Premier Dance Center's #1 STAFFPremier Dance Center is dedicated to their amazing staff. We love our teachers and are confident to know that combined together we bring our dancers many years of experience in dance and dance education. | | | |  | Wendi Smith (Studio Director, Co-director for Elevate Dance Co., Element Dance Co. and Eminence, and Instructor for Ballet & Modern )Wendi Smith has been dancing for 17 years. While growing up she took classes at many studios throughout Northern Utah where she studied jazz and ballet and was a member of top award winning competition teams. After moving to St. George, she continued her study and in high school was on Drill Team for two years and was the Dance Sterling Scholar. She also received All-Region and All-State Dance Team awards. While attending college, Wendi spent a great amount of time studying modern dance, some ballroom, folk, and ethnic dance, and continued her study of jazz and ballet. She was on the Dixie State College Dance Company for two and a half years, and loved performing and choreographing both group and solo pieces while on the company. Prior to receiving her AA degree at DSC in 2006, Wendi was awarded several dance and academic scholarships, including a scholarship from the Celebrity Concert Series Guild. She also attended Weber State University where she received academic and dance scholarships while studying in the dance program. She continues to study dance and take advantage of opportunities to perform herself. Wendi has taught dance for other studios throughout the community and state, and is thrilled to be a part of PDC. She is eager to share her knowledge and love of dance with her students, and to continue dancing herself.
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| Misty Frisbey (Owner, Artistic Director, and Co-director for Elevate Dance Co., Element Dance Co., and Eminence)Misty has loved dance from the moment she could move and has received 24 years of training in jazz, ballet, modern dance, ballroom and hip hop. Misty was a member of the Dixie State Dance Company for three years and a scholarship student. While at Dixie she received her BA degree in Computer Information Technology with an emphasis in Visual Technologies. She began teaching in 1999 at Southern Utah Performing Arts School and has continued to teach and choreograph for local studios and schools in Southern Utah. Misty is the Artistic Director and Owner of Premier Dance Center and the founder and producer of the inspirational show “God’s Messengers.” She also currently assists Carolyn Phillips, owner of Super Steppers, with choreography and production. Misty is ecstatic to have joined the DSC Dance Department faculty for the opportunity to extend her passion and teaching at DSC. Misty wants to extend here appreciation to her Studio Director Wendi and her amazing, supportive husband Rex. | |  |
Jessica Staheli (Instructor for Shomanship, Choreographer, & Office Staff)
Picture coming soon! Jessica started dancing at the age of seven. Her training was solely in Ballet until the age of 10 when she started taking Jazz and Lyrical classes She had the opportunity to be on a competition team at the age of 13 and travel to New York City where she was able to take classes from Mia Michaels. During her Freshman year, she started dancing on the school dance company and then as a Sophomore joined the drill team where she was able to compete in National Competitions. Jessica came to Dixie State College in 2002 and was able to dance on the Dance Company after being awarded a full dance scholarship. In her second year at Dixie she also had the opportunity to be on Rebelettes. She received her Associate of Science degree with an emphasis in dance. Jessica has been married for 6 years to the love of her life, and she has a 3 year old daughter. She is thrilled to be a part of Premier Dance Center!
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Carol Groesbeck (Instructor for Jr. and Beg. Combo classes)
Picture coming soon! Carol Groesbeck has been teaching dance in Salt Lake, Boise, and now St. George since 1988. She trained in Salt Lake for 17 years in Tap, Ballet, Jazz and Drill including training at the University of Utah with their ballet department. She danced with several competitive dance teams growing up in Salt Lake City. She was the assistant coach and then head coach for the Drill Team at Skyline High School in Salt Lake City in the early “90’s. She has taught and choreographed for several competitive dance teams in Salt Lake and Boise. She loves working with kids and is fortunate enough to have her two daughters in her classes. Carol is married with four kids, two boys and two girls and is very excited to be teaching for Premier Dance Center. | | | | Jacky Larsen (Instructor for Adv. Jazz)
Jackie Larsen is from Pleasant Grove Utah. She started dancing when she three years old. She studied at Dreamalley and then at Center Stage Performing Arts Studio where she trained in jazz, lyrical, modern, tap, hip-hop, technique and singing. She also competed and traveled for six years with various companies from Center Stage. She was on the Pleasant Grove Drill Team and Dance Company Center Stage. She was on the Pleasant Grove Drill Team and Dance Company for three years where she was the Captain, Historian and choreographed state and national winning dance pieces. Jacky is now a member of the Dixie State College Dance Team, where she choreographed several dance pieces. She also choreographs and teaches for the Premier Dance Center and Super Steppers in St. George. | | | | Lauren Reber (Instructor for Int. Jazz, Choreographer, Mini Combo, )
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