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MEET OUR TEAM

Sarah C. R. Makins ARAD A.I.S.T.D.

Owner/Director

Fame Dance Studios Ltd.

31 – years of teaching/ownership experience

Sarah started her training with classical ballet at Alberta Ballet school, Edmonton School of Ballet, Grant McEwan College, Royal Winnipeg Ballet all in professional programs since the age of 5. Summers were spent training at the Edge and Tremaine in LA and competing in the United States every year. She has taken ballet exams in Cecchetti, RAD and I.S.T.D. finishing with taking her Intermediate Cecchetti, Advanced RAD, Advanced I.S.T.D.  and Associate of I.S.T.D. with Distinction. She also has extensive training in the Vaganova method studying with several Russian ballet teachers. 

Sarah has also trained and has examinations in Al Gilbert and I.S.T.D.Tap, Jazz, Modern, Hip-Hop, Variety, Musical Theatre and Ballroom. She is also a classically trained pianist having her grade 10 Royal Conservatory as well as performing in numerous venues and concerts including many solo recitals. 

Sarah has also modeled and acted, appearing in many local and national television commercials as well as TV series for Access Network and SCTV. Sarah also danced with several recording artists including the French composer Andre Gagnon.

She first learned hip-hop in LA from the best in the industry and has continued to take classes/conventions each summer bringing students of all ages to also keep up to date with current styles. 

Sarah’s dream was to be in a ballet company and use her talents to bring her love of the magic of ballet to audiences. After spending time in the ballet company world, she noticed that world brought with it some negative consequences for dancers such as not eating a proper diet, not being treated always with kindness or working in a cold, non-creative environment, not often focusing on helping others. Sarah felt that her calling was to bring the love of dance, professional level instruction, performance opportunities and the showing of selflessness through the art form of dance to students of all ages. 

Sarah then began her planning. Ideas started with the desire to start a chain of dance studios that would have dance companies attached, all emphasizing teaching and performing dance in a healthy, positive, selfless and kind environment, offering students opportunities to experience professional performance and teaching opportunities. 

She came back from the ballet company world and started teaching at the Sherwood Park School of Dance, Step by Step, The Edmonton School of Ballet and then co-owned Dancefusion in Sherwood park. 

She also adjudicated for 5-6-7-8 Showtime dance competitions. International choreography highlights include setting main stage shows for several resorts in the Dominican Republic and Mexico.

While she was at Dancefusion, she had several advanced students training that wished to become professional dancers and professional teachers. She then opened the dance company Antigravity as well as several locations of dance studios across Alberta to make sure that these incredible students would be able to perform and teach in a diverse array of communities, spreading their love of dance to others.

She has had a youth dance company performing each year since Fame Dance Studios started in 2000. The company has performed in New York at the United Nations, has been to both Disneyland Anaheim and Disneyworld Florida numerous times, has performed both the Nutcraker and Sleeping Beauty in numerous theatres and schools bringing the joy and the beauty of classical ballet to school students. The company also performed a full production of Grease, Aladdin, Joseph and the Technicolour Dreamcoat to name a few. She also created and produced two full productions – Soulabration – a production with a spiritual/liturgical theme and Tropicana, a light hearted comedic murder mystery. 

The company members also train in annual conventions in Las Vegas, perform at fashion shows including Western Canadian fashion week and are now producing and performing in music videos to raise awareness for multiple charity organizations including the Dream Centre in LA, Families at the Dump in Mexico and the Mustard Seed in Edmonton. 

Sarah takes tremendous pride in having trained now over 50 graduates to become successful professional dancers, dance instructors, choreographers, models, dance company and dance studio owners. One of Sarah’s latest graduates, Justin Hauber who made it into the Intensive training program at Harbour Dance – Vancouver, auditioned for Royal Carribean cruise line and was successful. He is presently performing his first contract on board! Brandon Leroy appeared in Bridal Fantasy magazine his first year after graduating from Fame and attended Talent Inc in Toronto where he won a dance scholarship as well as a full scholarship to the Talent Inc. UK conference. Keith MacAskill, another of Sarah’s graduates who only had 3 years of training with her, also successfully auditioned into the Intensive training program at Harbour, and has now performed with several different professional dance projects in Vancouver. He is excited to continue performing in the Vancouver area and one day will return to teach and share his experience. Shae Kuebler, a graduate of Sarah’s from the Sherwood Park area established his own contemporary dance company in 2004 in Vancouver – Radical System Art. Emily Noton whom Sarah also taught at Dancefusion is an instructor at Harbour in Vancouver and has performed internationally. An incredible student, Jodi Chalifoux teaches dance at Dance Unlimited in Edmonton. Sarah had the pleasure of teaching Jeff and Aleasha Gatti who now teach at Shelly’s Dance Co in Edmonton. Danielle and Jennifer Laidler now run and manage Studio Encore whom Sarah taught for many years in Lloydminster. Shelby Hager was Sarah’s student for 12 years and became a professional full-time teacher and manager within Fame. Nicole Faull after having trained with Sarah for 13 years has performed with Orchesis, U of A in Edmonton, has been a member of the Kathleen Hughes Dance Association, she has performed in several internationally acclaimed arts festivals and is now in Toronto studying with Great Moving Dancers, The Underground Dance Centre and City Dance Corps. Samuel Lundell was Sarah’s dance and piano student for 10 years studying Tap, Hip-hop and piano. He received his Grade 10 Royal Conservatory of Music with First Class Honours and now is touring, composing and recording his own gospel CD. These are just a few of the successful students that Sarah is infinitely proud of.  

