• Grew up in Las Vegas, Nevada training at Bunker Dance Center in Ballet, Pointe, Jazz, Contemporary, Tap, Hip Hop, and Ballroom on their top company team where she competed at the highest level of competition both regionally and nationally with great success as a soloist and apart of her team

• Had the opportunity to perform alongside professional dance companies like SALT Contemporary Dance Company for non profit showcases

• Just finished her fourth year on Utah Valley University Dance Team and graduated with a Bachelor’s Degree in Exercise Science

• Within the dance team program, she was Hip Hop Captain for the 22-24 dance seasons and won several National Titles

• Has competed at NDA College Nationals winning a D1 Hip Hop National Title in 2023 and a D1 Jazz National Title in 2022

• Competed at UDA College Nationals and won 2 National Championship Titles in both Pom and Jazz of 2021

• Awarded NDA All American Collegiate Dancer in 2022

• Currently a staff member for EPIC and has been able to work and teach hundreds of dancers across the west coast

• Has had the opportunity to assist well-renowned choreographers at EPIC Dance Convention Weekends

• Continues to choreograph and work with different schools and studios all across the nation.

• Now dancing for the Utah Jazz Dance Team

• 15+ years as a principal dancer/assistant artistic director for Odyssey Dance Theatre

• Teacher/Company Director for 22+ years at WDC

• Choreographer and Capezio Choreography ACE award finalist

• Judge with Starbound Competitions

• Principal dancer in Disney’s High School Musical 3 and Hallmark’s My Christmas Love

• Aerialist, Dancer, and Dance and Aerial Captain in Hale Center Theatre’s productions of Disney’s Tarzan, the Wizard of Oz, and Seussical

• 200-hour yoga certification

• 15 years of teaching tap experience at Brigham Young University, Utah Valley University, the Dance Club and the Peninsula School of Performing Arts in Southern California

• At age 14, became a member of The Jazz Tap Ensemble’s Caravan Project – a scholarship program for youth taught by renowned tap dancers including Lynn Daily, Sam Weber, Derick Grant, Dormeshia Sumbry-Edwards, and Mark Mendonca

• Has attended master classes with the late Gregory Hines, Fayard Nicholas, and Arthur Duncan. Also studied with Paul and Arlene Kennedy.

• While at Brigham Young University, she was a member of the International Folk Dance Ensemble

• During the 2002 Winter Olympics, Lindsay performed in the opening ceremonies, medal plaza events and the Church of Jesus Christ’s stage production of Light of the World.

• Trained and competed for WDC in ballet, pointe, jazz, contemporary, tap and hip hop

• Graduated from the University of Utah (2020) with a BFA in modern dance. Trained in modern, ballet, and improvisation

• While at the U, studied kinesiology, dance history, dance education and teaching dance

• Professional company member of Junction Dance Co. in Salt Lake City having trained with them for 2 years in jazz, contemporary, tap, hip hop, house and breaking

• Has a very diverse and educated background in multiple styles of dance. Likes to incorporate the knowledge of her education and previous training into her class setting

• Began training at the age of 3 in ballet, contemporary, jazz, hip hop, and tap

• Pursued her education at the University of Utah School of Dance as a Modern Dance Major

• Trained to teach Vaganova Ballet technique

• Attended the LINK festival in Salt Lake City and was invited to audition for the Salt Contemporary Dance company

• Continued dance training as a company member of Salt II

• Believes in helping dancers build a strong technical foundation and encouraging the exploration of movement and artistry

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• Began dancing at the age of 3

• Participated in high school and college dance programs

• Trained specifically to teach younger children

• Director of Competition Teams for younger children at WDC

• Director of the children’s program

• Believes in the importance of dance education, helping build self esteem and confidence

• Received a Bachelor’s in Dance Performance/Education and Health Education

• Winner of the National Industry Award in Los Angeles, CA for “Cyber Bully” at the Avalon Theatre

