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She also got the chance to travel to New York in 2016 with PDC. Breanna was on Olympus Dance Company during high school and became an officer her senior year. In 2022, she was part of Lauren Broadbent-Richard’s company called Altitude Dance Company. Breanna is currently studying Criminal Justice at Utah Valley University. https://www.performingdancecenter.com/faculty/angelanielsen monthly 0.5 2026-02-18 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5e71a3779363663a9a172405/1585007468447-L7LIBC0IPFWNY2A9EFS1/PDC-HEADSHOTS-HQ-82+copy.jpg Faculty - Angela Nielsen Angela Nielsen Ballet, Pointe,Young Dancers Classes Angela Nielsen graduated from Utah Valley University with Bachelor of Fine Arts with a Ballet Emphasis in 2017. While attending the university, she danced in two lead roles and was a member of UVU’s Repertory Ballet Ensemble under the direction of Mark Borchelt and Heather Gray. She also choreographed and performed the opening number for Filmed in Utah Awards, danced in Celebrated Voices, started a community ballet school, and was a recipient of UVU’s Connie Reynolds Memorial Scholarship. Angela was awarded UVU's Award of Merit for Ballet in 2018. She believes that the arts are fundamental both in education and life because they foster individual creativity, are a vital part of human communication, teach self-discipline and refinement, and spark the imagination. She currently teaches at Performing Dance Center and is a private dance coach. Angela is an ABT® Certified Teacher, who has successfully completed the ABT® Teacher Training Intensive in Pre-Primary through Level 3 of the ABT® National Training Curriculum. https://www.performingdancecenter.com/faculty/charlottekelley monthly 0.5 2026-01-13 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5e71a3779363663a9a172405/cda0bc26-8218-413b-a5a0-69a96fe1d930/pdc-selects-2.jpg Faculty - Charlotte Kelley - Charlotte Kelley Ballet Ensemble, Ballet, Pointe, Progressing Ballet Technique (PBT) Charlotte Kelley is a native of Raleigh, North Carolina. She received her training at The Raleigh School of Ballet under Mary LeGere, Rebecca van Dorsten, Susan Galdy, and Margot Martin. While at The Raleigh School of Ballet, she performed with the school’s affiliate performance company Raleigh Dance Theatre in Paquita, Swan Lake Act II, Sleeping Beauty Prologue and Act III, Les Sylphides, along with original choreography by Mary LeGere, Leslie Jane Pessemier Laura Dean, Susan Galdy, and Pablo Perez. In addition to her time spent performing with Raleigh Dance Theatre, Charlotte had the opportunity to perform with Robert Weiss’ Carolina Ballet, one North Carolina and America’s premier professional ballet companies, in roles in Sleeping Beauty, Coppelia, and the Nutcracker. Before attending the University of Utah, Charlotte spent several summers at The Rock School for Dance Education, Boston Ballet, Atlanta Ballet, The Washington School of Ballet, and Carolina Ballet. Charlotte moved to Salt Lake in 2011 to pursue degrees in Ballet and Exercise Sport Science where she graduated with a BFA and BS, respectively. While at the University of Utah, Charlotte choreographed numerous pieces for the Ballet Department’s Ballet Showcase, a student choreographed and produced show occurring each semester. After graduating from the University of Utah, Charlotte has taught throughout the Salt Lake valley including in the Musical Theatre Program at the University of Utah. She is also certified in Progressing Ballet Technique and enjoys helping dancers build their ballet technique. https://www.performingdancecenter.com/faculty/rachelcrockett monthly 0.5 2026-01-13 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5e71a3779363663a9a172405/b8567d31-902a-49c2-b6ac-4d3dc6347698/RachelCrockett.jpeg https://www.performingdancecenter.com/faculty/cooperbrown monthly 0.5 2025-09-09 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5e71a3779363663a9a172405/7bcad00b-6ae4-425f-add2-e56461f08d45/pdc-selects-3.jpg Faculty - Cooper Brown - Cooper Brown Jazz, Leaps & Turns Born and raised in Kansas City, Cooper Brown, is a versatile dancer trained in jazz, contemporary, ballet, hip hop, modern, pointe, musical theater, and jazz funk. Cooper's passion for dance ignited at the tender age of 2, when she first watched her sister's tap class from the sidelines, mimicking