Bree Wasylenko was born and raised in Calgary, AB and started dancing at the tender age of 5. After moving to Toronto to pursue a professional dance career, Bree made the top 20 of “So You Think You Can Dance Canada” Season 3. She then went on to perform in hit television shows such as “Nikita”, “Bomb Girls”, “Baxter”, “Over The Rainbow”, “Canada’s Got Talent”, and as Ashley Tisdale’s body double in “Hellcats”. Her movie credits include “Make Your Move”, ABC’s “Desperately Seeking Santa”, and CTV’s “Turn The Beat Around”.
Bree has also worked behind the scenes as a choreographer on TV shows “Stay With Me” and “American Royalty”, as well as for the Pepperidge Farms “Feel the Crunch” Commercial. She has choreographed music videos for Sam Smith for MuchMusic’s “That Much Closer”, Shad’s “Remember 2 Remember”, as well as Carly Rae Jepsen’s performance at the 2012 MMVA’s. Bree has also choreographed events for various high profile companies, including Calvin Klein, CIBC, TIFF, and the City of Toronto’s “Cavalcade of Lights”. Along with Caroline Torti, she is Co-Director of Collective Elite Entertainment.
On top of dance and choreography, Bree has begun to explore the world of acting. Her breakout role is that of “Kate” in the hit Family Channel TV show “The Next Step”. She has also appeared in CW’s “Reign”, CBC’s “Murdoch Mysteries” and MuchMusic’s film “Alive”.