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Mahady Wilton
is the founder and Director of ConCorpsDance Inclusive Dance
Programs, a Kingston-based organization devoted to creating
dance programming accessible to all people, regardless of
their ages and/or abilities.
Ms.
Mahady Wilton is a dance educator who holds a Master's degree
and doctoral training in Clinical Psychology, and has worked
with children, adults, and families with special needs for
over ten years.
Ms.
Mahady Wilton has over twenty years' formal dance training
across a broad range of disciplines, including classical
ballet, jazz, tap, international ballroom dance, folk, and
flamenco. She currently provides inclusive, integrated movement
programming, including wheelchair dance, to a number of
organizations in Kingston; including: the Kingston School
of Dance, H'art School of Smiles, Extend-A-Family, the Kingston
Family YMCA, Holy Cross Secondary School and Winston Churchill
Public School.
Ms.
Mahady Wilton is also the Vice Chairperson of the Board
and Fundraising Coordinator for Canada DanceSport, Inc.
She possesses current Red Cross Standard First Aid and CPR
certification.
Ms.
Mahady Wilton is passionate about the joy, creativity, and
physical awareness that dance can provide to people of all
abilities. She hopes to challenge common misconceptions
about the limits of who can participate in dance, and hopes
to inspire her students to become "dancers without
borders."
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