Miss Teigan Furber

Teigan Furber was born and raised in Tisdale, Saskatchewan where she danced at the Tisdale Dance Centre under the direction of Dana Mutimer. Teigan holds various teaching qualifications including Licentiate status with the Canadian Dance Teachers Association (CDTA) in Tap & Jazz, Module 2 Acrobatic Arts certification, as well as high level ballet training through the Royal Academy of Dance (RAD). Successful completion of these examinations allows Teigan to offer technical training with the option for students to examine in Tap, Jazz, & Acro. Teigan has been teaching dance professionally for eight years during which she has entered numerous successful candidates in Tap & Jazz exams and received several choreography awards. Teigans favourite classes to teach are Acro & Tap. 

Outside of the dance studio, Teigan holds a Bachelor's Degree in Commerce (Accounting) from the University of Saskatchewan. Teigan recently relocated to Biggar with her partner Reigan and their two kitties, AvoCato and Nora. You can find Teigan working as an accountant and studying for the CPA program when she’s not teaching dance. 

Teigan is excited to return to the teaching team at Biggar School of Dance for her sixth season teaching a variety of classes including Tap, Jazz, Hip Hop, Acro & Adult Dance! 

  Caprice Ganter is twenty four years old and started her career of dance at age two dancing in her hometown, Unity Saskatchewan.  Here, she completed majority of her training in dance.  Throughout the years, she has trained in various genres including Ballet, Tap, Jazz, Lyrical, Modern, Contemporary, Hip Hop, and Pointe.  Caprice attended competitions from age five, achieving many awards and acknowledgments. 

Miss Caprice has successfully completed her Advanced Tap Exam with honours through the Canadian Dance Teachers Association (CDTA) and her Intermediate Ballet Exam through The Royal Academy of Dance (RAD). She started her teaching experience as a student through Unity School of Dance and knew this was something she never wanted to stop doing.  Since the 2017/2018 dance season, Miss Caprice has been a part of the teaching staff at Biggar School of Dance; leading students to success with multiple awards for choreography and student/group achievements.  She now holds her Pre-Associates in both tap and ballet with the CDTA. Caprice has been gradually working with CDTA’s Ballet Syllabus in both junior and senior levels. She aspires to become a Licentiate and enter ballet students into these examinations someday. She also has become a member of the CDTA’s Health & Wellness committee this past year. 

Caprice Ganter is also a Registered Nurse with a bachelor’s degree in nursing. She is employed through the Saskatchewan Health Authority working in Forensics as a Mental Health nurse. As well as, furthered her training to become a Palliative Care nurse in surrounding small towns. She has completed her Yoga Teacher Certificate. Then furthered her education obtaining extended training in restorative yoga, chair yoga, and meditation certifications. As well as becoming an Ayurveda Specialist. However, her biggest accomplishment was becoming a mother in 2022, then relocating back to Unity with her husband. Caprice has planted her roots in her hometown, & will continue to be a familiar face for years to come. 

She currently teaches ballet, lyrical, contemporary, and stretch + strength. Caprice has loved working with Biggar School of Dance, & cannot wait to see what this year brings!

Makenna Furber started her dance training at the age of 3 with the Tisdale Dance

Centre under the instruction of Dana Mutimer. Here she trained in Tap, Jazz, Ballet,

Pointe, Modern, Lyrical, Acro & Hip Hop. She completed her CDTA Advanced Jazz and

Tap exams and her RAD Grade 7 and Advanced 2 Ballet exams. Throughout the years

of training in Tisdale, she assisted and taught as well. Makenna is currently taking her

Certificate in Dance Teaching (Ballet) by correspondence through the Royal Academy

of Dance in London UK. This program dives deep into childhood development, dance

pedagogy, anatomy of the dancing body, and classroom management. Upon

completion of this 2 year program Makenna will obtain Registered Teacher Status with

the Royal Academy of Dance and will have the opportunity to begin entering students in

Ballet exams.

Makenna holds a Bachelor of Science in Nursing from the University of Regina. Outside

of the dance studio Makenna works as a Registered Nurse in the Neonatal Intensive

Care Unit at Jim Pattison Children’s Hospital. Makenna also owns and operates

Swimming Lessons @yourtownhere providing swimming lesson and lifeguarding

courses to communities around the province.

This is Miss Makenna’s 4th season at Biggar School of Dance!