2009 Adjudicator
Lisa E.J. Svecla
Lisa is now going into her 10th season as the Owner and Artistic Director of Premiere Dance Academy, and as instructor/choreographer for over 25 years…
She is kept very busy with teaching, adjudicating, choreographing and her two daughters who are competitive dancers and adjudicating from coast to coast in Canada.
Premiere Dance Academy students have won many awards and recognition for their routines and Lisa is proud of each and every student and choreographer as well for all of the outstanding work and efforts made every year at Competitions. Many of the dancers from PDA are now performing in Las Vegas, on Cruise Ships, in MTV videos and in many other facets of the Performing Arts.
Lisa has other undertakings such as…choreographed the
Opening Ceremonies of the World Police Fire Games (1997), also is a co-director
of Hats Off Management Group, that produce many dance and singing shows and
venues.
Also with her Calgary Board of Education Accredited Student Dance Teacher
Training Program that she wrote and teaches to create well trained assistant/student
teachers, who will have a better base of knowledge to become a well rounded
and prepared dance instructors.
Lisa is thrilled to be on the panel of adjudicators again and wishes all of the dancers luck and remember…
"Always choose the path that moves in the direction of
your dreams. Though your journey may be filled with many winding roads, when
you are inspired to follow your dreams, you eventually find success, and discover
it is less about the destination and more about the manner in which you traveled.”