Tracy has been dancing since she could walk and has trained in nearly every style of dance including ballet, jazz, tap, lyrical, folk dance, hip hop, heels, Irish soft and hard shoe, ballroom, contemporary, acro and tumbling, cheerleading, and even African. She attended Southern Utah University on multiple music and dance scholarships, and earned her BFA in Communications/Public Relations and Dance Education. Tracy participated in many pageants and talent competitions, and won the title of Miss Southern Utah in 1998-1999. After graduating college, she moved to Switzerland where she continued to pursue her dance education at the Basel Ballet Theater, Columbo Dance Academy, and the International Irish Dance Academy. She returned to the United States and continued to train under many renowned dancers and choreographers that helped to build her dance and teaching style to what it is today.
Tracy’s true passion and gift is in teaching, and with more than 25 years of teaching experience, she is a true master teacher. If you know Tracy, you can attest that she has a rare ability to connect with and inspire her students. She considers it a life calling to inspire and build up the individual, while teaching and developing the dancer. She has proudly watched many of her students go on to professional and teaching careers in dance.
Between performing and teaching, Tracy has won countless state and national awards in dance, choreography, and even costume design. In addition to dance, she is an accomplished pianist, violinist, and singer. She has performed with numerous community and professional groups in piano, violin, and voice, including media appearances, musical theater, and other venues. Her musical aptitude is apparent in her creative and award-winning choreography.
More than anything, Tracy loves each and every one of students at Danceology, and teaching and leading them brings her true joy in life!
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Working from home meant we could vary snack and coffee breaks, change our desks or view, goof off, drink on the job, even spend the day in pajamas
Ella was born in Salt Lake City, Utah and has been dancing since she was 11 years old. She has trained in multiple different styles of dance including ballet, jazz, contemporary, lyrical, hip hop, tap and more. She has trained with amazing instructors and choreographers that have inspired her to also teach and choreograph. Ella loves to see her visions come to life. She has been awarded multiple scholarships and multiple choreography awards for solos, duos and group routines. During highschool, Ella continued to train at our very own studio, Danceology, and was part of the Corner Canyon Dance Team. She held two leadership positions as a Choreographer and an Officer. She was awarded Sterling Scholar for Dance and Graduated with an Advanced Diploma. Ella has won collegiate scholarships in dance including 2, $20,000 scholarships to AMDA and Full Tuition to SUU. She decided to stay in her roots and is currently studying at Utah Valley University to get her Bachelors of Science in Dance Education. Ella is a Former member of the Utah Valley Dance Team and helped them win 2 National Titles in Pom and Jazz. Ella is currently the Assistant Coach at Corner Canyon High School for the Dance Team and has decided to focus her time on teaching dancers and helping them reach their goals. Ella has fallen in love with teaching and she hopes to inspire dancers like her instructors have inspired her.
Jeremy Platt, originally from Draper, Utah began his dancing career at the age of 8 in Camarillo, California. When his family moved back to Utah he trained at Center Stage Performing Arts Studio in all styles from age 12-18. Jeremy has competed and won many awards and scholarships from Jump, Nuvo, 24 Seven, Radix, NYCDA and The Dance Awards. Jeremy attended BYU on a ballet scholarship with Theater Ballet. He has also had the pleasure of booking jobs locally in Utah with film projects, theatre and different dance organizations. This is Jeremy’s second year with Odyssey Dance Theater and first year teaching at Danceology.
Duncan was born and raised in Utah and has been dancing for 14 years. He started taking hip hop lessons and later started taking Latin ballroom, jazz, ballet, and contemporary. Duncan has danced on Mos A.I.C. Dance company for three seasons and is currently on the Utah Jazz dance team. He has been teaching and choreographing for 8 years and is so happy to be teaching at Danceology.