Bec Gombar

2018 Dancer of the Year

Our Dancer Of The Year is selected as someone who represents Shine Dance Festival’s core values of commitment to personal and technical development and community. This dancer is chosen and awarded at the annual Emerging Artists Intensive each year and receives a $500 scholarship along with the title ‘Dancer of The Year’.

2019 Mentor Awards

At SHINE we value dance educators as mentors and key influences who play meaningful roles in the lives of our children.  We provide teachers with opportunities for personal and professional development creating strong leaders for the next generation both in and out of the studio through our Mentor Awards. Each mentor is selected by the Shine Crew and director as examples of professionalism, dedication to their craft and leaders in their community. Each 2019 recipient received a scholarship to the Dance Teacher reTREAT in Vancouver.

Buddy Mynatt

CR Dance Xtreme, Campbell River, BC

Favourite Dance move: Switch Russian jump!
Favourite choreographer: Keone Madrid
Favourite song right now: “Uproar” by Lil Wayne feat Swizz Beatz
Favourite activity outside of dance: Golf
Your Mentor: Lynn Herrick, my dance teacher

Becky Martselos

Accentz Dance Studio, Vernon, BC

Favourite Dance move: Any timestep
Favourite choreographer: Travis Wall
Favourite song right now: So many – I love any music as long as it makes me want to dance
Favourite activity outside of dance: Paddleboarding and running
Your Mentor: I learn from many – cannot narrow it down. My Husband – My staff – My Students

Traci Bourne

Okanagan Dance Studios, Penticton, BC

Favourite Dance move: pirouette
Favourite choreographer: Crystal Pite
Favourite song right now: Too many to list!
Favourite activity outside of dance: hanging out with my family
Your Mentor: Lorna Bull

Lisa Dew & Loni Cain

Lisa’s School of Dance, Langley, BC

Coming soon…

At Shine, each adjudication and breakdowns is professionally recorded with audio commentary from each adjudicator so you can understand and remember your feedback. Video adjudications are available through your teacher/ studio after the competition has ended.  We are pleased to be working with local company Dance.Sync to provide Video Adjudication.