The student guest dancers of HNM

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Robin is a second-year Music Theatre Performance student at St. Clair College. She has been dancing for five years, originally training at Classical Dance Arts under Cathy McKeown in her hometown of Timmins, Ontario. Although new to modern dance, she is enjoying exploring the style. Robin loves spending summers at her cottage and cherishes time with her family and pets; a dog, turtle, and cat. She is especially grateful to her parents for their unwavering support. Robin is thrilled to join the HNM Dance Company alongside her classmates to help bring this show to life.

Emerson is a Music Theatre student at St. Clair College, born and raised in Windsor, Ontario. She has a deep passion for storytelling through song, dance, and performance. Some of her favourite credits include The Wizard of Oz (Ensemble), Hollywood Holidays (Ensemble), and The Prom (Kaylee). Emerson is dedicated to growing as an artist and continuing to explore every corner of the performing arts world—both on stage and beyond.

Emma is a second-year student in the Music Theatre Performance Program at St. Clair College, where she continues to grow as a performer and storyteller. She is thrilled to be gaining more dance experience with HNM and is grateful for the opportunity to learn from such talented artists. A musician at heart, Emma began her journey in the arts at a young age, taking vocal lessons and performing in community theatre in her hometown of Milton, Ontario. From vocal showcases to local productions, she quickly discovered that performing was where she felt most at home. Emma has always had a deep love and passion for music and the arts, spending her whole life singing, creating, and sharing her joy for performance with those around her. She is excited to continue developing her craft and looks forward to pursuing a lifelong career in the performing arts.

Natasha Gray is a passionate performer from Niagara Falls, ON and is now going to school for Musical Theatre at St. Clair College. They have been doing theatre for 13 years and have done countless community theatre shows. She wants to inspire people through her art and also make people feel something. Since joining the St. Clair musical theatre program they have gotten many opportunities to perform such as WSO and small community based events. She is looking forward to growing her craft and very excited to join HNM Dance company for this one in a lifetime performance.

Riley Goyette-Smith is a second-year student studying Music Theatre Performance at St. Clair College. Originally from Port-Colborne, she has been pursuing theatre from a very young age and has slowly developed a budding passion for dance while away at  college. Having performed in multiple musicals, plays, and other creative events in both high school and college, performance means everything to her. Riley's goal is to create art that inspires others and sparks joy in the audience, and she is very grateful to have this opportunity to not only achieve her goals but also further her quality of movement and knowledge of dance.

Tucker Oleksuk who is originally from Thunder Bay, Ontario, grew up in the country, singing, wrestling, and racing dirt bikes. While sports run in the family, singing was something Tucker discovered on his own and because of that, was very eager to pursue. He is a second-year student at St. Clair College in the music theatre program and has been in 4 productions local to Thunder Bay such as, Mean Girls, Rent, The Prom, and Grease. When he goes home for the summer, you'll find him racing cars at the local dirt  track and spending time with friends and family at the lake (probably reading a book on the dock or talking by the fire).

Originally from the small town of Chesley, Ontario, Courtney discovered her love for dance, music, and performing at a young age. She has trained in various dance styles, including tap, contemporary, lyrical, modern, and jazz. Outside the studio, she could often be found singing karaoke in her living room. Her musical journey continued through piano lessons and learning multiple instruments at school, including the clarinet, bass clarinet, and percussion. Last spring, Courtney made her theatre debut in The Wizard of Oz at St. Clair College, performing in the ensemble and as a member of the Lollipop Guild. Now in her second year of the Music Theatre Performance program at St. Clair, she is eager to keep growing as an artist and is excited for what the future holds.