About Our Staff

Sheri has been a dedicated teacher for over 35 years, with her vision and love for dance including an accomplished background instructing all levels of students, from recreational to professional. Her credentials include:

• RAD Registered Teaching Member
• ADAPT Certified Teacher
• ADAPT Examiner 
• ADAPT Qualified Studio
• Certificate of Higher Education, Dance (Honours) University of Durham
• Diploma in Human Resource Management, (Honours) Ashton College 

Sheri originates from Lethbridge, Alberta, where she trained from a young age in ballet, tap, jazz and musical theatre, including years as a performer. She has owned and operated Stages in Cranbrook, BC, since 1992. Sheri has been teaching the ADAPT syllabus since 1993, and Stages School of Dance holds qualified studio status with the organization. She is a certified ADAPT Teacher and was given the great honor of becoming an examiner for the ADAPT syllabus in 2008.

She is a registered teaching member of RAD and holds a  Certificate of Higher Education: Dance Teaching(Honours) from the University of Durham, UK. 

As an ADAPT examiner Miss Sheri has had the oppurtunity to examine and give master classes througout Canada and the USA.

Producing live  productions for over 30  years, she has served as performer, choreographer, and director of numerous dance and theatre shows, projects, and performances. Sheri continues to actively develop her knowledge and training by participating in courses and workshops throughout Canada and the US. Sheri enjoys facilitating workshops and adjudicating at numerous festivals and competitions across Canada and the US. Her love of children combined with her passion for dance is the driving force that empowers her students to find their own motivation and strive for their personal best.

Sheri is also registered with the Canadian Shotokan Karate Association and is a Karate instructor with Cranbrook Shotokan Karate.

Courteny Green  (BMT - Queen’s University, 2020)  originates from Cranbrook, BC, where she danced with Stages From age 2-18. Here she studied ballet, tap, jazz, musical theater, contemporary, and modern, and began her first forays into choreography. In 2020 Courteny Graduated from Queen’s University with a Bachelor’s Degree in Musical Theatre, in 2014 she graduated from St. Lawrence College with an Advanced Diploma in Music Theatre Performance.  Miss Courteny has been an ADAPT certified Jazz and Tap instructor since 2018, and an Acrobatic Arts teacher since 2017. Courteny ran the Golden branch of Stages from 2014-2018. She has spent the last few years working in the Kingston, Ontario area, teaching at three wonderful studios. She is known for quirky, upbeat choreography that has a distinctly intense flair. 

Recently, Theatre-wise, Courteny has been doing choreography with Peerless Productions on their mixed abilities production called We’re all in Jeopardy which premieres on June 17th of this year. 

As for music, she is a versatile soprano who has performed in everything from Disney to Dvořák, From the warmth of her low notes, to the ringing clarity in her upper register, She is known for a finessed understanding of her instrument and a comedic streak to back it up. 

As per her degree, Courteny is also a Musical Theater performer, managing a little performance during this pandemic some of her previous credits include; Les Zoomerables: an online cabaret featuring music from Les Miserables with Blue Canoe Theatrical Productions Inc,  Beauty and the Beast (The Wardrobe) with Queen’s Musical Theatre, Op(Her)a with The Dan School, Onward and Upwards (Mrs. Drudge, Swing, Stage Manager) at Fort Steele Heritage Town, Rusalka (Sprite 1) with Kicking Horse Culture, Les Miserables (Chorus), Anything Goes (Erma Understudy, Vocal Captain), 42nd Street (Ethel) , The Mikado (Chorus), and New Faces (Dance Captain) at St.Lawrence College, and has been a part of their children’s theater company The Puddle Jump Players where she worked on Munschables (Choreographer, Assistant Director, Lyricist). Courteny is a proud Alumni of Mount Baker Secondary School, Performing with Mount Baker Productions from 2004-2010 in 10 productions. 

Sally began dancing in Vancouver at a young age, training in RAD and CDTA. When her family moved to Cranbrook in 1995, she began dancing at Stages School of Dance, continuing to train in RAD and ADAPT as well as student teaching. Sally spent many years participating in competitions, workshops, and performances. In 1999, Sally was given the opportunity to teach at Stages and grew a passion for teaching and choreographing. In 2008, Sally completed her ADAPT teachers training.

Sally resides in Creston with her husband, husband and their children. 

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BSc, MSc, BEd  

     Laura trained in RAD ballet at the International School of Ballet and Jeunesse Classique Ballet Company under the direction of Umran Sumen, performing many soloist roles in ballet productions such as The Nutcracker, Sleeping Beauty, and Coppélia. Laura also attended summer intensives at Canada’s National Ballet School, and has performed with Alberta Ballet. Laura trained in modern, contemporary, jazz, and hip hop at a variety of studios in Calgary and Victoria. Laura taught RAD ballet at all levels at the International School of Ballet, and was the Répétiteur for Jeunesse Classique Ballet Company for 8 years. 

Laura has a Bachelor and Master degrees in Biology from the University of Calgary, and after completing her Bachelor of Education at the University of Victoria she took over the Belmont Dance Program at Belmont Secondary School in Victoria. Here Laura taught a variety of styles, developing technique, creativity, and a love of performing in high school students. Laura loves being a member of the Stages Team and being part of the Dance community here!

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