Salim Bagayoko started his professional career by joining the CHOREAM company, while being a HIP-HOP dance teacher at the Galion dance center in Aulnay-sous-Bois. He then joined the AID (Académie Internationale de la Danse) to improve his skills in other various dance styles (contemporary, classical, jazz). He was a dancer for multiple projects and companies such as Mariah Carey, BLANCA LI, Laser Dancer, Star Academy, La fureur, DRACULA, Saturday Night Fever, and many more. He is an exceptional choreographer known for videoclips such as “Soledad” from Vincent Niclot, and we are lucky to have him with us this year!

Recipient of the KM Hunter, Dance Ontario Innovation, Manifesto Innovation & Originality and Soul Pepper Dance Awards, Apolonia Velasquez is a director, choreographer, actor, and educator.

Her dance company GADFLY’s work includes Dora Mavor Moore Award-winning “Klorofyl”. Apolonia has been commissioned to create work for Decidedly Jazz Danceworks, Ryerson Theatre School, Dusk Dances, The School of Toronto Dance Theatre, Citadel + Compagnie and the School of Dance to name a few. Her work has been presented in Festivals such as Luminato, Nuit Blanche, Festival DansEncore, 100Lux, Ontario Dance Weekend and Manifesto.

Apolonia is also the founder of TUDS Festival of Urban Dance Culture and the Aybrid Dance Intensive.

She has acquired a considerable amount of experience in the television, entertainment and theatre dance industries. She has worked with artists such as: Katy Perry, Kiesza, Serena Ryder, Shawn Desman, Anjulie, Massari, NINEONE#, KHAY, and Jesse Cook. She has directed and choreographed for Ted Talks, Nike, Bench clothing, Make Up For Ever, American Crew, Canada Goose, Revlon, GM Canada, Manulife, Sephora and for commercials for Pepto Bismol, Quaker, YouTube, Emergen-C, Oculus, Honda, Pizza Hut, Snapdragon, Destination Ontario, MiraLAX, Chevrolet as well as for tv shows such as Beauty & the Beast, Danser pour Gagner and Gwen Stefani’s Kuu Kuu Harajuku.

Jayme Rae Dailey is an international dancer, choreographer, performer and a proud Montreal native. In 2012, she placed 3rd as a finalist on “So You Think You Can Dance Canada” and moved to Los Angeles, California. Her career took off not only as a solo artist, but also as a twin duo with her sister Jenny Dailey. She has since worked extensively in television and film, danced on multiple world tours, choreographed on TV shows and continues to be one of the most sought out professional dancers in her industry. World tour credits include Chris Brown, Demi Lovato, Jason Derulo as well as Keyshia Cole and she has performed in two SuperBowls with Katy Perry (2015) and Mary J. Blige (2022). She is featured as a twin dancer in the movie ‘Step Up All In’ in the role of “Hot Twin” and she is seen singing and dancing throughout the new feature film ‘Spirited’ (2022) starring Ryan Reynolds and Will Ferell; she makes her acting debut in a scene with Reynolds in the role of ‘Security Ghost’. She has shared the stage with artists such as Jennifer Lopez, Taylor Swift, Pharrell, Dua Lipa, Gwen Stefani, Nicki Minaj, Lil Wayne, Rosalia and she was a main choreographer/ pro dancer on ‘Mira Quien Baila’, the latin version of “Dancing with the Stars” for 4 years (2018-2021). TV credits include Dancing with the Stars, Jimmy Fallon, The Late Late show with James Cordon, The Voice and The Ellen Show. Commercial credits include Target, McDonalds, Fabletics and l’Oréal Paris. Jayme Rae is an outgoing, vibrant and passionate artist with a dedicated and caring work ethic. She loves to teach, judge dance competitions and participate in any project that will help dancers grow and reach their ultimate goals in a positive environment.

Originally from Terrebonne, Quebec, Canada, Janie Richard began professional dance training at the École Supérieure de Ballet du Québec.

A professional performer for 16 years, she has had the opportunity to work with renowned choreographers. She has participated in several international tours. In addition to being a professional dancer, she is a dance teacher, competition judge, choreographer and dance consultant.

Recently, Janie was crowned the grand winner of the televised dance competition RÉVOLUTION – season 2 on TVA with her partner Marcio Paulino Vinicius Silveira. Together they take part in the show Révolution en tournée which has more than 50,000 tickets sold, more than 49 performances between 2020 and 2022.

Together, they created their first show Syntonie. The world premiere was presented at Carré 150 in Victoriaville and was followed by more than 47 performances between 2021 and 2024, thirty cities across Quebec and more than 13,000 spectators. They are currently creating a second dance show entitled Sans toi [T] where they feature 8 professional dancers from here.

In 2019, she was named a cultural personality by the city of Terrebonne.

In 2018, she won the “Women’s Choreography Project” choreographic competition to create a unique piece for the dancers of Avant Chamber Ballet of Dallas, Texas. She thus created her first professional choreography entitled “L’inverno”. This piece was also chosen as part of the festivities of Montreal’s 375th anniversary.

Since 2010, she has been sharing her passion by teaching, choreographing and judging various dance competitions both locally and internationally. Her students of all ages and levels appreciate her talent and her young and dynamic approach.