At Duniya Studio, our instructors bring years of experience and expert training from world-renowned master dancers. Grounded in exceptional technique, they offer not only safe and effective movement instruction but also rich, authentic cultural insight. Each teacher contributes uniquely to our vibrant community. Meet them here in the order they joined our dance family.
Jocelyne enjoys organizing community dance events and supporting her dance friends and colleagues. In starting Duniya Studio in 2014, she brought together her life-long passion for movement, music, and dance… Read more…
Cathy began her Egyptian dance training in 1977 and went on to perform professionally as a Oriental dance soloist for many years in the Ottawa, Montreal and Toronto areas. She has been a part of Duniya Studio since our opening in 2014… Read more…
Gwen is an award-winning dancer who began studying this beautiful art form in 2001 and began teaching on 2005. She joined Duniya Studio as a teacher in 2019… Read more…
Linor is a joyful dedicated practitioner of Oriental dance who joined our teaching team as a substitute teacher in 2023, and a regular teacher in 2025. She loves the therapeutic nature of dancing and wants to make dance accessible to as many people as possible… Read more…
Louise has been dancing for over 50 years and performed across Canada. She joined the Duniya team in 2025… Read more...
