OUR TEAM
Christine Sharpe
Studio DirectorChristine has loved movement and dance for as long as she can remember. Her training journey began at her wonderful home town Dance Studio where her passion for dance grew into a desire to pursue it as a career. She advanced her training at the Joffrey Ballet in her teen years and went on to major in Theatre-Dance at Toronto Metropolitan University. After graduating with Honours she moved to London, England to teach Ballet, Creative Movement and Drama to children from age 3-17. Upon returning to Toronto she taught at the prestigious School of Canadian Contemporary Dance Theatre in Cabbagetown, while also pursuing her dance performing career. After having her own two children Christine developed a passion for Barre and Pilates and attained teaching certifications in both fitness modalities before launching Cbarre Studio, an inclusive and welcoming Barre Studio on the Danforth.
In the Fall of 2021 Christine launched Danforth Dance Arts and the community quickly grew! Following the success of D.D.A. Christine opened her second Dance Studio location, Encore Dance Arts in the west end of Toronto in the Fall of 2023. This year she will launch her third Studio location, Spotlight Dance Arts in Riverside, Toronto. Christine is a certified American Ballet Theatre Instructor and the ABT curriculum is taught at all three of her Dance Studio locations. Danforth Dance Arts is the culmination of a lifetime of dance performing and teaching experiences. Christine has built an incredible teaching team who are all kind, caring and inspiring. She feels lucky to get to share the magic of dance with her students and she looks forward to providing excellent dance education for many more years to come!
Studio ManagerJordan Bache is a teacher and professional dancer based in Toronto, ON. She has recently completed her training at The Ailey School, graduating with a Certificate in Dance with Honours. While in New York, Jordan was also a member of The Ailey Student Performance Group (ASPG), performing Alvin Ailey repertory, as well as new choreography, throughout New York, New Jersey, and Connecticut. Jordan’s training started with Cecchetti ballet, and then expanded to contemporary, Graham-based modern, Horton, jazz, acro, character dance, musical theatre, and jazz funk.
Throughout her training, she continued to push her versatility by attending intensives and workshops at Ballet Jorgen Canada, The School of Toronto Dance Theatre, and Canada’s National Ballet School. She hopes to uplift and inspire people through dance, by sharing her passion with audience members and her students.
Upon returning to Toronto, Jordan has continued to train, teach, choreograph, and perform. She has recently danced with companies including Danza Corpus Canada, Mission Vision Purpose, and Ismailova Theatre of Dance, to name a few. She holds her Module One Certification with Acrobatic Arts, and continues to stay current with her knowledge of dance by attending workshops, furthering her training, and performing in shows and projects throughout Toronto. Jordan is so excited to pass on her knowledge and passion for dance to her students at Encore Dance Arts!