Mountain Movement Dance Collective

Hayley Edmondson - Creative Director

Ballet, Hip Hop, Musical Theatre, Tap, Lyrical

Hayley started training at the age of 5 years old in her home town of Chilliwack BC. At the age of 14 she was accepted into the Northwest Dance Project Company. With Northwest Dance Project she had the opportunities to travel and compete through out Canada and the United States. At this time she trained at Millennium Dance Complex in LA and Broadway Dance Centre in New York City. Between traveling the world to learn and experience different cultures she has taught and choreographed independently Through out BC. During her travels she broadened her dance knowledge by sampling styles from different countries such as Hip Hop in New Zealand, Ballet in Spain and Capoeira in Brazil.

Her goal is to share the sense of accomplishment that comes from dedicating a part of yourself to a craft and reaching goals by pushing past what you think your capable of.

Chantal Smith

Jazz, Hip Hop

Chantal is all Love. Love for dance, love for her students and love for her teaching. She brings an organic and unique approach to her teaching and is very passionate about dance.

She has a strong background in Jazz, Jazz Technique, Stretch and Ballet. She also teaches all other styles of dance including Lyrical, Hip Hop and Tap and has recently coached gymnastics with The Whistler Gymnastics Club and soon will be set to start teachingYoga for Kids.

Chantal has been teaching in The Sea to Sky Corridor for over 10 years. Originally from St.Catharines Ontario, she has also taught in Vermont, Squaw Valley California and Bermuda.

Arden Thorne

Ballet/ Musical Theatre/ Acro

Arden grew up on Vancouver Island where she started dancing at the age of 4, studying a variety of genres including Ballet, Contemporary, Jazz, Lyrical, Musical Theater and Hip Hop. As a teenager, Arden began expanding her training outside of her home studio where she trained in multiple youth pre-professional companies, as well as travelling internationally to perform, train and compete.

Upon highschool graduation, Arden moved to Vancouver to continue studying dance with ITP at Harbour Dancentre. After a year of training and professional performing, Arden transitioned her focus to instructing dance while she obtained her BBA Bachelors' Degree from Capilano University. During this time, Arden taught competitive dance for 6 years in North Vancouver, where she found her true passion and skill in instructing. Arden has recently moved to Whistler and is thrilled to be joining the Mountain Movement team to share her love and knowledge of dance.