Top 20 – Season 3
CTV’s So You Think You Can Dance
Bree Wasylenko knew from a very young age that she wanted to be a performer. Born and raised in Calgary, Alberta, she trained in many styles, including jazz, tap, ballet, contemporary, modern and hip hop. In order to pursue a career as a professional dancer, Bree knew that she couldn’t stay in Calgary – so in late 2007 she made the life-changing move to Toronto. Since then she has trained under some of the best in Canada, including Luther Brown and Linda Garneau. She was blessed to be a part of Linda’s company, Helix Dance Project, in both the ’08 and ’09 seasons. She has also had the privilege of working with, and being an assistant to, Sean Cheesman, Clarence Ford and Sabrina Matthews on So You Think You Can Dance Canada, Seasons 1, 2 & 4.
Bree has enjoyed many successes both on stage, and in front of the camera. She has done numerous industrials for Bell Mobility, Sears, RBC, Shoppers Drug Mart, TD, and LG, as well as dancing with and appearing in music videos for artists such as Howie D from the Backstreet Boys, Shawn Desman, Danny Fernandes, Massari, Addictiv, Eva Avila, Carly Rae-Jepson, Kim Davis, Kreesha Turner, and many more. Bree was also an ensemble dancer in the Canadian Opera Company’s production of “Iphigenie en Tauride”.
Bree has performed in many feature films, including “Cobu 3D’ (choreographed by Tabitha and Napoleon), ABC’s “Desperately Seeking Santa”, and CTV’s “Turn the Beat Around”. She was also a featured dancer the Family Channels “Baxter”, and has performed in the CW’s “Nikita”, Global’s “Bomb Girls”, and was Ashley Tisdales body double in the CW’s “Hellcats”! Bree has also had the opportunity to work behind the camera, and was assistant choreographer on Disney’s “Frenemies”, Staples “Back to School” commercial, and “Cobu 3D”. She was also the choreographer for a CTV pilot, titled “Stay With Me”.
The highlight of Bree’s career thus far has been making the top 20 of Season 3 of So You Think You Can Dance Canada. She grew immensely as a dancer and performer, as well as making great new connections with the judges, choreographers, and her fellow dancers. She is looking forward to continually putting this newfound knowledge to good use, and cannot wait for what her career in the entertainment industry has in store!