Moe Brody
With over 25 years dance experience, Moe Brody has continued to entertain many with her jazz, contemporary and tap innovations. Prior to returning to her passion, dance, as her chosen career, Moe attended the University of British Columbia successfully earning her degree in Human Kinetics.

Moe's return to dance commenced with a season as one of the NBA Grizzlies Extreme Dance Team members. During this period, she performed at numerous live and televised events including the official opening for Planet Hollywood with Bruce Willis, Will Smith and Arnold Schwatzenegger. She has also choreographed for the CFL and The University of BC dance team.

Her most recent projects have been filming "Percy Jackson and the Lightening Thief" with the director Christopher Columbus from the Harry Potter series. Also worked on "I love you Beth Cooper" staring Hayden Panettiere, "John Tucker Must Die" with Grammy winner Ashanti, Brittany Snow and Jesse Metcalf from Desperate Housewives. Also filmed Dr.Dolittle 3, both now on DVD.

Moe has successfully proven her innate capability to choreograph or dance, on repeat basis, in commercials for such reputable companies as McDonalds, Barbie/Matel, Kyocera, Coca-Cola and Disney. Moe worked on the 2007 Canadian Winter Olympics in Whitehorse with the National Artist Program as Dance Director.

Throughout her career, her winning personality and choreographic talents have landed her many interviews on radio and TV as well as several performances for MTV, Smallville, Crash Test Mommies and X-Weighted.

Currently Moe can be found teaching at a professional dance studio, Harbour Dance, in downtown Vancouver. She is also on faculty with The Source, Festival Encorie, Danzemode, DanceFusion and Groovestreet Productions. As an adjudicator at dance competitions, she derives much satisfaction dispensing helpful advice which she hopes will inspire future dancers.

Corinne Vessey
Corinne began training at the Royal Winnipeg Ballet at the age of seven, and her dance training has taken her from Winnipeg to Vancouver and now to Calgary. She has trained extensively in Hip Hop, Locking, Popping, House, Jazz, Lyrical, Ballet, Contemporary, Musical Theatre, and the list goes on. Corinne has had the opportunity to perform in various productions including live, television, and film performance across Canada and the USA, most recently as a member of The Source Dance Company based out of Vancouver. She loves to share her passion for dance through teaching and choreographing, and is excited to be a part of the team at Alive.

Natalia Babanova
Born in Russia, Natalia began her dance training in many styles including Ballet, Contemporary, Jazz, and Character Dance. In 2004 she moved to Calgary with her family and continued her dance training at Free House Dance Plus. Currently Natalia is pursuing her BA in Dance and BA in Psychology at the University of Calgary. She has also received an extensive training in Ballet at the School of Alberta Ballet from the teachers influenced by Vaganova (Russian) System, Cecchetti (Italian) Method and ISTD. At the end of her second year of studies at the University of Calgary Natalia was invited to take an apprenticeship position with W&M2 Physical Theatre, the program that was established by Artistic Directors of Calgary based Contemporary dance company W&M Physical Theatre Wojciech Mochniej and Melissa Monteros. This program strives to provide dancers who are nearing a professional level with a ladder into the professional world by giving them opportunities to work with numerous established artists and choreographers. In April 2010 Natalia premiered in the company's full evening performance Triangular Theories of Love. Natalia is very excited to be invited as a guest teacher for 2010 Summer Dance Intensive and looks forward to sharing her knowledge and passion for dance with students.