Kim Thomas Dance Project
A Youth Dance Company
© Kim Thomas Dance Project Inc. 2017
Kim Thomas, B.A., B.Ed., OCT - Co-owner & Artistic Director
Jazz, Lyrical, Stretch, Jumps and Turns, Musical Theatre and Competitive/Performance Choreography Kim Thomas is a co-owner and the artistic director of the Kim Thomas Dance Project. The project, a youth dance company, has been Kim's long time dream. The dance company is now into its ninth year (2016/2017) after a series of highly successful years. Kim Thomas was born and raised in Whitby, Ontario and began dancing at a young age, training in all disciplines of dance. She won numerous awards during her time as a competitive student including high scores/over-all awards, and ballet scholarships. Kim also held the title of Miss DEA Toronto. Kim completed her B.A. (Hons.) at La Roche College in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania with a major in Performing Arts (Dance). She then went on to complete a B.Ed. degree at Queens University in Kingston Ontario where she was one of a select number of students in the Artist in Community Education program. Kim is currently a member of the Ontario College of Teachers with a certification to teach Dramatic Arts and English Literature at the secondary school level. Kim was a scholarship student in the La Roche College dance program, which provided her with an intensive focus on classical ballet training. In addition, she studied jazz, lyrical, partnering and musical theatre at La Roche. Kim also studied ballet for three summers in the professional program at the Joffrey Ballet School in New York City. Kim's training has also included attending dance courses, workshops, and seminars at various dance schools such as the Royal Winnipeg Ballet School, the Martha Graham School of Contemporary Dance in NYC, the Canadian Children's Dance Theatre, and the University of Nevada at Las Vegas. She also completed an acting course at the University of Pittsburgh. Kim's dance performance experience includes: The Nutcracker, Giselle, Cinderella, Coppelia, and contemporary works such as Selections from Fosse and Queens (choreography by Gerrard Holt). In 2006 Kim performed her own choreography in Toronto (Fringe Dance Festival centre stage, and Talent Defined) and at the 5th International Dance Festival in New York City. In 2007, she performed another new work in Toronto (Talent Defined) and in New York City at the 6th International Dance Festival. As a teacher, Kim has taught a variety of dance disciplines with a strong focus on the competitive student. She has won numerous high score and choreography awards and she won the Fever Teacher Award at the Fever International Dance Championship in 2010. Kim has had past students accepted into The National Ballet School, The Quinte Ballet School, Canadian Children's Dance Theatre and various University dance programs. She continues to be excited to share her passion and knowledge of dance with enthusiastic students and to offer something unique to the community.
Abigail
has
been
dancing
for
eighteen
years,
ten
of
which
she
performed
as
a
competitive
dancer.
She
has
trained
in
several
dance
styles
including
ballet,
jazz,
tap,
hip-hop,
musical
theater
and
contemporary.
Abigail’s
passion
for
dance
has
led
her
to
pursue
a
career
in
the
field
of
dance
education.
She
holds
a
Bachelor
of
Fine
Arts
Degree
with
honours
in
Dance
from
York
University.
In
addition,
Abigail
is
currently
working
towards
achieving
her
teaching
certification
with
the
A.D.A.P.T
association
and
is
a
registered
junior
level
teacher
with
Acrobatique.
Abigail
has
been
teaching
dance
since
the
age
of
fifteen,
as
well
as
guest
teaching
at
classes
and
workshops
throughout
the
GTA,
instructing
dancers
ranging
from
the
ages
of
two
to
eighteen.
She
strives
to
continuously
improve
herself
as
both
a
dance
teacher
and
educator
by
attending
dance
teacher
workshops
and
conventions
and
learning
from
some
of
the
top
dance
educators
in
North
America.
Abigail
has
also
assisted
her
students
in
achieving
many
great
accomplishments,
including
overall
high
scores,
acceptances
to
university
dance
programs,
national
titles
and
her
choreography
has
won
numerous
awards
for
its
innovation
and
creativity.
