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OWNER/DIRECTOR

Christine Tavares-D'Angelo

Dance Educator: 

Teacher-Choreographer-Mentor

Credentials

  • Acrobatic Arts (M2) 

  • Alixa Flexibility (M2)

  • Associated Dance Arts for Professional Teachers

    • ADAPT Jazz & Tap

  • Cecchetti Canada (Ballet)

    • Associate CC-CICB

  • Centennial College

    • Business Diploma

  • Dance Masters of America (DMA)

    • DMA Acrobatics, Ballet, Jazz & Tap

  • Dance Masters of Canada (DMC)

    • Chapter #38​

  • Professional Adjudicator's Alliance (PAA)​

  • The British Association of Teachers of Dancing (BATD)

    • Associate BATD: Ballet & Stage

    • Member BATD: Acrobatics & Modern

Choreographer

  • World Performer's Canada Inc. 

    • Dance World Cup (2025 Team) ​

  • Jazzamatazz 

    • Costume Catalogue​ (2023, 2024, 2025)​

  • Toronto Rock Lacrosse Dance Team

    • Air Canada Centre (2007-2009)

  • Grease, The Musical

    • Bluma Appel Theatre - St. Lawrence Centre for the Arts in Toronto (2007)

  • Charities, Corporate Events​ & Community Theatre

    • Numerous Events & Musicals (1998 - 2007)​

About

Meet Miss Christine – Owner & Artistic Director of Protégé Dance Company

 

Since founding Protégé Dance Company in 2010, Christine has poured her heart into creating a studio known for its integrity, excellence, and strong community values. Her commitment to cultivating a positive reputation has earned her the respect of both industry professionals and fellow educators across the dance community.

 

Christine is deeply passionate about empowering her students—not just as dancers, but as individuals. She takes a holistic approach to teaching, nurturing the mind, body, and soul of each student to ensure age-appropriate growth and development. Her dedication to personal connection and mentorship sets the tone for Protégé’s supportive, family-oriented culture.

 

With a strong work ethic and unwavering dedication, Christine instills the same values of discipline, humility, and perseverance in her students and team. As a mentor, she leads by example, guided by her core philosophy: work hard and remain humble.

 

Christine’s outstanding leadership was recently recognized with the “Guidance & Leadership Award” in memory of Jennifer Horvath at Dance Attack 2024 as well as 6 time recipient of the Consumer's Choice Award for Dance School in Durham Region. She is also a proud choreographer for Jazzamatazz (Costume Catalogue) and World Performers Canada Inc., where she is contributing to the 2025 Team for Dance World Cup.

 

As a life-long learner, Christine remains committed to evolving as an educator, mentor, and entrepreneur—embracing growth every step of the way. She lives by the words of Maya Angelou: “Do the best you can until you know better. Then when you know better, do better.”

Experience

Christine is a fully certified dance teacher under: Acrobatic Arts (M2), Alixa Flexibility (M2), Associated Dance Arts for Professional Teachers (ADAPT Jazz & Tap), Cecchetti Canada (Associate CC-CICB), The British Association of Teachers of Dancing (Associate BATD: Ballet & Stage. Member BATD: Modern & Acrobatics), a graduate from Dance Masters of America's Teacher's Training School at S.U.N.Y Buffalo USA, Centre for the Arts (DMA Ballet, Jazz, Tap & Acrobatics), and is an active member of Dance Masters of Canada, Chapter #38.

As a dance educator, Christine taught at the secondary level within the Durham Separate District School Board from 2002-2007 (St. Mary C.S.S., Notre Dame C.S.S, and Father Leo J. Austin C.S.S), where she was notably recognized for developing exceptionally strong dance curriculums and dance teams while teaching within the studio milieu (Durham Region, North York and Vaughan). 

With now over 25 years of teaching experience, Christine's students have been the recipients of many honourable awards in Canada, winning numerous scholarships, top marks in solo, duet and group categories, including the highest mark of the competition as well as Face of Fever and Let's Get Loud. Many of Christine's students have continued dancing professionally in music videos, commercials, movies, theme parks, theatre, television, cheerleading teams, cruise ships, Canadian Salsa Team, World Performers Canada Inc. (Dance World Cup- Prague & Spain, Europe) and Mexico (Five Star Dance Company-The Barcelo Maya Beach Resort), and have also modeled for: Hamilton's Theatrical Supply and Jazzamattazz (print- dance costume catalogues).

