Cora Black - Artistic Director
Cora has been the proud owner and director of Morée School of Dance since she established the school in 1980. Having trained at Ewald Academy of Dance, Cora went on to perform professionally and receive an Honours Bachelor of Science Dance degree from the University of Waterloo. Professional highlights include: dancing for President Reagan, an original company member of the Black Walnut Ballet and a chore dancer for the amazingly talented Alan Lund. Cora is a certified teacher of the Royal Academy of Dance and the Canadian Dance Teachers Association. She has won numerous choreography awards and has created works for the Daffodil Tea, a local cancer charity event for 10 years. Cora is been a mentor to her students and has trained numerous dancers who have become professional dancers, teachers and studio owners; Natalie Sebastian, Brian Hill, Cindy Windsor, Michelle Hillier, Chrissy Palmer (Conrad), Patricia Frasier, Chris Wilson, Lisa Collins, Sharon Booth, Lori Karges, Karen Bender, Heidi Bricknell, Beth Cornwall, Jennifer Fell, Andrea Burns, Holly Linkert, Kelly Aarts (MacGregor), Jeanine Henderson, Michelle Tracz (Black), Emily Lehan, Erin Cardey, Mistyna Wilcock,Kate Moffett and Meaghan Silva.

Michelle Tracz - Assistant Director
Michelle is a professional dancer and teacher.  Originally from Waterloo, Michelle trained at Morée School of Dance completing both her RAD grade 8 award and Advanced 1 exams.  She then went on to graduate with honours from the Ryerson University Theatre Dance Program and also earned the Dean’s Award for her graduating class.  In 2005 Michelle was chosen by the Toronto Star as “One of the top graduating dancers to watch.”  Recent stage credits include: Dirty Dancing: The Classic Story on Stage (Mirvish) at the Royal Alex Theatre in Toronto where she understudied the Lead Role of Baby, Mrs. Schumacher and was a female swing!  Sweet Charity (Huron County Playhouse), Robin Hood (St. Jacobs Country Playhouse), Jane Ashton in Brigadoon (Drayton Festival Theatre), Ensemble/Dance Captain in Highschool Musical (St. Jacobs Country Playhouse), Gertie in Oklahoma (Capitol Theatre), Aladdin (St. Jacob’s Country Playhouse), The Mikado and Oklahoma! (Huron Country Playhouse).  Michelle is also an accomplished choreographer and director.  Recent projects include: High School Musical PEP Squad Director (Drayton Entertainment), Organ and Dance Fusion Concert (First United Church), The Departure (McMaster University), 3 Days (Moe-tion Picture Productions), Parahumans Dance Theatre (Premiere Dance Theatre) and Best of Broadway (Kitchener-Waterloo Musical Productions). She can also be seen playing “Pipa” on the children’s television show 4 Square which airs on Treehouse Television.  Michelle is also currently completing her teaching certification for the ADAPT syllabus.  She has won numerous choreography, judge’s choice and overall awards.  Although Michelle adores the stage, her passion is equally met in the studio teaching, choreographing and building relationships with her students!

Mike Tracz
Mike is a professional dancer, singer, actor and teacher from Toronto. He has trained in most forms of dance, and specializes in teaching Jazz, Tap, Hip Hop, Acro and Musical Theatre. He has been performing throughout the world since 1997. Performance credits include five seasons at the Stratford Festival of Canada (Hello Dolly, The Tempest, Guys & Dolls, Anything Goes, West Side Story, My Fair Lady, The King & I, and The Threepenny Opera), the 2008/2009 North American Tour of Dirty Rotten Scoundrels, Drayton Entertainment (Dance Legends, Guys & Dolls, Sweet Charity, Peter Pan, Brigadoon, Evita, Me & My Girl, Crazy For You, Cats, Miss Saigon, Aladdin, The Mikado, Oklahoma!, Robin Hood), Theatre Aquarius (Peter Pan, The Sound of Music, Oklahoma!), The Canadian Opera Company (War & Peace), Stage West (70's Fever), Tokyo Disneyland, Dancers for life (Toronto), Royal Carribean Cruise Lines (Dance Captain), Celebrity Cruise Lines, Carnival Cruise Lines, Paramount Wonderland, and A Grand Night for Stratford (Choreographer). Film & Television credits include Eloise at the Plaza (Disney), Poe (ABC), Hollywood Bollywood, Superstar, Prisoner of Love, Gemini Awards, Rick Mercer Report (CBC), BravoFact!, Food Network, Morenaga (Japan). Mike is also a founding member of 2nd Soul Productions (2ndsoul.com) He has adjudicated and taught many workshops at competitions throughout Canada, and his choreography has received numerous overall and special awards.