Abigail
is
thrilled
to
be
working
with
the
talented
students
at
KTDP and looks forward to an amazing season!
Abigail Clarke
Guest Choreography
Angela
Cecchino
has
been
in
the
dance
industry
since
the
age
of
3
years
old
and
has
been
recognized
by
many
professionals
in
the
industry.
She
graduated
from
St
Elizabeth
School
for
the
Arts
in
2007
and
has
gone
on
to
achieve
great
accomplishments
and
prestigious
awards
since
then.
She
was
named
a
pulse
protege
which
provided
her
the
opportunity
to
be
trained
by
and
perform
for
Brian
Friedman.
She
has
also
assisted
Brian
Friedman,
Laureann
Gibson,
Chris
Judd
and
Rhapsody.
She
has
also
worked
with
hip
hop
sensation
Luther
Brown
and
assisted
and
danced
for
Leon
Blackwood
and
Nelly
Furtado's
choreographer
Scott
Fordham.
One
of
Angela's
greatest
accomplishments
was
being
chosen
to
be
a
part
of
Blake
Mcgrath's
team
Canada,
where
she
competed
in
a
world
championship
held
in
Germany.
This
wonderful
opportunity
then
led
to
her
being
hired
by
Blake
Mcgrath
as
one
of
his
main
dancers
on
his
Time
to
Move
Tour
which
allowed
her
to
dance
and
travel
all
across
Canada.
Angela
has
also
danced
in
music
videos
for
Shawn
Desman.
Aside
from
her
own
dancing
accomplishments
she
has
also
received
many
special
awards
for
her
unique
choreography
and
is
currently
pursuing
her
dreams
of
sharing
her
experiences
by
teaching
and
choreographing
many
talented dancers across Canada. Angela is excited to be back with the Kim Thomas Dance Project for her fourth year.
Angela Cecchino
Guest Choreography
Shaun
has
pursued
an
extensive
dance
education
and
training
in
Jazz,
Lyrical,
Tap,
Ballet,
Contemporary
and
Hip
Hop
since
the
age
of
five.
He
has
been
featured
dancing
in
music
videos
as
well
as
live
performances
with
Lady
Luck
Productions.
As
a
choreographer
Shaun
has
worked
on
multiple
short
films
and
live
performances,
as
well
as
winning
multiple
choreography
awards.
He
is
excited
to
be
sharing
his
knowledge
and
most
of
all
his
passion
with the students at Kim Thomas Dance Project.
Shaun Wolch
Hip Hop, Jazz and Competitive/Performance Choreography
Chantal has been dancing since the age of 3, she has studied in Ballet (R.A.D), Jazz, Tap,
Lyrical, Contemporary, Hip Hop, and Latin. She also specializes in Acrobatics, and Contortion.
Throughout her competitive career Chantal has won numerous over-alls, scholarships, and
special awards. Most notably Dancer of the Year at American Dance awards, as well as
placing first in the senior division of Terpsichore's first Nationals held in Niagara Falls, NY.
Chantal's award winning choreography has lead to students achieving overall awards, special
awards, and titles. Most notably, Teen Miss CanDance, as well as 2nd Runner up American
Dance Awards.
Her students have also participated in the finals at Rising Star. In her pursuit to challenge
herself she auditioned for So You Think You Can Dance Canada Season 4, and was thrilled to
be a participant in the finals week held in Toronto. Chantal is a graduate of Cardinal Carter
Academy for the Arts as a dance major in modern and ballet. She also danced with the
Toronto Argonauts Cheerleading Team for four seasons, it gave her the opportunity to
perform with numerous recording artists throughout the years. A few of her performance
credits include, live performances with Hedley at the General Motors Centre and ACC, live
performances with Kardinal Offishall, Karl Wolf, Maestro, Tim Hicks, and Nicole Arbour.
Chantal continues to pursue her art, and challenge herself as well as her students; her
passion, drive, and dedication to dance is limitless.
