About us - fusion

Sabrina Limoncelli

Owner/Creative Director/Choreographer

Sabrina has been dedicated to physical wellness and activity for most of her life. Enrolled in her first dance class at the young age of 3 it wasn’t long before she fell in love with the art. Over the years she pursued her passion by furthering her dance education through lessons as well as workshops and later began to teach. For the past 25 years Sabrina has taught children of all ages (2- Adulthood) in recreational as well as competitive levels. In the last 15 years she has proven to be a successful choreographer of Jazz, Tap & Hip Hop…including being the recipient of ‘Award Winning Choreographer’ at a well-known Dance Competition.Sabrina has attended many auditions including (making the top 25 out of 400) for the Toronto Raptors as well as auditioning for and becoming a member of the 2001 & 2002 Toronto Argonaut’s Dance Team, performing at all home games and two GREY CUPS.

Sabrina acquired her ZUMBA® certification in February 2009 and completed an intense and in-depth STOTT Pilates course and certification program in November 2009 including Mat Level 1 & 2, ISP, and most recently Total Barre. She obtained her Group Fitness Certification through CanFitPro in November 2010. Sabrina takes great pleasure in sharing her passion with others to inspire them to do more and reach further, but mostly to follow their dreams!

Accreditations

Nominated for ‘Entrepreneur of the Year’ February 2017

Awarded Niagara’s 40U40 award May 2018

STOTT PILATES® Matwork (Beginner/Intermedia/Advanced), ISP, Total Barre

Zumba®

CanFitPro – Fitness Instructor Specialist

DMA Certification“

The Dance Masters of America Teachers Training School is an outstanding educational program for dance teachers.

The Teachers Training School Program provides a comprehensive curriculum and a unique focus on technique and teaching skills.”

-DMA Training Website

Eliza Lister

Instructor/Choreographer

Eliza has been dancing since the age of 5. She has won numerous awards as a competitive dancer in Canada and the United States including National and World Champion. Eliza made her television debut at the age of ten dancing on “Tiny Talent Time”. Since then, her performance credits include Garden City productions re-creation of Alan Lund’s Vaudeville, Paul Gordon’s production of Variety 98, a show to help benefit Camp Quality, a summer camp for children with cancer; and the opening ceremonies of the Ontario Summer games held in Guelph Ontario. Eliza held roles in local musical productions of “Oz” and “Wonderland” which raised $20,000 for Breast Cancer Education and Research.Eliza continues to study dance and develop her skills as a teacher and choreographer by attending various workshops in Canada and the United States. She is currently completing her Standard Dance Teacher Certification through International Dance Teaching Standards and has also completed the certification to teach Progressing Ballet Technique. Eliza is an active member of Healthy Dancer Canada, an organization that works to enhance the health, well-being, and performance of dancers. Eliza has graduated with a diploma in Early Childhood Education and a diploma in Business, both from Niagara College. She has also graduated from Durham College with a certificate in Office Technology Administration. Eliza is thrilled to be able to share her 20+ years of teaching experience and passion for dance with her students!

Chantelle Drolias

Instructor/Choreographer/Admin

Chantelle began dancing at the age of seven. She eagerly assisted younger classes and at sixteen, obtained her Teacher Training Certificate training through Dance Educators of America. From there, she also went on to receive her teaching certificates through Dance Masters of America, Progressing Ballet Technique, Canada’s National Academy of Dance Education Part One and Two, and most recently Module One through Acrobatic Arts, and Youth Protection Advocates in Dance. Chantelle has been teaching for over eighteen years in all styles of dance and continually updates her training through online courses and at the Toronto Dance Teacher Expo. Chantelle has won many awards both as a dancer and choreographer, including a spot at the 5, 6, 7, 8 Showtime Nationals and choreography awards such as age appropriateness and keeping it youthful. Chantelle has dedicated over eighteen years to continuous education, learning, and growth in dance. She is a huge supporter of all inclusive dance for all.

Ashley Robins

Instructor/ Choreographer

Ashley has been a member of the FUSiON family since our doors first opened in 2010.

