Kaleela Dominic
September 11, 2011
Kaleela Dominic
Kaleela Dominic is a well rounded and versatile dancer, having trained in a variety of disciplines from multiple instructors. She started her training in St. John’s, Newfoundland where she studied ballet, pointe, tap, jazz, contemporary, modern, lyrical, hip hop and burlesque as well as completed the Intermediate Cecchetti Ballet and Advanced 2 Tap Examinations (ISTD). Kaleela is currently a BFA Dance student at York University where she primarily trains in ballet and modern technique. While in Toronto, she also trains at OIP, taking classes and workshops in jazz, jazz funk, street jazz, hip hop, and contemporary from top dance professionals. This past year Kaleela has also trained with Lindsay Ritter Dance in contemporary and commercial jazz as well as Nuvo-Burlesque with Carla Catherwood. Always looking to broaden her dance knowledge, Kaleela has travelled to train at various dance studios in New York, Montreal, and Ottawa.
Kaleela is very passionate about performing. In her hometown of St. John’s she has danced in many local shows including “Do You Think You Can Dance”, where she was named the winner of the soloist division (NDW, 2010), “Damn Yankees” (Gonzaga High School, 2009), “Our Divas Do Christmas on Broadway” (TaDa, 2009), and “Our Divas Do Broadway” (TaDa, 2008). She has also performed with local dance company NewFoundDance. Most recently, she performed with Newfoundland hip hop crew, Soul Steps, opening for 605 Collective’s “Audible” at LSPU hall. New to the Toronto scene, she has performed in shows at York University, Nuit Blanche, and with the Nuvo-Burlesque Training and Performance Group.
Finally, Kaleela has experience teaching many different genres of dance. She was a teaching assistant and substitute for 2 years in ballet, tap, jazz and hip hop for dancers ages 3 to adult as well as taught modern and jazz workshops in association with NewFoundDance. This past summer, Kaleela taught weekly drop-in classes in contemporary, jazz, jazz funk, and hip hop.
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