Christine's passion for education is on-going annually attending many workshops, conventions and conferences in the industry to ensure that all her students are taught the latest style and techniques in dance including:

  • Cecchetti Canada: Major & Grades Workshop 2010 - 2025 (Canada's National Ballet School, Toronto, ON)

  • DMC - Dance Masters of Canada Chapter #38, Fall Convention 2023 & 2024 (Hamilton, ON)

  • Toronto Teacher Expo 2022, 2023 & 2024 (Toronto, ON) 

  • Cecchetti Council of America: International Ballet Teacher Conference 2024 (Hope College, Holland, Michigan USA)

  • CDX - Canadian Dance EXPO 2022, 2023 & 2024 (Toronto/Hamilton, ON)

  • Rebecca Davies: Flexibility & Turns 2022 (Protégé Dance Company)

  • Cecchetti Canada: National Ballet Teacher Conference 2019 (British Columbia, ON)

  • Rebecca Davies: Radar Technique and Krista Miller's Teacher Classes - Jump Start Dance Intensive 2018 (Toronto, ON)

  • The Dance Project (Vaughan, ON)

  • Northern Movement Inc. Acro (Mississauga, ON)

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Christine's "eye-for-detail" is second-to-none: makes for her student's polished technique and crowd-pleasing choreography. In addition, Christine is especially known for her exceptional teaching in acro, a specialty skill required at many auditions and a stand-out from competition-to-competition, year-after-year.

Christine is also an award winning choreographer; recipient of numerous choreography, adjudicator and teacher choice awards. Her acclaimed choreography credits have been featured in numerous fashion shows, musicals and corporate events including:

  • Choreographer for World Performers Canada Inc. (WPC Spain 2025)

  • Head Choreographer for the Toronto Rock Lacrosse Dance Team (Air Canada Center)

  • Head Coach for the University of Ontario Institute of Technology (UOIT) Varsity Dance Team

  • Grease (Bluma Appel Theatre at the St. Lawrence Centre for the Arts in Toronto)

  • Women in Dance (Toronto Centre for the Arts)

  • Choreographer for Canadian Pop Artist, Lexi Tellings

  • KEP Events

  • ICING Marketing Corporation​

  • Summer Works

  • Moto Amore

  • Town of Pickering: Mayor's Gala

  • City of Mississauga: Mayor's Gala

  • Motionball

  • IFBB Toronto Pro-Show

  • West Side Story

  • Jesus Christ Superstar

  • Joseph and the Amazing Technicolor Dreamcoat

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As well as charities including:

  • Canadian Cancer Society

  • Congress of Black Women

  • Alzheimer's Society

  • Cystic Fibrosis of Canada

  • Starlight Children's Wish Foundation

  • United Way

  • Dancing For Dogs

  • Refuge Arts Fundraiser​​


As a professional dancer, Christine had the opportunity to perform across Canada, United States, Europe and the Caribbean. Her performance roles were seen on television, music videos, cruise ships, theme parks, dinner theatres, casinos and numerous corporate events. Some of Christine's memorable appearances include CFL Grey cup Half Time Show ft. Lenny Kravitz (TSN), Fashion Cares: MAC Cosmetics ft. Amanda Marshall, David Usher, Angie Stone (A&E/Bravo, World Winter Games Opening Ceremonies ft. Susan Aglukark (TSN), Paramount Parks (Breakfast Television, CITY-TV), featured acrobat in Andrew Lloyd Webber's "Music of the Night" (Norwegian Cruise Lines). Epcot Walt Disney World, Viva Las Vegas, Sangre Caliente, and three seasons as Dance Captain with Paramount Canada's Wonderland in the main stage production. Industrial performances include: Bell Mobility, Bell Canada, Sears, Weekenders Canada and the Carlu.

As a guest teacher to many studios and conventions across the province, Christine has taught at Metro Movement Dance Studio, OIP Dance Centre, George Brown College and Durham Synchronized Swimming Club.

In addition, Christine holds a Business Diploma (Centennial College) and is associated with the Professional Adjudicators Alliance (PAA) adjudicating for numerous competitions across Canada and the United States including, Terpsichore Dance Celebration, Dancefest, Rhythm Dance, Dance Beat, Dance Extravaganza, Canadian Edge, CDTA and CNE Rising Star.

Lastly, Christine is the director and owner of PDC Entertainment; customizing dance entertainment to suit professional business events. www.pdcentertainment.com

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STUDIO IS CLOSED ON FRIDAY MARCH 28TH

905-231-2111


info@protegedancecompany.com

Location:

682 Monarch Ave.
Unit 5, 6, 8 & 9

Ajax, ON L1S 4S2

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