NATIONAL TOUR
SHERATON HOTEL NEWFOUNDLAND
NOV 19 - 20, 2022 - SCHEDULE
REGISTRATION DEADLINE: OCT 17, 2022
COMING BACK FALL 2023
COMING BACK FALL 2023
COMING BACK FALL 2023
COMING BACK FALL 2023
COMING BACK FALL 2023
COMING BACK FALL 2023
Dates & Locations Subject to Change
iDance Convention is Canada's official dance convention hosting the top finalists from So You Think You Can Dance Canada & USA along with the top international faculty from the SDF Dance Tours
FOLLOW US ON INSTAGRAM
ABOUT ME
FACULTY
@mariawada
MARIA WADA
HAS TOURED WORLDWIDE WITH SOME OF THE WORLDS TOP ARTISTS INCLUDING MADONNA, BRITNEY SPEARS, KATY PERRY AND JASON DERULO. SHE HAS BEEN ON 3 WORLD TOURS AS A PRINCIPAL DANCER AND WAS ALSO A FEATURED DANCER IN THE MICHAEL JACKSON TRIBUTE SHOW IN JAPAN ALONG WITH THE LAGA GAGA PERFECT ILLUSION MUSIC VIDEO, THE 2015 KATY PERRY HALFTIME SHOW AND THE MUSIC VIDEO LOVE NEVER FELT SO GOOD BY JUSTIN TIMBERLAKE SHE HAS PERFORMED ON THE OSCAR’S, AMERICAN IDOL, BILLBOARD AWARDS, MTV AWARDS AND MANY MORE. SHE HAS RECENTLY FOUND A NEW PASSION WITH CREATIVE CHOREOGRAPHY FOR DANCE PROJECTS DA TOKYO IN HER NATIVE JAPAN.
@loicmabanza
LOIC MABANZA
LOIC MABANZA IS ORIGINALLY FROM PARIS, FRANCE AND NOW LIVES IN NYC. LOIC WAS DISCOVERED AT THE AGE OF 18 BY DIRECTOR, SHEU FORTUNATO DURING THE PARIS DANCE TOUR. HE SOON BECAME A PRINCIPAL DANCER FOR THE MADONNA WORLD TOUR 2012 AND HER MOST RECENT 2015 "REBEL HEART TOUR". LOIC HAS WORKED WITH MADONNA ON THE OSCARS 2011 & 2013, VIDEO TURN UP THE RADIO, AND THE ELLEN DEGENERES SHOW AND TOURED THE US WITH CHRIS BROWN. HE IS AN INTERNATIONAL MODEL WHERE HE IS REPRESENTED BOTH IN USA AND BRAZIL. HE HAS WORKED FOR NIKE, LACOSTE, DIESEL AND W MAGAZINE AND GQ MAGAZINE. HE IS CURRENTLY PRODUCING AND ACTING IN HIS OWN ACTION TV SERIES IN NYC.
@corynnebarron
CORYNNE BARRON
CORYNNE BEGAN TRAINING AT THE AGE OF 12 IN HER HOMETOWN OF EDMONTON UNTIL SHE FURTHER PURSUED THE ART AT THE ROYAL WINNIPEG BALLET SCHOOL. AFTER GRADUATION, SHE CONTINUED HER PASSION IN ENGLAND WHICH HELPED HER REFINE HER CRAFT TO PERFORM ON ON SYTYCD CANADA. SHORTLY AFTER THE SERIES SHE FOUND HERSELF PERFORMING ON ROYAL CARIBBEAN CRUISE LINES AS A SOLOIST AND AERIALIST ON THE LARGEST SHIP IN THE WORLD. EAGER FOR NEW ENDEAVORS SHE RELOCATED TO BERLIN, GERMANY TO PERFORM ON THE LARGEST STAGE IN EUROPE AS A SOLOIST AND DANCE CAPTAIN AT THE PALAST BERLIN. AFTER 3 YEAR SHE CONTINUED HER PASSION WITH CIRQUE DU SOLEIL IN LAS VEGAS PERFORMING AS LEAD CHARACTER IN THE RESIDENT SHOW MYSTERE FOR 3 YEARS.
@darekujawa
DAREIAN KUJAWA
CURRENTLY LIVES IN LAS VEGAS, NEVADA BUT GREW UP IN ST. PAUL, MINNESOTA. DAREIAN GRADUATED FROM THE SAINT PAUL CONSERVATORY FOR PERFORMING ARTISTS IN 2010. AT THE AGE OF 18, HE MOVED TO LAS VEGAS TO TRY AND PURSUE A CAREER IN DANCE. HE IMMEDIATELY FOUND HIMSELF A SPOT WITH CIRQUE DU SOLEIL'S “MYSTÈRE”. HE CONTINUED HIS AMAZING WORK WITH CIRQUE DU SOLEIL IN THE NEW JAMES CAMERON'S AVATAR. DAREIAN WAS ALSO A FINALIST ON THE HIT TV SHOW SO YOU THINK YOU CAN DANCE USA SEASON 9.
