Dance Company Awards
National & Local Dance Conventions
February 9-10, 2024: RADIX Dance Convention
Guest Jenn Taylor's piece "Memories" earned PalladiumÂ
Alumna Lauren Thomas Sloan's piece "Don't Stop the Music" earned High Gold
Soloist Gracie Oldroyd placed in the Top 10 for "Light"
April 28-29, 2023: Dance Fierce
Alumna McKenzie Gerber-Smith's piece, "Lose Control" earned first overall large group
Alumna Lauren Thomas' piece "I Am Free" earned first overall large group and a high point award
2020-2021: NUVO Dance Convention
Alumna Lauren Thomas' piece, "Rememberings," earned High Gold
Alumna McKenzie Gerber-Smith's piece, "Came Here for Love," earned High Gold and a Second Place High Point finish
Utah High School Dance Festival
March 16, 2024
Seniors Olivia Bergstrom and Logan Stanley were both scholarship recipients
Olivia Moss' student-choreographed piece " Human Heart" received an outstanding award
Logan Stanley's student-choreographed piece "I'm Fine" received an outstanding award
DCFA: High School Festival
2022-2023: All dances received superior ratings
Averie Oliverson's student-choreographed piece "MJ Mix" took high score
2021-2022: All student choreographed pieces received superior ratings; one professionally choreographed piece received superior, another received outstanding
Logan Stanley's student-choreographed lyrical piece, "Fly Away" took high score
McKenzie Gerber's professionally choreographed piece, "Someone to Guide You" received a Judge's Choice Award
2018-2019: All dances received superior ratings
Ashlyn Jensen and Laurent Thomas' student-choreographed character piece, "Greatest Showman," won a Judge's Choice Award
2017-2018: All dances received superior ratings
McKayla Kughler and Lauren Thomas' student-choreographed hip hop piece, "Hungry," won a Judge's Choice Award
2016-2017: All dances received superior ratings
Alexus Martinez and Sofia Montanez's student-choreographed character piece, "Egypt," won a Judge's Choice Award
2015-2016: Three dances received superior ratings; one dance received excellent rating
Sofia Montanez's student-choreographed character piece, "Bombay," won a Judge's Choice Award
SHAPE Choreography Festival
2022-2023: Averie Oliverson and Logan Stanley's piece, "Society's Corruption" took second place
2021-2022: Kierra Brynn's piece, "Carry You" took first placeÂ
2019-2020: Lauren Thomas' piece, "Change," took second place
2018-2019: Amanda Hackworth's piece, "For Sale," receives a Judge's Choice Award
McKenzie Gerber
State Finalist
2013-2014
McKenzee BraithwaiteÂ
State Finalist
2017-2018
Dance Company Sterling Scholars
2023-2024: Logan Stanley (regional semifinalist)
2022-2023: Samantha Gibson (regional semifinalist)
2021-2022: Kierra Brynn (regional semifinalist)
2020-2021: Samantha Overdiek (regional semifinalist)
2019-2020: Lauren Thomas (school finalist)
2018-2019: Amanda Hackworth (regional semifinalist)Â
2017-2018: McKenzee Braithwaite (state finalist)
2015-2016: Nicole Ferguson (school finalist)
2014-2015: Courtnee Bagley (regional semifinalist)
2013-2014: McKenzie Gerber (state finalist)
2012-2013: Kayci Monsen (school finalist)
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Master Classes
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Dance Company Alumni and College Dance
Utah Tech University Blaze Dance Team
Haylee Hicks
Salt Lake Community College Dance Team
Gabrielle Delamare
Elizabeth Hjorth
Brylie Dutson
University of Utah's Dance Team
Alexus Martinez
University of Utah's Dance Program
Nicole Ferguson-Benson
McKenzie Gerber-Smith
Mos.A.I.C. Hip Hop Team
Formally Utah Valley University's Hip Hop Team
Mckayla Kughler
Maddy Thomas
Lauren Thomas
Westminster Dance Team
McKenna Lougy-Barber
Dance Company Alumni Studio Instructors
McKenzie (Gerber) Smith
Empower Dance Academy
Lauren (Thomas) Sloan
Daje Dance Academy
Brooklyn Nelson
Elevate Academy
Sofia Montanez
Gravity Dance Center
Brylie Dutson
Hip Dance Company
Haylee (Hicks) Harmon
Local Motion Dance Studio
Amanda Hackworth
Power Plus Academy
Bridianne (Bateman) Matua
Project Dance & Tumbling
Nicole (Ferguson) Benson
South Jordan Middle School
Maddy Thomas
Studio 56