PRESENTED BY

THE DANCERS' CHOICE ASSOCIATION

The Dancers’ Choice was formed to promote healthy not-for-profit competition in the arts. It consists of a small group of individuals who are not associated with dance studio’s, choirs or glee clubs but have acquired years of experience in live theatre, professional show and events, judging, choreography, vocal arrangements and the arts teaching field. The experience that makes up the board include all areas of the performing arts.

Peter Aylin, Producer

Peter Aylin has been working as a Musical Director for over forty years. Born and educated in the UK, Peter conducted his first show at nineteen. He has performed for the late Princess Diana and accompanied Britt Ekland, Cilla Black, Bonnie Langford, Wayne Sleep and Victor Spinetti. Peter conducted Dora Bryan in the UK revival tour of Hello Dolly and led the Players Theatre ( West End ) at the piano for many years.

In this thirties, Peter moved to Canada and was one of the conductors for the National Tour of “Tommy the Musical”. In 2006, he conducted Rex Harrington, Evelyn Hart and Louise Pitre in the Canadian Premier of “Song & Dance”. Since then, Peter has been Musical Director for numerous shows all over Canada. He’s worked with the Canadian Tenors and on many of the major shows in Toronto.

He has been Music Director for both the Canadian hit show of “Menopause the Musical” and the US and Canadian “Menopause 2, Crusin’ through the change”.

da Costa Talent Management

da Costa Talent Management is a leading talent agency with a reach beyond borders. With offices in Toronto and Vancouver, and a network of contacts in Los Angeles and New York, da Costa Talent Management enjoys a boundless presence that benefits its eclectic roster of award-winning talent—actors, singers, dancers, choreographers in all styles of dance, voiceover and movement- based artists who work across every genre and platform.

Clients enjoy a one-on-one mentoring relationship with an aim to envisioning, meeting, expanding and even exceeding their career goals. This approach has reaped the rewards of long-term client loyalty, some dating back to the agency’s inception in 1998.

The agency is proud of its long history of guiding the careers of a selective roster of emerging and established performers. da Costa clients share some common traits: courage to embrace opportunity, aptitude to explore untapped potential, and passion for lifelong learning. Under the guidance of the da Costa team, clients have secured roles in productions in all of the major theatres across Canada, as well as Broadway, U.S. National Tours and London’s West End; national and international on-air commercials; and film and television credits range from independent films to episodic television and notable feature films.

Peter da Costa, Executive Producer

As founder and agency director of da Costa Talent Management, Peter da Costa leverages his entrepreneurial expertise and business management acumen to build the careers of da Costa clients. Under his leadership, da Costa Talent Management has grown from the country’s first agency to represent dancers for all areas of the entertainment industry to an industry-leading agency with a roster encompassing some of Canada’s leading talents who work across disciplines and platforms.

Peter is the co-founder of Show Choir Canada and Podium Concert Productions, and a Canadian Screen Award Winner as creator and co-producer of the TVO documentary Unsung: Behind the Glee. He also sits on the advisory boards for The Underground Dance Centre and Randolph College for the Performing Arts.

MISSION

To play a vital role in the development and support of show choirs in Canada by creating opportunities, including live competition-format presentations, that inspire youth participants to not only work together through song and dance to achieve a common goal of excellence but also grow and develop as individuals while sharing in the creative process.