@autumncrockettcooper
AUTUMN CROCKETT COOPER
AUTUMN CROCKETT COOPER BEGAN TRAINING AT AGE THREE IN TENNESSEE. WITH HER UNIQUE STYLE SHE MOVED TO LA ON FULL SCHOLARSHIP WITH EDGE PERFORMING ARTS CENTER, AND THE CIRQUE SCHOOL PROGRAM. SHE HAS DANCED WITH RIHANNA IN THE MTV VIDEO MUSIC AWARDS, THE MOVIE “I KISSED A VAMPIRE”, “AMERICAS GOT TALENT", THE CW'S HIT SHOW "THE 100”, "ABBY LEES ULTIMATE DANCE COMPETITION” AND MUCH MORE. SHE HAS PERFORMED IN LIVE STAGE SHOWS ODYSSEY DANCE THEATER, ECLIPSE, FROZEN LIVE, LE MIRADA THEATER PRODUCTION OF “CATS”, “WEST SIDE STORY”, THE ACADEMY OF TV, ARTS AND SCIENCES HOSTED BY KENNY ORTEGA AND NATIONAL BROADWAY TOUR “WICKED”. SHE IS NOW BACK IN LOS ANGELES TOURING WITH “TROUPE VERTIGO” WITH HER DANCE AND CONTORTION ACT.
@jonnisworld
JONNIS TANNIS
JONNIS DANCE HAS ALWAYS BEEN THE CENTRE OF HIS LIFE AS THE YOUNGEST OF 10 CHILDREN, 6 BECOMING ENTERTAINERS, AND ONE OF THE TANNIS BROTHERS WHO COMPETED AT 5678 SHOWTIME WITH MCHARDY STUDIOS, THE FIRST STUDIO TO REGISTER IN 1994. HE WAS IN THE TOP 16 FINALISTS ON THE FIRST SEASON OF FOX SYTYCD. HE HAS PERFORMED AND CHOREOGRAPHED ACROSS AMERICA, CHINA, DUBAI, AND HAS TAUGHT MASTER CLASSES FOR CIRQUE DU SOLEIL, THE PHOENIX SUN’S DANCE TEAM, AND IS A FACULTY MEMBER OF “THE ROCK CENTER FOR DANCE” LAS VEGAS. CURRENTLY, JONNIS CONTINUES HIS WORK AS A CHOREOGRAPHER WHILE MANAGING NIGHTLIFE ENTERTAINMENT FOR MGM RESORTS INTERNATIONAL.
@meninafortunato
MENINA FORTUNATO
MENINA FORTUNATO STARTED HER DANCE CAREER IN VANCOUVER, THEN MOVED TO LA FOR 16 YEARS. SHE HAS DANCED ON AMERICA'S GOT TALENT, LATIN AMERICAN MUSIC AWARDS, STAR TREK: ENTERPRISE, DC'S LEGEND OF TOMORROW, GUYS CHOICE AWARDS, MAD TV, KICKIN IT OLD SKOOL AND CELEBRITY FIT CLUB. SHE HAS WORKED WITH BRITNEY SPEARS, BEYONCE, CARRIE UNDERWOOD, PAULA ABDUL, PINK, FERGIE, LUKE BRYAN, MC HAMMER, WILLIAM HUNG, LUIS MIGUEL TO NAME A FEW. SHE WAS AS AN ASSOCIATE CHOREOGRAPHER FOR THE X FACTOR, ASSOCIATE CONSULTANT ON AMERICA'S GOT TALENT. SHE HAS JUDGED AND TAUGHT THOUSANDS OF DANCERS WORLDWIDE FOR OVER 20 YEARS. SHE WAS ALSO GUEST JUDGE ON THE TV SHOW DANCE MOMS WHERE SHE ADJUDICATED MADDIE ZIEGLER AND JOJO SIWA.
@melissamitro
MELISSA MITRO
STARTED DANCING AT THE AGE THREE AND COMPETED IN ALMOST EVERY FORM OF DANCE. SHE HAS PERFORMED WITH ARTISTS SUCH AS PSY, NICK JONAS, NELLY FURTADO, MIA MARTINA, VICTORIA DUFFIELD. SHE HAS WORKED WITH MIA MICHEALS, STACEY TOOKEY, MANDY MOORE, TRAVIS WALL, AND MANY MORE. A RUNNER-UP ON CTV’S SYTYCD CANADA, MELISSA HAS PERFORMED AT THE PAN AMERICAN GAMES, THE NEXT STEP, RUSSELL PETER’S, NICK CARTER TOUR, JUNO AWARDS, NEW YEARS EVE WITH NELLY FURTADO, AND THE MUCH MUSIC VIDEO AWARDS. RECENTLY, SHE WORKED AS A CHOREOGRAPHER ON SYTYCD IN VIETNAM.
@jerawolfe
JERA WOLFE
STARTED TO DANCE AT THE AGE OF 13 WHEN HE BEGAN TRAINING IN HIP-HOP, BREAKDANCE AND JAZZ. AT 14, HE PARTICIPATED IN A BALLET SUMMER INTENSIVE AT THE BANFF CENTRE WHICH SPARKED HIS PASSION FOR CLASSICAL BALLET. JERA STUDIED AT THE NATIONAL BALLET SCHOOL OF CANADA, ARTS UMBRELLA, AND CANADA'S ROYAL WINNIPEG BALLET SCHOOL. AFTER GRADUATING FROM THE RWB SCHOOL HE HAS FOCUSED ON CONTEMPORARY AND INDIGENOUS FORMS OF DANCE EXPRESSION. HE WAS A FINALIST ON CTV'S SEASON 3 OF SO YOU THINK YOU CAN DANCE CANADA. HE WAS A FIRST CAST DANCER FOR DISNEY'S MUSICAL TARZAN IN GERMANY. HE WAS A CO-CHOREOGRAPHER OF BACKBONE, WHICH HAD ITS WORLD PREMIERE AT THE BANFF CENTRE IN 2015.
@IDANCECONVENTION
TICKETS
Please note that we have a strict non refundable policy unless the event is cancelled or you contract Covid-19 with proof of a positive test.
