Calgary Stampeder Outriders Dance Team Have a New Head Coach
Auditions Begin Sunday, March 27th
After four seasons as a member of the Calgary Stampeder Outriders, this is Stacy’s first year stepping into the role of head coach and choreographer and she is very excited for the challenge and added responsibility. Stacy has been, and always will be, a huge football fan, so it is really a dream for her to be a part of the Calgary Stampeders organization.
Stacy has been dancing since the age of five at numerous dance studios around Alberta. Her dance background includes jazz, tap, ballet, Highland, hip hop, lyrical, musical theatre, African, POM, contemporary and modern. She has taken many dance workshops and master classes around Canada and the United States. Stacy has formal training in ADAPT, RAD, Cecchetti, Al Gilbert and Vaganova syllabuses. She also was a student in the University of Calgary Dance Program.
This is Stacy’s 14th year as a dance instructor and competitive choreographer. She has won many awards locally and nationally for her dance routines as a dancer and numerous high point and choreography awards as an instructor/choreographer.
Each year, she takes 20-30 routines to competition. This is currently her eighth season working with Airborne Dance Centre. Many of her students have competed on So You Think You Can Dance Canada or been part of The Young Canadians of the Calgary Stampede. Other students have gone on to successful dance careers in Canada and the United States.
Stacy was also a national level figure skater for years before dance took over her life. She participated in competitive singles, synchronized and artistic programs. Stacy was a figure skating instructor for five years and also helped to train and choreograph for other skaters. She volunteered for many years with the skating division of the Calgary Special Olympics.
Stacy is a former model and has competed in many beauty pageants such as Miss Teen Red Deer, Miss Teen Candance, and Miss Calgary. This has led her to be a choreographer in many runway shows in Calgary as well.
Formal education has been a very important part of Stacy’s life thus far. She holds a Bachelor’s of Kinesiology with a minor in Dance from the University of Calgary. Most recently, she has graduated yet again from the U of C with a Master’s of Science in the Field of Kinesiology with a Specialization in Sports Medicine. She also holds NCCP coaching levels 1 and 2 for figure skating and dance.
During the day, Stacy is living another one of her dreams by working as a Clinical Research Coordinator at the Alberta Children’s Hospital. In her spare time, she enjoys snowboarding, yoga, boxing, reading, Zumba, watching any football she can find and travelling the world. She loves animals and has a Siamese torti-point named CinderElla.
