Committed to our possibility of empowerment and contribution, we travel and teach workshops and private lessons in communities acrossNorth America, and abroad. As dance trainers, we use a student-centred teaching method focussing on experiential learning. Our philosophy
is that proper technique makes this dance euphoric, but its importance is underestimated and its accessibility is overestimated. Our
workshops are unique in that they focus less on patterns and more on organic, ergonomic dance and giving dancers access to this coveted,
elusive technique. We teach you to dance first and foremost, because once you know how to dance, patterns are a dime-a-dozen. THERE
IS NO SUCH THING AS: "I've seen/learned that already". Dedicated to professioanl development, we are constantly upgrading our skills
and discovering new pedagogy to make this dance work better. THIS DANCE EVOLVES ANNUALLY. IF YOU AREN'T CONSTANTLY LEARNING YOU ARE
MOVING BACKWARDS. We want you to feel empowered and confident about your dance skills, because the better you feel, the more fun you
and your partner will have. We are also big fans of FUN - educational entertainment. Our students typically leave our workshops and
private lessons with a rejuvenated attitude towards their own dancing, and a better understanding and application of technique than
they have gotten in the past 6 months (or 6 years) elsewhere.
please select a mode of instruction:
a rare combination of talent and training...
Entertaining & Effective.
High-energy Comedic Chemistry.
Technical & Well-rounded.
Social & Approachable.
"My husband and I went to Vancouver this week to take 6 hours of privates from Myles and Tessa. What an amazing experience! Myles
and Tessa teach as well as they dance - we learned more in the first two hours than we had expected that we'd learn during the entire
six private lessons! Everything was presented in a way that was conducive to learning, and the atmosphere was relaxed and comfortable.
Myles and Tessa completely exceeded our expectations, it was definately worth the 25 hours of driving, the cost of the hotel rooms,
the expense of travel and the cost of the lessons - in fact, we are already planning a return trip for more lessons! Thank you so
much Myles and Tessa for such an amazing and positive experience! We are looking forward to returning for more lessons!"
"I've
been taking lessons in Vancouver for 2 years, but never had a chance to learn from Myles & Tessa until now. I was blown away.
There is simply no comparison. Their understanding of the dance is so deep and comes so naturally to them, yet they are able to make
the dance so accessible so quickly. They filled in all the gaps in my learning and made the dance make sense to me like it never has
before. I thought I loved it already, but I had NO IDEA it could be like this."
"Freedom to a dancer means discipline. That is what technique is for - liberation." Martha Graham