Mrs. K (Keenan)
Title: Owner/Director
Title: Owner/Director
*Family*
~Grew up in Idaho, #2 of 3 kids and the only girl ;-)
~Met my husband (Ben) at BYU - married in 2002
~We have 5 children: 2 princes and 3 princesses
*High School Years 1995-99 (Idaho)*
~Highflight Dance Team at Vallivue High School
Co-Captian my Junior Year
Captain my Senior Year
Solo Dancer and winner at 2 state competitions
~Dance Pros
Intense study of ballet, jazz and modern
Senior member of the Balance Dance Company (a professional company for young dancers in Boise, Idaho)
~Studio C Academy of Dance
Intense training in lyrical and jazz
Member of the Senior Company
Solo performer and winner at area competitions
*College Years*
~Scholarship Auditions
Received modern dance scholarship to BYU-I but…chose to go to BYU in Provo where I continued to dance!
~BYU
-Took classes in Ballet, Jazz, Modern, Character, and Folk
-Member of the International Folk Dance Ensemble:
Spring Performing Arts Company (we traveled all over Utah and performed in Elementary schools)
Performing Arts Company (the top performing team)
-Trained in dance styles from all over the world: Clogging (USA), Russian, Ukrainian, Bulgarian, Hungarian, Indian, Hawaiian, Irish, and more!
-Taught peers in class and was invited into local elementary schools
-Traveled all over the United States performing
-Teachers Assistant in advanced clogging
-President of the International Folk Dance Club
-Met my fantastic husband Ben in a clogging class! (He was also a folk dancer - ask him to show you some clogging or "Mek" sometime!)
-Received a minor degree in Dance (as well as a bachelors of science in Marriage, Family, and Human Development)
*Beyond College*
~Taught beginning Irish at a studio in Orem
~I teach various beginning folk dances and line dancing at church parties
~Attended daCi Dance Conference at BYU = teacher training, get new ideas, networking with other teachers just like me
~And now…Studio K!
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Ms. Laura S.
Title: Teacher
Title: Teacher
Laura grew up in southern Utah in a
loving family who shares her passion of dance. Starting clog dance at age 4, she’s learned to love all forms of movement. Some of her early accomplishments
include taking 1st all-around in USA State Gymnastics, graduating as Dance
Sterling Scholar, and being awarded All-American Cheerleader.
Laura graduated with her associates degree from DSU with high honors, and transfer to BYU to continue her education in dance. She will soon graduate with her BA in dance and is currently a member of the BYU ballroom dance company. When Laura isn’t dancing she’s enjoying time with her family or is out in nature. She is so excited to be teaching at Studio K!
Laura graduated with her associates degree from DSU with high honors, and transfer to BYU to continue her education in dance. She will soon graduate with her BA in dance and is currently a member of the BYU ballroom dance company. When Laura isn’t dancing she’s enjoying time with her family or is out in nature. She is so excited to be teaching at Studio K!
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Title: Teacher
Olivia Smith started dancing at the age of 2 and
trained in all styles of dance until the age of 13 when she moved to Ballet
West Academy to focus on her classical ballet training. While at Ballet West
Academy Olivia had many performance opportunities in classical and contemporary
ballets, competing at the Youth American Grand Prix, and was invited to the
YAGP New York Finals. Olivia was First Attendant to Miss Provo, the Distinguished Young Women
of Highland and American Fork, and 2nd runner up to the Distinguished Young
Women of Utah.
Olivia
is currently a dance major at BYU, and will graduate with her Bachelors of Fine
Arts with an emphasis in ballet, and a minor in political science. Olivia has
been a member of BYU’s Theatre Ballet Company for 3 years, and had many
performing opportunities with the company, including dancing in ballets such as
Swan Lake, Giselle, Piquita, George Balanchine’s Serenade, and performing the
lead in Gerald Arpino’s Reflections.
After graduating from BYU, Olivia plans to receive a Master of Fine Arts
in ballet, become a certified personal trainer, and Intuitive Eating coach. She
is so excited to be teaching at Studio K and to share her passion for dance
with the students!
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Ms. Evie S.
Title: Teacher
Evie grew up living and dancing in Orem, UT. She currently
attends Brigham Young University studying a BA in Dance Education. Evie started
dancing as a young girl and has loved it every day since. She was once a dancer
at Studio K and has also danced with The School of Performing Arts, and
Movement Arts Studio in Orlando Florida. She found her love for dance in tap,
hiphop, and contemporary dance and is so excited to share her passion and love
with your little dancers.
