DANCE ATTACK Workshops is built around helping students, parents and studios learn from the best and have fun! The days of traveling all around Canada and USA and enormous bills at the end of weekend are gone!
DANCE ATTACK comes to your city and your studio. I see first hand the challenges for families as students want to see the familiar names and learn from the best. With rising travel expenses, accommodation and food costs, our goal is to provide the same experience you will get from a big city workshop for half the cost and be within driving distance.
At DANCE ATTACK, we believe in the value of the experience!
A leader in the Canadian dance industry, only DANCE ATTACK can offer an unparalleled dance event extravaganza!
We offer the ultimate integrity to our competitors. Top industry dance professionals ensure that dancers are judged with the fairness that they deserve, in a positive, upbeat and friendly manner. We’re not afraid to be fair.
Attendees can enjoy an experience overflowing with entertainment and special perks only at DANCE ATTACK.
DANCE ATTACK has been providing world class workshops since 2008, bringing some of the biggest dance industry names, while providing top notch entertainment. In 2015, DANCE ATTACK expanded to offer the TORONTO DANCE TEACHER EXPO in which 600+ studio directors and teachers all across Canada come together for an exciting and uplifting three days of instruction. We then expanded in 2016 to offer THE CALGARY DANCE TEACHER EXPO which it provided the same aspects as its sister Expo in Toronto!
DANCE ATTACK has taken another step further to offer another world class event with our DANCE ATTACK COMPETITION starting in 2017!
We have the experience in providing fun, organized dance events! Let us show you the DANCE ATTACK way!
DANCE ATTACK wants to come to your city or studio! Contact us for more details! You won’t regret this opportunity!
Experience the difference, only at DANCE ATTACK !
Our Team
Kent and his many successful ventures have been a fixture in the Canadian and USA Dance Industries for over sixteen years. Kent started by owning a very successful dance studio in his hometown of Chatham, Ontario called ALL THAT JAZZ DANCE COMPANY which has become a very successful and competitive studio over the years. He then went to launch DANCE ATTACKWORKSHOP, a well-renowned company that provides top-quality workshops all across Canada and the USA. Kent has been fortunate to work alongside some of the biggest names and companies in the dance world.
In 2015, Kent introduced a one of kind opportunity for networking and expanding knowledge to the Canadian dance community THE TORONTO DANCE TEACHER EXPO. Kent followed this by introducing THE CALGARY DANCE TEACHER EXPO to his fellow Western Canadian dance friends in 2017.
Kent refuses to slow down in his vision to better the Canadian dance community, and his next effort was to provide a Top-Notch Competition for dancers in Canada called DANCE ATTACK COMPETITION which has been featured across Canada and continues to grow in Ontario to 8-10 locations each year.
Kent continues to prove his dedication to dancers in this country, DANCE ATTACK Student EXPO was launched in the fall of 2017, which provides one kind of weekend for students and parents. Over 500 attendees have the opportunity to attend this massive expo each year!
Kent is a loving father of his two beloved boys, Carson and Denny, and enjoys spending any downtime he has with his wonderful sons, two cats, attending boot camps, kickboxing, playing hockey, and softball in his limited spare time.
HOST/CO-DIRECTOR
Jay T Schramek – He/Him
Head of Tabulation
Penny Tucker – She/Her
Penny was born and raised in the small, rural community of Blenheim, in Southwestern Ontario, before moving to the Waterloo region to pursue her education. She graduated from Wilfrid Laurier University with a Bachelor’s degree in English and Sociology.
Penny’s professional career has spanned over several decades at Enova Power Corp, the 7th largest utility in Ontario. Throughout her tenure, she has worked her way up through various roles, including Cashier, Customer Care Representative, Administrative Assistant, Billing Supervisor, Customer Care Supervisor, Operations Supervisor, and Manager of Billing. She now serves as the Director of Customer Care and Billing. In addition to her extensive career experience, Penny is also a Certified Change Management Practitioner.
Outside of her professional life, Penny has a strong connection to the dance world. While working behind the desk at a local dance studio in the Kitchener-Waterloo area, she watched her three children grow through both recreational and competitive dance programs.
In her spare time, Penny dedicates countless hours to volunteering with the KW Humane Society and Grand River All Breed Animal Rescue, where she checks the references of potential adopters and provides a foster home for sick or underage cats and dogs.
Penny is honored to be a part of the Dance Attack team, where she combines her passion for dance with her dedication to helping others.
BACKSTAGE MANAGER
Crystal Sebastian – She/Her
AAC, PAEC, IADA
With over 35 years in theatre, dance, and the performing arts, Crystal Sebastian is a dedicated leader, choreographer, adjudicator, and educator.
Her journey began at Encore Dance Studio, leading her to tour as a Caravan Kid with Dance Caravan. She pursued studies through Dance Masters and expanded into acting at Seneca College and The Actors’ Network, earning roles in community theatre and as a lead dancer in a Canadian artist’s music video. As co-founder and artistic director of Imagine Art Inc., she built an award-winning studio, where many students advanced to professional careers. Her dancers have performed at multicultural and busker festivals as well as specialty events.
A celebrated choreographer and adjudicator, Crystal is known for her innovative, out-of-the-box work, particularly in musical theatre, where she helped redefine industry standards. She continues to inspire performers through nonprofit studios, school dance programs, wedding choreography, and intensive training for professional athletes.
After co-directing Attitude Dance Challenge’s final year, she transitioned into backstage management with Dance Attack, further solidifying her expertise in competition production.
Crystal is honored to support directors, teachers, dancers, and prop crews—encouraging all performers to take the stage, dance for love, and enjoy every moment.
We don’t just act, dance, and sing—we PERFORM.
Land Acknowledgement
Dance Attack recognizes that it presents and creates events on traditional Indigenous territories across the province. We acknowledge that there are 46 treaties and other agreements that cover the territory now called Ontario. We are thankful to be able to work and live in these territories. We are thankful to the First Nations, Metis and Inuit people who have cared for these territories since time immemorial and who continue to contribute to the strength of Ontario and to all communities across the province.
As an organization committed to youth education and activities, we believe acknowledging traditional Indigenous territories is one way to recognize contemporary and historical Indigenous presence and land rights. It is a small step towards dismantling the continued impacts of colonialism and undoing Indigenous erasure in our everyday lives. For more information on the purpose of Land Acknowledgements check out native-land.ca.