Ann Bettonvil
Co-owner/Instructor
Jazz, Tap, Music Theatre, Glee, Pilates, Yoga
What is considered to be a “late bloomer”. Ann did not start her dancing career until she was 10 years old. The passion for dance was instant and soon what was a once a week jazz class quickly became ballet, jazz, tap, acro and pointe. She began assisting her instructor (Nancie McAuley) at the age of 12 and began teaching her own classes at 16. After high school Ann went on to the Music Theatre Program at Sheridan College where she graduated at the top of her class and won the Jo Haviland award for excellence in acting. It was at Sheridan when Ann fell in love with being on stage singing, acting and dancing. It was a natural extension to pursue a career as a performer which took her to stages in Toronto and across Ontario. Shortly after college the opportunity arose to become a co-owner in Nancie’s dance school. She jumped at the chance and with her partners changed the name to what we all know as The Studio. As if running a dance school wasn’t enough, she partnered with a few friends shortly after college and co-founded a successful theatre company that ran for 10 years doing summer stock and dinner theatre. It was finally time to slow down a bit and stay closer to home when daughter Avery came along. Now her children and her husband are her first love and wouldn’t have it any other way.