Here at The Heels Collective, we take pride in the incredible diversity and experience our staff brings to the dance floor. We firmly believe that building a strong foundation in dance comes not only from attending classes but also from exploring a variety of dance styles and challenging ourselves with new opportunities, like advanced classes led by senior instructors.
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Just as every song inspires its own unique choreography, each instructor at The Heels Collective brings their distinct vibe, style, and expertise to the studio. Our team includes professionals with extensive training across different genres of dance, and some dancers are just like you started later in their career and now are part of our monthly schedule. We frequently invite guest teachers who add even more depth and variety to our offerings.
The Heels Collective Guest teachers
Katrina Matera
Instructor :: Choreographer :: Velvet Blaze ::
Katrina Matera is an aspiring professional dancer and choreographer. She recently graduated from the George Brown College Commercial Dance program and previously studied Performance Dance at York University for two years. Katrina has had the pleasure of working alongside industry names like Mitchell Jackson, Jordan Clark, Derek Piquette, and Hollywood Jade.
A memorable moment of Katrina’s was performing in the 2015 Pan Am Games opening ceremony with Cirque Du Soleil. She has also performed with various Toronto based companies such as On The Floor and Dark Dance Company. Katrina was recently featured as a backup dancer in Canada's Drag Race winner Priyanka’s “No New Friends” music video.
Her specialty styles include heels, tap, hip-hop, and acrobatics, with a passion for jazz and contemporary genres. In 2024 she had the pleasure of choreographing a piece for George Brown’s “In Haus” showcase. Katrina has been teaching and choreographing for competitive dance students since 2020, receiving various choreography awards, and plans to continue growing as an artist and a mentor.
Morgan MacKinnon
Instructor :: Choreographer :: Light-Hearted Beauty
Hi, my name is Morgan! I've spent the last 15 years of my life finding any opportunity to dance that I could (name a style and I've tried it)! I managed to fall into heels dance for the last 7 years working for various heels companies as both an assistant and teacher in areas around York Region and Simcoe. I've spent my time creating a variety of show pieces for up to 18 people, choreographing weekly drop-ins, workshops and technical tutorials, as well as lending my hand in other styles such as contemporary and hip hop whenever the chance came up. I have found a particular love of teaching women to feel confident and sexy in their skin in "Twerkshops" where I break down the art of booty poppin'! For me dance has always been something that made me feel so deeply connected to my body and proud of what it can do, so I love to pass on that feeling to my students. I encourage everyone to not take themselves too seriously in my classes, and we often have fits of giggles at my not-so perfect counts or funny non-technical terms. My hope is that you leave each class feeling not only that you've accomplished something awesome but that you feel amazing about yourself too.
Micah Robertson
Instructor :: Choreographer :: High-Energy Hottie
Micah attended her 1st hip-hop class as a teenager at Dance By Design in Wasaga Beach, Ontario. Although she was successfully competing in sports like hockey & soccer, she trusted her intuition and took a huge leap of faith by committing to becoming a trained dancer. Micah began her dance journey in foundational styles such as ballet, lyrical, contemporary, modern, jazz, pointe technique and hip-hop. Micah has recently focused her career on more commercial styles such as heels, jazz funk and continuing hip-hop.
In 2015, Micah graduated from York University with a Bachelor of Arts in Dance, primarily studying Dance History and Dance Theory. Micah's resume includes performing commercially in Toronto for a variety of artists, showcases and competitions. A list of well known venues that Micah has performed at include: The MOD Club, Dundas Square, REBEL Nightclub, Wildflower, Lovechild, Lula Lounge, The Harbourfront Centre and many more. Micah's professional training includes: Hot In Heels directed by Angela Mahoney, The Girls Club directed by Tamina Pollock-Paris, as well as Dark Dance (a Toronto-based competitive dance company).
Micah thrives and finds fulfillment in creative environments. She thoroughly enjoys being able to collaborate with other creative artists. Producing unique dance choreography concepts and experiences is something she excels at. She uncontrollably spreads joy when teaching to all ages and levels. She is always growing and learning, creating, and she hopes to inspire other creatives (from all industries) through visuals, movement and dance.