As you can see, we like to have fun. But we take teaching you super duper seriously! Learn more about our dedicated team below!
Who We Be?! DMD Staff/Team/Squad/Crew Profiles
Josh Taylor (he/him)
Owner, Director, Instructor, Choreographer
Specializing in Hip-Hop, Street Dance, Hip-Hop Choreo (commercial style), Latin & Ballroom, Josh instructs at DMD as well as throughout the Hamilton region and Ontario, creating choreography for music videos, dance teams, theatre companies, and special events. In recent years Josh as created choreography and performed in events such as Dusk Dances, Hamilton Art Awards, AGH CIBC World Film Festival, the PanAm Games, Supercrawl, Frostbites Fringe Festival, Roots En Roots Festival, INtegrated pARTS and the Kultrun World Music Festival and has choreographed and appeared in music videos for Witch Prophet, Geneva B, LT the Monk and Sumo Cyco.
In his artistic practice, Josh pulls his influences predominately from his Hip-Hop and Street Dance roots and training, but also uses elements of Contemporary and Latin dance. He incorporates strong narratives and themes in his choreography and performances, exploring Hip-Hop culture, Pop culture, sociopolitical and social justice issues.
Josh was this year’s recipient of the 2020 Hamilton Arts Award for Dance and Performing Arts and was the 2015 recipient of the John C. Holland, Jackie Washington Award for Arts Excellence. Josh is also a movement coach and mentor for Hamilton Youth Poets, and a consultant at Industry theatre and media company
Josh is a self proclaimed Hip-Hop head, comic book geek and an extreme foodie and is excited to be working with us today on inspiring dancers through Hip-Hop and Street Dance.
Owner, Director, Instructor, Choreographer
Specializing in Hip-Hop, Street Dance, Hip-Hop Choreo (commercial style), Latin & Ballroom, Josh instructs at DMD as well as throughout the Hamilton region and Ontario, creating choreography for music videos, dance teams, theatre companies, and special events. In recent years Josh as created choreography and performed in events such as Dusk Dances, Hamilton Art Awards, AGH CIBC World Film Festival, the PanAm Games, Supercrawl, Frostbites Fringe Festival, Roots En Roots Festival, INtegrated pARTS and the Kultrun World Music Festival and has choreographed and appeared in music videos for Witch Prophet, Geneva B, LT the Monk and Sumo Cyco.
In his artistic practice, Josh pulls his influences predominately from his Hip-Hop and Street Dance roots and training, but also uses elements of Contemporary and Latin dance. He incorporates strong narratives and themes in his choreography and performances, exploring Hip-Hop culture, Pop culture, sociopolitical and social justice issues.
Josh was this year’s recipient of the 2020 Hamilton Arts Award for Dance and Performing Arts and was the 2015 recipient of the John C. Holland, Jackie Washington Award for Arts Excellence. Josh is also a movement coach and mentor for Hamilton Youth Poets, and a consultant at Industry theatre and media company
Josh is a self proclaimed Hip-Hop head, comic book geek and an extreme foodie and is excited to be working with us today on inspiring dancers through Hip-Hop and Street Dance.
Janessa Pudwell
Instructor, Choreographer (Hip-Hop, Street Dance, Jazz Funk, Pilates)
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Instructor, Choreographer (Hip-Hop, Street Dance, Jazz Funk, Pilates)
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Michael Abraham
Instructor (Breaking)
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Instructor (Breaking)
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Emilie Pires
Instructor, Choreographer (Hip-Hop, Hip-Hop Choreo/Commercial Style)
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Instructor, Choreographer (Hip-Hop, Hip-Hop Choreo/Commercial Style)
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Emilie Pickell
Instructor (Tumbling, Stunts, Stretching & Flexibility)
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Instructor (Tumbling, Stunts, Stretching & Flexibility)
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Dylan Vandemeale
Social Media Manager, Theatre/Performing Arts Instuctor, Assistant Instructor
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Social Media Manager, Theatre/Performing Arts Instuctor, Assistant Instructor
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Sid Ryan Eilers
Instructor (Contemporary, Modern, Dance Theatre)
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Instructor (Contemporary, Modern, Dance Theatre)
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