The Prestige Team
We have large faculty of highly experienced, accredited and esteemed staff here at Prestige Dance Academy. We are passionate about providing the best possible training for the dancers at our studio and we believe that that starts with incredible teachers. Our widely talented staff have a multitude of backgrounds in all forms of dance and provide our students with well-rounded comprehensive training in all genres of dance. Most of our staff holds a long teaching history with our faculty and we are proud of their dedication to the growth of our studio.
Our dance educators are continually pursuing professional development and teacher training to stay up to date with new techniques and trends being offered in the dance industry. Did you know that you will find many of our teachers at all three of our dance studio campuses?
Artistic Director
Miss Lisette Stein
Miss Lisette, an ADAPT and Acrobatic Arts certified dance educator, is the co-owner and Artistic Director of Prestige Dance Academy. She is well known for her insightful, innovative, and masterful choreography which has... read more
Intensive Director
Miss Jen McGowan
Miss Jen is the Co-Director of the Intensive Dance Program at Prestige Dance Academy Inc. Miss Jen has an extensive dance background in classical ballet, pointe, tap, jazz, lyrical /contemporary, hip hop, and musical... read more
Miss Laura Klatzel
Miss Laura began her dance training in Calgary at the age of eight and went on to compete in tap, jazz, ballet, pointe, lyrical, hip hop, and musical theatre. She successfully completed her... read more
Business Director
Miss Amanda Hunsley
Miss Amanda is the Business Director of Prestige Dance Academy. She founded Prestige Dance Academy in 2002 because she loved dance and had a passion to share her love of dance with her... read more
Ballet Director
Miss Gemma Smith
Miss Gemma Smith has Registered Teacher Status with the Royal Academy of Dance (RAD RTS) and is an Associate member (ARAD) having achieved her Advanced 2 through the Royal Academy of Dance, London,... read more
Dance Educators
Miss Jody Rose
Miss Jody’s journey began in Taber, Alberta with a love for gymnastics. She competed in gymnastics for 10 years and became a certified coach at age 14. She coached gymnastics for 12 years... read more
Miss Ginny Rose
Miss Ginny began dancing with Prestige Dance Academy at the age of thirteen and has studied many styles of dance, her favourite of which was ballet. She participated in several RAD ballet exams... read more
Miss Kalie Morberg
Miss Kalie is originally from northern Manitoba and began her dance training at just three years old. She has trained in Ballet, Jazz, Tap, Hip Hop, Lyrical, Musical Theatre, and more. This is... read more
Miss Rachel Wolfson
Miss Rachel is from Calgary born and raised. She graduated from St. Mary’s high school and is currently in her first year of Kinesiology at the University of Calgary. Miss Rachel aspires to... read more
Mr. Kurtis Grimaldi
Mr. Kurtis began his ballet training at the age of 18 at the Oakville School of Classical Ballet (OSCB). After a year of training at OSCB, Kurtis received a full scholarship to attend... read more
Mr. Edgar Reyes
Born in Calgary, Alberta, Mr. Edgar has traveled internationally working with such choreographers as Luther Brown, Sabrina Matthews, and Mia Michaels. He has performed for artists such a Keisha Chante, Eva Avila, and... read more