(A.A.C.2, C.D.T.A. A.D.A.P.T, P.B.T. , A.D.A. & Alixa)
Class Instructor: Acro / Lyrical / Contemporary / Ballet / Youth Company
Zoe’s passion for the arts has been a life long journey. She has trained in many styles including: Ballet, Modern, Lyrical, Contemporary, Jazz, Hip Hop, Street Styles, Folk, Acrobatics & National dance. Her primary philosophy is to provide quality technical and artistic training in a safe and accepting environment. She has a passion for injury prevention and incorporates an ever growing repertoire of training in order to facilitate a healthy dance practice in all her students. Zoe’s love of choreography as a means of self expression started at a young age. In recent years she has been recognized with numerous choreography awards at various dance competitions across the province including the overall choreographer award at the One Dance Competition in Abbotsford, BC in 2022 a Top Choreographer Award from Star Talent Dance competition in 2023. She is also the founder and director for the GDC Youth Dance Company, Co Founder of the Coastal Dance Festival & Co Director of the Sunshine Coast Nutcracker. With a background in Early Childhood Education as well as working with children with disabilities, Zoe infuses her passion and experience working with children of all ages and abilities into every program she teaches. Whether teaching in the community at local schools and programs or in one of her classes at GDC, Zoe is excited to share the love of dance with all her students. She is a certified Level 2 Acrobatic Arts instructor, Alixa Flexibility instructor, a Certified TADA hand balancing coach, Acrobatique instructor, PBT certified, Trained Artistic Gymnastics Coach, a associate for the C.D.T.A. Acrobatics division, a certified Acrobatics Adjudicator & a certified Mentor for Acrobatic Arts.
Zoe is Director of the Acrobatics Division, Competitive Division & GDC Youth Dance Company at Gibsons Dance Centre.