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Everett Smith
From performing in the North American National Tour of Tap Dogs: Rebooted as "The Kid", to playing the role of "Paulie", member of the Corny Council, in Hairspray: The Movie, Everett has grown as an entertainer at every chance. With most recent appearances that include a top 4 finish in the hit CTV series "So You Think You Can Dance Canada: Season 2", and the Vancouver 2010 Olympic Opening Ceremonies, Everett has consistently maintained his outward stretch for the next great opportunity. With many award accomplished both Nationally and Internationally, Everett, playing the role of "Tip" at LKTYP, was part of "I think I Can" which was nominated for 5 Dora Awards and won "Outstanding new musical" in '07. Other credits include stage performances of Grease and Footloose, as well as, film work on Disney's "Ice Princess", a Mossanen production of "From Time to Time", "Life with Derek", "Slings & Arrows", and "American Girl Doll: Felicity". Everett has danced for Katy Perry, Tom Cochrane, Cory Lee, Bobby Blake & Andrea Lewis. His work for Keshia Chante has included performances; opening for "Ludacris", "the 30 Hour Famine", "the Harry Jerome awards", and the "2005 Juno awards". As well, Everett danced along side country superstar Terri Clark, in "Tapville' raising funds for cancer research. You also may have seen Everett teaching choreography from Chris Brown's music video "Kiss Kiss" on MTV Live. Everett had performed around the Caribbean, Jamaica and Mexico on the Royal Caribbean Mariner as a principal dancer and Bungee/Flying Captain. In closing, Everett has always loved to teach, adjudicate and has always shown a strong passion to inspire. His classes across Canada have been a hit and have always come with a positive and motivating experience. His love to perform, to inspire, and to entertain, has always been his driving force behind every step he takes.

Kim Chalovich
Almost 4 decades of tapping, 27 years of teaching, and 15 years of professional performing experience, have brought Kim Chalovich to the forefront in the Canadian Dance Community. She is a full member of PAEC (Performing Arts Educators of Canada), and she has studied under Al Gilbert, Henry LeTang, Lane Alexander, Jeannie Hill, Dianne Walker, Bril Barret, Van Porter and Valeria Pinheiro from Brazil. Her continued dedication to tap dance can be seen year after year, through her productions, her students, and her school outreach programs. Kim is also the Artistic Director of the all-female professional tap dance company, What's On? TAP!, producing and directing her own tap musicals, with a talented cast of tapdancers. Performance credits include TAP! (the annual professional show presented at the Living Arts Centre, Mississauga), The International Children's festival, Dance Ontario's Dance Weekend , fFIDA (the fringe), Junction Arts Festival, the Mississauga Arts Awards, TAPVILLE (with sister & country music star, Terri Clark), and many festivals, conventions, industrials across the GTA. The well-known E.C.T.C. (Eastern Canadian Tap Conference) event was founded by Kim in 2005, and continues to bring international tapdance artists here for a weekend of entertainment and education. Kim continues to teach tap locally and present workshops and master classes abroad - enticing children and adults with her fun-loving energy, and unique tap styles.