Maya Kojima

INSTRUCTOR

Maya discovered her passion for dancing at the age of three and started competing at the age of seven with Ken Peter’s Dance Express. She has trained in Jazz, Tap, Lyrical, Contemporary, Hip Hop, Musical Theatre and Pointe. As a competitive dancer, she has won countless awards at competitions such as Canadian National Dance Championships, Manitoba Dance Festival, The View, Dance Canada, Centre Stage Dance Competition, MOVE, 5,6,7,8, and JUMP. Continuing her training, she has attended multiple dance conventions including Triple Threat, 5,6,7,8, JUMP and Broadway Dance Convention. 

Expanding her passion for dance, Maya had the opportunity to dance at the Canada Summer Games as well as perform in DisneyWorld. Outside of dance, Maya is enrolled in Grade 11 at Miles Macdonell Collegiate, enjoys playing piano (Graduated from The Royal Conservatory Of Music), and has immense passion for helping others and human rights. 

Maya joined the Kickit competitive dance team in 2021 and is thrilled to be a part of the Kickit staff this year.  She loves working with children and is so excited to get to know her students and be able to share her passion for dance.