Andrea Simpson-Fowler
Andrea Simpson-Fowler is the owner and Artistic Director of LFCD and an active member of the Whitehorse community. She has spent many years researching and refining her approach to teaching dance. After pursuing a Bachelor of Fine Arts degree in dance at Simon Fraser University, she returned to Whitehorse and opened her own studio. She sticks to her philosophy that children need to be challenged intellectually, creatively, and physically in order to experience all that dance can give. Andrea believes that if children are given positive encouragement along with challenges, they will learn to love dance, and will continue to make dance a part of their lives as adults. Currently, eleven of Andrea's former students are studying dance at post-secondary institutions, or performing as professional dancers across Canada. Andrea has also initiated many great community projects like: Extremely Moving, (a youth repertory and training program), and Hip Hop Superstars, a camp sponsored by the Women's Centre (uses dance as a vehicle to help low income teenage girls become empowered). Amid these projects, Andrea serves as a mentor to many students interested in choreography and she has guided many students towards award winning choreographic projects. Andrea has dedicated much of her time to the growth of dance in the Yukon, and plans to continue doing so in future years.

Amoree Bruntlett - Instructor, Administrator, Seamstress, and Producer
Amoree begins her fourth year as an instructor with Leaping Feats Creative Danceworks. She completed her dance diploma at Grant McEwan College in Edmonton and has a Bachelor of Fine Arts in Dance. Her experience ranges from organizing and teaching summer schools to choreographing main stage performances for university-level dancers. She is a strong dancer with training and experience in teaching technique, choreography and improvisation. She teaches for all ages and levels in jazz, tap, ballet, musical theatre and breath work classes.

Aubrey Walker danced under renowned Russian teacher Lila Zali of the Ballet Russe and Barbara Stuart of the Royal Ballet. At age 15, Aubrey began dancing for Ballet Pacifica and was offered full scholarship with the American School of Ballet.
Appearing on stage with Edward Vinella, Paul Maure Paris Opera are some of her memorable experiences. She has performed in a variety of classical ballets such as The Nutcracker, Swan Lake, Sleeping Beauty, The Four Seasons, Cinderella.
Aubrey began her Cecchetti teaching training with Sylvia Palmer, National Ballet of Canada, currently Black Mountain Dance Center. Aubrey's teaching credentials include Intermediate Major Diploma with Imperial Society of London as well as Certificate of completion from The Kirov, St. Petersburg Russia. Aubrey has been teaching for the past 20 years entering many students in the Cecchetti Exams, her students have earned levels of distinction in the Cecchetti Exams as well as full scholarships to ABT, Ballet Pacifica, New West Ballet, Rock School of Ballet. Ms. Walker owned her own school of Classical Ballet and was the Director of the Temecula City Ballet Co. which gained
much success in Southern California. Aubrey has currently been teaching for Santa Barbara School of Classical Ballet in Central California.

Jordi Ribera
Born in Sweden, Jordi Ribera was a principal with the Royal Swedish Ballet, National Norwegian Ballet and the Culberg Ballet. Jordi has been hailed by Dance Magazine for his classical technique, bravura leaps, pure line and charismatic artistry. He has performed as a principal dancer in major dance companies throughout the world including Japan, Europe, United States and Canada.  At age 11 Jordi was accepted into the government school of the Royal Swedish Ballet. As a young teen he was the recipient of an Award of Recognition for his talents by the King of Sweden. His instructors were among the greats of ballet. Olga Lepeshinskaya, Bessmertnova, Eric Bruhn as well as Konstantin Damianov who was trained by Alexandar Pushkin just as Soloviev, Nureyev, Baryshnikov, and Panov. Jordi has performed on stage with Nureyev, Guillem, Bujones, and Peter Shuffles and was instructed by Rudolf Nureyev as well. Jordi also studied in New York with SAB with the legendary Stanley Williams. He was in the television production of La Sylphide that was staged by Peter Martins of the New York City Ballet. Jordi has instructed for many ballet companies as well as Universities. Recently he has been instructing, choreographing and performing for Colleges and Ballet Schools in Central California.