Miss Janine recently returned to Canada after four years in South Africa where she was soloist with the Cape Town City Ballet.  Prior to that position, she danced with The Bristol Ballet in Virginia, USA. 

Miss Janine trained at the National Ballet School of Canada in Toronto and at the Richmond Academy of Dance in BC.  She received Honours on each of her RAD ballet exams from Pre Ballet to Advanced 2. 

Her teaching experience includes the Cape Town City Ballet School, Vanleena Dance Academy, Fraser Valley Academy of Dance and the Richmond Academy of Dance. 

In her professional career, Miss Janine has performed many major roles such as Sugar Plum Fairy and Snow Queen in the Nutcracker, Princess Aurora in Sleeping Beauty, the lead role in Paquita, and Queen of the Willis in Giselle.  She has danced in many more of the classics including Cinderella, Spartacus, Le Corsaire, Orpheus and Carmen.