Adult Ballet class with Quinlan Sharkey will begin in February! This is a beginner+ level class and everyone is welcome regardless of if it’s your first class or if it’s just been a while. It will run Monday nights 6-7pm at 224 25th St. W. Saskatoon. Contact us to register at freeflowdance@gmail.com
Photo by Ken Greenhorn
Quinlan Sharkey was born in Calgary, Alberta and raised on the family farm outside the city. As a young girl she would dance everywhere she went so the choice to enroll her in ballet lessons was obvious.
At age 4 she started taking classes at the local community center dance studio where she took ballet, jazz, contemporary, modern, and tap. Through the encouragement of her teachers Quinlan started to pursue ballet professionally and auditioned for schools throughout Canada and the United States. She spent a year training at The School of Alberta Ballet before moving to New York City to become a trainee at the Joffrey Ballet School. Quinlan has now been with the school for four years and has performed many roles in The Nutcracker, and other showcases, as well as had opportunities to perform outside of Joffrey with other schools and choreographers. She has worked with and performed professionally with Benjamin Briones Ballet Company dancing in various new works. Along with all of this Quinlan is also a proud Crafting for a Cure Smiles for All Ballerina and has been with the charity since 2016. Through Crafting for a Cure she has performed in many hospitals in New York, as well as traveled to Chicago and Israel.
