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ADJUDICATORS 2020
ALIA RUEMPER – TAP, JAZZ, HIP HOP, STAGE DANCE &
MUSICAL THEATRE
Alia is a fully certified ADAPT jazz and tap teacher and completed her Canadian
Dance Teachers Association (CDTA) Gold medal jazz and tap exams with Honours
status. She has a BA Dance and a BKin General Kinesiology from the University of
Calgary and completed her MSc in Dance Science (with distinction) at Laban in
London, England. Alia is also Certified in the Acrobatic Arts training syllabus.
Alia’s Master thesis “Correlations Between General Joint Hypermobility and Joint
Hypermobility Syndrome and Injury in Contemporary Dance Students” was published
in the Journal of Dance Medicine and Science. She also presented her thesis
at the International Association of Dance Medicine and Science conference in The
Hague, The Netherlands where she was received the “Student Research
Award”. While she was completing her Masters degree in England she performed
in a charity showcase of the musical, “Me and My Girl” at the famous London Palladium,
and also participated in the Jack Petchey Theatre Challenge at Her Majesty’s
Theatre.
Alia has attended the Dance Teacher Summit in New York City, as well as the
Dance Studio Life Conference in Arizona. As a member of Healthy Dancer Canada,
Alia recently presented at their fall conference in Calgary. Continuing education is
important to Alia and she had also taken the following teacher training courses:
Progressing Ballet Technique, Lisa Howell’s Perfect Form Physiotherapy, and International
Dance Teaching Standards. The world of dance is constantly progressing
and Alia strives to continue learning
and educating herself in as many ways
as possible.
Alia has been based in Alberta for the
last 10 years working as a competitive
dance program director at a successful
studio. Her students have continued
on to dance post graduation with Da-
Costa Talent, Modus Operandi, Harbour’s
ITP, and The Source as well as
training programs with Royal Winnipeg
Ballet, Alberta Ballet and YYC Dance
Project.
GABRIEL KASTELIC —STRINGS
A native of Lethbridge, Alberta, Gabriel Kastelic has been heavily involved in the
Southern Alberta music community for many years. He has extensive
experience as an orchestral musician, having performed in concert with the
Calgary Philharmonic Orchestra, the Red Deer Symphony, Symphony of the
Kootenays, and is currently the Principal Violist of the Lethbridge Symphony
Orchestra. He is also a seasoned chamber musician, winning first place the
Chamber Music category at the 2012 National Music Festival with his ensemble,
the MRU String Trio and is presently the violist in the Musaeus String Quartet.
Along with performance, Gabriel’s greatest passion in music is teaching. He has
held numerous teaching positions over the years including professor of
violin/viola for the Calgary Multicultural Orchestra, Director of the String
Academy for Medicine Hat College, and most recently as violin/viola instructor
for the University of Lethbridge Conservatory. Gabriel is also a sought-after
adjudicator, frequently serving in this role for various music festivals and
competitions.
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