Dolores Niskanen
Dolores Melba May Vuori Niskanen was Michael's first dance teacher, in 1999, with Tanya Oja.
She ran the Niskanen Dolores Studio Of Fitness & Dance, at 16 Court Street South, in the historic Ruttan Block, (named for the former mayor of Port Arthur, Mayor James Ruttan) in downtown Port Arthur, Thunder Bay. Google Street View shows the studio as derelict as of 2009, and occupied by a lingerie store as of 2012.
One of her most dedicated students was named Wayne.
Personal life
Her first husband was Wally Niskanen of Red Deer. With him she had a son, Keven Richard Vuori Niskanen (1958 - 2 March 2014), born in St. Catherines.
Her second husband was Dr. Allan Paivio (1925 - 2016), who was born in Thunder Bay and was later Professor of psychology at the University of Western Ontario.
With Dr. Allan she had five further children: Sandra, Anna Lee, Heather, Eric, Karina.
Sources
Mind and Its Evolution: A Dual Coding Theoretical Approach By Allan Paivio. Google Books
https://www.legacy.com/obituaries/chroniclejournal/obituary.aspx?n=keven-niskanen&pid=174241737
http://yourlifemoments.ca/sitepages/obituary.asp?oid=792072
http://ca.soopage.com/company/Niskanen_Dolores_Studio_Of_Fitness_Dance_5Yw8.html