About the Company
KiDanCo, the resident pre-professional company at the Leica Hardy School of Dance, is recognized nationally as a pre-eminent training experience for emerging dance artists. The company’s mission is to cultivate artistic growth, and performance excellence, preparing students for advanced post‑secondary study and professional careers in the arts.
Our Mission & Artistic Development
Dancers have the privilege of performing works by choreographers of national and international renown. The company presents seasons of mixed repertoire and looks forward to expanding its performance opportunities and community connections. Company members have performed annually in The Nutcracker with Symphony Nova Scotia, a number of them in leading roles.
Membership & Alumni Success
Students from the Intensive Training and Pre-Professional Training Programs are invited to join the company by the Artistic Director as their technique and artistic abilities mature.
Since the company’s founding in 2012, dancers have been accepted into prestigious training programs across North America and abroad. Numerous company members have been proud recipients of scholarships from the Nova Scotia Talent Trust.
For the latest news and updates about company activities follow us on social media or go to the News & Events and Performances pages of the website
Donations & Support
The KiDanCo Dance Society is registered as a not-for-profit society with the Province of Nova Scotia. Tax deductible donations may be made through the Dance Nova Scotia Program Partnership. For further information please contact our office at 902-209-9036 or Dance Nova Scotia at 902-422-1749.
Artistic Personnel
- Artistic Director: Leica Hardy
- Rehearsal Directors: Michelle Lehman, Anastasia Wiebe
Board of Directors
Thank you to our Board of Directors who generously donate their time, support and expertise.
- President – Christopher Wolfe
- Vice-President – Susan Arklay-Lehman
- Secretary/Treasurer – Leica Hardy
- Members-at-Large – Michelle Lehman, Francine Perreault
Company Members 2025/26
- Senior Members: Alice Gunn, Olivia Holmes, Valeriia Shevchenko
- Junior Members: Naomi Chaulk, Fiona Foot, Lauren Foot, Charis Greeley, Eva Holmes, Kiera MacDonald
- Apprentices: Phoenix Armstrong, Elyse Crober, Ivanka Holmes
Choreographers & Repertoire
From Concept to Stage: The Choreographers and Pieces Shaping Our Company
Every year KiDanCo is honoured to present creative and stimulating works by professional choreographers in their own spring season of mixed repertoire. For a full repertoire listing see our Choreographers & Repertoire posts. KiDanCo has been honoured to present the works of the following choreographers:
- Kendra Armstrong (Halifax)
- Peggy Baker (Toronto)
- Camille A. Brown (New York)
- Alice Gunn, Olivia Holmes & Valeriia Shevchenko (Halifax)
- Leica Hardy (Halifax)
- Ruth-Ellen Kroll Jackson (Halifax)
- Rebecca Lazier (New York)
- Michelle Lehman (Halifax)
- Veronique Mackenzie (Halifax)
- Alexis Milligan (Halifax)
- Malika Srivastava (Calgary)
- Sarah Murphy (Netherlands/Halifax)
- Darryl Tracy (Toronto)
- Anastasia Wiebe (Halifax)
- Lydia Zimmer (Halifax)
All photos this page by Cathy McKelvey.
Header photo: The company in Murmuration by Leica Hardy.
Middle photo: Emma van Zemeren in Concordia by Leica Hardy.
Bottom photo: Vivika Ballard in Brahms Waltzes by Peggy Baker.
