张茜 Zhang Xi | Owner, Dance Teacher & Choreographer
Xi Zhangi is a chinese-american dance teacher certified by the Canadian dance teachers association in alberta, majoring in Russian ballet and Chinese dance. Her dance professional knowledge is rich and her teaching style is rigorous, which is generally praised by parents. In 2008, she founded Tundra Swan Dance School in Calgary, which aims to provide formal and systematic Dance education for Chinese children in Calgary and spread the essence of Chinese culture and art.
Office Manager – Lily Liu (NW&SE Campus)
Lily has decades of management experience in China and over 20 years of financial and administrative work experience in Canada. With an educational background in economics and management, she brings strong organizational and leadership skills in both countries. She is an excellent communicator, highly effective in engaging with students and parents, and is known for her professionalism, responsibility, and dedication.
Tiffaney Chin | Ballet Instructor
Dancing since she was three years old, Miss Tiffaney has trained intensively in Ballet, Pointe, Jazz, Lyrical, Musical Theatre, Tap, and Contemporary. Miss Tiffaney has been teaching for the past sixteen years at dance studios in the city of Calgary and surrounding areas. Miss Tiffaney is a certified Ballet instructor with the Royal Academy of Dance (RAD) and mentor for the RAD Certificate in Ballet Teaching Studies (CBTS) program.
Shasha Shi
Graduated from Beijing Contemporary Music Academy (Acting), Beijin Capital University (Music Performance), and Henan Arts School (Acting & Dance).
With over 10 years of experience in stage performance, dance, and acting education, she has taught at institutions including CCTV’s Children's Art Training Center.
She has won multiple first prizes in provincial competitions and played leading roles in films, dramas, and children's theatre.
She is currently the Artistic Director of the Canadian Prairie Theatre Group and has organized many performances for the China-Canada Arts Exchange Association.
Since 2010, she has been a dance teacher at Tundra Swan Dance School, specializing in early childhood dance education and choreography.
Maggie Yu – Ballet Instructor
Maggie老师是皇家舞蹈学院注册教师,最近获得进阶芭蕾技巧PBT证书。
Maggie老师致力于通过乐观和激励的课程培养学生对舞蹈的热情,她的目标是使每个学生接受挑战,以实现他们作为舞者和表演者的个人目标。她非常高兴能够加入Tundra Swan艺术学校这个大家庭,并迫不及待地将她的热情和奉献精神带给她的学生。
Willa - Chinese Dance Instructor
With 16 years of experience in dance education, Willa has trained hundreds of students and possesses extensive teaching expertise. She has received multiple first-place awards in national dance competitions for both performance and choreography.
She participated in the recording of the National-Level Excellence Course in Chinese Classical Dance” and contributed to the compilation and publication of the “National Basic Chinese Dance Technique Textbook.”
She holds a certified teaching qualification for Chinese Dance from the Beijing Dance Academy and has taken part in academic exchange programs in the United States, Switzerland, Portugal, and Macau.
Zoe | Chinese Dance Instructor
Zoe is a teacher of the Chinese Dance Grade Examination at the Beijing Dance Academy and holds a certificate of continuing education from the Beijing Dance Academy. At the age of 3, she began to study Chinese dance and Chinese classical dance. During her time at the university, she served as the head of the college student art troupe and now she is a Chinese national folk dance level test teacher.