Desiré Callaghan

• Owner/Artistic Director/Instructor
• Qualified & Certified Teacher of ADAPT – Tap & Jazz
• Associate Member of the CDTA Sask. Branch Stage Division Tap & Jazz
• Accredited ADAPT Studio Standing

• Desiré is the owner and artistic director of Dance Sensations By Desiré in Pilot Butte. Desiré has been involved in dance since she was 5 years old and has over 20 years teaching experience.

  Desiré began dancing at the age of 5 with Boyan School Of Dance, enrolled in their ballet program. She has participated in many disciplines of dance throughout her years of training including; tap, jazz, ballet, pointe, lyrical,
  contemporary, hip hop, Ukrainian, highland, and belly dancing.

  Desiré began her teaching career at the Silver Stars Dance Club at 15 Wing Moose Jaw.  She has also taught at Dance Images by BJ (Moose Jaw, Sk), Aylesbury Dance Club (Aylesbury, Sk), and the Wheatland Dance Club
  (Balcarress, Sk).  In 1992 Desiré opened up Dance Sensations by Desiré in Pilot Butte. The studio started out with 19 students and has grown to over 125 students!

  Desiré has the wonderful opportunity of working with all ages and levels of students in Tap, Jazz, Ballet, Musical Theatre, Technique and Lyrical/Contemporary as well as the management of all the classes/instructors at the studio. Desiré is a graduate from the ADAPT – 3 year, Teachers Training Program (TTS) in Tap & Jazz. 
  She feels dance is an ever-changing art form and continues to study dance throughout Canada and the USA including Toronto, Winnipeg, Edmonton, Calgary, Bismarck, ND, Billings, MT.  She has also had the wonderful opportunity of participating in classes with such choreographers as Mr. & Mrs. Foley (ADAPT), Mia Michaels, Benji Shwimmer, Tabitha & Napolean, Blake McGrath, Shannon Mathers, Twitch and many more.

  Many of Desiré‘s dancers have won awards for their hard work and talents.  Just this past year, 3 of Dance Sensations’ dancers, Cara Bereti, Katelynn Bonkowski, and Randi Peat were invited to join the Starpower “Power Pac” in Florida this summer!

  Desiré is also excited to have Miss Cara and Miss Katie on board teaching again this year!  Cara Bereti & Katelynn Bonkowski are Senior students at the studio and have been involved with the studio for over 12 years and continue to dance and teach under her direction and guidance. Both girls are now working on their 2^nd Year of the ADAPT
  Teacher Training School certification and will graduate in 2012!

  Desiré believes each and every student is a product of her hard work and love for dance. 
  Her aspirations are to provide a quality dance education in a positive, motivating and caring family atmosphere!

Cara Bereti

In 2011 Cara received an award to join and dance in the Star Power, Power Pac in Florida. This award is given to dancers who project and show a love for dance on stage.

Cara lives and breathes dance and wishes to create a place for children to discover ones self’s in many ways. To learn about their limitations and strengths, their passions, to deal with adversity and to go beyond what they thought they could.

Katelynn Bonkowski or better known as, Miss Katie is a senior dancer and teacher at Dance Sensations By 
Desire’. She began dancing at the age of 3 at Dance Sensations with Miss Desire and still continues to dance today, 17 years later. Her dance years have consisted of many dances, workshops and competitions, earning various placements and too many memories to count. She has travelled to many places for dance including Toronto, Bismarck, Billings, Medicine Hat, Weyburn, Yorkton, Moose Jaw, and Calgary to name a few. She has also been taught by such choreographers as Mr. Brian Foley (ADAPT), Mia Micheals, Benji Shwimmer, Tabitha and Napolean, Blake McGrath and many more.

In 2011 Katie received an award to join and dance in the Star Power, Power Pac in Florida. This award is given 
to dancers who project and show a love for dance on stage.

From the time Katie was little her life has revolved around dance, it has become more than just a sport, but a passion. So much so that she just can’t see giving it up and has decided to follow in Miss Desire’s’ footsteps and pursue a career as a dance instructor.  She has currently completed her second year of the ADAPT TTS (Dance Teacher Training School) and will graduate in the summer of 2012.  Katie has been teaching the Acrodance and Hip Hop classes at the studio and has also taken up a role in teaching the Pre Begginer and Beginner levels.

Katie hopes as a teacher to be able to take the joy and passion dance has given her throughout her many years and pass it on to all the children she teaches at Dance Sensations.