Photo by David Boyle
Mission
Three Left Feet encourages, fosters and develops positive awareness of dance.
Mandate
Through dance we establish a link between the individual and their place in the community. Our performances and teachings play valuable roles in educating the public about dance as a viable art form.
Three Left Feet proves everyone can dance, even those with two left feet. By traveling throughout Alberta, we bring dance to children in a fun and interactive way. We encourage all people to see, hear and react to our art form.Current Activities
Three Left Feet are High-Energy-Performers and Go-Anywhere-Teachers. We have traveled throughout Alberta since 1996 using our love of dance to communicate to children the power of movement and music and the value of learning through the arts. Our programming includes:
- School workshops and residencies
- Performances for schools, children’s festivals and family-oriented events
- Commissioned works
Who We Are
Three Left Feet is made up of a roster of professional artists who all have a specialty in performance, education and creation for young audiences. Three Left Feet has employed many dance artists over the past 15 years, and we are very proud to see that they have all taken off in impressive and inspiring directions. Please see our archives in our “From the Vault” section to learn more about the artists who have worked for Three Left Feet.
 photo by David Boyle |
Allara Gooliaff - Artistic DirectorAllara started in varsity gymnastics and completed an actuarial science degree from the University of Calgary before turning her full attention to dance. Training with master teachers from all over the world in England, France, Guinea, Austria, Brazil, the US and across Canada have all inspired her movement and unique choreographic style. Allara has performed in Toronto for Dance Umbrella Ontario and in an extraordinary stilt dance piece at Second City. In Alberta, she performs regularly for Theatre of the Living Statue and in all Three Left Feet productions. She has presented work for Soulohcentric, Fluid Festival and Alberta Dance Explosions. |
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Nicole WasylenkoNicole's dance career has always been centred on teaching children. Seeing the eyes of children light up when they discover their dancing bodies and the tricks to executing difficult steps that had them previously stumped is something Nicole describes as incredibly gratifying. Children’s energy, honesty and “go-for-it” attitude has always been Nicole’s ideal way to live her own life and she loves the fact that she gets to be inspired and taught everyday by the children around her with Three Left Feet. Nicole is a graduate from the University of Calgary’s Bachelor of Arts in Dance and has always had a passion for dance training and performance. She is a big part of the performing arts community in Calgary: she is an apprentice with W&M Pro Division and was a contract professional with kloetzel&co. Alongside her devotion to contemporary dance, Nicole has also explored the roots of jazz, and was in the 2009-2010 professional training program at Decidedly Jazz Danceworks. She has discovered a world of challenges and indulgences and hopes to continue uncovering the possibilities for herself in these dance genres and others throughout her dance career. |
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Ingrid Diaz CespedesIngrid was born and raised in Cuba. At the age of 10 she started her professional dance training in the specialty of Modern, Contemporary and Afrocuban Dance at the National School of Art in Havana. Right after graduation Ingrid joined the National Afrocuban Dance Company where she performed for three years. In 2005, she received a full scholarship to the School of Ballet Creole in Toronto. Ingrid was involved with Ballet Creole as an apprentice and later became a full company member. While in Toronto, Ingrid also performed with COBA and Newton Moraes Dance Theatre. Ingrid has also performed as a guest artist with NAfro Dance, Winnipeg based Company directed by Casimiro Nhussi and with the South African Musical “Umoja” in its 2008 Canadian Tour Production. In 2009, Ingrid moved to Calgary to follow her newly sparked interest in jazz dance and take part in Decidedly Jazz Danceworks’ Professional Training Program. Ingrid is now an independent artist and is very happy to contribute to the Calgary dance community. She looks forward to her first season with Three Left Feet. |
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Mallory MinersonAdministrative Assistant Mallory is originally from Calgary, Alberta. She was trained at the Randolph Academy for the Performing Arts in Toronto, Ontario, equally in singing, acting, dancing and film. Since graduation Mallory has had the privilege and pleasure of performing, directing and stage managing, choreographing, and instructing all over Canada in places such as Calgary, Toronto, Charlottetown, Winnipeg, Banff, and Edmonton. Mallory has also been grateful to work as a musical theatre instructor with Quest Theatre, an Artist in Residence with the Calgary Board of Education, a Artist in Residence with Trickster Theatre, and has developed and guided drama therapy work with the Aventa Women’s Treatment Facility in Calgary, as well as many other teaching endeavors. She is now working with Daniel Libman’s Calgary Actors’ Studio teaching musical theatre.
Mallory also works as a Standardized Patient at the University of Calgary Medical Skills Centre. Mallory is happy to be exercising another side of her brain here at Three Left Feet. |
