As a choreographer, performer, and teacher, Simon Beckett has been active in the dance industry for over a decade. Starting in studio, he has trained in various styles, including but not limited to Hip Hop, Jazz, House, Popping, and Partner Dancing. During this time, Simon quickly discovered his passion for Hip Hop and Urban Street styles. Through years of competing, he was quickly recognized as an outstanding performer with a captivating stage presence. He spent much of his time in Toronto, learning and training from the best in the industry, including Luther Brown, Rhapsody James, and Lineen Doung.

Since moving to Ottawa, Simon has become one of the most widely known and sought-after Hip Hop teachers/choreographers in the area. He is known in the community for his hard work, dedication and creativity, having accumulated multiple awards for his competition choreography to show for it. He has worked with Montreal pop artist Nadia Dolce, both choreographing and performing in her music video “I Wanna Dance with You”. He currently teaches and choreographs throughout the Ottawa Capital Region, mentoring numerous students, many of which have gone on to compete with Team Canada in the International Dance Organization Hip Hop World Championships, starred in numerous commercials, and danced in movies.

His performance credentials include, Richard Robinson Grand Premiere, opening for international Zumba presenters, and opening for RuPauls Drag race season ten winner Aquaria on the capital pride main stage. Given his background and experience with both the dance industry and street community, he brings a unique style by creating high-energy, multi genre, and engaging choreography.

Movement has always been a part of Mr. Bill's life as an athlete in school. Although dance only formally entered his life at 25, it has always been in the background of his story in one way or another - as a B-boy in the 80's, school musicals and talent shows. Dance opened many doors to great experiences for Mr. Bill including performing, choreographing, teaching, directing and the creation of Momentum Moves. His role as director allows him to create new opportunities for dancers young and old, and provide job opportunities for dancers who want to teach.

Throughout 20+ years as an instructor, Mr. Bill has collected a breadth of knowledge beyond dance to develop a unique style of teaching today. His understanding of movement, group dynamics, learning development, communication, compassion and - most importantly - the need for play in learning help create a vibrant atmosphere where dancers of all ages can thrive. His other creative outlet is photography so prepare yourself for a dynamic experience!

M. Bill aime aussi enseigner la danse en français!

Amber Green first started exploring movement through figure skating where she trained and competed for 16 years. Her technical dance training began in 2006 at The School of Toronto Dance Theatre and the National Ballet School. Since graduating from the 3 year Professional Contemporary Dance Training program at The School of Dance in 2015 Amber has performed with several professional companies in Ottawa, such as Shannon Cooney and Keaja D’dance at Canadian Dance Festival, Amelia Griffin in TACTICS and presented her own choreography at Dark Horse Dance Projects 2016. 

Amber has learned that dance can be a powerful tool for expression and healing. An underlying theme in her dance philosophy is safety by analyzing how a particular movement works.  She hopes to prolong optimal range of motion in children and adults by continuing to learn healthier ways to move the body. As the contemporary technique trainer at the Gloucester Skating Club Amber combines her knowledge of dance and figure skating in order to develop a dance syllabus for each level of the StarSkate program. Amber is a certified Therapeutic Yoga Teacher.

Not only is Amber a movement professional, she is a lot of fun! Her contemporary choreography always inspires students of all ages to express themselves in a creatively new way.