• Choreographer for Britney Spears Live Christmas Performance at The LINQ – Las Vegas

• Jump Start Boot Camp – Owner and Director - A technical training workshop for dance studios, dance companies, and universities to train, advance, and motivate dancers and teaching staff visiting over 200 studios in the last 10 years

• Dance Teacher Web Convention and Expo – Teacher Educator for their national convention since 2009 - Teaching 500+ International dance teacher attendees in varying classes ranging in technical training, progressions, conditioning, and younger dancer classes

• Industrials for KIA Automotive, Mercedes-Benz, ESPN, CMT – Country Music Television, The Travel Channel, Univision, and multiple Las Vegas performance sites

• Dance Masters America Member since 1993 – Serving on the Board of Directors for 12 years

• MGM Casinos/Taniwha Productions High Roller’s Ball working with Sarah Brightman, Earth, Wind, and Fire, The Temptations, The Four Tops, and The Pointer Sisters

• Began challenging and inspiring up-and-coming dancers at the age of 16. In her 15+ years of directing and choreographing, Amy has received numerous choreography awards including, “Outstanding Choreographer” from the Youth America Grand Prix, international ballet competition

• With enthusiastic attention to detail, she works to develop the technical ability and poise of her students in a supportive, disciplined environment encouraging every dancer to explore their individual artistry. She is passionate about helping her students reach their full potential

• Has taught at schools, workshops and studios throughout Utah, and in Washington

• As a dancer, Amy received recognition at the regional and national competition level She was selected to perform as a youth artist with Odyssey Dance Theatre and Ballet West

• Has performed work by choreographers Mandy Moore, Jason Parsons, and Christian Denice and has performed in Germany and across the United States

• Grew up training in Idaho until she attended and graduated from Brigham Young University with a BA in dance

• Trained at the San Francisco Conservatory of Dance and Wasatch Contemporary Dance Company during her college career

• Recently danced professionally for Junction Dance Co in all styles

• Currently travels around the country judging dance competitions, choreographing for dance and musicals, and working with gymnasts from the competitive to the college level

• From Layton, Utah but relocated to Los Angeles to pursue dance

• Placed among the top 6 female dancers on Season 10 of So You Think You Can Dance and continued on to the SYTYCD tour

• Appeared in numerous music videos and television series including Taylor Swift’s music video “ME”, ABC’s The Fosters, Hulu’s Future Man, Dancing With The Stars, The Voice and Disney Channel’s original movie Teen Beach 2

• Toured internationally with Billboard Music Award winner Lindsey Stirling for three years

• Part of the company Royal Flux who competed and toured with Season 2 of the hit reality show World Of Dance

• Toured with Olympic Gymnast Simone Biles on her Gold Over America tour and continued onto the Masked Singer tour

• Performed on SAVOR After Hours dancing along side Maks and Val Chmerkovskiy from Dancing With The Stars

• Began dancing at a young age and is a proud UAC (formerly WDC) alumna with extensive training in ballet, pointe, jazz, contemporary, and lyrical

• Performed lead roles in WDC’s The Nutcracker, traveled and competed with WDC’s elite companies, and received multiple solo and group scholarships/awards at national competitions

• Awarded Sterling Scholar for Dance in 2018: WHS and Regional Winner; graduated as a valedictorian; and was the recipient of the “Ne Plus Ultra Award” in dance, world language, math, and general honors categories

• Graduated with a B.S. from BYU in 2024 with a double major in Exercise Science and Italian Studies while on university dance and academic scholarships and performed with BYU’s DancEnsemble and International Folk Dance Team

• Passionate about helping young dancers build self-confidence, learn to support others, and find joy through their dance technique and artistry

• Received extensive training in various styles at The Dance Club, where she was able to earn many prestigious regional and national awards

• Member of Odyssey Dance Theatre for seven years, many of which were spent as a principal dancer for the company

• Was fortunate to assist Andy Blankenbuehler with the pre-production work for the hit Broadway production of Hamilton

