wendi danbrook

artistic director & DANCE EDUCATOR

Wendi Danbrook (she/her)

STRIVE DANCE ACADEMY welcomes their new Artistic Director and faculty member WENDI DANBROOK Wendi has been involved in the dance and entertainment industry for over 35 years. She has touched a wide range of the performing arts, television, modeling, stage performances, and adjudicating as well as owning and operating 3 successful studios.

As a free-lance Choreographer, Creative Director, Judge, and Master Class Teacher; Wendi continues to travel across Canada, the US and Asia. Credits include choreographing for So You Think You Can Dance Vietnam, working with Royal Caribbean Cruise Lines, working with the CFL – Canadian Football League choreographing as well as auditioning for the Professional Edmonton Eskimo Cheer Team.

Wendi is the Co-Founder and Co-Director of the 1820 Dance Convention, a new breakout Canadian-based Dance Convention bringing in the hottest talent and faculty from all over the world. Going into their third successful season in 2022 Wendi and her partner Kara Wozniak are thrilled to expand 1820 Dance LTD and will be announcing an exciting extension of the company in the months to follow.

As the Director of Entertainment for the 2000 Winter Games and 2002 Alberta Summer Games, she choreographed the Opening and Closing Ceremonies. She also choreographed the opening ceremonies for the International Aids Walk and Cancer Walk for Life in 2001.

She has also produced and choreographed music videos for many local emerging artists.

Wendi started her training at the young age of 4 in Edmonton, and throughout her later years followed her passion for dance to training facilities in New York and Los Angeles studying with some of the most well-known and respected teachers in the dance industry.

Wendi believes her greatest accomplishments have been the ability to train, mentor, and inspire hundreds of students, many of whom are now teachers, choreographers, and professional dancers around the world.