Meet the Country Cuties
Kelda - Director
- Hometown: Prince Rupert
- How long have you been dancing?: Since I was 5 years old
- Are there other styles of dance you do?: Trained in Ballet, Tap, Jazz, and Baton Twirling
- When did you join the Country Cuties?: 2009
- What inspired you to audition for the team?: Wanted to try a new dance form
- Favorite memory with the team?: There are so many memories, picking one is hard!
- Favorite performance with the team?: Hedley is up there, performing at the 2010 Olympics, and with Big and Rich on stage at Rocking River
- Favorite Cuties number to perform?: Footloose
- Go-to dance move?: Whatever comes to mind when the music hits
- Favorite country artist or band?: Shania Twain and Brad Paisley
- Fun Fact: I was a highly competitive Baton Twirler and represented my Province at Nationals and my Country at World Championships
- What do you do for a living?: Dance Studio Owner/Director and Baton Coach
Breanne - Co-Director
- Hometown: Aldergrove
- How long have you been dancing?: 31 years (since I was 3)
- Are there other styles of dance you do?: Trained in everything from Hip Hop to Polynesian. I currently teach and dance RAD ballet
- When did you join the Country Cuties?: 2012
- What inspired you to audition for the team?: I love dancing and performing. It is also something fun to do with my sister
- Favorite memory with the team?: Traveling to Headly and dancing in the rain
- Favorite performance with the team?: Maple Ridge
- Favorite Cuties number to perform?: Fake ID and Rodeo girl
- Go-to dance move?: “When in doubt- thrust it out”
- Favorite country artist or band?: any 1990s country
- Fun fact: I worked in animal rescue/medicine for 17 years and wrestled bears.
- What do you do for a living?: I am self-employed Odd jobs, Cleaning, Maintenance, Landscaping
Azshia - Team Lead
- Hometown: Aldergrove
- How long have you been dancing?: Since I was 4
- Are there other styles of dance you do?: I have done Ballet, Hip Hop, Polynesian, and Contemporary
- When did you join the Country Cuties?: 2012
- What inspired you to audition for the team?: Friends
- Favorite memory with the team?: Trip to Hedley and Rockin River
- Favorite performance with the team?: Hedley dancing in the rain like nobody's business
- Favorite Cuties number to perform?: Fake ID
- Go-to dance move?: Tends to be fingers up in the air if not structured
- Favorite country artist or band?: Too many to list but any 90’s country steals my heart
- Fun fact: My actual sister and my sister from another mister (of too many years) are on the team with me
- What do you do for a living?: Plumber
Bree - Trainor/Team Lead
- Hometown: Aldergrove
- How long have you been dancing?: Since high school
- Are there other styles of dance you do?: Heels Country Cuties
- When did you join the Country Cuties?: 2012
- What inspired you to audition for the team?: My friends
- Favorite memory with the team?: Travelling as a group to Hedley
- Favorite performance with the team?: Rockin' River
- Favorite Cuties number to perform?: She's Country
- Go-to dance move?: Hip circles
- Favorite country artist or band?: Warren Zeiders
- Fun fact: I usually read 3 or 4 books at a time
- What do you do for a living?: Administrative Assistant
Janelle
- Hometown: Abbotsford
- How long have you been dancing?: As long as I could walk I have been dancing
- Are there other styles of dance you do?: Zumba, Pole, and Burlesque
- When did you join the Country Cuties?: 2016
- What inspired you to audition for the team?: My love for dance and country music
- Favorite memory with the team?: I have many but I love it when the team goes out dancing at bars together
- Favorite performance with the team?: When we performed at the old age home
- Favorite Cuties number to perform?: Footloose
- Go-to dance move?: Freestyle
- Favorite country artist or band?: Kane Brown, Megan Moroney, and Luke Combs
- Fun fact: I have traveled to many different places as a teenager
- What do you do for a living?: I’m an Early Childhood Educator
Melissa
- Hometown: Abbotsford
- How long have you been dancing?: About 9 years
- Are there other styles of dance you do?: Swing dancing
- When did you join the Country Cuties?: Summer 2021
- What inspired you to audition for the team?: Love of country music and meeting new friends
- Favorite memory with the team?: When we've gone out together or our summer parties
- Favorite performance with the team?: Cloverdale Rodeo
- Favorite Cuties number to perform?: Kentucky Dirty or Shake It
- Go-to dance move?: Body or hip rolls
- Favorite country artist or band?: Shania Twain, High Valley, and Jess Moskaluke
- Fun fact: I love to sing
- What do you do for a living?: Medical Office Assistant
Jenn
- Hometown: Maple Ridge
- How long have you been dancing?: Since I was 4
- Are there other styles of dance you do?: Heels & Contemporary
- When did you join the Country Cuties?: 2021
- What inspired you to audition for the team?: The love of Line Dancing
- Favorite memory with the team?: When it hailed at the Cloverdale Rodeo!
- Favorite performance with the team?: with the Campbell Valley Equestrian Group
- Favorite Cuties number to perform?: Kentucky Dirty
- Go-to dance move?: Anything that goes with the music
- Favorite country artist or band?: All 90s bands!