In other news, Evie currently works at a local library so you
can often find her dancing up and down the aisles with her headphones in! She
loves all things dance, music, theater, and art related. She is a true kid at
heart and loves all things Disney. She also nannies for a handful of local
families and loves to run, dance, play, and craft with all her "kids". In Evie’s
free time she loves to spend time with her friends and family. One of her
guilty pleasures is online shopping for leotards 😊.
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Title: Teacher
Alexa
grew up in Boise, Idaho and started dancing at age three. She quickly found a love
for dance and started dancing competitively by age 6.
Growing up, she attended and received most of her training from Dance Unlimited Studios
in Boise. She competed on the highest level traveling team and also
competed as a soloist placing at multiple competitions. She won her solo category
with a self-choreographed piece at Spotlight Dance Cup. She received a ballet
scholarship her senior year of high school from Nuvo Dance Convention held in
Phoenix Arizona. She has additionally trained at Boise Ballet Academy and Idaho
Fine Arts Academy where she graduated as a Dance Major.
Currently she is
attending Brigham Young University in Provo studying Dance Education. Alexa has
danced in many styles such as: lyrical, contemporary, modern, ballet, jazz,
tap, hip-hop, musical theatre, and ballroom. Her favorite styles are lyrical
and ballet. Alexa is excited to help dancers grow in their love for dance!
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Ms. Jessica H.
Title: Teacher
Jessica
was born and raised in Utah. She grew up with 5 siblings, which has instilled
her with a love for children. Jessica graduated from Brigham Young University
with a BA in Dance. While attending BYU she performed and choreographed for the
DancEnsemble company as well as was an assistant teacher for the BYU children’s
dance program.
When she was 5 her mother signed her up for dance and she cried
her very first day but it quickly became her passion in life. She has
been married since 2015 and has 3 wonderful children. Some things
that she enjoys are playing outside with her kids, reading, baking, and of
course dancing. She is excited to make a life long dream come true by being a
dance teacher here at Studio K.
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Title: Teacher
Darci was born and raised in West Jordan and
started dancing at the age of six. She found a love for Hip-Hop very quickly
while also participating and enjoying other styles such as Jazz, Lyrical,
Contemporary, Tap, and Drill. She participated in leadership as the
captain of her Hip-Hop team and as an assistant teacher to younger
classes at her studio. One of her earliest accomplishments was being Awarded
the MVP National Champion at America on Stage with her Hip-Hop duet. After
COVID, Darci broadened her horizons and fell in love with ballroom, while also
transitioning to a professional Hip-Hop crew at Millenium SLC called “Boom
Crew”. Through that, she has been able to experience many amazing opportunities
in the professional world of dance including competing at World of Dance in
July of 2022.
Darci has been a Hip-Hop teacher since 2020 and has loved every
second of it. She will be a freshmen at Utah Valley University and
plans to continue with her professional Hip-Hop, as well as majoring in
Ballroom at the University. She is very excited to get involved in the dance
community in Orem by teaching at Studio K!
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Ms. Maia M.Title: Teacher
Maia grew up in
Orange County, California and found her passion for ballet at age three. She
trained with Maple Youth Ballet, Anaheim Ballet, Dmitri Kulev Classical Ballet
Academy, and is currently dancing with a company at BYU Provo. She has
performed in many classical ballets, her favorite being The Nutcracker. Her
favorite role is Dew Drop. She has been accepted to various Ballet Company's
summer intensive programs, including Ballet West, University of Utah, Boston
Ballet, and School of American Ballet. She has competed in Youth America Grand
Prix.
Outside of dance, Maia loves to spend time with
friends and family. She and her brother recently started their own Pickleball
Company. She also loves to play games, go on bike rides, be outdoors, and try
new things. Maia currently attends Brigham Young University in Provo. She is excited to teach and inspire other dancers.
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Ms. Aleah I.
Title: Teacher
Aleah started dancing at a young age and is passionate about helping adults continue their journey in dance. She is classically trained in ballet and has studied multiple styles in many studios over the years, including jazz, lyrical, contemporary, modern, hip-hop, and Bollywood. She was a principal dancer with the Shenandoah Academy of Dance whilst in college and also was the captain and director of the Southern Virginia University Dance Company for three years.
Outside of dance, Aleah works as a marketing manager, editor, and journalist.
Outside of dance, Aleah works as a marketing manager, editor, and journalist.
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