Sara began her classical ballet training as a member of Utah Regional Ballet’s professional ballet program under the tutelage of Jacqueline P. College. After completing her studies as a Utah Regional Ballet apprentice she transferred
to Jenny Creer-King’s Classical Ballet Academy. There, she took on an intensive
study of classical and contemporary ballet, under master instructors Jenny Creer-King,
Attila Ficzere,and Yi-Qi Cheng. She performed lead roles in various productions during her training and was commissioned to perform various roles in the Nutcracker.
While dancing with Classical Ballet Academy, Sara had the opportunity to compete in Youth American Grand Prix where she performed pieces from Don Quixote, Esmerelda and original contemporary works choreographed by herself. She placed in the top twelve for her classical and contemporary pieces in ther classical and contemporary pieces in the Youth American Grande Prix competition. She has studied at numerous summer intensive programs and has been awarded scholarships from Alonzo King Line’s Ballet, Bolshoi Ballet Academy, and Ririe Woodbury.
Sara later went on to study at Utah Valley University on scholarship in Ballet and
modern dance and studied and performed in Scotland and England. After her
education, Sara danced professionally with SALT Contemporary Dance in Salt Lake
City working with world renowned choreographers.
She has been on the faculty of several ballet and contemporary studios around Utah for eleven years and has developed original choreography for several of her students who
have been given numerous awards. Her students have been awarded the prestigious
YAGP Hope award and two 1st place titles at the Youth American Grande Prix
Competition. She has had students receive scholarships form San Francisco Conservatory of Dance, Alonzo King Line’s Ballet, New York City Ballet, Brigham Young University, University of Utah and Utah Valley University. Her choreography has been seen at ACDFA, UVU’s Synergy Dance Company, Youth American Grande Prix, and NYCDA.
The most rewarding aspect of her career is seeing her students love for dance grow.
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Working from home meant we could vary snack and coffee breaks, change our desks or view, goof off, drink on the job, even spend the day in pajamas
Charlie received her bachelors of health and human performance from Brigham Young University. She owns a nutrition and fitness coaching business, Cevans Fitness. She is currently working on her second bachelors degree of science in nursing and will graduate as a registered nurse in December 2022.
She trained with the Utah regional ballet and dance professionally with the URB for seven years she’s passionate about ballet technique and loves teaching young dancers how to express movement through ballet. This is her second year of teaching with Danceology.
Autumn Walker has been dancing since she was 11 years old, doing competitions, shows, and conventions. She is trained in the styles of Ballet, Jazz, Lyrical, Contemporary and Hip Hop. In High School, she was a Co-Captain of the Westlake Drill Team. She had won many awards during her career and a dancer both in a team aspect as well as in solos. She is in the process of earning her Bachelor's of Arts in Dance degree at BYU. This last semester she was a member of the BYU DancEnsemble contemporary team. In August she was married to her other half, Matt. She loves to dance with all of her heart and loves to share that life by helping other dancers find their passion for this art.
