Amanda Belyea - Director/Instructor/Choreographer

Donning her first dance shoes at the age of five Amanda has trained for over 20 years, winning numerous outstanding awards during that time. As 'Beginner Miss Majorette of Canada', she represented her country at Notre Dame University in Southbend, Indiana where she won the title 'Beginner Miss Majorette of America'. Other significant highlights include dancing with Loggerythms at the Ottawa Corel Center and winning a scholarship to further train in New York City, where she was scouted by a talent agency.

In 1999 Amanda co-founded Pointe of Grace Dance Company and discovered her true passion in choreography. Recently she was awarded 'Top Overall Choreographer' from an internationally established competition. Under Amanda's strong tutelage her dancers have had great success in winning overall awards as her creativity and originality continue to set both her and choreography apart. A BATD certified instructor, Amanda teaches in both jazz and lyrical styles.

Carly Sherwin - Director/Instructor/Choreographer

An Ottawa native, Carly has thrived on performing since the age of four. Though specialized in ballet, she also has extensive training in jazz, tap and lyrical. During her almost 20 years of dance, Carly competed throughout North America, winning numerous top awards. Her most notable honour was winning the lead role the Ottawa ballet production, “A Cry for the Damned”. With that experience under her belt she furthered her dance training by attending workshops and seminars with the Royal Winnipeg Ballet and later won a scholarship to New York City where she honed her skills as both a dancer and instructor.

In 1998 Carly turned her focus to her teaching career, free lance teaching at a number of Ottawa area schools before becoming co-director of Pointe of Grace Dance Company. She now enjoys focussing her efforts on training as she directs the company’s ballet program. Her choreography has won her high regard in the competition circuit with her students winning many prestigious awards.

Carly is a certified B.A.T.D. instructor and is currently working on her Associate for the Cecchetti syllabus (ballet).

Erin Cavanagh - Director/Instructor/Choreographer

Since the age of four, Erin has thrived on performing. Her passion for the art of dance in tap, jazz and ballet quickly grew from a love of training and study to competing throughout North America where she enjoyed many top National and International honours.

After many successful years of dance, Erin sought a new challenge and turned her focus to musical theatre winning roles performing in The Company of Musical Theatre's (CMT) productions of Will Rogers Follies, Crazy for You, and A West Side Story both as a dancer and soprano singer. Her favourite accomplishments to date is earning the 'Acting Award of Distinctive Merit' at the Sears Ontario Drama Festival as the lead in Neil Simon's comedic play Rumors.

Erin, who is bilingual, maintained her commitment to instructing and choreographing while completed her Bachelor of Arts Degree High Honours in Mass Communication and Sociology in 2002. Recently, she has helped to implement a very successful dance program for Ottawa's Algonquin College teaching both Hip-Hop and Jazz and she continues to serve as Co-Owner and Co-Director of the thriving Pointe of Grace Dance Company.