Meet The Board

Hello! My name is Genevieve Candelora and I am the chair of TCDC. I am proud to live and raise my family on Treaty 6 Territory, the unceded and traditional lands of the Woodland Cree people. I feel grateful to work alongside members of the tri-communities to create a vision for dance here in our area.

I live in La Ronge and I am a mama of two wonderful children. I was inspired by them to become involved in creating this group. I do not have a dance background (unless you count the Zoo til 2 , haha, but I wanted to support bringing a variety of dance forms and opportunities to our communities so that children have access to dance as a way to express themselves and experiment with movement. The arts are so important to the fabric of communities and I love the idea of having dance as an outlet for children, youth and beyond, for our communities.

I look forward to working with the community to bring to reality our dreams of dance for the tri-communities.

My name is Laura Kingston and I've been living in La Ronge since 2013 when I moved here with my family. I've been teaching in northern Saskatchewan since 2011 and have spent all those years working in early primary education. I'm also a proud mom to a daughter and son.

Growing up in Ottawa throughout my youth, I took classes in jazz, tap, ballet, and modern and danced competitively. These past few years that dance has been offered in La Ronge through TCDC, my daughter has developed a blossoming passion for dance. It's been incredible to watch her confidence grow and her skills develop through the opportunities that TCDC has offered in the form of classes, workshops, performances and more for her and other children in our community.

I felt it was important to join the board to support and contribute to the organization as it continues to expand and offer opportunities for members of our tri-community to engage with dance . 

My name is Robyn Klassen. I am a Registered Nurse and mother of 2. I have lived in La Ronge my entire life. I have been a figure skating coach since 2012 and am a trained Provincial figure skating coach.

As a kid I would attend my cousin’s dance performances down south and think wow, I could never do that! And, to this day dancing is something I am not comfortable doing. I joke with my husband that the real reason I’m so invested in getting a dance group off the ground here is so that I can register myself for lessons.  

All joking aside, I did not come to the board with a dance background. Rather, I came to it with a passion to create opportunities that I wasn’t able take advantage of as a kid growing up in La Ronge. I am the mother of two vibrant girls who, like all kids, are full of so much potential. As their mom, I want to provide them with everything they need to feel comfortable and help them blossom into their best selves.

Being part of this group, working together to create our vision, and then start to put our plan into play has been incredibly rewarding thus far. I am so looking forward to being part of the evolution of the Tri-Community Dance Club and what we will have to offer. 

My name is Chandra McDougald, and I have been living in La Ronge since 2002, having moved here with my husband. I am a mother to a son and a daughter.
In my youth, I participated in dance and figure skating. After aging out of those activities,I discovered a new interest in synchronized skating, which combines elements of both
dance and figure skating.

I was involved with the Doris Sitter School of Dance, where I took classes in tap and jazz and participated in competitive dancing. It is exciting to see my daughter pursue similar interests in dance and figure skating, and we feel fortunate to have access to these opportunities.

My husband and I worked towards moving to and settling in the tri community for quite a few years.  Northern Saskatchewan has always felt like home no matter where we have lived. Now we feel blessed to live in such a wonderful community to raise our children!

I believe it takes a community to raise a child. Therefore, I hope to be a healthy role model and an active member who contributes to the health and wellness of our families. 

Dance class is so much more than movements set to music. It is a tool for teaching important life values that stay with us far beyond class.  It is an opportunity to say the unspoken; share a piece of ourselves that words cannot express. And take a leap into the future with greater understanding, appreciation of ourselves, and confidence to bring forth our personal strengths into society. 

As a kid I learned hip hop and breakdancing… currently I absolutely love our family dance parties and challenging myself to never loose the ability to do a head stand lol.  

I am excited to work with TCDC and support our community members in being physically active, learning new techniques and expressing themselves!