Chantal Santos
Acro and Competitive/Performance Choreography
Allison Toffan
Tap and Competitive/Performance Choreography
Proudly
based
in
Toronto
for
over
a
decade,
Allison
Toffan
has
been
busy
stirring
up
momentum
in
the
Canadian
tap
dance
community.
Recognized
by
multiple
arts
councils,
she
has
been
awarded
numerous
grants
as
an
emerging
dance
artist,
developing
musician,
choreographer,
and
producer.
Her
mentors
include
worldrenowned
tap
dance
artists
Heather Cornell, Brenda Bufalino, and Max Pollak.
Career
highlights
include:
featured
tap
dancer
at
the
2010
Olympic
Opening
Ceremonies,
Warehouse
13
Series
Finale
(Jeff
Dimitriou),
Festival
Dance
Encore
(Tasha
Lawson),
TD
Canada
Trust
Toronto
Jazz
Festival,
TapCity’s
Tap
Internationals
(Lisa
La
Touche,
NYC),
Montreal
Tap
Festival’s
Rhythm
Lives!
-
with
living
legend
Arthur
Duncan,
and
establishing
the
Toronto
Rhythm
Initiative
-
a
platform
Allison
created
to
voice
the
artistry
of
Toronto’s
tap dancers in collaboration with live music.
Teaching
credits
include
Artist
in
Residence
-
Ottawa
Rhythm
Initiative,
Dance
Faculty
at
Sheridan
College,
Randolph
Academy,
Montreal
Tap
Festival,
Vancouver
International
Tap
Festival,
BC
Performing
Arts
Festival,
Manitoba
Dance
Festival,
as
well
as
multiple
workshops across Canada and the US.
Over
the
past
few
years
Allison
‘s
work
was
featured
in
Toronto’s
Body
Percussion
Festival,
performed
in
Lisa’s
La
Touche’s
world
premiere
of
Hold
On,
been
on
two
multi-city
US
tours
with
The
StepCrew,
is
a
contributing
artist
with
Anandam
Dancetheatre,
and
created
The
Big
Band
Tap
Revue
in
collaboration
with
Toronto
Jazz
Orchestra’s
Artistic
Director
Josh
Grossman
and
co-producer
Soraya
Peerbaye, directed by Emmy Award winner and tap dance icon Ted Louis Levy.
Her next project: Artistic Director, 2017 Toronto International Tap Festival in association with Harbourfront Centre, stay tuned…
Phillip Payne
Ballet, Pre-Pointe, Pointe, and Competitive/Performance Choreography
Phillip
Payne
began
his
Ballet
training
at
the
later
age
of
19.
His
first
professional
training
program
was
at
the
Quinte
Ballet
School
of
Canada
in
Belleville,
Ontario.
Under
the
guidance
of
Mercedes
Bernardez
and
Brian
Scott.
After
attending
the
school
for
1
year
Phillip
was
given
a
scholarship
to
attend
the
School
of
Alberta
Ballet
under
the
directorship
of
Murray
and
Nancy
Kilgour,
two
teachers
from
the
Royal
Ballet
School
of
London,
England.
During
5
years
at
the
school
he
performed
both
corps
and
lead
roles
in
ballets
like
“La
Sylphide”,
“Don
Quixote”,
“Nutcracker”,
“Bayadere”,
“Paquita”,
“Giselle”,
“Swan
Lake”,
“Sleeping
Beauty”,
“Flower
Festival”
and
many
more.
During
his
education
Phillip
found
himself
onstage
with
“The
Alberta
Ballet
Company”
numerous
times
as
well.
He
danced
in
ballets
such
as
“Sleeping
Beauty”,
“Nutcracker”,
Christopher
Wheeldon's
“A
Midsummer
Night's
Dream”
and
a CBC production “The Secret of the Nutcracker”.
Upon
graduating
from
the
school
Phillip
joined
one
of
Canada's
last
touring
ballet
companies.
