MEET CHILLIWACK GYMNASTICS AND DANCE CORPORATION
We believe that learning to dance and do gynmastics should be a balance of serious technique and just-for-fun exploration.
You may know us as our individual trade names "Chilliwack Gymnastics Club" and "Chilliwack Dance School". These two separate businesses were incorporated under one name in late 2020.
OUR FACILITY
A Gymnastics Center and Dance Studio, all in one building
Our recently renovated facility has a dance studio and birthday party room, and a gymnastics center with a sprung floor, bars, beams, tumble tracks, vault, slide, swinging rings, trampoline, foam pit, Tarzan rope, climbing wall and a maze.
Big, bright and open floor space lets kids and adults alike feel free and creative and ready to explore.
We offer a variety of programs for all ages and abilities, instructed by our experienced and dedicated dance, gymnastics and physical education professionals.
WE AIM TO MAKE GYMNASTICS AND DANCE CLASSES ACCESSIBLE TO AS MANY PEOPLE AS POSSIBLE BY OFFERING QUALITY CLASSES AT AFFORDABLE PRICES.
"Our goal is to make dance and gymnastics fun and accessible for everyone, no matter their age or experience level!"
Donna Jordan, Owner Chilliwack Gymnastics and Dance
OUR HISTORY
Founded in 1996 by Grant and Lily Ocean, two elite gymnasts, the gymnastics club became a community staple for families in the Chilliwack area and eventually added an upstairs dance studio and a birthday party room.
Then in 2017, Donna Jordan, a longtime patron of the club, acquired Chilliwack Gymnastics Club and Chilliwack Dance School and took over management. The two businesses were incorporated under one name in late 2020.
MEET THE CHILLIWACK GYMNASTICS AND DANCE TEAM
DONNA JORDAN
Owner of Chilliwack Gymnastics and Dance Corporation
Donna is a seasoned gymnast with over a decade of gymnastics training and competing experience including varsity-level gymnastics at UBC, and a long-time patron of the arts including dance! As the owner of Chilliwack Gymnastics and Dance Corporation, Donna is passionate about making gymnastics both fun and educational, and making dance accessible and fun to everyone regardless of previous experience or skill level!
GRANT OCEAN
Head Coach and Chilliwack Gymnastics Club Founder
As the founder of Chilliwack Gymnastics Club, Grant is a long-time community staple and expert gymnastics coach with decades of experience. Grant is passionate about seeing kids succeed in gymnastics, have fun and explore fitness in a no-pressure, supportive environment.
Grant has a Ph.D in Physical Education from the University of Alberta.
KENNEDY JANSEN
Office Manager and Gymnastics Coach
Kennedy has been a part of Chilliwack Gymnastics Club since she was a young girl, attending classes and summer camps all her life, and becoming a coach in her teens. She is now also our primary office administrator.
BAILEY TEDFORD
Gymnastics Coach
Bailey attended classes at Chilliwack Gymnastics Club and has been a coach since her teens.
KARRY KOZAK-FEDORUK
Principal Dance Instructor
Karry was owner of Images Dance Studio in Chilliwack for 22 years, until 2013. She has had studio dancers voted “student of the year” at national and international competitions, where she herself was named “teacher of the year”. Her success continues at Chilliwack Dance School, winning choreography awards and bringing home top scores from local competitions.
Karry has a strong background in Kinesiology, Dance History and Dance Psychology. Her training has been both national, with the Royal Academy of Dance at the University of Waterloo and the Royal Winnipeg Ballet, and International with Dupree Dance in Vancouver and Arizona and the Cecchetti Ballet Society of Valencia, California.
OUR OTHER DANCE TEACHERS
This section is under construction.
All of our dance teacher bios are available at our old website for now. Find them here: https://www.chilliwackdanceschool.com/teachers
If you’d like to join our team, contact us today.
OUR VALUES
We are as concerned as you about the content and design of costumes, make-up, lyrics, music, movements, and choreography.
That's why we make every effort to be family-friendly and age-appropriate.
WE ARE DEDICATED TO YOUR SAFETY
Learn about our COVID-19 Safety Plan and the precautions we are taking to ensure Chilliwack Gymnastics and Dance Corporation remains safe, accessible and fun.