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Chapter 38
DANCE MASTERS OF CANADA
A NATIONAL ORGANIZATION OF CERTIFIED DANCE EDUCATORS
TEACHER REJUVENATION
Save the date for the July 2026 event!
Dance Masters of Canada is pleased to welcome the following faculty to our 2026 Teacher Rejuvenation.
This event invites registered teachers for an engagement of education, restoration, and connection.
Sunday, November 3rd, 2024
Monday July 27th, 2026
Center Stage School of Dance
2576 Dunwin Dr., Mississauga, ON. L5L 5P6
Event schedule:
Meet & Greet: 5:00pm
Workshop #1: Tap Tricks with Andrew Prashad: 5:30pm
Workshop #2: Pivot Dancer with Dinah Hampson: 6:45pm
Wine & Cheese: 7:45pm
Contact DMC Education Director Sue Kirwin-Campbell for more information:
suekcampbell@sympatico.ca
REJUVENATION FACULTY
Andrew Prashad
Actor, singer, dancer, musician, composer and writer
Andrew is an award-winning actor, singer, dancer, musician, composer and writer. He is one of the leading Tap dance artists in Canada, teaching and choreographing around the world. His last last self produced short film officially selected in 12 festivals around the world and winning 4 awards including BEST SHORT FILM.
Recent TV/Film credits include the new series EINSTEIN, the hit show DOC, Disney’s film SPIN, the television series THE HOT ZONE: ANTHRAX, a principal recurring on the new series LARRY and a fun jaunt in BLUES CLUES AND YOU with his son.
Andrew is the first, Canadian HANS in Disney’s FROZEN, after doing the Canadian premiere at Neptune Theatre where he also just finished playing the iconic role of Tin Man in THE WIZARD OF OZ. He’s been a featured singer and dancer on the 20th Anniversary World Tour of RIVERDANCE, originated a role in Mira Nair’s MONSOON WEDDING musical at Berkeley Rep Theatre, played Cogsworth in Young People’s Theatre’s BEAUTY AND THE BEAST, Billy in ONCE THE MUSICAL at Theatre St John’s in Newfoundland, Boutons in Neptune Theatre’s CINDERELLA where he won a MERRITT AWARD for OUTSTANDING SUPPORTING ACTOR. After doing HOLIDAY INN at the Shaw Festival he made his Stratford Festival debut with his One- Person show ONE STEP AT A TIME.
It is a critically acclaimed, multi-medium show (Tap dance, acting, singing, video) chronicling his family’s journey with Spina Bifida and Hydrocephalus and has been presented by schools and theatres including the Stratford Festival, raising $23,000 (to date) for SickKids Hospital, ErinOak Kids, and other institutions across Canada. He recently finished playing The Beadle Bamford in Talk Is Free Theatre’s multi-DORA AWARD nominated production of SWEENEY TODD, after which he took on the romantic lead role of HENRY TILNEY in JANE AUSTEN’S NORTH ANGER ABBEY with The Guild Festival Theatre.
He continues to develop as a theatre choreographer, playing the lead (Jimmy Ray) and choreographing BRIGHT STAR for Garner Theatre Prod., and playing the role of the Emcee in GRAND GHOSTS at The Grand Theatre, in which he was also the Tap dance choreographer. After playing Anoopjeet Singh in THE NEW CANADIAN CURLING CLUB for Theatre Orangeville / Drayton Entertainment, Andrew took on the monumental role of Pilate in JESUS CHRIST SUPERSTAR for Talk Is Free Theatre. Andrew is a graduate of the University of Toronto at Mississauga with an Honours Bachelor of Arts degree in Theatre and Performance as well as French Literature.
Dinah Hampson, BA, BScPT, FCAMPT, RISPT
Founder, Pivot Dancer & Pivot Sport Medicine | Dance Physiotherapist | International Speaker
Dinah Hampson is a globally recognized dance physiotherapist, educator, and entrepreneur helping dancers and teachers bridge the gap between artistry and performance science. As the founder of Pivot Sport Medicine and Pivot Dancer, she has built both a leading clinical practice and an international education platform dedicated to injury prevention, performance optimization, and longevity in dance.
With over 30 years in high-performance sport and dance medicine, Dinah has been a Team Canada physio for the Olympic games and, brings that same elite standard to her clinical practice for dancers. Dinah is a PBT certified instructor and the first physiotherapist fully certified 4Pointe instructor. A former classical ballet dancer, she is known for translating complex science into practical, studio-ready strategies that teachers can use immediately.
Dinah is faculty at the University of Toronto, an examiner for Sport Physiotherapy Canada, physiotherapy specialist for the American Barre Academy, guest clinician for dance companies internationally, and a frequent speaker at international dance medicine conferences. She has trained clinicians and dancers worldwide, with a special focus on strength development, movement patterning, and keeping “bendy athletes” strong, resilient, and performing at their best.
Her sessions are known for being energetic, actionable, and packed with “aha” moments; leaving teachers with tools they can apply the very next class.