She has now started a dance program & 2 dance companies (KDZ crew, DC Crew) in Los Angeles at the Dreamcentre – an incredible international organization that caters to the homeless of Los Angeles & other major cities around the world. 

Sarah’s passion for bringing kindness and positivity to her classes, her dance company members and to audiences will continue as long as she teaches and choreographs. She is very excited to combine mission work with the arts and show students and audiences how to help others and make a change in our world through dance and music. 

Robyn Langenfurth

FAME Senior Admin Team & Lloydminster Studio Manager

Costume Manager, Dance Competition Entries Manager

Backstage Manager at FAME’s main stage theatre performances

Robyn Langenfurth has been with Fame Dance Studios since 2008. FAME’s owner, Sarah C.R. Makins, taught Robyn in her adult professional classes & very quickly noticed in Robyn an abundance of creativity, intelligence, artistry and passion for not only the performance aspect of dance, but also the pedagogic & managerial sides. Robyn always brought a light to the stage whenever she performed – in main stage shows, competitions or fundraisers. Sarah encouraged her to add teacher training classes to her performance class schedule. Sure enough, after Miss Robyn’s first season as a dance instructor with FAME, she had an immediate fan following with students admiring her high energy, compassionate disciple, & passion for each & every class & genre of dance.

Since then, Miss Robyn has continued to flourish in performance, instruction and operations. She is part of FAME’s senior admin team, as well as costume manager, dance competition entries manager, Lloydminster studio manager & backstage manager at FAME’s main stage theatre performances. She assists in multiple other administrative tasks throughout the year.

She has taught Recreational, Performance, Company & Adult Ballroom classes in Elk Point, Cold Lake & Lloydminster. She constantly upgrades by attending annual teacher training workshops.

North American experience includes classes with Ballet Jorgen, training at Dance Educators of America in Las Vegas, training at the Edge in LA, performances in Disneyland CA, Director’s Assistant in FAME’s Disney World theatre performance & taking part in Break the Floor online convention.

In December of 2013, Robyn took some time away from teaching to start a family & continued to work behind the scenes with administration, costume management & competition entries. She began teaching Recreational classes again in 2016, & then returned in 2018 to teach Recreational, Performance & Company levels. She has her certification in Teacher Training, level 4, with Distinction. She has accreditation in 15 dance exams in tap, jazz & ballet. She has also won several top awards for her company students in both solos & groups.

Her joy comes from not only spreading the love of dance, but also to sharing love & friendship through the art of dance. She wants to constantly learn & grow along with her students on their respective dance journeys.

Robyn is very excited to start the new dance year & to reconnect with all of her past students & to meet & welcome all new students!

Brianna Martin

FAME Cold Lake Instructor

23 years experience

Brianna Martin has 23 years of dance experience in ballet, jazz, tap, hip hop, contemporary, lyrical, and variety. She has taught with Fame for the last 10 years, working with students in Lloyd, Spiritwood, Elk Point, Provost, Bonnyville, & Cold Lake & producing award-winning choreographies.

In 2018, she relocated to Cold Lake so that she could focus on growing the company & performance programs there. Brianna has experience teaching all ages of recreational classes as well as junior, intermediate, and advanced levels of the company. She is certified in teacher training level 4 with Distinction & also is accredited with dance exams in ballet, jazz, and tap.

