office since 2010. Tessa enjoys working with children and has also been trained in voice and drama.

Hannah has been dancing competitively since the age of 8. She has recently passed her Inter 3 A.D.A.P.T. jazz exam with Highly Commended. Hannah studies contemporary, lyrical, jazz, ballet and hip-hop and is thrilled to be teaching hip-hop this year. She attends Canterbury High School’s Dance Arts program and is entering her 12th year. She has completed her leadership in training program at Ottawa University and is certified in CPR and first-aid. Hannah is employed as a camp counselor during the summers at the Ottawa University GeeGee camp and loves working with the children!

Anisley comes to us from Havana, Cuba where she graduated from the National School of Dance. She studied contemporary, modern, ballet, hip hop, ballroom and latin dancing for 15 years and has been teaching for 5 years. Her true passion was realized when she became a certified Zumba Fitness instructor in 2008. Anisley is enthusiastic, determined and a motivated teacher who prefers to think of her classes as Latin dance giving you a workout without you realizing it!

Gillian has danced for eighteen years, studying ballet, jazz, tap and hip hop. She is a full member of the Royal Academy of Dance and is currently working at the Advanced 2 level. Miss Gillian has been a member of many Diamond choreography and overall high scoring competitive groups in all genres of dance. She was an assistant teacher for three years, directed our Summer Dance Camp and has taught for the past four years. She has a degree in theatre and psychology from the University of Ottawa and is currently a student teacher, working on her B.Ed.