As a child, Ashley worked as a model and actor, appearing in print ads, theatre, commercials and television shows but once she started dancing at the age of 13, she fell in love with this form of performing arts.

Under the coaching of Miss Sabrina, Ashley danced competitively all through high school before attending Sheridan College to study performing arts.

Ashley now works full time as an ECE and is also a certified Yoga teacher in the Niagara Region and continues to teach classes and choreograph for FUSiON’s competitive team.

Jaymee McDermott

Instructor/ Choreographer

Jaymee has been dancing since the age of 7, before that she was participating in gymnastics and figure skating. She started competing at the age of 11 and instantly fell in love with it. She has competed in many styles such as jazz, tap, acro, contemporary, hip hop and more! Her favourite styles are acro and contemporary. Jaymee has received many dance scholarships and awards at competitions. She has travelled to many places to compete in nationals. One of the places she has travelled was Florida to compete and perform with Luv2Dance National elite dance team in 2016 and 2018. She has also performed at sport events including the Harlem Globetrotters. Jaymee’s love for dance pursued her to begin teaching. She has trained in RAD and BATD and is now certified with Acrobatic Arts. She has been teaching for 7 years now and loves every second of it. She truly enjoys sharing her experience and knowledge with kids. Jaymee is very excited to start off her 4th year teaching at Fusion! Jaymee is currently attending Brock University and is in her final year studying Kinesiology. She plans to continue her education in hopes to build a career as an Physio Therapist.

Maya Mucciarelli

Instructor/ Choreographer

Maya has been a FUSiON dancer ever since the first year the opened. Her dance career started at the young age of 2. She started with Tap and Jazz, and fell in love with tap very quickly. Maya then expanded to; hiphop, lyrical, contemporary, acro and ballet when she joined the competitive team at the age of 6. Maya stayed a extra season and graduated from being a competitive dance here at FUSiON last year, her favourite styles of dance are tap and hiphop! Maya loves spending time with the young dancers, in her earlier years of dancing she had to opportunity to be an assistant where she fell in love with assisting, this then turned into teaching the Happy Feet on Saturday mornings!! Maya has been teaching for 2 years and taught her first competitive solo last season!! Outside of dance Maya is attending Brock University where she will be completing the Concurrent Education program to become a teacher. One day she hopes to teach the primary/junior grade such as jk-grade 2. She cannot wait to see what this season has in store for our team and studio!!

Sydney Hunter

Instructor/ Choreographer

Sydney began dancing at the young age of 2. She went from the little girl who would just stand there and wave to the audience at recital, to giving it her all every time she is on stage. Sydney started competing at the age of 9 years old. She started out with hip hop and tap and eventually ventured off into jazz, contemporary, lyrical, and ballet as well. Throughout high school Sydney was in charge of the dance team and had many opportunities such as; choreographing a routine for Ontario’s special Olympics ceremony, choreographing a routine for a mental health assembly, choreographing routines for NBDC competitions ( won various awards). Mrs.Sabrina ( studio owner) actually taught Sydney since her first year of competitive dance at another studio before FSPA was born. Sydney has been at Fusion as a dancer since the first year. She has been teaching for a couple years now but 2019/2020 was her first year full time teaching both rec and competitive. She was Fusion’s first graduating student in last year’s recital. She wants to continue to share her love and passion for dance and continue to expand in the dance community. She will continue to expand her knowledge in dance and continue to share her passion for the art of dance.

Jenn Surtees
Instructor/ Choreographer

Jenn has been dancing since the age of four and fell in love with it the first time she hit the stage. She has studied dance in her hometown of Oakville at Annex Dance Academy for her entire dance career and began assisting and teaching there in 2013. She started dancing competitively at the age of 8 and has trained in Jazz, Ballet, Musical Theatre, Pointe, Contemporary and Lyrical. She has also completed her RAD graded exam up to grade 8 and vocational up to Intermediate as well as ADAPT jazz up to the intermediate level. Jenn took her love for dance to St.Catharines when she moved her to pursue her education at Brock University in 2016 studying Concurrent Education. At Brock she participated in an on campus club called Brock Dance. In 2017 she took the lead in developing a newly organized competitive team after only 6 weeks of rehearsal. Now, 4 years into the competitive team, the team is made up of 35 dancers from all across Ontario and competes at 3 University level competitions each year. She also takes a lead role in putting on the Brock Dance Benefit performance each year which brings local studios, high schools and universities together to put on a show to raise money for the RAFT Niagara. Jenn is beyond excited to start her first year teaching at Fusion and sharing her love of dance with all the Fusion dancers!

