Jennifer McKay is an accomplished adjudicator, studio director, instructor, choreographer, and performer. She holds a Bachelor of Fine Arts (Honors) Dance Degree and Bachelor of Education Degree both from York University. She is a certified Acrobatic Arts instructor, ADAPT instructor, and Yoga instructor (RYT-200). As an adjudicator for events across Canada, Jennifer is a member of the Professional Adjudicators Alliance and the ADTA Acro Dance Adjudicators. She has successfully completed the Discover Dance Early Childhood Dance Education Foundations course, and, as a developing student, completed examinations in Ballet (R.A.D.), Jazz (C.D.T.A.), Tap (I.S.T.D.), and Modern (I.S.T.D.). She has had the honour of working with notable dancers such as Isaiah Peck (The Next Step), Shelby Bain (The Next Step), Thomas Colford (Backstage), and Paul Gordon (Hairspray) among others.
As an accomplished studio director for twenty years, Jennifer has received numerous Reader’s Choice awards for Favourite Dance Instructor, Favourite Summer Camp, and, for 10 years, Favourite Dance Studio. Her dancers have received top competitive awards, achieved outstanding exam results, represented Team Canada - placing 2nd - on the IDO world stage, and earned regional and international scholarships. Her students have gone on to post-secondary and pre-professional dance studies including Quinte Ballet School, York University, and Point Park University. Jennifer is regularly recognized for entrepreneurial and community work and contributions. She is contracted by schools to deliver engaging dance curricula, is hired by studios to conduct workshops and set choreography, and is requested to choreograph for community and corporate events.
