About Us
Our studio is equipped with 12 foot ceilings, floor to ceiling mirrors, sprung marley flooring, and custom ballet barres. Our lobby offers a comfortable warm setting, equipped with a coffee maker, water cooler, microwave and fridge for student use.
Studio 747 is committed to offering high quality instruction, in a safe, positive and welcoming environment to all students aged 3-18.With the help of our qualified teaching staff we offer training in a variety of disciplines, including Tap, Jazz, Ballet, Lyrical, Contemporary, Hiphop and Acro. Kelly Woodley the Owner and Artistic Director of Studio 747 has been teaching for 12 years across the province in various styles, and is excited about his future with Studio 747. We are committed to the growth and development of dance in Shellbrook and surrounding areas and hope to become a strong presence in the community. As you walk in our doors we hope you will feel like a member of our family, as we hope to provide a warm, welcoming, positive and safe environment for all students and their families.
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Staff
Kelly Woodley
Owner & Artistic Director
Kelly began his training at age 5 and he hasn’t looked back since. Throughout his years of training Kelly completed exams in R.A.D Ballet, A.D.A.P.T Jazz, Tap, and C.D.T.A Tap. After graduating high school, Kelly found himself teaching dance in studios and clubs around the province. Currently Kelly teaches at Studio One R.P Dance in Saskatoon, in addition to Studio 747. Kelly holds certifications in Acrobatic Arts Module One and Two, as well as Progressing Ballet Technique and is a Licentiate in the C.D.T.A Stage Division.
Throughout his 15 years of teaching Kelly’s students have received many outstanding results and awards, as well he has been recognized for his outstanding choreography. Kelly has enjoyed sharing his passion and love for dance with many students around the province at numerous summer camps, and while Adjudicating competitions.
Not only has Kelly enjoyed teaching dance for many years but he has also been given many performance opportunities through his work with the Abiding Lines Dance Company, which he was a senior member of for 5 years. This involved many local events including 5 full length shows, as well as travelling to Vancouver BC to perform along-side the Source Dance Company.
Throughout Kelly’s time in Shellbrook, he has been focused on building a strong long lasting relationship with every dancer at Studio 747 and the entire community.
Bailey Doucette
Instructor
Bailey began dancing with La Danse School of Dance Arts at the age of three in Saskatoon, SK. Having mainly trained in the disciplines of Jazz, Lyrical and Ballet, she focused her practice on Hip Hop, Street Jazz & Choreography in her later years as a competitive dancer. At a young age, she was offered the opportunity to teach dance classes and create routines at her elementary and secondary schools that further encouraged her passion for instruction and choreography. Having obtained her first choreography award at nineteen, her work, along with the performances of many of her students, has since been recognized and awarded at various competitions within Saskatchewan and Alberta. Her choreography has been featured, both locally and abroad, at events such as; Nuit Blanche, Saskatoon Blades Halftime Performance, Harlem Globetrotters Halftime Performance and Disney Performing Arts Onstage.
Bailey continues to expand upon her knowledge of dance by training with Level Up Dance Company and ODNT; a 19+ competitive Hip Hop group. Since beginning instruction at formal dance schools in 2015, Bailey has also achieved her Bachelor’s Degree in Fine Arts Honours at the University of Saskatchewan. She hopes that her passion for art and movement will allow her students to thrive under her knowledgeable and upbeat direction. She is looking forward to her first season with Studio 747 and aspires to create lasting relationships within the studio and the surrounding area!
Kaelee Saam
Instructor
Kaelee began dancing at the age of three at the Performing Arts Warehouse in Prince Albert. She continued dancing until the age of 18 and was in the first graduating class from Studio 747. After graduation, Kaelee took a break from dance to peruse a Bachelors of Education Degree. She a currently a full time elementary teacher for the Saskatchewan Rivers Public School Division. This will be Kaelee’s first year as a dance instructor but is over the moon excited to reignite her joy and love of dance. Kaelee is looking forward to working alongside some of the youngest dancers in the studio and cannot wait for her first year!
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All Photos taken by Kerri McLaren Photography
Testimonials
It is so great to have such talented dance instructors in our small community so that our young girls and boys can dance, and as parents we can make it work as there is no long commute! My daughter is always eager for dance class to start, is able to do what she loves, and always has positive things to tell me after dance class, which to me says a lot about our dance studio! -Megan S.
“ I have 3 girls that attend Studio 747 and the enthusiasm of the teachers and the atmosphere is what makes them so passionate about dance. I couldn’t imagine them dancing anywhere else.” -Chantel N.
It was my daughters first year with 747, after moving from a different studio and it was such a warm Welcome from Mr. Kelly and his team. They made it a very easy transition for her and are amazing at what they do!!! I can’t wait to see what the years ahead hold!! - Lee H.
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