Seda Dance Arts Faculty
Kathy Lang
Kathy studied dance at the University of Calgary and Grant McEwan University, and is trained in Limón, Graham and Horton technique, as well as Royal Academy and ISTD ballet. Kathy has trained in choreographic studies, Laban, and human anatomy.
Miyouki Jego
Miyouki has studied many forms of dance, including musical theatre, jazz, modern, tap, character dance, and both Royal Academy of Dance (RAD) and Cecchetti methods of ballet. She has trained with the Cecchetti Dance Theatre, specializing in their instructor's program. Since 1999, Miyouki has been leading and developing ballet programs at competitive dance schools, arts centres, and recreational programs in Alberta and B.C. Miyouki believes that dance is for everyone, regardless of body size, gender, stature, age, ability, creed, or ethnicity.
Peter Starr
Hailing from Nanaimo, Peter began dancing at the Kirkwood Academy of Performing Arts at age 3. He began his professional training at the Royal Winnipeg Ballet School, continuing on to the Canadian College of Performing Arts, Canada’s National Ballet School and the School of Alberta Ballet. Peter has appeared with several Canadian ballet and contemporary companies, including Ballet Kelowna, Alberta Ballet, Dancers Dancing and Move: The Company. He spent 6 years as a soloist for Kamea Dance company, based in Israel, and 2 years as the principal male dancer of Ballet Victoria. While he was based in Israel, Peter spent 4 years teaching at the Bat Dor school and trained young dancers at a professional standard.
Stacey Horton
Stacey has been involved in dance for over 40 years. She has taught dance and theatre at the University of Victoria and the Canadian College of Performing Arts, as well as at various dance schools for adults, youth, and children. With training in multiple dance forms, Stacey is particularly interested in the spontaneity and expressiveness of improvisation and the sensitivity and virtuosity of contact improvisation. She credits her curiosity to her training at EDAM (Vancouver) with Peter Bingham, Anne Cooper, Andrew Harwood, and Nancy Stark Smith. A graduate of Simon Fraser’s School for the Contemporary Arts, Stacey continues to create and perform original works and is currently in residence at Dance Victoria.
Guest Faculty
Elya Grant
Elya is a graduate of the contemporary dance program Modus Operandi. She received further formative training with Rubberbandance Group Domaine Forget, Ecole de Danse Contemporaine de Montréal and the Eastman/Sidi Larbi Cherkaouiʼs Intensive in Antwerp. Elya has had the pleasure to interpret and collaborate works by Amber Funk Barton, Ralph Escamillan, Kinesis Dance, Karissa Barry and Company 605. She has been a part of Out Innerspace Dance Theatre since 2015 creating and touring with the company nationally and internationally. Her enthusiasm and engagement towards impacting dancers naturally has led her to teaching at various studios and institutions throughout B.C.
Shay Kuebler
As a child of the 80’s, Shay grew up with a passion for The Ninja Turtles and action movies. Naturally, this would bring him to martial arts, theatre and dance at the age of 5. As he became a professional performer and choreographer, he placed an increased focus on versatility where he’s trained across the world in multiple forms of dance, music, martial arts, theatre, production design and screenwriting.
Shay is the founder & Artistic Director of performing arts company Radical System Art (RSA). RSA creates live dance-theatre works that look to captivate audiences through impactful themes, visceral physicality and rich visuals. As a director, choreographer, producer, composer and performer, Shay and RSA have toured all over the world. Shay feels immense purpose in creating and supporting others in their creative pursuits, and believes creativity is what makes us human. It is our greatest gift.