Kailena Van De Nes

Kailena Van De Nes is an award-winning choreographer from Canada. Although she was born in Toronto, she grew up in Brazil and the east coast of Canada (Nova Scotia). After graduating from Acadia University with a degree in Recreation Management, Kailena moved to Ottawa, Ontario. She spent 15 years in the Nation’s Capital teaching dance and running her own dance studio with her husband (KV Dance Studio). When COVID hit in 2020, Kailena, her husband and their five pets (three cats and two dogs) relocated to Vancouver Island for two years before moving to sunny Boca Raton in Florida, USA! Now, Kailena continues to teach dance, flexibility, strengthening, and Acrobatics at several studios in Florida, trains clients across North America virtually, and travels to different states to adjudicate dance competitions.

Kailena has been dancing for almost 40 years. Since the age of 2, she has trained worldwide, including in Brazil, the USA, and Canada. She is trained in RAD Ballet, Acrobatic Arts, Tap, Jazz, hip hop, contemporary, lyrical, Zumba, Circl Mobility, Musical Theatre, Alixa Flexibility, Relative Motion and various Ballroom styles. She is now devoted to educating dancers of all ages on how to safely strengthen their bodies for their dance careers.

Kailena’s Certifications include:
• Art of Adjudication certified
* Relative Motion
* Sugarfoot Therapy
• Acrobatic Arts and Acrobatic Adjudication certified
• Zumba, Zumba Kids & Zumba Kids Jr, Strong Nation, Plate by Zumba, Circl Mobility
• Associated Dance Arts for Professional Teachers certified
• Alixa Flexibility (Module 5)
• Fitness and Nutrition Expert