Meghan MacNeil
Meghan is a professional dancer, choreographer, and teacher. Originally from Quisapamsis, New Brunswick, Meghan began her training at Rothesay Ballet School, as well as at The National Ballet and the Royal Winnipeg Ballet, she finished her high school education at Cawthra Park high school for the performing arts. Further refining her craft, she graduated with a Bachelor of Fine Arts degree in 2005 from Ryerson University. As an independent choreographer Meghan's work has been commissioned by the 8:08 dance organization in Toronto, where she had the pleasure of being mentored by Michael Trent. Other highlights include several works debuted at Toronto's Fringe Festival for International Dance Artists, as well as working with David Earl, Andrea Nann, Tilt sound + motion, and Parahumans Dance Theatre. Meghan has a passion for collaboration; past works have included live spoken word poetry, music and various other media elements. Teaching continues to be an important part of her artistic development; Meghan has had the privilege of teaching and hosting choreographic workshops at High Schools and University's across Ontario and New Brunswick. Through movement workshops, Meghan works closely with dancers on improving their foundation technique, contact improvisation skills, as well as their own sense of artistry. In 2008 Meghan accompanied the McMaster University dance company to the American College Dance Festival in New York. Current endeavors include Songbird Stories, a multi media dance project being debuted at the 2011 Halifax Fringe Festival, an untitled work commissioned by Connection Dance Works (New Brunswick), a collaboration with Guelph filmmaker, Nicholas Loess entitled MORE, as well as furthering her yoga practice through the Moksha Yoga teacher training program. Meghan is thrilled to have the opportunity to share her passion for dance with the talented and inspiring dancers at Moree and is looking forward to an exciting year!

Emily Lehan
Emily is a proud member of the Morée alumni and is trained in all dance forms. She has received a BSc Hon. in Biological Science from the University of Guelph, and has future scholarly aspirations for pediatric medicine! After a solid foundation of training from the Morée School of Dance, Emily went on to obtain her Intermediate RAD and train alongside David Earle's modern dance company. She is also affiliated with the Guelph Contemporary Dance Festival as a workshop faculty member and dancer. Emily developed the popular Acro Dance program at the Morée School of Dance, with input from national level gymnastics coaches. She herself is certified as an NCCP level 1 coach in gymnastics, and is also drawing from her current experience competing at a provincial level in the related acrobatic sport of springboard diving. Emily has received several awards for her creative choreography over the years, and many of her routines have received overall awards at dance competitions. Emily is passionate about both kids and dance, which makes teaching at Morée a dream job!

Chantal Massicotte
Chantal joined the Moree family at the age of 4 and hasn’t looked back since. She obtained a Hon. B. Sc. Degree from University of Guelph in Animal Biology. She is currently working full time at The Donkey Sanctuary of Canada and part-time at Highway 23 Veterinary Clinic as a Veterinary Assistant. Chantal has future plans to apply to vet school and pursue her love for animals as a career. She received all her training at Moree working up to Advanced I in Ballet and Advanced Jazz and Tap. She had many successes as a competitive dancer in modern, lyrical, jazz and most of all musical theatre. In 2003, she transitioned from the competitive dance team to teaching staff and has been enjoying teaching ever since. She finds it very rewarding to be able to pass on what she has learned as a dancer/performer as well as instilling the strong Moree community values in new students. Over the years Chantal has won many choreography awards for her Musical Theatre and Jazz choreography. She has a strong background in musical theatre, being involved in productions such as FAME: The Musical and Oliver! Chantal will always be apart of the Moree family because she just can’t picture her life any other way.

Holly Linkert
Holly is a professional dancer and teacher. Originally from Waterloo, Holly trained at the Waterloo Dance Centre and the Moree School of Dance where she completed her RAD Elementary ballet exam. Holly is trained in ballet, jazz, tap, hip-hop and partnering. Holly was a dancer and dance captain for International Entertainment (Regal Cruise Lines) and Jean Ann Ryan Productions (Norwegian Cruise Lines). Holly was a member of the 2003 World Bronze medal Canadian Showdance Team that competed in Dresden, Germany. She was also involved in a variety of Dance organizations and Non-profit dance companies such as DanceOntario and Ballet Creole (Toronto) where she organized membership and fundraising programs. In 2001, she graduated from King’s College at the University of Western Ontario with an Honours Bachelor of Arts in History. Holly then went on to graduate from the teacher training program at D’Youville College (Buffalo, NY) and is a certified dance, history and guidance teacher with the Waterloo Region District School board. She has been coaching the Sir John A Macdonald S.S. dance team for 4 years, and is involved in Province-wide dance programs such as DanceFest and CODE. She is also a member of CANFIT-PRO as Fitness Instructor Specialist. Currently, Holly is completing her teaching certification for the ADAPT syllabus. She has won various choreography and overall awards at National and International competitions.