Patricia MacKenzie, Director and Principal Teacher
Associate Diploma, Cecchetti Canada - (ADCC-CICB); Fellow, Scottish Dance Teachers Alliance, (F.S.D.T.A. Highland); Royal Scottish Official Board of Highland Dancing Judges Panel, (R.S.O.B.H.D); Member, Scotdance Canada; Progressing Ballet Technique (PBT)

Patricia (“Pattie”) MacKenzie has devoted her life to the teaching of dance and the mentoring of young people. She has taught in her school in Port Alberni for over 50 years, producing numerous champion dancers, a multitude of enthusiastic and qualified teachers and legions of dance lovers. She retired in 2020 from her role as Artistic Director of Dancestreams Youth Dance Company, a position she held from 1996. During her tenure, the Company toured internationally, was granted a Creation Residency at the Banff Centre for the Arts, was named in the Top 40 Under 40 for Vancouver Island and many dancers progressed to professional careers as dancers, teachers and administrators. She has worked closely with and rehearsed the works of
renowned choreographers from across Canada and the USA. Her enthusiasm and encouragement have propelled young dancers to successful careers both in and out of the arts. As a Scottish Official Board Judge, she adjudicates at
competitions and championships world-wide, and she continues to pursue more knowledge by attending teachers’ workshops, master classes and seminars
throughout Canada & USA. She is married to bagpiper husband Phillip, mother to grown daughter Kirsten and grandmother to three young boys.