Cottage Dance Academy is now Vancouver Movement Collective!
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VMC Performance Company
Our Vancouver Movement Collective Performance Company gives dancers age 12-20 the experience of a preparatory dance environment for a future in the dance field. Our company is an invitation-only group led by Artistic Director Chloe Mason. Company members learn and perform a repertoire of original choreography in a variety of dance styles. Our weekly commitment for Company members includes at least one ballet technique class, at least one non-ballet technique class, and one weekly company rehearsal. Company members have several performance opportunities in our studio shows, as well as the possibility of other performances and competitions throughout the year.
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Ella Willis-McCann
Ella is an 9th grader at Vancouver School of Arts and Academics, and has been dancing since she was three years old. She started with Ms. Liz at Columbia Dance, then transferred to Liz Borromeo Dance when the studio opened. She now dances with Vancouver Movement Collective
(formerly Cottage Dance Academy) and has been doing so since they opened. The dance styles she focuses on are contemporary & ballet. Besides dancing, Ella also enjoys drawing, sewing, and music. She plays the cello in her school orchestra.
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Kat Vavilin
Kat is 13 years old and is so excited to be joining CDA (now VMC) Performance Company! She has been dancing for seven years, and mainly has a passion for ballet. She loves ballet because of the gracefulness and
emotion that can be portrayed through it. Aside from dancing, she enjoys cooking, reading, and being with her friends.
Levi is an 11th grader at River HomeLink and is so stoked to be able to be a part of the VMC (formerly CDA) Company. Levi found his love for dance from performing in theatre shows and has further stoked that flame
Levi Joslin
while he has been dancing at CDA (now VMC) since September of 2024. He loves being able to learn ballet, contemporary, and choreography because it lets him express himself through his body instead of his words which he finds difficult sometimes. Besides dancing, Levi enjoys, hanging out with friends, collecting card decks, working out, and listening to music. Levi hopes that the encouraging and uplifting environment and community will help inspire many more dancers to pursue their dreams.
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​VMC Performance Company Dancers
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Averi Mason
Averi has been dancing since she was two years old. She started at Columbia Dance, then transferred to Liz Borromeo Dance when she was seven. She now dances with Vancouver
Movement Collective (formerly Cottage Dance Academy), and has been doing so since they opened. The dance styles she focuses on are contemporary, ballet, jazz, and musical theater. Averi recently attended the Joffrey Ballet School summer intensive at Joffrey West LA, and is excited to have been accepted into Northwest Dance Project’s upcoming Summer Dance Platform. Besides dancing, Averi enjoys theater and singing. She is also excited to be teaching the Ballet Basics, Teen/Adult Ballet Basics, and the Creative Movement classes at the studio. She hopes to provide an encouraging environment where dancers can learn and have fun.
Josiah Idsinga
Josiah's is a 15 year old freshman and is so happy to be joining CDA (now VMC) Performance Company! He started dancing last summer, and found he has a love for contemporary dance. He loves it for its proud and confident movements.
Some of his other hobbies and activities include theater, crafts, and connecting with friends.
Sophee Marvin
Sophee's is 15 and this is her first year with Cottage Dance Academy! She has always loved to dance, whether it was in the form of choreographing her own dances at home or doing competitive cheer.
This year, Sophee made the big decision to join CDA (now VMC) and she is so glad she took the leap! She has learned so much in the past year about dance, and even started ballet, which she never thought she would do, but absolutely loves it! Sophee would like to thank Ms. Chloe for all the hard work and time she has put into making our company dancers look as good as they do! Sophee would also like to thank Heidi for believing in her talent, and all the girls for being such welcoming friends!
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Clara has been participating in dance since she was five (she is now in the 9th grade). She started out with Liz
Clara Conklin
Borromeo Dance and then switched over to Cottage Dance Academy (now Vancouver Movement Collective) when it opened. She usually partakes in Contemporary, Jazz, and recently just started getting back into Ballet. Her favorite dance thing to do is to choreograph, she likes using her love of dance and creativity to create something she is truly proud of. Other activities include: Orchestra (she plays the violin in her school’s orchestra), School Plays, NJHS (National Junior Honors Society), and ASB.
Savannah Rose Wahlberg
Savannah is a sophomore at River HomeLink who has been dancing with Cottage Dance Academy (now Vancouver Movement Collective) for about one year. She took a couple of classes with Jeanna Reed when she was 9, mainly focusing on ballet and jazz. Savannah is so excited to have found her deep passion for dance here at Vancouver Movement Collective.
She is currently taking contemporary and ballet classes, which are her favorite styles of dancing. When she isn’t dancing, she enjoys listening to music, hanging out with friends, reading, taking walks, and experimenting with makeup, fashion, and hair.
Amelia is 12 years old and has been dancing since she was 2. She started taking classes with Liz Borromeo Dance and has been dancing with Cottage Dance Academy (now Vancouver Movement
Amelia Burik
Collective) since they opened. Amelia has a deep love of dance, particularly ballet and contemporary and her favorite moments are any where she gets to perform and share her art with an audience. When she isn't dancing, she spends her time playing soccer, running track, skiing, drawing, hanging out with friends, experimenting with style, eating sushi and playing with her dogs, Ronin and Echo. She loves travel, adventure, challenge and learning new things.
