Owner / Modern / Jazz

Alana Collver

Studio Owner — RAD RTS, A.I.S.T.D, NBS TTP Dip., BFA Hons.

Alana is proud to be have grown up at the at the Lindsay Dance Studio, beginning dance here when she was just three years old. Knowing she wanted to be a dance teacher at a young age, led to assisting classes by age 12 and then teaching Jazz and Ballet by age 15.

Alana is a graduate of York University, where she earned her BFA in Dance, as well as the National Ballet School of Canada’s Teacher Training Program. Her professional dance education includes training in RAD, I.S.T.D. and Cecchetti methodologies, and she holds her I.S.T.D. Associate Teaching qualification in Modern & National Dance, and her Registered Teaching Status with the R.A.D. 

Today, as the owner of Lindsay Dance Studio, Alana feels at home, and fortunate to  now lead the studio that so deeply shaped who she is as a person. At the heart of Alana’s teaching philosophy is a belief in nurturing good humans through the joy of dance. She believes dance is about more than technique, examinations, or performances- dance teaches children how to work hard, persevere when something is difficult, celebrate each other’s successes, step outside their comfort zones, and believe in themselves. She wants every student who walks through the studio doors to feel seen, supported, and valued, and to leave with more than just dance skills. Her greatest joy is watching students grow in confidence and character, and seeing the lessons they learn in the studio carry into every part of their lives.

Alana is also a director and choreographer with Triple Threat Theatre, where she has had the opportunity to bring numerous productions to the Academy Theatre in Lindsay, including Les Misérables, Joseph and the Amazing Technicolor Dreamcoat, Oliver!, Matilda, Frozen Jr, and Shrek.