Monika

Monika began dancing at age 11 at the Brandon School of Dance, in Brandon, Manitoba, training predominantly in ballet, jazz and modern dance. She has trained at such prestigious schools as The Banff Center for the Arts, the Winnipeg School of Contemporary Dancers, and Ryerson University’s dance program, where she has had the opportunity to train and perform with internationally renound teachers and choreographers.

While working towards her BFA in dance at Ryerson, in Toronto, Monika became certified as a personal trainer and began to learn the amazing benefits that strength training can have on dance technique and for injury prevention.

Upon graduating, Monika founded The Dance Training Project, which specializes in providing strength and conditioning training for dancers (but also for regular people who just want to look, feel, and move better).

Monika is an advocate for dancers stepping into the gym, becoming stronger, resistant to injury, and challenging their bodies in new ways. With personal experience recovering from many common dance injuries, her goal now is to teach dancers that strength training can prevent such injuries, and change the way they move and how they feel as people.

Monika also practices Thai Yoga Massage, and has received her level 1 certification from the acclaimed Lotus Palm school, in Montreal.