Staff

The Staff at Idaho Arts Charter School is dedicated to bringing quality dance education to your child. We are dedicated to advancing students skill level, creative abilities and providing them with performance experience. 

STAFF

Kelli Brown: High School/Junior High: 

To contact Mrs. Brown:

kelli.brown@idahoartscharter.org

Kelli Brown currently resides in Eagle, Idaho. This is her eighth year at Idaho Arts Charter School. She is an adjunct professor Boise State University and a dance educator at Idaho Arts Charter School.  Ms. Brown has performed with groups including  Off Center, Flux, Boise Dance Co-op, Drop Dance Collective, and Idaho Dance Theatre. In addition to her performance work, she has choreographed for Alexa Rose Gallery, Drop, College of Southern Idaho and University of Texas, PanAmerica.  She obtained her Master of Arts in Dance from California State University, Long Beach and her MFA in dance performance and choreography from the University of Wisconsin, Milwaukee. Ms. Brown has been the recipient of Boise Arts and History AiR Award (2009) and project grant (2010), Idaho Commission on the Arts Awards (2010), a Surdna Foundation Fellowship (2010), Bates Dance Fellowship (2011, 2013) and was awarded NW Dance Educator of the Year 2009.

Brent Wheeler: High School/Junior High/Elementary

Brent Wheeler beginning my sixth year teaching at IACS. Prior to that, he taught elementary P.E. for 12 years in Washington state. He is currently teach high school Health and Fitness, middle school Drumming and elementary Creative Movement to grades 1-4. Wheeler has a B.A. in P.E. and Health from Pacific Lutheran University and a M. Ed. in Creative Arts from Lesley University. In his spare time he enjoy backpacking, fly fishing, cooking and thrift shopping.

Amanda Bromund: Elementary School/Junior High/Senior High Platinum Dancers

Amanda Watson Bromund began dancing at the age of 3, she studied at Kennedy school of dance in Nampa where she was a member of their competition teams and started competing at the age of 8. Amanda is also a member of Music Theatre of Idaho for over 13 years and has performed in over 30 shows, in 2010 she became the company choreographer. Amanda teaches at Idaho Arts Charter school in Nampa, she is a elementary dance teacher and has been coaching and working with the platinum dance team since its first year in 2007. Amanda also works with local gymnasts helping them with dance technique at Advanced Gymnastics in Nampa.