Eva Goss, Studio Director  -

 Eva is trained in Ballet, Jazz, Modern, and National Dance.  She studied dance as a child with the Canadian School of Dance and then with the Penticton School of Dance.  After High School Eva studied dance at Ryerson Theatre School and received her diploma in Theatre-Dance in 1985.  She has been teaching in Summerland since 1997 and has been the Owner and Director of the Studio since 2008.  She will be teaching Ballet, Pre-school Ballet, Lyrical, Creative Dance, Primary  Jazz, as well as choreographing Acrodance and Musical Theatre.  She is also certified to teach Zumba Dance Fitness as well as Zumbatomic, is working towards her Fitness Certification through Canadian Fitness Education Services, and will receive her Level 1 Gymnastics Coaching in September.  Eva is married to Ray and has three children, and is grateful to her mother for all the support that she has given her throughout her whole life.  Eva is also thankful for her wonderful teachers so she can offer such a great variety of dance styles.

Eve Noonan - Tap Originally from Edmonton, Alberta, Eve is now entering her 39th year of teaching dance. Eve is an award-winning choreographer who has performed, taught and adjudicated dance competitions & festivals all around North America throughout her extensive dance career. Eve is honored to have seen so many of her students grow up  before her eyes and she is so proud of everyone who has touched her life through the art of dance. Eve brings out the performer out of her dancers, and her personality has brought a new energy to Summerland School of Dance.  She enjoys every aspect that the world of dance has offered her and she looks forward to her second year teaching. Due to family issues, Miss Eve will be on a year sabbatical.  Ali Fraser will be teaching tap this year.  We will be glad to welcome Eve back next season.

Lynda Lipsett - Musical Theatre

Lynda Lipsett is a graduate in Voice Performance from the University of Toronto and its Opera School.  She has had an extensive recital and concert career, performing with many orchestras, primarily in Ontario.  After studying with Bernard Diamant, and Maureen Forrester, she received a Canada Council grant and studied for a year with Martial Singher in Santa Barbara, California.  She holds a teaching degree and has taught in the school systems in Ontario and B.C., but focuses now on private voice teaching.

Along the way she has conducted many choirs, including one featured in a CBC documentary about Handel, on the 250^th anniversary of the first performance of The Messiah.  (It is still broadcast annually.)  She has a church choir in Summerland and has conducted children’s choirs at the Penticton Academy of Music, Kelowna Community Music School and at Summerland Baptist Church.  Once, she conducted a choir of 1,750 children as part of the Canada Day project in Parry Sound, Ontario.

Many of her students have pursued performing careers.  Two are currently enrolled in music programs at universities and one has just completed her Master’s degree at UBC.  Several other students are currently applying for university voice studies.  Many have competed in the Provincial Festivals and won at the Intermediate level.  Others have been provincial candidates at all levels.

She initiated a program, called “Kids on Broadway”, in Summerland and Kelowna, and ran these programs for ten years, including last summer.  It had tremendous value for young students as they learned to make their way around the stage and get involved in the characters.

For festivals, she encourages her students to take part both in the Broadway classes, as many as possible, and in the classical voice section.

She orchestrates three recitals a year and, of course, encourages participation in Kiwanis Festivals, both in Penticton and Kelowna, if the desire is there.  In addition, she provides the opportunity to work through the Royal Conservatory of Music exam programs, which broaden the understanding of what it takes to “make music” and build musicianship.

The repertoire that she uses is quite varied, beginning with folk and art songs, lieder, oratorio and, where appropriate, opera, and of course, the Broadway music.  Her approach to singing is very technically driven, with lots of work with the breath, support, placement, and a good, clear, ringing sound.

Lynda loves teaching singing.  She continues to inform herself about recent studies on the voice with the Voice Clinic in Vancouver, and keeps up-to-date with musical happenings  across Canada.  She looks forward to working with many prospective performers in Penticton, Summerland and Kelowna.  Lynda will be only with us temporarily and then one of her students Madison Johnson will take over for Lynda in February.  We welcome Lynda to Summerland School of Dance and are lucky to have such an experienced instructor to teach for us.