Based
out
of
Toronto,
Ballet
Jorgen
Canada
was
home
to
Phillip
for
2
years.
In
that
time
he
danced
well
over
200
performances
from
west
to
east
coast
and
traveled
through
the
United
States.
He
danced
in
ballets
like
“Romeo
and
Juliet”,
“Nutcracker”
,
Robert
Desrosiers
“Rendezvous”
and
a
brand
new
full
length
“Anastasia”.
Phillip
was
also
apart
of
contemporary
creations
with
choreographers
such
as
Kathleen
Rae,
Malgorzata
Nowacka, Daryl Hoskins and William Yong.
Furthering
his
involvement
with
Toronto’s
dance
community
Phillip
joined
Opera
Atelier,
dancing
in
Mozart's
“Don
Giovanni”
and
“The
Marksman”.
Phillip
also
performed
with
Opera
Atelier
in
“Armide”
by
composer
Jean-Baptiste
Lully.
This
particular
piece
traveled
to
Versailles,
France
and
was
performed
in
the
original
theatre
located
inside
the
Palace
of
Versailles.
To
date,
this
has
been
one
of
Phillip’s
career
highlights.
Another
highlight
for
this
Newfoundland
and
Labrador
native
was
dancing
and
singing
in
the
all
Canadian
cast of Cats in 2013 performing the roles of “Plato” and the evil villain “Macavity”.
Though
mostly
teaching
these
days,
Phillip
still
finds
time
to
perform
in
small
productions
throughout
the
year
and
until
this
season,
has returned to Montreal every Christmas to dance with Les Grands Ballet Canadiens in their telling of the Nutcracker.
Phillip is very happy to be apart of the Kim Thomas Dance Project!
A Youth Dance Company
Kim Thomas, B.A., B.Ed.,
OCT - Co-owner & Artistic
Director
Jazz, Lyrical, Stretch, Jumps and Turns, Musical Theatre and Competitive/Performance Choreography Kim Thomas is a co-owner and the artistic director of the Kim Thomas Dance Project. The project, a youth dance company, has been Kim's long time dream. The dance company is now into its ninth year (2016/2017) after a series of highly successful years. Kim Thomas was born and raised in Whitby, Ontario and began dancing at a young age, training in all disciplines of dance. She won numerous awards during her time as a competitive student including high scores/over- all awards, and ballet scholarships. Kim also held the title of Miss DEA Toronto. Kim completed her B.A. (Hons.) at La Roche College in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania with a major in Performing Arts (Dance). She then went on to complete a B.Ed. degree at Queens University in Kingston Ontario where she was one of a select number of students in the Artist in Community Education program. Kim is currently a member of the Ontario College of Teachers with a certification to teach Dramatic Arts and English Literature at the secondary school level. Kim was a scholarship student in the La Roche College dance program, which provided her with an intensive focus on classical ballet training. In addition, she studied jazz, lyrical, partnering and musical theatre at La Roche. Kim also studied ballet for three summers in the professional program at the Joffrey Ballet School in New York City. Kim's training has also included attending dance courses, workshops, and seminars at various dance schools such as the Royal Winnipeg Ballet School, the Martha Graham School of Contemporary Dance in NYC, the Canadian Children's Dance Theatre, and the University of Nevada at Las Vegas. She also completed an acting course at the University of Pittsburgh. Kim's dance performance experience includes: The Nutcracker, Giselle, Cinderella, Coppelia, and contemporary works such as Selections from Fosse and Queens (choreography by Gerrard Holt). In 2006 Kim performed her own choreography in Toronto (Fringe Dance Festival centre stage, and Talent Defined) and at the 5th International Dance Festival in New York City. In 2007, she performed another new work in Toronto (Talent Defined) and in New York City at the 6th International Dance Festival. As a teacher, Kim has taught a variety of dance disciplines with a strong focus on the competitive student. She has won numerous high score and choreography awards and she won the Fever Teacher Award at the Fever International Dance Championship in 2010. Kim has had past students accepted into The National Ballet School, The Quinte Ballet School, Canadian Children's Dance Theatre and various University dance programs. She continues to be excited to share her passion and knowledge of dance with enthusiastic students and to offer something unique to the community.