the dancers' movements. Just a week later, she joined the class, and her love for dance quickly flourished. In her senior year, her self-choreographed solo at Revolution Talent earned her a scholarship to the Joffrey Ballet School. After completing her freshman year at the University of Missouri-Kansas City, she utilized this scholarship to join Joffrey Ballet School’s Year-Round Pre-Professional Trainee Program in Dallas, Texas. Under the guidance of Kaili Bright and Jan Dijkwel, Cooper trained in the Jazz & Contemporary track, performing live in various styles and dedicating 35 hours a week to her craft. Beyond her training, Cooper has showcased her talents on various platforms. She appeared in a live taping of the Business of Dance Podcast with Menina Fortunato and Aliya Janell, and participated in a video shoot with influencer Justin Corbo at FD Photo Studio in Los Angeles. Her performance credits include the summer show Grand Carnivale at Worlds of Fun, where she danced in parades and main stage performances, as well as a Beatslaya and Chalice music video choreographed by Swoop. Since choreographing her senior solo, she has been teaching ballet, jazz, technique, and other styles locally, sharing her expertise with young dancers. 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She began her diverse dance training at Artistic Dance Project under the direction of Mady Beighley and Janalyn Memmott. After graduating high school in 2021 she trained with Utah Valley University's “Contemporary Dance Ensemble” performing works by Brian Gerke, Courtney Mazeika, Melissa Younker, and WHYTEBERG. With a desire to continue her training she moved to Torino, Italy and completed the professional training program, Nuova Officina Della Danza. Working personally with artists such as Tom Weinberger, Matan David, Bryan Arias, Spenser Theberge, Leo Lerus, and Roni Chadash. Camry is delighted to be dancing with SALT2 for the second season. https://www.performingdancecenter.com/faculty/presleetaylor monthly 0.5 2026-02-18 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5e71a3779363663a9a172405/a746d549-89fe-4f49-bce1-654dbd761d7a/PresleeHeadshot.JPG Faculty - Preslee Taylor Preslee Taylor Ballroom Preslee grew up in Herriman, Utah, and has been dancing for 15 years. She danced at two different studios growing up, where she trained in jazz, jazz technique, ballet, lyrical, contemporary, hip hop, and ballroom. Preslee was on her high school dance company and served as the President her senior year. She has competed at countless competitions and conventions. Preslee has loved choreographing and has choreographed many dances for dance companies and studios. https://www.performingdancecenter.com/faculty/laneysherratt monthly 0.5 2026-02-18 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5e71a3779363663a9a172405/637e6922-894f-45a4-8104-be3bf523dfbd/LaneyHeadshot.JPG Faculty - Laney Sherratt Laney Sherratt Hip Hop Laney Sherratt grew up in Herriman, Utah and was trained in hip hop, contemporary, jazz, and ballet. She was on her high school team for 3 years and was an officer her senior year, where she was able to choreograph. Laney later became an assistant dance teacher in dance where she taught hip hop routines for colleges. She is now currently going to school to be a practicing esthetician. https://www.performingdancecenter.com/faculty/kaitlynpotts monthly 0.5 2026-01-13 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5e71a3779363663a9a172405/1584985934608-MHBIQYJNN6F4UA8BZ6Y7/PDC-HEADSHOTS-HQ-6+copy.jpg Faculty - Kaitlyn Potts - Kaitlyn Potts ASSISTANT DIRECTOR Ballet Ensemble, Company, Ballet, Pointe Kaitlyn Potts, originally from Virginia, began her training in ballet, lyrical, contemporary, jazz, and tap, and later went on to train at the Maryland Youth Ballet. In her time dancing competitively, Kaitlyn was regularly awarded high scores and titles in both regional and national competitions, and awarded such honors as the “Future Star Award" two consecutive years at the Dance USA Performing Arts Championships. She was named an American Ballet Theatre National Training Scholar under full scholarship for the years 2006-2008, and also attended summer intensives at the Kirov Academy of Ballet, American Ballet Theatre, Texas Ballet Theater, and Kaatsbaan Extreme Ballet. Additionally, she was awarded summer scholarships to Interlochen School