Emmajayne Gates-Patterson

Instructor/Choreographer

Emma began dancing at the age of 3 out of school gymnasiums. At the age 8 she joined a dance studio and instantly fell in love with the dance style, acro. After 2 years of recreational acro classes, she joined the competitive team where she thrived. Emma started competing in acro, lyrical, contemporary, and musical theatre and won many overalls and special awards. While competing in these styles she was also taking recreational ballet and jazz classes. Emma started as an assistant dance teacher at the age of 12. She loves being able to share her love and passion for dance with other students while helping them grow their knowledge and skills. Outside of the studio, Emma is attending Brock University where she is studying Concurrent Education in hopes to become a primary/junior teacher one day. Emma is excited to be back in the studio sharing her love for dance with other dancers and can’t wait to see what this season has to offer!

PROGRAMS

KICK YOUR FEET UP

ANALYZE YOUR GOAL

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WORK HARD ON IT

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IMPROVE YOUR PERFORMANCE

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ACHIEVE YOUR PERFECT BODY

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PROGRAMS

Explore Our Dynamic

Dance Programs

Explore the variety of dance and performance programs that FUSiON Studio of Performing Arts has to offer! Whether you are a beginner, looking to sharpen your skills, or an advanced dancer aiming to conquer new heights, we've got a program that caters to your needs.

Tiny Tots

(18 months - 2.5 years)

Jumpstart your child's love for dance with FUSiON's Tiny Tots program. Expertly designed for 18 months to 2 ½ years old, this program introduces young learners to ballet and tap dance. Through playful...

Twinkle Toes

(2.6 years - 3.5 years)

Nurture your child's fascination for dance with FUSiON's Twinkle Toes program. Tailored for kids aged 2.6 to 3.5 years, this program seamlessly blends ballet and tap dance. It encourages creati...

Happy Feet

(3.6 years - 5 years)

Let your child step into the rhythm with FUSiON's Happy Feet program. Designed for kids aged 3.6 to 5 years, this program weaves together the fundamentals of ballet, the excitement of tap, and the expressiveness of jazz...

kinder dance program

(5 years - 6 years)

Step up your child's dance journey with FUSiON's Kinder Dance program. Specially curated for 5 to 6 years old, the program advances the basic jazz and tap dance knowledge gained in Happy Feet. Our expert...

Jazz Dance Program

(7 years +)

Let your child step into the rhythm of Jazz with FUSiON's Jazz Dance program. This class is focused on laying, practicing, and developing the basic foundations of jazz dance. As students progr...

Tap Dance Program

(7 years +)

Step into the rhythmic world with FUSiON's Tap Dance program. This course is dedicated to teaching, practicing, and honing the foundational skills and rhythms of tap dance. As students ad

Ballet Dance Program

(5 years +)

Step into the world of elegance with FUSiON's Ballet Dance program. This class focuses on teaching, practicing, and advancing the foundational skills of ballet. As learners progress through lev...

Hip Hop Dance Program

(5 years +)

Let your child embrace the energetic world of Hip Hop with FUSiON's Hip Hop Dance program. The class emphasizes rhythm, musicality, and footwork, ensuring age-appropriate content without suggestive...

Acro Dance Program

(6 years +)

Step into a world where dance meets acrobatics with FUSiON's Acro Dance program. This class combines traditional dance techniques with acrobatic elements, offering students a unique way to express

Lyrical Dance Program

(7 years +)

Discover the powerful blend of emotion and technique with FUSiON's Lyrical Dance program. This class combines elements of ballet, jazz, and modern dance, allowing students to ex...

Adult Dance Classes

Unleash your passion for dance with FUSiON's Adult Dance Classes. These classes, running for 10-week sessions, are designed to cater to adults with a variety of skill levels and interes...