Cora has been the proud owner and director of Morée School of Dance since she established the school in 1980. Having trained at Ewald Academy of Dance, Cora went on to perform professionally and receive an Honours Bachelor of Science Dance degree from the University of Waterloo. Professional highlights include: dancing for President Reagan, an original company member of the Black Walnut Ballet and a chore dancer for the amazingly talented Alan Lund. Cora is a certified teacher of the Royal Academy of Dance and the Canadian Dance Teachers Association. She has won numerous choreography awards and has created works for the Daffodil Tea, a local cancer charity event for 10 years. Cora is been a mentor to her students and has trained numerous dancers who have become professional dancers, teachers and studio owners; Natalie Sebastian, Brian Hill, Cindy Windsor, Michelle Hillier, Chrissy Palmer (Conrad), Patricia Frasier, Chris Wilson, Lisa Collins, Sharon Booth, Lori Karges, Karen Bender, Heidi Bricknell, Beth Cornwall, Jennifer Fell, Andrea Burns, Holly Linkert, Kelly Aarts (MacGregor), Jeanine Henderson, Michelle Tracz (Black), Emily Lehan, Erin Cardey, Mistyna Wilcock, Kate Moffett and Meaghan Silva.

Michelle is a professional dancer and teacher.  Originally from Waterloo, Michelle trained at Morée School of Dance completing both her RAD grade 8 award and Advanced 1 exams.  She then went on to graduate with honours from the Ryerson University Theatre Dance Program and also earned the Dean’s Award for her graduating class.  In 2005 Michelle was chosen by the Toronto Star as “One of the top graduating dancers to watch.”  Recent stage credits include: Dirty Dancing: The Classic Story on Stage (Mirvish) at the Royal Alex Theatre in Toronto where she understudied the Lead Role of Baby, Mrs. Schumacher and was a female swing!  Sweet Charity (Huron County Playhouse), Robin Hood (St. Jacobs Country Playhouse), Jane Ashton in Brigadoon (Drayton Festival Theatre), Ensemble/Dance Captain in Highschool Musical (St. Jacobs Country Playhouse), Gertie in Oklahoma (Capitol Theatre), Aladdin (St. Jacob’s Country Playhouse), The Mikado and Oklahoma! (Huron Country Playhouse).  Michelle is also an accomplished choreographer and director.  Recent projects include: High School Musical PEP Squad Director (Drayton Entertainment), Organ and Dance Fusion Concert (First United Church), The Departure (McMaster University), 3 Days (Moe-tion Picture Productions), Parahumans Dance Theatre (Premiere Dance Theatre) and Best of Broadway (Kitchener-Waterloo Musical Productions). She can also be seen playing “Pipa” on the children’s television show 4 Square which airs on Treehouse Television.  Michelle has completed her teaching certification for the ADAPT syllabus.  She has won numerous choreography, judge’s choice and overall awards.  Although Michelle adores the stage, her passion is equally met in the studio teaching, choreographing and building relationships with her students!

Mike is a professional dancer, singer, actor and teacher, and has performed on stages throughout the world. He specializes in teaching Jazz, Tap, Hip Hop, Acro and Musical Theatre. Mike has adjudicated all across Canada from Alberta to Nova Scotia, while also teaching many workshops and master classes. He is a founding member of the Acro Dance Adjudicator certification program. Mike has performed for over 20 years. Select performance credits include six seasons at The Stratford Festival of Canada (Crazy For You, Hello Dolly, The Tempest, Guys & Dolls, Anything Goes, West Side Story, My Fair Lady, The King & I, The Beaux’ Stratagem, and The Threepenny Opera), the 2008/2009 North American Tour of Dirty Rotten Scoundrels, The Closing Ceremonies of the 2015 Pan Am Games at the Rogers Centre in Toronto, Drayton Entertainment (Dance Legends, Guys & Dolls, Sweet Charity, Peter Pan, Brigadoon, Evita, Me & My Girl, Crazy For You, Cats, Miss Saigon, Aladdin, The Mikado, Oklahoma!, Robin Hood), Theatre Aquarius (Peter Pan, The Sound of Music, Oklahoma!), The Canadian Opera Company (War & Peace), Stage West (70’s Fever), Tokyo Disneyland, Dancers for life (Toronto), Royal Carribean Cruise Lines (Dance Captain), Celebrity Cruise Lines, Carnival Cruise Lines, Paramount Wonderland, A Grand Night for Stratford, and the 18th annual Guelph Dance Festival. Film & Television credits include Eloise at the Plaza (Disney), In the Tall Grass (Netflix), Star Trek Discovery, Murdoch Mysteries, Poe (ABC), Hollywood Bollywood, Superstar, Prisoner of Love, Billy Madison, The Gemini Awards, Rick Mercer Report (CBC), BravoFact!, Food Network, Morenaga (Japan).

Mistyna is a professional dancer, teacher and choreographer. Originally from Waterloo, Mistyna trained at Morée School of Dance completing her RAD Advanced 1 exam. She then went to graduate with honours BA in dance from San Francisco State University, where she also earned the top performance award for her graduating class. While in San Francisco, Mistyna was a part of University Dance Theatre, where she was selected to perform as a soloist at the American College Dance Festival. She was also chosen to apprentice along side Oberlin Dance Company in performing Brenda Way’s repertoire piece ‘Investigating Grace’. Mistyna has danced with Call it Art under the direction of Kyle Limin, and worked with other distinguished choreographers such as; Brenda Way, Cathleen McCarthy, Mark Foreigner, Susan Whipp, Wendy Diamond.

Lexi grew up dancing at Morée training in Ballet, Jazz, Tap, Lyrical/Contemporary and Acro. She’s completed numerous RAD ballet exams, highlights include achieving Distinction in Advanced 2 and dancing for the Solo Seal award. After graduating High School, Lexi trained for one year in the professional ballet training program at the Oakville School of Classical Ballet. There she performed soloist roles in Giselle and The Nutcracker and was a member of the corps in performances of Serenade and La Fille Mal Gardée. Lexi is currently attending the University of Waterloo studying Mechanical Engineering and is a member of the UW Dance Company on the Jazz/Lyrical, Acro and Ballet teams. Lexi has always loved the supportive and hardworking environment the teachers at Morée provide and is excited to now be on the other side helping to shape and grow the next generation of Morée dancers.