Introduction
All of the teachers in the Dance Centre follow an internationally recognized training program regularly taking courses and upgrading their skills. This not only gives the students current information, but also helps the high level of competitiors stay healthy and free of injury. At the Dance Centre, we believe in the Team concept and our competitive coaches work within this format, each having a specialty and helping each student develop to their optimum potential. We are very proud of our team at the Dance Centre. This professional training program is followed all over the world, and is a good standard of measure for a dance teacher.

Our Staff
Child, Barbara
Barbara Child
- CDF Fellow Standard/Latin - ISTD Fellow Latin
- CDF, ISDF, and National Championship Adjudicator

Barb emigrated to British Columbia after a dance career in England that began in her teens. She now divides her time between teaching at our studio and in Vancouver. Experienced in working with dancers from beginners to competitors, and training dance teachers, Barb brings with her the love of dance and people.
Davies, Mair
Mair Davies
- CDF Fellow Standard/Latin - ISTD Licentiate Standard/Latin
- Adjudicator

Originally from Wales, Mair stopped to visit Canada on her way back to New Zealand and stumbeled upon our dance school. After completing her professional training with us she never left. Mair's favourite students are our beginner and intermediate dancers.
Murphy, Kathy
Kathy Murphy

Graduate of the Nova Scotia Teachers College, Kathy combines her Phys Ed degree and dance training to teach our leisure dance programs. After 32 years of teaching in the school system, Kathy refused to stop helping others get off the couch and get active. Her sense of humour, coupled with her belief that having fun and enjoying yourself is the primary goal of dance, keeps her classes entertaining and eventful.
Swain, Christie
Christie Swain

One of the five Edgett sisters, Christie has been involved in dancing, teaching, and competitive dance since the age of four. She attended the National Ballet School as a child before changing her dance path from her love of ballet to her interest in Latin dancing. Christie was the Maritime Latin Champion for six years. She now is managing Edgett Dance Centre with her sister, Jane. Dance can be healing mentally and physically. Join us for a healthier life.
Melanson, Camilla
Camilla Melanson

Camilla has been involved in Folk dancing since a very early age, occasionally studying ballroom and latin dance during that time. After leaving her successful dance school in New Brunswick, Camilla committed to her ballroom teacher training. Camilla brings an endless, positive energy not only to her lessons, but to the studio itself.
Boyle, Marilyn
Marilyn Boyle

Marilyn began her dance career at the age of eight, eventually joining the Buchta Dancers of CBC's Don Messer's Jubilee. After retiring from teaching Elementary School, Marilyn has returned to her passion for dance. Marilyn sees dance as a celebration and a way to bring people closer together.