Allow us to introduce ourselves...
Dance Addicts Studio was created with the goal of
"Making our students feel like stars both on and off the Dance floor"
It's That simple.
How Can we do this? You Ask...
- We integrate small to medium size classes with music, friendly detailed instruction, humor, creativity and the freedom to develop your own style.
- Many schools try to teach too much in a short period of time which often overwhelms the students and they absorb very little of the content. Dance Addicts teaches in measured amounts with ample revue so that you will go home knowing you learned the lessons.
- The class environment shows you how it feels to dance socially. Singles are welcome! You learn to dance with multiple partners, which really puts at ease those who may feel unsure about social dancing.
The atmosphere at Dance Addicts is fun and encouraging. We are always delighted to see how hard our students work to learn new dance skills and WE ARE WITH YOU ALL THE WAY!!
Meet Geraldine Goyer and Peter Ferreira
At the tender age of 5, Geraldine made her debut at the Alberta Ballet Company and eventually found her true love in Ballroom, Latin and Argentine Tango dance. Geraldine has enjoyed a successful competitive career in the Latin Division and now shares her time coaching others, performing and choreography for television and film, including "HIGHLANDER" the series and "PASSAGEWAY" for BRAVO.. No stranger to live 
performance, Geraldine has danced Tango with "Tango Paradiso" and the "Armadillo String Quartet". She also performs with Pandora's Vox Vocal Ensemble. She has studied with Martin Harvey, and Lola Valair her mentor in Ballroom. Geraldine has worked with masters of Argentine Tango such as Carlos Gavito, Carlos Loyola, Julio Balmaceda, and Corina De La Rosa.
Geraldine is also a member of both the Canadian Dance Teachers Association and the Canadian Dance Federation, and is accomplished in the International and North American Styles of dance. She is passionate about the Tango, dancing with her partner Peter Ferreira and teaching this wonderful past time to all who want to learn.
Peter fell in love with Argentine Tango in 2004. He met Geraldine at a birthday party and, of course, they began to talk about dance.
Peter always wanted to try Argentine Tango lessons ever since seeing the True Lies Tango scene. However, the timing couldn't be worse because he was healing a broken Leg of all things! As he quickly learned; dance is great therapy for healing the body, Geraldine enthusiastically suggested just one lesson to see for himself. So, He agreed. He came. He stayed in a big way! Peter took to the Tango like he'd danced it all his life and Geraldine saw it too! People who see him dance can't believe Peter hasn't danced for years. It wasn't long before they were working together as partners - having danced their first performance in just six months!
Dance has changed his Life and Peter treasures working with the amazing dancer and teacher that Geraldine is. He truly feels like a Star both on and off the dance floor. Oh, and his leg feels great too!
Meet Adam McKinnon
Adam Mckinnon is a dancer, choreographer and singer and has appeared in music videos by artist Illa Brown, Cory Lee and New School as a dancer and choreographer. He has appeared in film in Xmen 2, Fantastic Four and also enjoys Theater playing lead roles in the musical 'Pirates of the Caribbean', 'Grease', and 'HMS Pinafore'. Adam models and dances for major labels such as 'Triple Five Soul','Wall St', and in Vancouver Fashion Week. He has performed for Red Bull, and the PNE. Adam performs all over the world and teaches in Las Vegas, L.A, Florida, Europe and all over Canada. He has been signed as a vocalist with BMG Canada ans has opened for acts such as B44, Syrai and New School.
Meet Angelika Swoboda (A.J.)
Born and raised in Winnipeg, Manitoba, Angelika Swoboda (A.J.) 
grew
up with the passion of Dance. The younger of two siblings, A.J. was
supported and encouraged by family and friends to pursue a career in
the performing arts. She began dancing at the age of three, with
exposure to all mediums. As she started to get inspired by other forms
of dance, she decided she wanted more. Her family moved at the age of
13 to Penticton, BC. In her new hometown, A.J. competed in both solos
and teams. She achieved a preliminary championship level which took her
all over the world. She has received awards and scholarships from
different organizations some of them including the BC Festival of the
Arts, Fusion Dance Kamp, Groove Street Productions and Monsters of
Hip-Hop. Through her travels, she particularly fell in love with L.A.'s
dance world where she lived and trained for a year. A.J. chose to
spread her knowledge of dance through teaching at the age of 15. With 6
years of dance instructing experience, she hopes to inspire people of
all ages to pursue their passion through dance.
Meet John Kirkconnell
John Kirkconnell is an All Star level competitor with success throughout North America, including winning Seattle Easter Swing's All Star Division in 2007. John began dancing at the age of eighteen and was first introduced to Salsa and East Coast Swing however, when discovering West Coast Swing, became addicted and has strived to be the best dancer and teacher possible…and he's succeeding! He and his father Ian also run the 2Can Dance Co. in Vancouver.
Meet Sebastian Molnar
Sebastian is teaching our Level 2 Salsa and Introductory Bachata courses. He has been dancing, teaching and performing for nearly a decade. His enthusiasm for dance is infectious and he teaches with charming wit and easy to follow instruction. Sebastian joined the " Salsa Obsessions" dance team in 2003, and performed to rave reviews at Salsa Congresses in Vancouver and Los Angeles.
Sebastian also teaches the popular Latin dances like Mambo, Cha Cha, Merengue, Bachata. He now leads his own performance group and is renowned for his musicality, interesting spin patterns, and fast footwork in the social dance scene! We are excited that Sebastian is part of the studio.
Meet Michel Guimond
Michel started ballroom dancing in Laval, QC and competed as a junior amateur in 1969. He became a professional competitor in 1980 and dancing mostly in North America. Highlight of his competitive years: dancing at the British Open Dance Festival in Blackpool, England. Michel became a certified dance instructor from La Corporation des Professeurs de Danse du Québec in 1992 in both the Latin and Standard divisions. Then qualified with CDTA in both Latin and Standard. In 1993 Michel moved to Calgary where he became a prominent coach and choreographer to many amateur and professional competitors. His frequent coaching trips to Vancouver in the early 90’s prompted him to move to Vancouver in 1996.
Michel has always been active in the dance community. He served as President of CDTA Alberta in 1994/1995 and, in March 2000, was elected Chairman for CDTA — BC Branch Ballroom Division. He is the founder and President of The Canadian Dancesport Foundation, an organization formed solely to financially assist Canadian amateur and professional representatives to attend their respective World Championships.
Meet Natalia Lam
Dancing since she was three years old, Natalia's dance career has taken her across the globe to finally settle in BC where she and her partner Brian Lam won the BC Latin American Championship two years in a row! While she loves to compete Natalia always wants to have fun with dance.
Natalia naturally found herself teaching youth and adults. Her commitment to teaching led to a Canadian Dance Teachers' Association Student Teacher Certification as well as Coaching Theory Level One with the National Coaching Certification Program of Canada. Natalia not only knows what to teach she also know how to teach.
For Natalia the best part of teaching is when students who have never danced at social events come back and tell her "I danced and had a great time!"