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Welcome to ICON Dance Company Inc.

ICON Dance Company Inc. was founded in 2019 by siblings Jen and Chris Zacharias. Entering our fourth season of dance education, we welcome all students and new dancers to join the classes and programs we have created. Our studio teaches ADAPT Jazz/Tap and RAD Ballet Syllabus. Classes in Hip Hop, Acro, Contemporary/Lyrical and Musical Theatre are also available. We have a Competitive Program that offers dancers an opportunity to perform at a higher level on a team of their peers! Read more about what we offer and take a look at our wonderful staff of teachers and educators!

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THE
ICON 
TEAM

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Founder/Director/ Teacher
Miss. Jen Zacharias

Miss. Jen Zacharias is Co-Owner and Director of ICON Dance Company. She has been teaching and educating students in dance for over 20 years. She has been dancing since the age of 3 and trained in multiple disciplines of dance. She has also completed all levels of ADAPT Jazz exams. She is an accomplished instructor and choreographer.

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Miss. Jen is a certified ADAPT teacher in Jazz and Tap, and is certified in Acrobatic Arts Level 1 and 2. She has had many students show great success in exams and hopes to continue that legacy at ICON Dance Company.

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Miss Jen has also choreographed hundreds of competitive routines throughout her career, she brings unique and special choreography to each dancer and routine, and has received many accolades for her dances. 

Founder/Director/ Teacher
Mr. Chris Zacharias

Mr. Chris Zacharias is Co-Owner and Director at ICON Dance Company. Having spent most of his life in the dance world in Calgary, he grew up dancing and training from the age of 9. He has spent many years taking classes from various choreographers, in many different styles of dance.

He is an ADAPT certified teacher in both Tap and Jazz. He has taken many years of teacher education to further the ever growing expectation of dance. He also attends multiple seminars and conventions to get new insight and inspiration to pass to all of his students.

Mr. Chris is an accomplished choreographer who has spent many hours choreographing and perfecting hundreds of dance routines throughout his career. His choreography has won multiple overall and choreography awards, for which his students are very proud.

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ICON INSTRUCTORS 2024-2025

The fabulous teaching staff of ICON Dance Company. Qualified and full of energy, our instructing team is here to help your dancer reach their full potential!

Miss. Adrianna Kynoch

Miss. Adrianna has been a student of ICON Dance Company since we began in 2019. This is her third year on the teaching staff at ICON. She continues her studies in University this year. She brings leadership and guidance to every student at the studio.

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She has been dancing since the age of 3 many disciplines of dance. Miss. Adrianna will be teaching, Jazz, Ballet, Acro, Musical Theatre and Contemporary/Lyrical this season. She brings positive energy to every class she teaches and looks forward to continuing passing her love of dance to each of her students.

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Miss. Avery Bjornson

Miss. Avery has trained with ICON for the last 5 years and having graduated high school begins the next journey in her life. Along with taking clases in University she starts her third year of teaching at ICON. She has been a dancer since the age of three and continues to train with us and with many dancers and choreographers. She is an inspiring young woman and motivates all of her students to do their best!

Miss. Avery will be teaching Hip Hop, Tap, Acro and Musical Theatre.

Miss. Jacqueline Johnson

Miss Jacqueline has been dancing since the age of 3 and teaching dancers for over a decade. She brings experience, creativity and a passion for dance to our students. She is an ADAPT certified teacher and studied dance in school for 4 years in Toronto.

Miss. Jaqueline joins us for her third year to teach Contemporary, Lyrical and Jazz.

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Miss. Lucia Estrada

Miss. Lucia trained in dance in Calgary for over 10 years. She danced with ICON Dance Company for 1 year before heading to University. She has interned with us for a full year alongside Miss. Cara and is so excited to share her ballet knowledge with her upcoming students.

Miss. Sydney
Springsteel

Miss. Sydney has danced since the age of 3. She spent 2 years at ICON Dance Company, taking classes and competing. She has been training alongside Miss. Cara to teach ballet this year. She cannot wait to teach students and impart her love of Ballet.

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3150, 47 Legacy View

Calgary, AB T2X 4A7

icondancecompanyinc@gmail.com

403-230-1011

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