Kim Thomas Dance Project
Kim Thomas Dance Project
A Youth Dance Company
© Kim Thomas Dance Project Inc. 2017
Abigail Clarke
Guest Choreography
Abigail
has
been
dancing
for
eighteen
years,
ten
of
which
she
performed
as
a
competitive
dancer.
She
has
trained
in
several
dance
styles
including
ballet,
jazz,
tap,
hip-hop,
musical
theater
and
contemporary.
Abigail’s
passion
for
dance
has
led
her
to
pursue
a
career
in
the
field
of
dance
education.
She
holds
a
Bachelor
of
Fine
Arts
Degree
with
honours
in
Dance
from
York
University.
In
addition,
Abigail
is
currently
working
towards
achieving
her
teaching
certification
with
the
A.D.A.P.T
association
and
is
a
registered
junior
level
teacher
with
Acrobatique.
Abigail
has
been
teaching
dance
since
the
age
of
fifteen,
as
well
as
guest
teaching
at
classes
and
workshops
throughout
the
GTA,
instructing
dancers
ranging
from
the
ages
of
two
to
eighteen.
She
strives
to
continuously
improve
herself
as
both
a
dance
teacher
and
educator
by
attending
dance
teacher
workshops
and
conventions
and
learning
from
some
of
the
top
dance
educators
in
North
America.
Abigail
has
also
assisted
her
students
in
achieving
many
great
accomplishments,
including
overall
high
scores,
acceptances
to
university
dance
programs,
national
titles
and
her
choreography
has
won
numerous
awards
for
its
innovation
and
creativity.
Abigail
is
thrilled
to
be
working
with
the
talented
students
at
KTDP
and
looks
forward to an amazing season!
Angela Cecchino
Guest Choreography
Angela
Cecchino
has
been
in
the
dance
industry
since
the
age
of
3
years
old
and
has
been
recognized
by
many
professionals
in
the
industry.
She
graduated
from
St
Elizabeth
School
for
the
Arts
in
2007
and
has
gone
on
to
achieve
great
accomplishments
and
prestigious
awards
since
then.
She
was
named
a
pulse
protege
which
provided
her
the
opportunity
to
be
trained
by
and
perform
for
Brian
Friedman.
She
has
also
assisted
Brian
Friedman,
Laureann
Gibson,
Chris
Judd
and
Rhapsody.
She
has
also
worked
with
hip
hop
sensation
Luther
Brown
and
assisted
and
danced
for
Leon
Blackwood
and
Nelly
Furtado's
choreographer
Scott
Fordham.
One
of
Angela's
greatest
accomplishments
was
being
chosen
to
be
a
part
of
Blake
Mcgrath's
team
Canada,
where
she
competed
in
a
world
championship
held
in
Germany.
This
wonderful
opportunity
then
led
to
her
being
hired
by
Blake
Mcgrath
as
one
of
his
main
dancers
on
his
Time
to
Move
Tour
which
allowed
her
to
dance
and
travel
all
across
Canada.
Angela
has
also
danced
in
music
videos
for
Shawn
Desman.
Aside
from
her
own
dancing
accomplishments
she
has
also
received
many
special
awards
for
her
unique
choreography
and
is
currently
pursuing
her
dreams
of
sharing
her
experiences
by
teaching
and
choreographing
many
talented
dancers
across
Canada.
Angela
is
excited
to
be
back
with
the
Kim
Thomas
Dance
Project
for
her
fourth
year.
