Our Team

Rebecca Hewlett
Creative Director-Instructor

Rebecca has been dancing since the age of 4, and has extensively trained in many disciplines including Jazz, Tap, Lyrical, Acro, Musical Theatre and Ballet. Her early dance career had her competing at a high level for many years across North America. Rebecca spent many of her summers training at different workshops and intensives with many well known teachers from the Canadian dance scene.

At an early age, Rebecca realized that her passion lied with teaching and she quickly made the switch from performing on stage, to being in the studio getting students ready to perform on stage themselves. She has been teaching for over 15 years and has helped students grow in many dance disciplines. Her students have won potential and overall awards and she has won awards for choreography and costuming. Rebecca is certified with Acrobatic Arts (AA2) as well as with Alixa Flexibility. 

Rebecca has been teaching at Dance Etc Milton since its inception, and is delighted to take on a new role as of October 2020 as Owner and Artistic Director. She is excited to watch the studio continue to grow and watch students pursue excellence in the arts and following their passion. 

Natalie Coffa
Instructor

Natalie Coffa is a graduate of York University, studying dance and consecutive education. Throughout her years of training, she has won many overall and nationals titles and attended workshops all over Canada and the United States, including the prestigious Joffrey School of Dance.

Natalie is a highly trained dancer in jazz, tap, contemporary, modern, ballet and pointe. Natalie has completed the grade exam levels in Vaganova, including the Advanced 1 in R.A.D, and studies in the Cecchetti ballet syllabus at York University. Natalie also placed 3rd for her jazz solo at the Worlds Dance Competition, when she was nine years old. Natalie has also had the opportunity to have assisted many choreographers with summer workshops and choreography.

Natalie is thrilled to be joining the faculty at Dance Etc Milton and loves being part of the family atmosphere.

Eryn Curran
Instructor

Eryn began dancing at the age of 2.5 and immediately fell in love. She began competing at the age of 4 and continued dancing for 16 years. She performed competitively across Canada and the United States and explored many genres of dance including jazz, tap, ballet, pointe, musical theatre, lyrical and hip hop. She also performed in ballet exams including B.A.T.D and the Society of Russian Ballet scoring top marks.

Not only did she fall in love with dance, but Eryn also discovered her love for teaching. Eryn began assisting dance classes at age 11 and continued training to become an instructor. She loves to create and inspire even the youngest dancers to appreciate the art of dance.

Eryn continued her education in the growth and development of children by graduating the Early Childhood Education program with High Honours. As a Registered Early Childhood Educator, Eryn utilizes her school and dance education to make every class safe and fun for dancers of all ages.

Rachel Janda
Instructor

Rachel has been dancing since she was 4 years old. She started her training at Canadian Dance Company, and continued at JC Dance Troupe. Rachel started teaching different dance styles at JC Dance Troupe at the age of 18. These dance styles included jazz, tap, hip-hop and lyrical. Rachel has also co-directed her university hip-hop team, NuMonic Dance Team. She thoroughly enjoys, and is very passionate, about what she does.
Rachel is looking forward to meeting and working with the dancers at Dance Etc Milton and sharing her passion for the arts.

Paige deCastro
Instructor

Paige deCastro is a passionate and versatile performer who began her dance journey at the age of two. With years of competitive experience across Canada and the United States, she has trained extensively in ballet, tap, lyrical, jazz, and contemporary styles.

Paige holds a Bachelor of Fine Arts in Dance from York University, where she deepened her technical foundation and artistic expression.

Most recently, Paige has brought her talents to sea, performing as a featured dancer with Disney Cruise Line. She has entertained audiences from around the world in high energy deck shows featuring Mickey and friends, as well as Broadway style productions in the Walt Disney Theatre. She was featured in Disney’s Believe on board the Disney Fantasy getting to portray Princess Jasmine as well as Pocahontas. 

Dedicated to her craft and fuelled by a lifelong love of performance, Paige continues to inspire through movement, storytelling, and stage presence.

Evolet Cramer
Instructor

Evolet Cramer has been dancing since she was 3 years old. She takes classes currently in contemporary, acrobatics, lyrical, jazz, musical theatre, and ballet. Over her dance career, she has found her passion in sharing her love for dance with others, and in expressing stories on the stage. 

Evolet has won many scholarships to multiple events and has been the recipient of a multitude of special awards and overall awards. She has also taken part in many events and conventions and been recognized for her effort and achievements. 

Evolet has been assisting through her years at DEM, in both the competitive and recreational classes, and is overjoyed to be joining the faculty. She has certified through the ADAPT Teacher assistant program and continues to develop her teaching skills through courses and classes. She hopes to bring a fun, encouraging dance experience to her dancers.