- Fun fact: I have over 15 tattoos
- What do you do for a living?: Stay-at-home momma
Savvy
- Hometown: Mission
- How long have you been dancing?: For as long as I can remember
- Are there other styles of dance you do?: Savvy dancing…haha
- When did you join the Country Cuties?: 2019
- What inspired you to audition for the team?: I saw the team perform in the past, and then I attended a line dance event with them
- Favorite memory with the team?: Our team photos
- Favorite performance with the team?: All of the Abbotsford Canucks performances
- Favorite Cuties number to perform?: Rodeo Girl
- Go-to dance move?: umm... I have no idea!
- Favorite country artist or band?: Wait.. People can narrow it down!?! Gretchen Wilson, Tim McGraw, The Chicks, Shania Twain
- Fun fact: I love karaoke
- What do you do for a living?: I provide information, ease frustrations, and redirect to the correct person/department in the insurance industry.
Mardeanna
- Hometown: Golden BC
- How long have you been dancing?: Since I was knee-high to a grasshopper
- Are there other styles of dance you do?: Not currently
- When did you join the Country Cuties?: Summer 2021
- What inspired you to audition for the team?: I think it’s in my “jeans”, my mother was a high-level line dancer. I have always loved to dance and perform
- Favorite memory with the team?: Carpool Karaoke to the year-end wrap-up
- Favorite performance with the team?: Cloverdale Rodeo 2024
- Favorite Cuties number to perform?: Fake ID
- Go-to dance move?: Saturday Night Fever finger guns
- Favorite country artist or band?: Toby Keith, Zac Brown Band, or Chris Janson
- Fun fact: I was a group fitness instructor for 10 years
- What do you do for a living?: Insurance auditor
Carlene
- Hometown: Abbotsford
- How long have you been dancing?: 6 years
- Are there other styles of dance you do?: I’ve done swing dancing in the past
- When did you join the Country Cuties?: 2021
- What inspired you to audition for the team?: Love of country music and I wanted to try something new
- Favorite memory with the team?: Getting caught in the hail storm
- Favorite performance with the team?: Maple Ridge Rodeo
- Favorite Cuties number to perform?: Country Soul
- Go-to dance move?: shimmy
- Favorite country artist or band?: Old Dominion
- Fun Fact: I love to cook
- What do you do for a living?: I’m an Early Childhood Educator
Colleen
- Hometown: Aldergrove
- How long have you been dancing?: 4 years
- Are there other styles of dance you do?: Debatable, in my mind yes, in actual life, no
- When did you join the Country Cuties?: 2022
- What inspired you to audition for the team?: For the love of all things dancing. It was during COVID & I was drawn to a hometown dance team for social connection and learning something new…down for the challenge…plus country, I mean…
- Favorite memory with the team?: Being a part of the Hustle & Flow Howling Coyotes production
- Favorite performance with the team?: Abbotsford Canucks is always a fun vibe
- Favorite Cuties number to perform?: Fake ID
- Go-to dance move?: Shoulder shimmies
- Favorite country artist or band?: Tim McGraw has a special place in my heart
- Fun fact: southpaw
- What do you do for a living?: Co founder of Reset Wellness Collective
Claire
- Hometown: North Vancouver
- How long have you been dancing?: 15 months
- Are there other styles of dance you do?: Heels at Hustle n Flow
- When did you join the Country Cuties?: 2023
- What inspired you to audition for the team?: I was looking for a new adventure outside my comfort zone and the norm....and was looking to make new friends as my kids needed me less at home
- Favorite memory with the team?: Dancing at the Cloverdale Rodeo in the hail
- Favorite performance with the team?: Dancing at the Abbotsford Canucks
- Favorite Cuties number to perform?: Flatliner
- Go-to dance move?: ... not skipping haha
- Favorite country artist or band?: Rascal Flatts & High Valley
- Fun fact: I love going on walks in nature
- What do you do for a living?: Stay-at-home mom, PAC Volunteer Coordinator
Amber
- Hometown: Mission
- How long have you been dancing?: About 12years
- Are there other styles of dance you do?: Heels, Belly Dancing & Polynesian
- When did you join the Country Cuties?: 2023
- What inspired you to audition for the team? I love everything country and figured it would be a fun way to meet like-minded people.
- Favorite memory with the team?: All our little get-togethers
- Favorite performance with the team?: Hustle and Flow
- Favorite Cuties number to perform?: Hottie
- Go-to dance move? It's all about the hips!
- Favorite country artist or band?: Ooo so many… Love anything from Shania Twain to Luke Combs to HARDY
- Fun fact: I can drive pretty much anything
- What do you do for a living?: Sales Coordinator for excavators/backhoes
Danielle
- Hometown: Surrey
- How long have you been dancing?: Since I was 3 years old, aka "The Olden Days"
- Are there other styles of dance you do?: Tap Dancing, Musical Theatre, and Contemporary mostly.....plus many other types
- When did you join the Country Cuties?: 2023
- What inspired you to audition for the team?: To try something new and to meet new people
- Favorite memory with the team?: The hail storm at The Cloverdale Rodeo
- Favorite performance with the team?: Whatever performance we have just completed.....The top 2 are at the Abby Canucks and with Hustle n Flow
- Favorite Cuties number to perform?: Footloose
- Go-to dance move?: Pirouettes.....I'm all about the turns
- Favorite country artist or band?: I'm a huge 90s music fan!
- Fun fact: I am obsessed with Lego
- What do you do for a living?: Data Researcher & Dance Teacher