Our Director/Owner

Ruby Thorsen grew up in Draper, Utah. She originally danced at American expression of dance (AED) for 14 years. Then, onto high school. She danced with Corner Canyon dance company for 3 years and the Drill team for 1 year. After high school she went on to dance for Utah Tech University. She danced with the ‘Utah Tech Blaze Dance Team’ for two years. While attending Utah tech, she has been teaching at Rise Dance Studio in St. George, Utah for two years while also privately choreographing for solos, duos, teams, etc. She has loved teaching so much and all the amazing opportunities it has brought her! This upcoming year she will be an assistant coach for the Dance company at Alta High School! She is so excited to be a part of all these new journeys! 

 Jenn was born in Utah and started dance at the age of 7 with the Children’s Ballet Conservatory. She continued her training at New Jersey Ballet under directors Carolyn Clark and Edward Villella for 12

years. 

She had the privilege of performing in the Nutcracker at the Papermill Playhouse in Short Hills, and even had the honor of dancing on the stage of Radio City Music Hall in Manhattan. 

She first started teaching dance in high school and has continued to teach throughout her life. Most recently, she taught adult ballet classes in the community. While ballet is her first love, she expanded her training to include

classic Bob Fossé jazz, and even tap after being cast as the lead in the musical 42 nd Street. She has starred in several musicals including Footloose, Saturday’s Warrior, and Rilla of Green Gables and loves being on the stage

 Emily Jacobson grew up in Mesa, Arizona. She began dancing at 3 years old. She trained in jazz, hip-hop, lyrical, contemporary, ballet, drill, tumbling, and also competed in All-Star cheer. During that time she won various team and solo awards in both Regional and National competitions. As a freshman she was on her Junior High cheer team and received the honor of All American while attending cheer camp with the United Cheer Association. Emily attended Mountain View High School in Mesa and was on the Varsity Pom team. During her Junior and Senior year, their team was the only High School invited to attend ProDance camp for professional and Collegiate dance teams. She earned a spot on the competition team and they won back to back State Championships and a National Title at the United Spirit Association Nationals in Anaheim. She served as Captain her Senior year.

During college, Emily was an instructor for the Universal Dance Association and taught Junior High and High School dance camps across the country. She attended BYU where she received a Bachelor's Degree in Sports Medicine and worked as a board Certified Athletic Trainer for 8 years. She also coached tumbling, gymnastics, and cheer classes while interning with different sports teams for her program, including a year with the BYU Football team. Go Cougars!

Emily has lived in Saratoga Springs for 6 years with her husband and 4 kids. She loves being able to teach and share her passion for dance.
 

Londen grew up in West Jordan and Eagle Mountain Utah. I have been dancing for about 8 years and was a member of the Cedar Valley Drill team for 4 years where I was able to serve as a captain my junior and sophomore year, and president as my senior year! I was also a member of the 5A all-state drill team 2022-2023! Now I am also a dental assistant at Autumn Ridge Dental in South Jordan Utah and plan to further my education in dental hygiene as well as dance. I’m so excited to be your new teacher!  

Jaclyn is from the Chicagoland area. At an early age, Jaclyn found a true passion for dance, specifically ballet. She trained at the most prestigious ballet schools in the area: Von Heidecke’s, Faubourg, and Academy of Dance Arts with Sherry Moray. From there, she went on to dance pre professionally with The Joffrey Ballet of Chicago. Throughout her training, she also developed a love for teaching. She loves investing in her students while providing them not only the best training, but in a loving and caring environment. Jaclyn has her Bachelors Degree in Mathematics for Secondary Education and now resides in Saratoga Springs with her husband and two sweet baby girls. 

 Amanda started dancing at the age of three and has wanted to be a dance teacher her entire life. She has been trained at multiple dance studios in modern, contemporary, ballet, jazz, tap, hip hop, lyrical, tumbling and world. 

She held leadership positions on Lone Peak Dance Company where she choreographed several dances and worked with various well known professional dancers and choreographers from across the country. During high school she also was part of the pre-professional program, Step-Up, where she exclusively trained with current Cirque De Solei performer and past Ririe-Woodbury dancer, Caine Keenan. 

Amanda has competed at multiple levels, including winning National level awards and being one of a select few to perform in gala performances. She has taken multiple dance and dance education courses at Utah Valley University and Brigham Young University and is now currently on a local dance company performing all over Utah. 

Amanda started teaching at age fourteen and now has over fourteen years of experience, including teaching children with disabilities. A great passion for Amanda is to bring the love of dance to others and hopes to inspire young dancers to use dance as a physical and emotional outlet throughout their lives. One of her favorite things to watch, is the excitement of dancers as they go on stage to show what they have worked so hard on. When Amanda is not dancing she enjoys time with her husband and three children. She also enjoys crafting, reading and sports.

Kylie is going into her 6th year as head coach at Cedar Valley and has loved every second of it! She gets to work with the most dedicated and amazing athletes every single day! Before coming to Cedar Valley, she was an assistant coach at Herriman High School while she went to school at Utah Valley University to earn her degree in dance education! She has trained in jazz, ballet, contemporary, lyrical, hip hop, and modern she is so excited to be teaching technique at Studio 19!

 Caleb Mikesell is a seasoned ballroom dance instructor with over a decade of experience. Holding a degree in Ballroom Education from BYU-Idaho, Caleb has guided students of all ages in both American and International styles of ballroom dance. From teaching at American Preparatory Academy and BYU-Idaho, to coaching nationally ranked competitive teams at Idaho Ballroom Academy, Caleb has consistently demonstrated his expertise and passion. As a former performer and touring member of BYU-Idaho’s Dance Alliance team, Caleb brings a wealth of knowledge and enthusiasm to every class he teaches.