of the Arts, The Washington Ballet, Joffrey New York, Nevada Ballet Theater, Joffrey New York, and Houston Ballet, and full year scholarships to the Kirov Academy of Ballet, Ballet Austin, and Le Jeune Ballet du Quebec. In 2005, Kaitlyn won the Junior Grand Prix for the Youth America Grand Prix Semi-Finals in South Carolina, and was named as part of the top twelve in the New York City Finals that same year. In 2007, she won 1st place in both the Senior Classical and Senior Contemporary categories at the Youth America Grand Prix Semi-Finals in South Carolina, and was named a Finalist in the New York City Finals. She received a special invitation to perform at the XXII International Ballet Festival in Miami in 2007, and won 1st place at the American Ballet Competition in Miami in 2008. Upon graduating from high school, Kaitlyn began her professional career with Texas Ballet Theater under the direction of Ben Stevenson from 2008-2011, and joined Utah Metropolitan Ballet under the direction of Jacqueline Colledge as a Soloist in 2011, getting promoted to Principal Dancer in 2013 and performing with the company through 2018. Kaitlyn has enjoyed performing the title roles in many ballets such as the world premiere of Jacqueline Colledge's "Snow White," "Romeo and Juliet,” “Cinderella,” "The Sleeping Beauty," “La Coquette,” Wendy in "Peter Pan," the Sugar Plum Fairy in “The Nutcracker,” Clara in Ben Stevenson's "The Nutcracker," and "The Man I Love Girl" in George Balanchine's "Who Cares?" Kaitlyn has guest performed throughout the United States, and in 2017, she was invited to be a guest artist with Young!Tanzsommer where she performed throughout Austria. Kaitlyn has taught at Performing Dance Center in Salt Lake City since 2011 where she is the assistant director and ballet program director. Kaitlyn has taught and choreographed throughout the United States. Some of her experience includes teaching at Utah Valley University as a lecturer, guest teaching at the Shenyang Conservatory in China, and choreographing Brigham Young University and Utah Metropolitan Ballet. Kaitlyn is an ABT® Certified Teacher, who has successfully completed the ABT® Teacher Training Intensive in Pre-Primary through Level 7 of the ABT® National Training Curriculum. She is a Certified FLX Conditioning Specialist and certified in Progressing Ballet Technique. Kaitlyn graduated from Harvard University in 2017 with a Bachelor of Liberal Arts degree in Business Administration & Management, a minor in Psychology, and a Graduate Certificate in Nonprofit Management. https://www.performingdancecenter.com/faculty/jacquelynpotts monthly 0.5 2026-01-13 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5e71a3779363663a9a172405/1584985502997-N5RWPQESXJVEVBIIT39W/PDC-HEADSHOTS-HQ-439+copy.jpg Faculty - Jacquelyn Potts - Jacquelyn Potts OWNER / DIRECTOR Companies, Acro Jacquelyn Potts is the owner and director of Performing Dance Center, which she founded in 2009. Born and raised in northern Virginia, Jacquelyn has been passionate about dance since the age of three. Her training spans ballet, jazz, lyrical, modern, tumbling, and tap, and she enjoys teaching dancers of all ages and levels. She continues to draw inspiration from her students and their growth both in and out of the studio. Jacquelyn earned her Bachelor of Science degree from the College of William & Mary in Williamsburg, Virginia, where she double majored in Kinesiology and Interdisciplinary Studies in Dance Performance. While at William & Mary, she was both a performer and choreographer in two dance companies, and her choreography has been commissioned by several high school dance teams, earning her numerous choreography awards. She went on to receive her Master of Fine Arts degree in Modern Dance from the University of Utah, where she was awarded a teaching assistantship, taught undergraduate dance courses, and performed regularly. Following graduate school, Jacquelyn toured internationally with the Ririe-Woodbury Dance Company’s Nikolais Dance Theater. From 2010 to 2023, she served as an adjunct professor in Utah Valley University’s Department of Dance, and she has also taught at Westminster College and Salt Lake Community College. Dedicated to continuing education and safe training practices, Jacquelyn is certified through Acrobatic Arts in Preschool Acro as well as Levels 1–8, and Progressing Ballet Technique.