Brynn

Ballet - Turns & Leaps

Brynn started dancing at the tender age of 18 months - stealing the show at her first recital at only 22 months old. She made a competing company at age 4, dancing with 7 and 8 year olds. From ages 6 to 18, Brynn studied ballet, jazz, tap, hip hop, modern, and pointe. Brynn obtained prestigious ballet training from Rowland Butler, founding member and principal dancer of Ballet West, Artistic Director of Pioneer Dance Company, and Professor at the University of Utah; Carol Iwasaki, former Ballet Chairperson at the University of Utah; Christopher Anderson, former soloist at Ballet West; Tyler Burkett principal dancer at Utah Regional Ballet; and Cheryl Gilger, former principal dancer at Northeast Ballet Company.

Brynn has won multiple local and national titles including, Regional Kids Artistic Review winner, second overall at Celebrity Nationals at Sea, and was a High Overall and scholarship winner at JUMP, NYCDA, Hollywood Vibe, The PULSE, 24/7, Adrenaline, and became a Hall of Fame dancer.

Brynn has studied under many well known choreographers and dancers such as: Mike Minery, Thayne Jasperson, Dennis Caspary, Mandy Moore, Wade Robson, Gil Stroming, Gina Starbuck, Mia Michaels, Carmit Bachar (The Pussycat Dolls), Eldon Johnson, and more. She demonstrated for Ray Leaper and Laurieann Gibson (nationally renown for working with Michael Jackson, Lady Gaga, and Beyonce). She has performed with Odyssey Dance Theater’s in their productions, It’s a Wonderful Life, and Thriller.

Brynn started choreographing at 15 years old and has loved showcasing her choreography in competitions and recitals. Brynn was the first freshman scholarship recipient in dance at SUU focusing on ballet, as well as the first freshman to receive the Outstanding Tap Award. At the end of her freshman year, she was the Lauretta Perry Scholarship recipient for 2015-16. She has found her love teaching the many forms of dance in which she was trained.