Grace Lister

Organized and motivated employee eager to apply time management and organizational skills in various environments. Seeking entry-level opportunities to expand skills while facilitating company growth.

• Assisted several internationally-known choreographers such as Kevin Howe, Brandon Crositiere, Aly Niznik, Tiffany McLachlan
• Selected by and now working with with Anna Kovarsky for a production in Toronto (The Greatest Love of Dance)
• Assisted several Canadian choreographers with Choreography, Master classes, intensive classes and workshops
• Taught and assisted at various high-level, competitive studios for choreography, summer intensives, master classes and workshops
• Was a part of a piece for a professional performance choreographed by Eoghan Dillon (New York choreographer)
• Participated in various conventions and classes across Canada. (master classes, high-level training intensive weeks, workshops)
• Recognized by several high level dancers and professional choreographers throughout my years of dancing

Worked with and taken classes by Australian, American, Canadian and many other international artists:

Briar Nolet, Mitchel Jackson, Derek Piquette, Kevin Howe, Jac Valiquette, Liz Tookey, Corey Gayadeen, Eryn Waltman, Michael Prince, Brett Taylor, Kim O’Neill, Taby Rockstar, Cara Volchoff, Jordan Clarke, Caityin Paige, Jordan Boyle, Jamie Hodgins, Trevor Tordjman, Cora Kozaris, Renee Ritchie, Stephanie Mitro-Romkey, Kahlil Calder, Mindy Conto

• Lebanese, Italian, Canadian

• Age: 19
• Height: 5"3
• Citizenship: Canadian
• Languages: English, French

HIGHLIGHTED AWARDS/SCHOLARSHIPS

• Invitation to Greece for an intensive week (2022)
• Invitation to Whistler for National Title Competition (2022)
• Won various scholarships to CDX, MOVE, and VIEW dance conventions (2016-2023)
• Performed at WE-DAY (2016-2019)
• Preformed at Dancers Give Back (2020)
• Top senior solo at Fever Dance Championships (2022)
• Overall Top Senior Competitive Mark + Financial awards (VIEW dance challenge NATIONALS 2023)
• Overall highest mark of the competition + Financial awards (VIEW dance challenge NATIONALS 2023)
• View Graduation Award + Full convention scholarship + Financial awards (VIEW dance challenge NATIONALS 2023)
• Top soloist of the competition + Full convention scholarship + Financial awards (VIEW dance challenge NATIONALS 2023)
• Second Overall Senior Contemporary Solo (VIEW dance challenge NATIONALS 2023)
• Top scoring lyrical routine through entire competition for my self-choreographed Lyrical Solo (Shine Dance Competition 2023)
• 4th Highest scoring routine in through the entire competition for my self choreographed Lyrical Solo (Shine Dance Competition 2023)
• Highest scoring soloist of the competition (Shine Dance Competition 2023)

• Was a background dancer for Paula Abdul (WE-DAY) (2016) and performed at We-Day from 2016-2019
• Invitation to perform a self-choreographed solo devised piece for a large dance production called 'The Greatest Love of Dance' at the Meridian Arts Centre. Performing with world-class, internationally renowned. professional artists such as danecrs from the National Ballet of Canada, National Opera of Ukraine and more. (Solo: Puppy Love by Paul Anka- Performing: February 2024)
• Won special invitation to join and was apart of Shawn Desman's talent agency, Forté (2019-2021)
• Invited to join Team Canada Hip-Hop by Jerome Bobb (Founder of FeverDanceChamps) (2018)
• Apart of ‘North Moovement’ Hip-Hop team (2022-present)
• Invited to be on a television show in toronto (2019)
• invited to participate in a Keg commercial through my work (The Keg) (2022)
• Got invited and attended audition for DaCosta Talent Agency (2022)
• Got invited to attend and attended BATD Scholarships (2015-2020)
• Danced in multiple non profit and for profit events through North Moovment (2023-present)
• Performed Bollywood dance at Aroha Fest at the National Arts Centre (October 2023)
• Performed and competed as a supporting dancer for Contestant drag queen (Ruby FoxGlove) at the National Arts Centre for the Capital Pride Pagent (August 2023)
• Performed at the Ottawa Art Gallery for RBC Foundation's Emerging Artists Program (July 2023)
• Pre-game entertainement at the TD Place to help promote diversity and inclusivity within Canadian Soccer

Commercial Dance, Acrobatic Art, Tumbling, Stunting, Contortion, Classical Ballet, Modern, Contemporary, Hip-Hop, Break-Dancing, House, Top-Rock, Jazz Fusion, Jazz Funk, Latin Jazz, Tap, Swing, Ballroom, Salsa, Popping, Whacking, Vogue, Lyrical, Afro Beats, Bollywood