MONCTON #1
MC Bio
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(Erin) Kim Turnbull - "Miss Kim"
B.A. Dal. NeuroPsych., A.C.D.T.A. since 1985 Our Master of Ceremonies, better known in the Dance Community as “Miss Kim’, has been with Limelight Productions since the beginning. She has M.C.’d for dance events throughout the region and has acted as an adjudicator for several Atlantic dance competitions but she says, “Limelight always feels like being home with family”. She has studied and/or taught Ballet, Pointe, Tap, Jazz, Modern, Contemporary, Hip-Hop, Step Dance, Flamenco, Belly Dance, Character National, African, Social Dance and Country and Western dance forms with some of the most acclaimed teachers of her time. Her training began when she was three years old with Mother Mary Turnbull, leading to her professional qualification through the Canadian Dance Teachers’ Association (C.D.T.A.) in 1985 with further qualifications reached in 1991, 1995 and 2012. Throughout the decades, she has also completed numerous student and teaching level exams in the Russian and N.A.T.D. syllabi. She has held the position of Artistic Director of several multidisciplinary schools throughout her career, has been on the faculty of an dhas guest taught at dozens of competitive schools coast to coast. ‘Miss Kim’ opened her first studio in Head of St. Margaret’s Bay in September 2001 then went on to open two more studios on the South Shore, in Chester and Bridgewater as well as one in Fall River. To this day these areas continue to thrive as vital dance centres under the direction of our next generation of teachers. Drawing from her performance background in live theatre, television and film, Miss Kim has choreographed and guest performed locally with several Maritime theatre companies including Chester Playhouse and Neptune Theatre. Other credits to her name include having been acknowledged for her contribution to “The Tap Dance Dictionary”, published by MacFarland & Company, acting as Competition Coordinator for the first two C.D.T.A. Atlantic Ballet Festivals, having been a director on the Board of Dance Nova Scotia from 1996-2003 and the Atlantic Vice President of the C.D.T.A., but her most proud accomplishment she says, are her beautiful dancing daughters. |
Judges Bio
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Carla Catherwood
With three decades as a movement teacher, creator and facilitator, and 20 years building businesses as an entrepreneur Carla’s woven a unique path one step at a time. Her story starts with humble beginnings as a dance instructor in her local town that lead to become a professional dancer, teacher & choreographer travelling the seas with Celebrity Cruise Lines, teaching under Cirque Du Soleil & Reebok, making appearances in Film/Television, touring with recording artists, all while producing and creating her first series of live entertainment & cabaret shows by the early 2000’s. These very show’s are what ignited the entrepreneurial spirit and gave her the idea to create and hold a safe space for people to become more confident in their bodies and with themselves through dance, performance & affirmations. In 2010 Carla created the world’s first ever Heels Dance Syllabus and licensed it across North America by the name of Army Of Sass. In ten years, Army of Sass grew to over 40 locations across Canada and the US, home to thousands of members and a loyal following which helped sprout it into a collective 8 figure business. Evolution has always been held in her core truth and in 2020, when the world shifted, she knew it was time to release this body of work to explore new modalities and opportunities in alignment with her new direction. It was time to go deep, heal her own battle with burn out and create a clear path to teach others to build their own empires… burn out free of course! After becoming a certified life & executive coach and receiving a certificate in the foundations of the Vagus Nerve & Self Regulation, she was then led to create a unique & successful practice that takes both the concept of self regulation & executive coaching to not only help people reckon with where they are, but create the vision, boundaries, accountability and steps necessary to build a successful personal & professional life that can be harmonious and self regulated. She now help entrepreneurs looking to organize & scale not only their businesses but their lives by creating a strategic simplified approach to running your business and life like a CEO. I help my clients & community transform chaos in their business and personal lives into clarity & alignment through the power of coaching, self regulation work, and consistent accountability. Currently I am living in Toronto, Canada with my family, facilitating 1 x 1 client work, online group coaching, executive work with corporations and organizations and yes, still teaching movement simply for the love of it! |
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Emma Llewellyn
Emma Llewellyn was born and raised in Edgetts Landing, New Brunswick and is currently based in Toronto, Ontario. Graduating with a BFA degree in Performance Dance from Toronto Metropolitan’s School of Performance, Emma is trained in jazz, ballet, pointe, contemporary, lyrical, stage, modern, hip hop, and improvisation. Emma is a proud teacher, choreographer and adjudicator across Canada. Emma currently works in Oakville, Ontario, at Oakville Academy for the Arts, where she is the dance coordinator, after-school coordinator, and teacher. She is a guest faculty member for the pre-professional division at DancEast in Moncton, New Brunswick. Emma has performed in Hanna Kiel’s collaborative piece, Urge, danced under Jera Wolfe and has choreographed for Ryerson University. Emma has performed and acted under the direction of Vicki St. Denys and Peggy Shannon during a jazz tour in Greece entitled Red, Hot & Cool. Emma has performed at Fall for Dance North in the 72-Person Ball Passing World Premier, directed and choreographed by Charles Moulton. She has trained under the Metamorphosis Method at the summer intensive in Toronto and the Performing Body Workshop under Hanna Kiel and Bonnie Kim. Emma performed in a professional film remount of Nijinsky’s Afternoon of a Faun directed by Natalie Morin in Moncton, New Brunswick. She maintains a level 8 certification with the Royal Conservatory of Music. Emma looks forward to seeing your hard work and dedication on the stage. She wishes you all luck. Toi Toi Toi! |