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.
Katie Wertz
Katie studied in the Undergraduate Dance Program at Arts Umbrella in so called Vancouver, BC (2012-2013) training in classical ballet, Limon modern dance, Contact Improvisation and various contemporary dance modalities. Searching for intimate and experiential opportunities, Katie brought her professional pursuits back to her home community of Smithers, Northern BC on unceded Wet’suwet’en Territory. There, she continued her journey through rigorous self-training and received mentorship from Miriam Colvin (Myriad Dance Projects, Smithers, BC), Julie Lebel (Foolish Operations, Vancouver, BC), All Bodies Dance Society (Vancouver, BC) and Lindsay Delaronde (Victoria, BC). Remoteness challenged her to adapt to site-specific and site-responsive approaches, her choreographic voice now deepening around land-body relationship and storytelling. Using interdisciplinary tools including textiles, visual arts and photography, Katie’s Colombian roots influence her solo work through colorful movement and performance space design.
Since 2019, Katie has been deeply engaged with community dance, often working at the intersection of performance and community engagement in a unique, remote context. She has led several engagements for participants across ages, abilities, dance backgrounds and communities including ballet, outdoor improvisation, and contemporary fusion with salsa &; cumbia. Wearing many hats as an artist, facilitator, administrator, curator and collaborator with local and regional artists and organizations has provided Katie with versatile skillsets in the field.
Katie is a mother to two children (8 and 10), who greatly inspire and motivate her to continue finding new pathways and connections with dance overtime. She is also a student of Psychology at Camosun College.
Heather Myers
Heather is a mother, movement educator, and expressive arts practitioner with 25+ years of international dance experience. Her recent work includes class and workshop facilitation for professional dancers, public schools, seniors programs and corporate events, as well as 1 on 1 coaching sessions. She believes in classes that gently empower the innate wisdom and creative capacity of every body, and in movement and the arts as a means to self-discovery, understanding and connection.
As a performer, Heather danced with Alberta Ballet, Boston Ballet, and Netherlands Dance Theatre, working with choreographers including Crystal Pite, Jiri Kylian, and Ohad Naharin (Gaga), among others. She has worked as a teacher/maker/collaborator with The Vancouver Park Board's Ageless Dancers; Inverso Productions; Simon Fraser University; All Bodies Dance Project; Taipei National University of the Arts; The Royal Winnipeg Ballet; Arts Umbrella; HCMA Architecture and Design; Atlanta Ballet; Singapore School of the Arts; and Korzo Theater, and she is a recipient of the Banff Centre’s Clifford E. Lee Award for Choreography. Heather directed and delivered Ballet BC's Outreach and Education activities from 2023-2025 where she implemented the company's Moving Schools-Moving Communities-Moving Ideas programming to expand thematic, relevant and holistic access to dance.
Heather is an ISMETA registered Somatic Movement Educator and a graduate of the Tamalpa Institute’s Teachers Training Program (Anna and Daria Halprin). She is grateful to now reside and base her work on the traditional territories of the Lekwungen-speaking and W̱SÁNEĆ peoples.
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 mentor artists in creation.
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.
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.
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.