Dance has given us…

Dance has given us… 

  • A respect for our bodies and its abilities.

  • A great understanding of how our body moves and how we can care for and strengthen it. 

  • A drive to always improve and learn at any age. 

  • The courage to try new things and make mistakes, knowing the experience will just make us stronger. 

  • A joyful and positive attitude around fitness and exercise where our body image doesn’t play a role in it’s abilities. 

  • A HUGE community of people that are supportive, loving and encouraging. 

Sadly, not everyone has had this positive experience with dance but we have made it our mission to share and create these experiences with as many students as possible.

Brittany Mulder

Brittany Mulder, owner, and director of Maddox Dance Company, currently teaches Creative Dance Education to students, parents, and teachers all over central Alberta. Mulder has extensive knowledge in teaching preschool-aged dancers and draws from her experience in assisting occupational therapy groups with To The Starts Occupational Therapy, her training in Brain-Compatible Dance Education, her own personally driven research. In June 2015, Mulder received her Bachelor of Arts degree with a major in Dance and a minor in Management and Society from the University of Calgary. Mulder’s movement and teaching style has been influenced by Wojciech Mochniej, Melissa Monteros, Joanne Baker, Melanie Kloetzel, and Anne Green Gilbert. During her fourth year of university, she danced with SURGE Dance Co. and W&M2; pre-professional contemporary dance companies from Calgary, AB. In April 2015, she toured Poland with W&M2 and performed the piece FALLING. In the summers of 2014 & 2015, Mulder attended the Summer Institute for Dance Teachers (SIDT) in Seattle WA, led by Anne Green Gilbert, certifying her in Brain-Compatible Dance Education. The SIDT has inspired Mulder to enhance her methods of teaching in order to benefit her and her students mentally and physically. Before attending the University of Calgary, Mulder also studied Dance at the University of Nevada Las Vegas (UNLV) for a year. While studying at UNLV, Mulder had the opportunity to work with such artists as, Richard Havey, Cathy Allen, Beth Mehocic, and Margot Mink Colbert. In 2010 Mulder took the opportunity to work for the Walt Disney World Resort through the Disney College program. Through the experience of working with the Disney Company, Mulder gained innovative business sense as well as world-renowned customer service ideals. Prior to university, Mulder became an ADAPT certified dance teacher, educating her in the esthetics of Jazz and Tap.

https://www.maddoxdance.com
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