Terri and her Assistant Instructors bring many years of expertise in their fields and provide dancers with a well-rounded learning experience. Terri is the current and past term Recording Secretary for the Western Canadian Irish Dance Teachers Association, and is an active members of the following professional organizations:
Terri Heckmann, TCRG – Owner/Lead Choreographer
Terri started dancing at the ripe old age of 10 years old. She competed at the highest levels placing in the top five per cent of both major, local, and international competitions.She brings a wealth of knowledge and teaching experience to her school, and is known for instilling the love of Irish dance in her students. She danced competitively under Magdalene Stewart and Tony Comerford in her early years, later teaching with the Comerford School, then teaching workshops all over Europe when the Riverdance craze was at it’s peak. Terri had classes in both Austria and Mexico during this time, giving them up to concentrate on her local dancers.
She has trained Regional, North American, and World Championship competitors and placers, and has been proudly teaching Irish dancing in North Vancouver for 25 years.
Keara Heckmann, Assistant Instructor
Keara has been dancing since she was 4 years old and has been helping the little ones in class since she was a pre-teen. Keara has been dancing and placing locally and at National and International competitions. She has danced at the Western Canadian Regional Championships, North American Championships, the World Championships, and at the All Ireland Championships, the All Scotland Championships, and The Great Britain Championships.
Keara has also trained with many different organizations such as Fit and Fab, F45, Orange Theory and has taken the Personal Trainers course. She helps the championship dancers with cross training and workout routines. 
Keara is currently working on completing all 12 grades in Irish Dance, which qualifies her to study for and sit her TCRG exam (Teacher accreditation through our governing body – www.clrg.ie (An Coimisiun le Rince Gaelacha – Dublin)
Irish Dancing has been an important part of Keara’s life for over 20 years, and she enjoys passing on what she has learned to the little ones in the class. Keara has also successfully completed The Progressive Ballet Technique.