Brianna has attended many festivals, conventions, shows & classes during her years of dance. Included in those are classes with Ballet Jorgen in 2009,
the Pulse in Vegas in 2014, VIP in Calgary & Edmonton in 2014/2017/2018, classes at the Edge in LA summer 2014 & 2015, & GSP Dance Convention in 2017. She was also a guest on stage with Ballet Jorgen in 2014. During the summer of 2015, Brianna worked with the Riu Palace Resort staff in Puerto Vallarta, Mexico, and took part in the Royal Caribbean cruise line audition.

She has modeled in bridal shows and in Western Canadian Fashion Week in 2014 and 2015. Grease, Aladdin, and Soulabration are some of Fame’s productions that Brianna has been in, along with Fame’s The
Nutcracker tour in 2017. Brianna has also been in many of Fame’s music videos and was a part of Fame’s Dream Center LA trips in 2016, and 2017. and 2019. In the summer of 2018, Brianna attended the Dance Attack Dance Teacher Expo in Calgary. Brianna also attends annual teacher training workshops through Fame. During the COVID-19 shutdown in the spring 2020, she attended the online convention of Break The Floor from
LA.

One of her key beliefs and values is the importance of continued education, and stepping outside your comfort zone to learn something new. She is always looking for ways to expand her skill set and knowledge to bring to her students, so they can become well-rounded dancers, assistants, and future teachers.

 

Brianna is excited to continue to focus on her students and to watch them grow into incredible dancers & human beings!

Bryce J. Prescott

FAME Bonnyville Recreation & Performance Instructor

 

Bryce J. Prescott is in Fame’s professional program’s highest level (grade in all genres. She is certified with level 2 teacher training with Distinction, as well as being accredited with dance exams in ballet, tap, and jazz.
Her hip hop, tap, and contemporary solos have won numerous high-score awards and scholarships at Candance, 5678 Showtime Dance World Cup, and Standing Ovation.
She had appeared in numerous magazines as well as being a principle dancer in all 3 of Fame Dance Studios/Frame 2.0 Productions’ short films “Perfection”, “Born To Be Me” as well as “Depression”. As she is such a versatile and talented performer, she was also chosen as one of four hip hop dancers in the hip hop music video “Limo Tint”, and chosen to be in all dance scenes of the movie “Disguise”.
She is a stunning example of Fame Training & Casting and what it can do for a diligent, commitment, and talented artist!
Miss Bryce is adored by all of her students and is so excited to teach again this year!

Madyson Foisy

FAME Bonnyville & Glendon Recreation & Performance Assistant Instructor

 

Madyson Foisy is super excited to assist in teaching dance again this year, for FAME’S Bonnyville & Glendon studios! She is an award-winning dancer at an International level, winning top score awards & scholarships for her hip hop, contemporary, jazz & variety solos at provincial, national & International events including Candance, Standing Ovation & – Dance World Cup – International. For being a consistently high-score soloist, her scholarships included Madyson being invited to dance at Disneyland California as well as World Performers Canada Inc. in Braga, Portugal.
Madyson is in FAME’s highest level of dance (Grade professional program in jazz, ballet, tap, hip-hop, lyrical, contemporary, modern, acro & variety.
Madyson is certified in her Teacher training level 2 with Distinction. She also has accreditation in ballet, tap & jazz dance exams.
She can’t wait to see students from last year back at dance, & she looks forward to welcoming new students to our Fameily!

Kim Foisy

FAME Bonnyville Tiny Tots Instructor

 

Kim Foisy is thrilled to teach the Pre-School Program (Tiny Tots) this year at FAME’S Bonnyville studio! Kim is also co-manager of our Bonnyville studio location. Parents & students adore her personable, efficient, kind & welcoming energy, every time they come to dance class!
Kim is certified with her Teacher training level 2 with Distinction. She also performed at the Ukrainian Pysanka Festival for 8 years. She brings with her a wealth of training & experience working with youth.
She studied Elementary Education majoring in special education at the University of Alberta. She worked as a special needs aid in daycares for 3 years, was Counsellor at the YMCA summer camp & was Supervisor at the YMCA after-school care for 2 years. She has also helped supervise & coach many children’s sports groups for the past 15 years.
Kim is a proud mother of 3 & has volunteered in many of her children’s activities for the last 20 years including being on boards, organizing special events, as well as involved in fundraising projects.
She has been actively involved in helping her daughter Madyson prepare & rehearse for numerous provincial, national & International dance competitions, dance classes & exams classes for the past 10 years.
She can’t wait to welcome our Bonnyville dancers back into class & she is so excited to meet & welcome new students to our Fame-ily!

