Kellie Nuovo
Miss Kellie began dancing at three years old under Joanne Vanderloo in Bradford, Ontario. Throughout her adolescence she participated in conventions, examinations (RAD, CDTA), and competitions, receiving top marks, high honours and scholarships. A graduate and recipient of the Dean’s Medal from George Brown College’s Dance Performance Studies program, Kellie went on to perform in theatres, festivals, industrial events, and films across Canada and the United States. Her training and performance history spans Ballet, Tap, Jazz, Lyrical, Hip Hop, Musical Theatre, Irish Step Dancing, and Ballroom. Selected performance credits include Italpasta’s Project Pasta national commercial, Toronto Blue Jays’ J-Force Dance Team; featured Irish Dancer for the Celtic Duo Livewire; Mambo Soloist for Juan Pablo Subirana; Magician’s Assistant for Leo Ward; and Dance Captain and Ontario Representative for The Charlottetown Festival’s Les Feux Follet. She also visited 7 continents touring with Holland America Cruise Line as a featured dancer and Cast Company Manager.
In addition to teaching dance at public schools and dance studios in Simcoe County and York Region, Kellie has been contract faculty with the department of Kinesiology and Health Sciences at York University since 2018, teaching movement under an academic lens. Her teaching philosophy centres around a holistic approach in which she endeavours to foster passion, perseverance, accountability, and teamwork in her students. She aims to help students adopt a growth mindset so they can rise to any challenge and see obstacles as opportunities for development. Her choreography has received special awards, top marks and scholarships at competitions and has been seen in various projects including Etobicoke Musical Productions, as well as the short film LOVEGIRL, nominated for 4 Canadian Comedy Awards. In addition to holding her Progressing Ballet Technique Certification, Kellie is Registered Yoga Teacher (RYT500), and an accredited educator for Roll Model Method, Strong Nation, Animal Flow, and White Tiger Qigong. She draws upon her diverse background to enhance her approach to conditioning and injury prevention. With her belief that the best teachers remain eternal students, she looks forward to completing her first year of ADAPT syllabus training this summer. Miss Kellie is extremely excited to share her passion, knowledge, and experience with the talented young dancers at Bradford School of Dance!