Brooke Myers, affectionately known as “Miss Brooke” was passionate about inspiring young dancers and loved to see them on stage. In 1999 Miss Brooke founded Dance Adventure to allow her to live her passion. Brooke was blessed by the support of her dance community, her loving family, and two brave, strong, beautiful, intelligent, and talented daughters, who share their mother’s love of dance and music. Brooke’s laugh and smile were infectious. She was loving and silly; she brought out the best in people. She will forever be the connector, the instigator, and the first to do something unexpected. She had a kind soul. She provided joy and love to the lives of everyone she met. Brooke was, quite literally, a ray of sunshine. Sadly, Brooke passed away, at the age of 40, after a 15-month battle with breast cancer on April 18, 2021, surrounded by the love of her family.

Brooke had a simple motto in life: Love. Dream. Be kind. Smile big. Dance.

Part of Brooke’s vison for Dance Adventure was to ensure everyone had an equal opportunity to dance. Each year Brooke made a point of providing financial assistance to families of dancers she knew were struggling financially. She wanted to ensure the cost of dance was not a barrier to participation in the case of these students. Brooke felt it was important to support and encourage the love of dance in her students, no matter their financial situation.

Brooke’s family has established the Brooke Myers Legacy Fund, an endowed charitable fund, in Brooke’s honour and to continue Brooke’s legacy of love and support of the dance community in the Region of Waterloo.

Miss Brooke always left her dancers with something to work on outside of class. So, beyond offering your generosity to support this fund, please also take on her homework for you:

Once a week, have a kitchen dance party, sing some songs together or take some silly pictures. Most importantly, every day, please take a moment to tell the people you love how much they mean to you – give them a hug, if you can, or send them a comforting message. And every chance you get, squeeze your kids like you never want to let them go.

Brooke is, and will always be, an inspiration to us all. Thank you for your support.

If you would like to learn more about the Brooke Myers Legacy Fund, please contact WRCF at 519-725-1806 or info@wrcf.ca.