Kendall Ackland

Kendall Ackland was born in Windsor Ontario and is a fourth-year student in the Honours Bachelor of Music Theatre Performance program at Sheridan College. She began dancing at the age of six and spent eight years in the competitive dance world, training and competing in styles including tap, jazz, hip-hop, ballet, contemporary, lyrical, and ballroom with the Dance Barre Elite Team.

She was the first dancer to tap dance with the Windsor Symphony Orchestra in 2019. She was also involved in many years of choral and ensemble singing, performing with the Windsor Essex Youth Choir and the SoCA Highschool Honour Choir. Despite being classically trained, she absolutely loves to sing CCM-influenced music and has spent many years performing covers of songs by Patsy Cline, Etta James, and many others. She has had the privilege of sharing the stage with talented artists including Tee Turner, and a music group known as “Now United”. Her passion for singing was largely inspired by her musically talented family; she has performed with them for a variety of audiences over the years. She released her first single in 2022 titled “Swaying Side to Side”. Her love for musical theatre began in High School, where she played lead roles in and choreographed her school’s musicals. She is currently in the midst of her shows this year at Sheridan including her very own pop critique, and is having a blast! She is just beginning to find her path in the performance industry and is beyond excited to show the world what she can do!

Notable achievements/credits include: Velocity Dance Convention (Senior Maximum Velocity Artist (MVA) 2020 First Runner-Up, Senior First Overall Solo + Platinum, Teen Maximum Velocity Artist (MVA) 2019, Teen First in Category Solo + Platinum), Kiwanis Music Festival 2021 (Adjudicator’s Choice, Top Vocalist – Intermediate Division), Windsor Symphony (2019 Selected to Perform Tap Solo with full Orchestra, Awarded First Runner-Up in Talent Search Contest), Music Video 2019 (Ensemble Dancer in “Crazy Stupid Silly Love” by “Now United”, filmed in Las Vegas with Director/Choreographer Kyle Hanagami), Rise to Fame Talent Search 2020 (Finalist [Tap Solo] 2019, Finalist [Vocal Solo]).