Nicole McKee

FAME Cold Lake Recreational Instructor & Cold Lake Studio Manager

 

Nichole McKee will be going into her 10th year of teaching Recreational classes with FAME Dance Studios in Cold Lake, as well as being FAME Cold Lake’s manager. She is also on FAME’s senior staff admin team, helping organize theatre bookings, ad materials & event planning.
She’s the mother of 4 children, 2 of whom competed & performed across North America with FAME’s company program over a 7-year period.
Nichole has a very large fan following! Her ease of working with children comes from 26 years of experience teaching music & drama to Elementary school students, before completing her certification in teacher training Level 2 with Distinction & joining the FAME Cold Lake staff! She also has accreditation with tap & jazz dance exams.
She is an exemplary recreational teacher, always uplifting FAME’s motto of teaching kindness through dance. Spectators have commented that during a FAME Year End Show when Miss Nichole is on stage with her dancers, her incredible care and compassion for each & every student shines through. As Cold Lake studio manager, she has schedules, signs & special events clearly posted throughout the year. She runs operations in a very smooth, courteous & efficient manner which all parents truly appreciate.
She loves using the arts as a means to lift those less fortunate, & has had the opportunity to do so in India, Africa, Bulgaria, Russia, and Mexico as well as being part of a FAME charity trip to the Dream Centre in Los Angeles, CA. Nichole is in fact the reason that FAME travels to the Dream Center for the past 7 years to teach dance to underprivileged children who live in the housing projects of LA. FAME will always be grateful for Miss Nichole’s recommendation of this incredible organization.
Miss Nichole is so very excited to welcome everyone back to dance for another thrilling season together!

Anne-Marie Stuckky

FAME Provost Instructor

 

Ann-Marie Stuckky is excited to teach another year at FAME Dance Studios & help uphold the FAME standard of local development & instruction.
She is originally from Hinton, AB where she grew up dancing from the age of 3 with Showtime Dance Studios. She performed & choreographed annually at many dance competitions. Her main dance background is in Ballet, Jazz, Tap, Lyrical, Modern and Musical Theatre but she has also done Ukrainian, Irish, Ballroom & Salsa. While attending University & College, she continued to dance & perform with many groups in Edmonton, including Orchesis at the UofA. Just prior to moving to Provost, she was lucky enough to have the opportunity to be part of the ETOWN Salsa dance team performing in Edmonton as well as at the International Salsa Congress in San Francisco in 2008.
Ann-Marie has also completed the Acro Dance Teachers Association program, bringing the exciting genre of Acro to her Provost students. She also has teacher training certification – level 3 – with Distinction.
She brings with her knowledge of anatomy, kinesiology & sports therapy from her education in Massage Therapy & as a Therapy Assistant. This has been supported by her volunteer experiences as a trainer for various hockey & lacrosse teams. She adores working with children & has experience working with all ages through speech, physical and occupational therapy. She has made her home in Provost for the past 13 years with her husband & her two boys. She looks forward to another incredible dance season to share her love of dance within Provost and the FAME community!

Janet Schrempf

FAME Lloydminster Recreational Tap Instructor & Bookkeeper

 

Janet Schrempf is Fame Dance Studios Lloydminster’s recreational tap instructor & book keeper. She instructs tap dance lessons at the recreational level from ages 4-adult. She has 18 years experience in tap and is certified to level 3 teacher training with Distinction. She also has accreditation in tap exams.
Janet is also the bookkeeper for Fame Dance Studios. Fame’s clients have rave reviews for her prompt responses & polite, efficient methods. Janet has 20 years bookkeeping experience & is trained in all aspects required to successfully keep records for a thriving business.
She is going on to her 7th year as Fame’s Recreational tap instructor & book keeper! She is delighted to see everyone’s smiles again!

Tanis LaChance

FAME Goodsoil Representative

 

Tanis LaChance is the Goodsoil FAME representative and has been since the fall of 2016.
Tanis is a mother of 3 daughters & dreamed of having more recreational opportunities in Goodsoil for youth to be involved in & so she reached out to FAME!
Tanis loves watching her daughters participate in both dance & modeling. Seeing their confidence levels grow every lesson has been an exciting experience.
She is excited to welcome all students to our FAME Goodsoil studio!

Emmerson Rest

FAME Recreational Instructor

Teacher training level 1 with Distinction.

 

Emmerson is thrilled to be added to FAME’s Recreational teaching staff this season!
Emmerson Rest has been dancing with FAME for the past 12 years. She has taken intensive training in FAME’s professional program in ballet, jazz, tap, hip-hop, lyrical, contemporary, modern & variety.
She has won numerous awards for her solos including Adjudicator’s choice. She has attended several competitions including Candance, Standing Ovation, Dance Power & Terpsichore, taking her to Calgary, Edmonton, Saskatoon, Red Deer, & Regina.
She is certified with her Teacher training level 1 with Distinction.
She is known by all as an incredibly kind & welcoming spirit, always including others to create a cohesive teamwork-based setting.
Emmerson looks forward to another spectacular year of dance & can’t wait to see everyone in class!

