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BC Annual Dance Competition
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Meet this year’s international adjudicators Born in the Dominican Republic, Diego started ballet at nine years of age. With his father’s influence and training, he became the youngest dancer in the Ballet of Santo Domingo, joining the company at age 16. While the company toured through South America, Diego appeared in such productions as Firebird, and A Midsummer Night’s Dream. At 25 he turned his focus to choreography. Mr. Arvelo’s credits also include the Ottawa production The Messiah and two original ballets Cry for the Damned and Reflex ion, also choreographing for the production of Much ado about Nothing at the St. Laurence Shakespeare Festival. In 2004 Mr. Arvelo began yet another creative endeavor with the opening of the Brockville Youth Stage and Dance Company (2004-2009). His productions included The Wizard of Oz,
Diego Arvelo
Peter Pan, West Side Story, Oliver, Grease, and Disney’s Aladdin, each of which received outstanding reviews. Most recently Diego was presented with the coveted title of Guest International Choreographer for EDANCO 2011, an International Festival of Contemporary Dance, hosted in Santo Domingo, the Capital city of his birth country, the Dominican. Mr. Arvelo has spent the majority of the last 20 years teaching ballet, modern, jazz and lyrical jazz technique in Ontario and Western Canada.
Brenden Turanich, originally from Saskatoon commenced dance at the age of seven. A talented young artist, Brenden at 12, performed professionally for National Tours in the Royal Winnipeg Ballet’s Nutcracker and the Canadian National Ballet’s Giselle. Brenden continued his training in Saskatoon until, at age eighteen, he began his worldwide professional career. Brenden, based now in Los Angeles, is sought after by prominent conventions as an adjudicator and by Canadian and international studios for his unique talents as a teacher and choreographer. Brenden’s credits include screen and live performances for Chris Brown, Cee-Lo Green, Stevie Wonder, Cirque, NBC Universal,
Brenden Turanich
Paramount, Diesel, Mac Cosmetics, Estee Lauder, and UNICEF. Brenden is the driving force behind the North America Company Dance Force Workshops, a company that provides specialty workshops in a studios own facilities. Brenden is very proud of his company because of his talented faculty and the passion they bring to the workshops. The instructors are enthusiastic individuals who aspire to share their love of dance with every generation.
Jackie English was for years the host and face of the Ontario’s TVO Kids live show “The Space” but is best known for her award-nominated TV series “Jackie’s School of Dance” and her list of memorable characters. Ms. English credits also include CTV’s Rookie Blue” and Brandon Cronenberg’s film Antiviral which screened at Cannes and TIFF as well as two new TV series Beauty and the Beast and Cracked. Jackie also was the Assistant Director, Choreographer and actor in “My Mother’s Lesbian Jewish Wiccan Wedding”, a stage musical produced by David Mirvish, and choreographed for Second City and CBC’s TV Special Martin Short Goes Home. Jackie’s short film Nimby won first place at the Toronto Urban Film Festival and she is also the Artistic Director of a short film collective The
Jackie English
Splinter Unit, and has won an international award for children’s animation Jackie enjoys all aspects of the entertainment industry, a multi-talented individual she demonstrates her love of theatre by dancing, singing, writing and producing in a multitude of venues and for a host of individuals of all ages. Jackie is passionate in her commitment to the young and demonstrates this by her innovative writings, shows, improv, acting, and workshops for children.
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