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Meet Sheahan

  • Dance EDUCATOR

  • SPEAKER

  • INTERNATIONAL BALLET EXAMINER

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Dance is not “just a hobby.”


it builds skills that support your health, your mind, and your future.

When you dance, you develop skills that carry into every part of life you choose to explore. Skills such as:

  • discipline

  • awareness

  • resilience

  • confidence

Combining over 35 years in the dance community, with my experience as a registered massage and lymph drainage therapist, along with my Masters thesis research themes, I guide dancers, educators, and studio communities in developing:

  • Self-care skills and body awareness

  • Consistency, perseverance, and grit

  • Breath, posture, presence, and grace

  • Autonomy alongside teamwork

This is about nurturing capable, resilient individuals who have a deep love and respect for the value of the arts and dance.


Through classes and speaking engagements, I help dancers grow, educators lead with clarity, and studio owners communicate the true value of dance to the families they serve.

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hi, i’m

Sheahan Keinick

Most people know me as Ms. Shea. I am a dance educator.

  • I help dancers hone their craft technically, artistically, and with self-care practices.

  • I help dancers become teachers.

  • I help dance teachers and studio owners demonstrate to parents, and the public, the lifelong benefits of dance education.  

Over my 35+ years of teaching dance I have watched many dedicated dancers be encouraged or pressured to quit to follow more ‘traditional’ life paths.

However, after completing my MA research and talking to many others like me who see the long term success plan woven into each dance class, I have become a strong advocate for the arts and how dance creates lifelong tools for success with the 3 pillars of:

Awareness, Grit,and Grace. 

A Few Fun Facts About Sheahan

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I love to walk and hike with my kids and my golden retriever Jasper

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I love adventure. I have jumped out of an airplane skydiving, conquered New Zealand’s highest bungee, spent 9 days ocean kayaking off the coast of BC, canoed the Bowron Lakes, hiked the Rockwall in Kootenay National Park, and enjoy backcountry camping.

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One of my favourite sounds is the birds in the morning, a soft running stream, and the sound of the canoe paddle dipping in the water.

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  • MA in Dance Technique Pedagogy, Middlesex University, England

    ISTD International Ballet Examiner

    ISTD Imperial Classical Ballet Fellowship

    ISTD Modern Theatre Licentiate

    35+ years Dance Educator

    5 years Registered Massage Therapist and Vodder Manual Lymph Drainage and Combined Decongestive Therapist

    Real Estate Investor: supplement professional income with rental properties and private lending

    Healthy Dancer Canada committee member: Dance Screening Committee and Continuing Education Committee

    Co-creator and Host of Camp in a Box: Fairytales and Fables an alternative to in-person summer camps due to Covid-19 where students learn the art of storytelling through the medium of puppet theatre from interviews with professional artists and university professors

    Choreographer for projects such as the Badlands Passion Play 99 to 1, Storybook Theatre The Lost Land, Ambrose Arts Amahl and the Night Visitors

    Sessional professor at Ambrose University: Movement I and II for Theatre Diploma, and Modern Technique for Dance Minor

    Movement coach for Alberta Theatre Projects Calgary performer Emma Houghton

    Trained many of Calgary’s ISTD ballet teachers and artists

    Vertical Summer Residency in Olympic Plaza with Springboard Dance

    Film project with Bill Robertson, dancer/character of Jane in The Mystic Village

    Dance Captain and Performer for Norweigan Cruise Line, MS Starward

    Attended Laine Theatre Arts in Epsom, Surrey, England to attain ISTD Associate in both imperial classical ballet and modern theatre styles

    My greatest joy: Mother of 2 amazing young men

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EDA Talk Teaser

View Sheahan’s talk at Elite Dance Academy’s recital.

Watch the full talk here

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Sheahan Keinick’s name, image, likeness, biography, credentials, and professional materials may not be used for promotional or commercial purposes, or in any way that implies her participation, endorsement, partnership, or affiliation, without prior written permission.