Hailey Harrison

FAME Cold Lake Recreational Instructor

 

 

Hailey Harrison is super excited to join FAME Cold Lake’s Recreational teaching staff!
Hailey has danced with FAME for 13 years & has studied ballet, tap, hip-hop, jazz, contemporary, lyrical, modern, & variety in FAME’S Professional program. Dance competitions & conventions have taken her to Calgary, Edmonton, Red Deer, Saskatoon & Las Vegas. She had attended Candance, Standing Ovation, 5678 Showtime, Terpsichore with multiple solos and groups. She was awarded a Dance @ Disneyland scholarship in 2020 for her student choreography contemporary solo. She is accredited in Teacher training level 1 with Distinction.
Hailey loves to dance because it brings her joy every day, in class, on stage & assisting others on their dance journey.

FAME Philosophy

Fame Dance Studios welcomes children and youth of all abilities and is committed to the inclusion of children and youth with disabilities. In order that we plan more effectively, please indicate what, if any, supports or accommodations your child may require to enable their full participation in our programming. We want to work together to ensure your child has a fun and excellent experience.

The Fame philosophy is simple…

kindness and respect are taught in every class right alongside top quality professional dance instruction to ensure that we not only we create incredible dancers that if when they graduate, would like to become professionals in their field, but in all classes, ages and levels, we strive to create fantastic people that will stand out in our communities as confident, successful and kind individuals that will inspire by example and be hired in any position they wish as they have been fully trained in all aspects required for a happy, fulfilling and successful life.

 

we guarantee that you will find the best quality of instruction at extremely affordable prices along with flexible payment plans and our Erynn Jezowski Scholarship and Dance Support Funding programs, making sure that we will suit EVERY family’s budget.

 

we guarantee that all beginner recreational students are treated with care, love, patience and proper guidance and will be inspired to dance to their very best potential by our certified and committed staff. all recreational classes are taught by an adult and many include one of our Fame Company dancers as assistant to dance with the beginner students and inspire them to train well, practice at home and get to the next level of dance!

 

we guarantee that our ballet classes and pointe classes are taught by accredited, trained teachers in ballet syllabus (Fame teaches RAD syllabus classes as well as ballet tech classes featuring a blend of Cecchetti, I.S.T.D. and Vaganova techniques). as owner of Fame and having the ballet background that I have had taking ballet exams in each style of ballet (you can read my background on the STAFF BIO page of this site), I can vouch for the quality of our ballet program. ballet is also the foundation of jazz, lyrical, contemporary, variety, musical theatre and greatly assists with all genres of dance and it simply MUST be taught by accredited, certified instructors.

 

we guarantee that if you want your student to be a professional dancer or professional teacher, we will make that career choice happen through our intensive company training program. all levels of company students are taught what it takes to be in a professional dance company or to teach all levels of classes and are asked what their professional goals are the moment they enter the program. a plan is created to make sure that they have all the tools they need once they graduate to become the professional they want by building their bios through performances both local, national and international, by showing how to take excellent photos, head shots and public speaking in interviews, by taking them to the most current conventions as well as teaching them how to audition for any role or position in the dance world. we also work on their attitude and work ethic to make sure that no matter how well they are trained, they will be chosen by a director or a studio owner as they are a pleasure to be around and easy to work with.

 

we guarantee that you will have a pleasant experience at Fame and that we support and allow only positivity in all of its forms.

 

we guarantee that your student will be invited to participate in one of many Fame’s Angels projects to promote the magical qualities of gratitude and selflessness- helping others in our community, being part of a music video for a charity to bring awareness to it’s cause, performing for senior’s homes or children’s hospitals, binging the joy and magic of classical ballet to school kids, having our students teach dance to other students that may not be able to take a dance class, showing that dance is a very powerful art form that can inspire and help others as we enjoy it.

 

 

lastly, do our incredible students win top awards, scholarships, choreography awards, finals etc. at the challenging dance competitions that we take them to, yes they most certainly do! but are we going to list them, no 🙂 we like to stay humble about such things but a list is available anytime upon request! we also like to emphasize that dance is an art form and not a sport and although we are EXTREMELY proud of our student’s successes and see the benefit and the and teh learning experience that competitions can bring them, we always like to keep our focus as a studio on the art of dance.

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