At Shoreline Dance Academy our mission is to provide the highest quality dance education infused with passion, kindness, and integrity. Our students flourish within a knowledgeable environment that allows them to experience artistic curiosity, exploration and self-creation. Whether training for fun or a future career in the arts, Shoreline Dance Academy instills the self-confidence and critical thinking skills needed to get ahead in today’s world. We believe a dance school is so much more than lessons in movement, it’s trust, a home away from home, and above all it’s a family.

Meet the Owner/Artistic Director – Chantelle Norris ARAD RTS AISTD Dip.

Chantelle completed her formative ballet training in Calgary, Alberta, under the guidance of respected classical educators such as, Tara Silvaggio ( Alberta Ballet School & RWB ), Elaine Werner Hutchison ( former teacher with the RWB ), and ballet master Brian MacDonald ( former Artistic Director, Royal Swedish Ballet). As a dancer, she was awarded various scholarships, such as, the ‘Most Promising Artist’ scholarship from the Wild Rose Dance Arts Association, ‘ Outstanding Classical Dancer’ from Expressions the Dance Gallery, and ‘Recognition of Excellence’ from the Mayor of Calgary. Chantelle has trained at Alberta Ballet School, National Ballet of Canada, Royal Winnipeg Ballet School, and the Banff Centre for Performing Arts.

Before locating to Vancouver Island in 2006, Ms. Norris was ballet Director of “Expressions the Dance Gallery” in Strathmore, AB. There she began her CBTS with the Royal Academy of Dance under the detailed guidance of Umran Sumen, former leading soloist with The National Ballet Company of Turkey. In 2006 she was awarded Associate of the Royal Academy of Dance, then continuing on to obtain her Associate Diploma of the Imperial Society of Teacher’s of Dancing under Lorraine Blake ( FISTD/Examiner). Chantelle had the privilege of travelling to Chichester, England in 2009, 2011, and 2019 to obtain direct mentorship from ISTD syllabi creators Lyn Richardson( ISTD Senior Examiner ) and Teresa Theodoulou ( Vice Chair of the ISTD Modern Committe).