Nicole Inica Hamilton is an award-winning choreographer and the Founder/ Artistic Director of Inica Dance Industries. A certified educator and teaching member of Dance Masters of Canada / Dance Masters of America, Hamilton has served as a guest teacher, mentor and speaker at institutes across Canada including; George Brown College, University of Toronto, York University and University of Calgary.

 

Hamilton is a counselling member of the Canadian Counselling and Psychotherapy Association, and a member of Healthy Dancer Canada. She works actively in the dance health and science sector. Her creations and research have examined and explored diverse realities and experiences of the human condition, healing practices, and care centered ecosystems. Hamilton’s research on injury prevention, holistic teaching practices and impacts of psychological stress have been presented at national and international conventions including; the En Avant-RAD World Convention, the Toronto Dance Teacher Expo, the Performing Arts Medicine Association and more. She resides on the wellness team of Jörgen Dance. 

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​Hamilton has worked as an adjudicator within the competition sector for over 2 decades. As a touring educator and speaker, she has presented in national and international conventions and championships.

 

On stage, Hamilton has choreographed musicals, and dramatic theatre productions including selected credits; Private Pain in Public Pews (2012), Pieces of Me (2013), The Singers (2014), and To Jane with Love (2016).

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Hamilton is the producer and host of Turn Out Radio, and reports on the current news affairs of our time with special focus on arts, health, career, and business news at CIUT 89.5 FM. She is the in-suite moderator for the Dora Mavor Moore award-winning dance Immersion, and has operated as a guest correspondent and host on media and discussion platforms across Canada including the Career Buzz Show, Evi-Dance Radio, the AMANI Project, and Fall for Dance North’s Mambo Podcast. Her voice has been featured on national commercials, film, television networks and stages where she has moderated, and facilitated conversations with leaders across the world.