JYLA ROBINSON

OWNER OF STUDIO WEST DANCE

Hip-Hop, Jazz, Musical Theatre, Stage

Jyla Robinson, was born and raised in Vancouver BC – and her talent, love and passion for dance and theatre has afforded her many opportunities to perform and travel throughout Canada, the U.S., and Europe. 

As a young performer, Jyla's provincial and national winnings awarded her scholarships to train in L.A, New York, and at the Randolph Academy in Toronto. Jyla was also awarded the Senior Canadian Winner of the Triple Threat Dance Convention in 2001. She was also accepted into Circle in the Square Theatre School in New York to study musical theatre. 

Jyla’s professional career started as a singer/dancer for Norwegian Cruise Lines, which lead to her becoming an associate director for the company. She then toured throughout Canada and danced on Much Music Television, for singer/songwriter Janajana, and for Avril Lavigne in the 2006 Olympics in Torino, Italy.

Jyla then spent many years dancing and assisting for PRP Productions – a large scale, live event entertainment production company based out of Vancouver, BC. With PRP Productions, Jyla was a part of the character creation process of “Miga, the Sea Bear”, one of the Vancouver 2010 Olympic mascots and then traveled throughout Canada on the mascot launch tour. Jyla was also a performance director for the opening and closing ceremonies of the 2010 Winter Paralympics in Vancouver and Whistler, BC.

Jyla's theatre credits include Peter Pan, South Pacific, “Cha Cha” in Grease, “Demeter” in Cats, “Joanne” in Godspell, “Lorraine Fleming” in 42nd Street, “Dorothy Parker” in Thoroughly Modern Millie, and “Mrs. Claus” in The Magic of Santa. She also played “Cranium, the mad scientist" on tour in Vancouver’s original Halloween musical The Great Big Boo! Jyla was an original member of the Vancouver based tap performing group Taptastic, which was seen on Canadas Got Talent and live shows around Vancouver's Lower Mainland. TV and film credits include The Goodbye Girl, Life As We Know It with Kelly Osborne, Nickelodeon’s TV movie Spectacular with Victoria Justice and Zoeys Extraordinary Playlist with Choreographer Mandy Moore, Jillian Meyers and Jefery Mortensen. 

Most recently, Jyla has returned to the stage performing in live theatre. Some memorable roles have been “Nostradamus” in Something Rotten!, touring with Axis Theatres’ Frog Belly Rat Bone, and “Miss Trunchbull” in Matilda (TUTS). She will also be joining the cast of Elf, at The Arts Club in Nov/Dec 2023. 

Jyla's enthusiasm and love for theatre has recently encouraged her to broaden her creative horizons into directing! Her directing credits include; writing, directing, and choreographing an original Christmas musical called Shrumped for the Holidays: A Christmas Satire,Disney’s Aristocats KIDS, Disney’s Aladdin KIDS, Disney's Cinderella KIDS, and Disney's The Lion King KIDS, Seussical Jr, Shrek the Musical Jr, Alice in Wonderland Jr, The Little Mermaid Jr, Peter Pan Jr, and Willy Wonka JR.

As a recognized professional in her industry, Jyla has also been an adjudicator at various dance festivals and competitions, including The Brandon Festival of Dance (Manitoba), Peak Invitational Dance Competition and Victoria Dance Works Festival. 

Jyla is the proud owner of Studio West Dance. Her commitment to her craft is evident in the passionate and inspired faces of her students. She is dedicated to providing her students with the knowledge and training to become exceptional dancers and people.