Hours of operation:

By appointment only

Bryan and Lisa Senn

Alberta Ballroom Company is proudly owned and operated by two of Calgary's most decorated instructors. With many accomplishments and accolades to their names and nearly 50 years of combined performance, competition and teaching experience they are perfect for all levels of dancers. Bryan and Lisa Senn excel at providing instruction in ballroom, latin, country and swing both in competitive and social settings.

Lisa Senn

Lisa Senn teaches dancing all over Calgary, the United States and beyond. She has been teaching dance for the past 20 years. Lisa's competitive dance record includes:

• 4 time undefeated UCWDC Masters Country Dance Professional World Champion
• 2 time undefeated UCWDC Open Professional World Champion
• 2 time TNN [televised] Country Dance Invitational Champion

Lisa is a certified UCWDC Masters Level Judge. She was ranked 4th in the Canadian Ten Dance Championships and danced in the top 100 at the world famous Blackpool Dance Festival. She was also a top Canadian competitor in American Style Ballroom and on the West Coast Swing circuit.

In addition to her competitive acheivements, Lisa toured the U.S. and Japan for three years with the Broadway show "Swing" as a principle dancer. She also directed "Swing" in an off Broadway dinner theater in Connecticut and was nominated for a Tony Award for best director. You can also catch her appearance in the movies, Shall We Dance starring Richard Gere and Brokeback Mountain starring Jake Gyllenhaal and Heath Ledger.

Bryan Senn

Bryan Senn has been teaching International Style Standard and Latin and American Smooth and Rhythm for over 30 years. He provides coaching to professional and amateur couples and trains dance instructors all over North America. He is a Canadian Dancesport Federation member as well as a UCWDC certified judge.

Bryan's competitive career consists of winning the Rising Star divisions at: La Classique Du Quebec, San Francisco Open, Challenge of Champions and the Southwest Regional Dance Championships. For three years he was a semi-finalist in the Open Divisions and a finalist in the Rising Star Divisions of the Ohio Star Ball and the United States Dancesport Championships, which are two of North America's most prestigious competitions.

With the help of his fabulous students, Bryan also currently holds the title of Top Teacher at the Calgary Open Dancesport Competition. He has earned the Top Teacher title for three years in a row! His passion and love for dance is something that truly needs to be experienced.

Ryan Anderson

Ryan Anderson started to ballroom when he was 14 years old. Heavy into sports as a kid Ryan was reluctant in going to his first dance class. It did not take long before he would be captivated by the beauty and athleticism. Ryan has been teaching professionally since 2002. In the 2008 and 2009 Ryan represented Cananda at the world salsa championships. Placing in the top 15 both years. Ryan's goal for ballroom is for it to reach the next generation and hopefully for it to reach new heights.

Christine Mooney

Christine has spent the last nine years teaching dance and music to students of all ages where she has developed a passion for seeing others learn and grow through artistic expression. She has taken lessons in dance, voice, and acting all throughout her childhood and has achieved professional certification in Rhythm and Smooth, and completed high level exams in CDTA Jazz and Tap. In 2010 she graduated from the Canadian College of Performing Arts with a Certificate, Diploma, and Applied Diploma in Performing Arts (Musical Theatre) and went on to pursue a career as a full time dance instructor.

In 2016 and 2018 she received the Calgary Acts CAT Awards for Outstanding Choreography and Outstanding Production of a Musical. Her 20 plus years of experience in dance and musical theatre have helped her find her true calling; sharing this love with others as an instructor and co-learner.