• Has had the opportunity to travel and perform in various places around the country as well as, Israel, Japan, and many places throughout Europe

• Has been teaching and choreographing for more than 10 years. Loves sharing her passion for dance and the joy that it can bring and help in building up passionate, kind, smart and responsible students

• Dance training includes School of Ballet West, Ballet Studio by the Sea (Royal Academy of Dance), Ballet West Conservatory, Janet Grey Studios, and University of Utah

• Bachelor of Science in Therapeutic Recreation from the University of Utah in 2000

• Former instructor for Universal Dance Association (UDA)

• Instructor at Wasatch Dance Center from 2011–present

• Director of Adaptive Dance 2013-present

• Balanced Body Barre Instructor, High Fitness Instructor, Yoga (200-hr YTT) certified, National Academy of Sports Medicine (NASM) Certified Personal Trainer

• 18 years studio teaching experience

• High School Drill Team Head Coach for 10 years with teams winning seven Region Championships, six Top Five finishes at State and one State Championship Title

• Southern Utah University Dance Team Head Coach from 2006 to 2013

• Dance Studio Owner / Gravity Dance Center (3 years)

• CrossFit Level 1 Certified Coach / CrossFit Affiliate Owner (8 years)

• Received her Bachelor’s degree from Brigham Young University in 1998 in Dance and Health Education where she was a member of the BYU Cheer Squad and had several National Television appearances

• Has 25+ years of teaching experience including directing dance programs in several Utah High Schools for 17 years

• Has had the opportunity to choreograph around the world, credits include: the Down Under Bowl in Australia, MTV music video, Blues Traveler “Canadian Rose,” Dell commercial, the 2002 Winter Olympics Soldier Hollow Venue, and the FIS Ski World Championships in Germany

• Co-owner of Epic Productions, founded in 2003. Epic offers dance/drill camps, dance convention weekends, cheer choreography camps, and Epic Leadership Training

• Is grateful for the opportunity to inspire young people and share her love of the arts, through the Utah Arts Collective

• Has been dancing since a very young age, but began training intensively at UAC (previously WDC) at age 11

• Traveled around the country competing with WDC; performed with Odyssey Dance Theatre youth cast in Thriller: held lead roles in the WDC's Nutcracker, and was selected to compete for national titles at multiple competitions

• Awarded Wasatch High School’s Dance Sterling Scholar and Regional Dance Sterling Scholar in 2014

• Honored to be a valedictorian of her graduating class and was awarded a full-tuition academic scholarship for USU

• Selected to be one of ten Aggiette dancers for Utah State University where she performed collegiately for three years while obtaining her bachelor's degree in Human Movement Science

• Has always held a love for teaching and enjoys being able to work with young dancers

• Trained at Wasatch Dance Center while in high school

• Performed with a contemporary team at Brigham Young University–Idaho

• Received a Bachelor of Fine Arts degree with an emphasis in Photography from Utah Valley University

• Drill Team Head Coach at South Summit High School for 10 years

• Currently a Drill Team Assistant Coach at Wasatch High School for 3 years

• Taught at WDC for 18 years and loves teaching and seeing the students grow

• Assistant Preschool teacher at Wasatch Development Center for 2 years

• Has been teaching since she was 15 yeas old

• Trained at Jacqueline’s School of Ballet and danced on company with URB known today as Utah Metropolitan Ballet

• Found a love for choreography at a young age winning her scholarships and featuring her works at the Pacific Northwest Regional Dance Festival

• Received her BFA from the University of Utah while on the Willam F. Christensen scholarship

• Played the violin with the University of Utah symphony

• Performed under the direction of Willam F. Christensen in his original ballet, Coppélia

• Taught ballet and character dance at UVU

• Has spent numerous years either performing in or directing WDC’s The Nutcracker

• Has been on faculty at UAC for 9 years

• Is a wife and a mother of 4 living in Midway