Shaun Wolch
Hip Hop, Jazz and Competitive/Performance Choreography
Shaun
has
pursued
an
extensive
dance
education
and
training
in
Jazz,
Lyrical,
Tap,
Ballet,
Contemporary
and
Hip
Hop
since
the
age
of
five.
He
has
been
featured
dancing
in
music
videos
as
well
as
live
performances
with
Lady
Luck
Productions.
As
a
choreographer
Shaun
has
worked
on
multiple
short
films
and
live
performances,
as
well
as
winning
multiple
choreography
awards.
He
is
excited
to
be
sharing
his
knowledge
and
most
of
all
his
passion
with
the
students
at
Kim
Thomas
Dance
Project.
Chantal has been
dancing since the
age of 3, she has
studied in Ballet
(R.A.D), Jazz, Tap,
Lyrical,
Contemporary, Hip
Hop, and Latin. She
also specializes in
Acrobatics, and
Contortion.
Throughout her
competitive career Chantal has won numerous
over-alls, scholarships, and special awards. Most
notably Dancer of the Year at American Dance
awards, as well as placing first in the senior
division of Terpsichore's first Nationals held in
Niagara Falls, NY. Chantal's award winning
choreography has lead to students achieving
overall awards, special awards, and titles. Most
notably, Teen Miss CanDance, as well as 2nd
Runner up American Dance Awards.
Her students have also participated in the finals
at Rising Star. In her pursuit to challenge herself
she auditioned for So You Think You Can Dance
Canada Season 4, and was thrilled to be a
participant in the finals week held in Toronto.
Chantal is a graduate of Cardinal Carter
Academy for the Arts as a dance major in
modern and ballet. She also danced with the
Toronto Argonauts Cheerleading Team for four
seasons, it gave her the opportunity to perform
with numerous recording artists throughout the
years. A few of her performance credits include,
live performances with Hedley at the General
Motors Centre and ACC, live performances with
Kardinal Offishall, Karl Wolf, Maestro, Tim Hicks,
and Nicole Arbour. Chantal continues to pursue
her art, and challenge herself as well as her
students; her passion, drive, and dedication to
dance is limitless.
Chantal Santos
Acro and Competitive/Performance Choreography
Allison Toffan
Tap and Competitive/Performance Choreography
Proudly
based
in
Toronto
for
over
a
decade,
Allison
Toffan
has
been
busy
stirring
up
momentum
in
the
Canadian
tap
dance
c
o
m
m
u
n
i
t
y
.
Recognized
by
multiple
arts
councils,
she
has
been
awarded
numerous
grants
as
an
emerging
dance
artist,
developing
musician,
choreographer,
and
producer.
Her
mentors
include
worldrenowned
tap
dance
artists
Heather
Cornell,
Brenda
Bufalino,
and
Max
Pollak.
Career
highlights
include:
featured
tap
dancer
at
the
2010
Olympic
Opening
Ceremonies,
Warehouse
13
Series
Finale
(Jeff
Dimitriou),
Festival
Dance
Encore
(Tasha
Lawson),
TD
Canada
Trust
Toronto
Jazz
Festival,
TapCity’s
Tap
Internationals
(Lisa
La
Touche,
NYC),
Montreal
Tap
Festival’s
Rhythm
Lives!
-
with
living
legend
Arthur
Duncan,
and
establishing
the
Toronto
Rhythm
Initiative
-
a
platform
Allison
created
to
voice
the
artistry
of
Toronto’s
tap
dancers
in
collaboration with live music.
Teaching
credits
include
Artist
in
Residence
-
Ottawa
Rhythm
Initiative,
Dance
Faculty
at
Sheridan
College,
Randolph
Academy,
Montreal
Tap
Festival,
Vancouver
International
Tap
Festival,
BC
Performing
Arts
Festival,
Manitoba
Dance
Festival,
as
well
as
multiple
workshops
across Canada and the US.
