Lamondance Company
Oksana Maslechko
Oksana began dancing at age 12 with ‘Slava Doval’s DanceFusion’, in her hometown of Nelson BC. From that moment on, she knew she had a passion for the art, and was lucky enough to experience a variety of different styles such as Contemporary, Hip Hop, House, Afro, Bellydance, Folk, and many more. In 2016, she moved to Vancouver to join Lamondance Training And Performance Program, directed by Davi Rodrigues. This program has provided her with new tools, and endless opportunities to learn from, and connect with artists in the dance community. She has had the pleasure of working with Brandon Lee Alley, Racheal Prince, Lara Barclay, Kirsten Wicklund, Heather Laura Gray, Vanessa Goodman, Alysa Pires, Heather Dotto and Shauna Elton. Oksana is so thankful for the support she has received from her mentors, and will continue to push herself to grow and evolve as an artist.
Hayley Galati
Hayley began dancing recreationally at the young age of three. It wasn’t until the age of thirteen when she fully discovered her love and passion for dance and decided to further her training at Pulse Dance Centre. Here, she studied many different genres of dance, including ballet, jazz, modern, hip hop, contemporary, musical theatre, as well as training in ISTD modern and RAD ballet. Hayley has attended numerous local and international dance conventions, competitions, and workshops, performing on many different platforms. Hayley is excited to be back with Lamondance for a third season, as part of the Apprentice Company. She looks forward to continuing her training, as well as learn from all of the amazing artists and choreographers.
Lazaro Silva
Lazaro started his career at the age of 21 years old in the "Universidade Federal de Sergipe" (Brazil), looking for an art career he found his place with the dance world. He was invited by the University to dance with the group, representing the "The dance art" at the University. Because of his love for the art of dance, he got offered a scholarship from the Universityuniversity's teachers to upgrade his dancing. To keep enhancing his studies, he went to Ballet Celia Duarte dance School, where he took private ballet classes with his teacher, Klely Perelo, to work even more on his technique. Lazaro is looking forward to continuing with this fantastic time at Lamondance learning and collaborating with different choreographers and dancers. And he is looking forward to keeping growing even more as an artist.
Caroline Kiddie
Caroline began studying dance at the age of three at the Shadbolt Centre for the Arts, beginning with recreational ballet and modern dance. At the age of ten she realized her passion for dance and began training with Dance Collective; practicing and competing in several genres, including ballet, contemporary, lyrical, and jazz. She partook in both local and international competitions for group and solo pieces, winning many scholarships, trophies, and Top Ten awards; competing in the IDO world championships, 2014-15 and YAGP Seattle, 2015-2017 were significant highlights. Caroline’s passion for contemporary dance has led her to two years of study in the Lamondance training program and she continues to train and pursue her professional career as a member of the Lamondance professional company. She is very grateful for her experiences gained through Lamondance, from its teachers, choreographers, and dancers, and is thrilled to see what her artistic future with the company will hold.