Classical Ballet - Ballet Fit

Ms. McCutchan holds a Bachelors of Arts Degree in Dance from the University of California where she was awarded a full scholarship.  She was also awarded a scholarship in Dance to Brigham Young University.  She received her Pilates training at Loma Linda University in Redlands, California.  Ms. McCutchan has taught Ballet and Pilates in California, Utah and at Brigham Young University.  She has been a teacher at summer programs for Linda Fenton Dance Studio, Riverside Ballet Arts, Utah Dance Artists and Brigham Young University.  She served as Mountain West Ballet’s Artistic Director (2000-2004) and as a Rehearsal Assistant (1997-2000), creating various choreographic pieces during her time at Mountain West Ballet.  As a performer, she danced such leading roles as The Sugar Plum Fairy (The Nutcracker), Swanhilda (Coppelia), and many other soloist roles.  She considers her exceptional teacher training in classical ballet, received at Riverside Ballet Arts with Glenda Carhart, to be her greatest asset and utilizes those concepts along with Pilates and dance medicine every day as a teacher.