Over
the
past
few
years
Allison
‘s
work
was
featured
in
Toronto’s
Body
Percussion
Festival,
performed
in
Lisa’s
La
Touche’s
world
premiere
of
Hold
On,
been
on
two
multi-city
US
tours
with
The
StepCrew,
is
a
contributing
artist
with
Anandam
Dancetheatre,
and
created
The
Big
Band
Tap
Revue
in
collaboration
with
Toronto
Jazz
Orchestra’s
Artistic
Director
Josh
Grossman
and
co-producer
Soraya
Peerbaye,
directed
by
Emmy
Award
winner
and
tap
dance
icon
Ted
Louis Levy.
Her
next
project:
Artistic
Director,
2017
Toronto
International
Tap
Festival
in
association
with
Harbourfront Centre, stay tuned…
Phillip Payne
Ballet, Pre-Pointe, Pointe, and Competitive/Performance Choreography
Phillip
Payne
began
his
Ballet
training
at
the
later
age
of
19.
His
first
professional
training
program
was
at
the
Quinte
Ballet
School
of
Canada
in
Belleville,
Ontario.
Under
the
guidance
of
Mercedes
Bernardez
and
Brian
Scott.
After
attending
the
school
for
1
year
Phillip
was
given
a
scholarship
to
attend
the
School
of
Alberta
Ballet
under
the
directorship
of
Murray
and
Nancy
Kilgour,
two
teachers
from
the
Royal
Ballet
School
of
London,
England.
During
5
years
at
the
school
he
performed
both
corps
and
lead
roles
in
ballets
like
“La
Sylphide”,
“Don
Quixote”,
“Nutcracker”,
“Bayadere”,
“Paquita”,
“Giselle”,
“Swan
Lake”,
“Sleeping
Beauty”,
“Flower
Festival”
and
many
more.
During
his
education
Phillip
found
himself
onstage
with
“The
Alberta
Ballet
Company”
numerous
times
as
well.
He
danced
in
ballets
such
as
“Sleeping
Beauty”,
“Nutcracker”,
Christopher
Wheeldon's
“A
Midsummer
Night's
Dream”
and
a
CBC
production “The Secret of the Nutcracker”.
Upon
graduating
from
the
school
Phillip
joined
one
of
Canada's
last
touring
ballet
companies.
Based
out
of
Toronto,
Ballet
Jorgen
Canada
was
home
to
Phillip
for
2
years.
In
that
time
he
danced
well
over
200
performances
from
west
to
east
coast
and
traveled
through
the
United
States.
He
danced
in
ballets
like
“Romeo
and
Juliet”,
“Nutcracker”
,
Robert
Desrosiers
“Rendezvous”
and
a
brand
new
full
length
“Anastasia”.
Phillip
was
also
apart
of
contemporary
creations
with
choreographers
such
as
Kathleen
Rae,
Malgorzata
Nowacka,
Daryl Hoskins and William Yong.
Furthering
his
involvement
with
Toronto’s
dance
community
Phillip
joined
Opera
Atelier,
dancing
in
Mozart's
“Don
Giovanni”
and
“The
Marksman”.
Phillip
also
performed
with
Opera
Atelier
in
“Armide”
by
composer
Jean-Baptiste
Lully.
This
particular
piece
traveled
to
Versailles,
France
and
was
performed
in
the
original
theatre
located
inside
the
Palace
of
Versailles.
To
date,
this
has
been
one
of
Phillip’s
career
highlights.
Another
highlight
for
this
Newfoundland
and
Labrador
native
was
dancing
and
singing
in
the
all
Canadian
cast
of
Cats
in
2013
performing
the
roles of “Plato” and the evil villain “Macavity”.
Though
mostly
teaching
these
days,
Phillip
still
finds
time
to
perform
in
small
productions
throughout
the
year
and
until
this
season,
has
returned
to
Montreal
every
Christmas
to
dance
with
Les
Grands
Ballet
Canadiens
in
their
telling
of the Nutcracker.
Phillip
is
very
happy
to
be
apart
of
the
Kim
Thomas Dance Project!
