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Artistic Director
Pat Gabel-Yablonski
Pat Gabel-Yablonski was born and raised in Moose Jaw,
Saskatchewan where she studied dance under Doris Sitter. She also
participated in piano, Ukrainian dancing, gymnastics, baton twirling and
school sports.
After graduation she moved to Toronto to attend the
Canadian College of Dance at Ryerson. She graduated with a diploma
in Theatre: Dance Teaching. She then stayed in Ontario and studied
Early Childhood Education while teaching fulltime dance and nursery
school.
After 5 years, she decided to return to Saskatchewan
and has taught for various commercial, private and non-profit dance
organizations as well as being the Artistic Director and owner of her
own studio for many years.
Pat also presently serves on the Executive Board of
Directors for CDTA and has been on the Dance Saskatchewan Board as both
Zone 4 and 5 representatives in the past. For 37 years
she has been involved in the dance industry and this includes over 25
years teaching experience.
She has completed the teaching exam in RAD (Royal
Academy of Dance) ballet receiving a diploma that includes history
of dance and anatomy. Also she has taken CDTA (Canadian Dance
Teachers Association, Saskatchewan Branch) Tap and Jazz teaching exams,
ADAPT (Associated Dance Arts for Professional Teachers)
qualification and accreditation for teaching, Stott Pilates Instructor
Qualification, MYC (Music for Young Children) and Kindermusik Teacher's
programs. She also teaches Musical Theatre, Song and Dance,
Creative Movement, Lyrical and Hip Hop.
She travels extensively guest teaching at workshops
and summer schools, adjudicates competitions across the prairies
and has been a guest choreographer at various studios. She
continually searches for new ways of teaching and choreographing as well
as adding new teaching educations exams and qualifications.
Pat and her husband Ed live and operate their farm
North of Clair. She also teaches dance in Wynyard and Playschool
in Quill Lake.
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