Our Founder.

Reanna Maitland - Associate Diploma CSC-CICB, 200 YTT , Progressing Ballet Technique International Qualified Instructor, Creator of BALLET FORM YOGA

Live to Dance was founded by Reanna Maitland in 2010 with a sincere desire to bring professional dance education to dancers of all ages in an accessible way.   

It began with the wish to provide dance and movement classes to younger dancers. Facilitated by the love and encouragement of parents, family members and friends it soon developed into a “parented” program that is both empowering and fun for dancers ages 1-5. 

A ballet teacher for over 20 years Reanna began to see ways that coordinating learning from the youngest dancer could translate into stronger dancers in the future.  As her littlest dancers began entering full year dance programs and eventually becoming competitive dancers, she realized that clear training in movement and vocabulary from an early age is a MUST.  And so, the “un-parented” preschool program for dancer ages 3-5 was born. Reanna believes that growth as a dancer and teacher never ends.  

Because of this she continues to train and has spent years immersing herself in the ballet world.  In her never-ending search for ways to explore the body and increase strength for technique she began taking yoga and soon after became qualified to teach. With the help and patience of her dancers, BALLET FORM YOGA emerged.  This program allows current dancers, ex-dancers and non dancers to explore their bodies with movement that can be translated clearly into actionable steps to improve posture, core strength, balance and stability.   

Mentorship has always been a passion for Reanna and over the years she has seen amazing progress from one on one or small group work both with dancers and teachers.  There is nothing better than setting a goal and working to achieve it and Reanna is committed to helping people reach their dreams! 

2020 brought major changes in both the world and the dance industry. Studio classes will always be an important part of Live to Dance but diversifying to offer online classes allows a greater reach to new clientele and an accessible way to take classes. And providing a pre-recorded version of BALLET FORM YOGA has been an amazing next step into the world of online training.At Live to Dance we believe that everyone should dance - love it and grow from it!