Meet Our Staff
Nicole Mikkelson
Nicole is originally from Sandy Utah. She graduated from Southern Utah University majoring in Dance Education and minoring in Health Education. Nicole spent her college years dancing, choreographing, and directing the Southern Utah University Dance Team for five years. Nicole has been the head drill team coach at Canyon View High School for nine years and they are the current 3A 5 time State Drill Team Champions. Nicole worked as the dance teacher at Cedar High School for four years and was the Co Director and choreographer of the Utah Summer Games Dancers.
Nicole began dancing and doing gymnastics at three years old. She trained at Janet Grays Dance Studio, Linda Fentons Dance Studio, and trained as a level 8 gymnast at Olympus Gymnastics. Nicole has been teaching dance/tumbling for fifteen years and has been trained in ballet, pointe, jazz, tap, modern, lyrical, hip hop, kick, military, tumbling, and improve. She had the opportunity to perform in the Ballet West Nutcracker for two years and was also a member of the Hillcrest High School Drill Team. She was a captain her Junior and Senior year and helped her team place in the top two in the State 5A Classification.
She has choreographed several award-winning solos, duets, and team dances with Dance Magic/Legacy, Canyon View Talons, and other high school drill teams. Nicole was nominated for drill team coach of the year in 2020, 2025, and 2026. She enjoys sharing her love and passion of dance and hopes to instill the same love, passion, and confidence with other dancers.
Nicole has loved her new roll as Owner and Director of Legacy. She loves the dancers and staff that make the studio such an enjoyable and safe place to be!
Alex Staheli Wilde
Alex has been a dancer for 30+ years and has been teaching with our studio for 17 years. She truly loves helping our students to learn and grow as they develop their own love of dance!
Alex is a graduate of Southern Utah University with a degree in Dance Education. While at SUU she served as President of the SUU Orchesis Dance company and was awarded Performer of the Year. She performed in the SUU Student and Faculty Dance Concerts and had the opportunity to spend a summer in China working with a professional dance company where they created and performed a full length dance show. She was also invited to work with Ririe Woodbury Dance Company in presenting the works of Alwin Nikolais at Hunter College in New York City. One of her favorite performance opportunities was dancing as the lead role in Cedar City Junior Ballet's productions as Cinderella, Sleeping Beauty and Titania in Midsummer Night’s Dream. After completing her education she taught ballet and tap as an Adjunct Professor for the SUU Dance Department for 9 years.
Alex is trained in tap, ballet, jazz, modern, lyrical and contemporary. She was a four-year member of her high school drill team and dance company and was awarded Academic All-State, named to the All-State Drill team and was the 2009 Regional Sterling Scholar winner. Alex has been coaching Canyon View Drill Team for the past 8 years.
Other performance opportunities including the Macy’s Thanksgiving Day Parade in New York City, Disneyland and Carnival Cruise ships. Alex, is excited for another amazing season with Legacy Dance Center!
Colby Leavitt
Colby has loved dancing since she could walk! Dance has always been a great passion of hers. She began dancing at Dance Dynamics when she was 10 years old. She danced there for three years and then started dancing for Dance Magic.
Colby dances was a competitive dancer on Majestic 1 and Premier teams. In High School, Colby danced for the Cedar High School Mohey Tawa Drill Team. Colby danced on Mohey Tawa for two years. She also was a CHS Cheerleader.
Colby has been trained in Jazz, Lyrical, Modern, Hip Hop, Tap, Kick, Novelty, Character, Cheerleading, and Tumbling.
Colby attended Southern Utah University. Colby taught dance, cheerleading, and tumbling at Dance Magic until a move took her away. For the past several years, she has had the opportunity to teach dance and cheerleading in California. It was an experience she enjoyed very much!
Colby loves working with the girls at the studio and encouraging them to do and BE their best! To her, it's more than making a good dancer or a good routine; she believes dancing to be a confidence-builder that could change a child's life. Because of dancing, Colby has been able to achieve many wonderful things and be confident in everything she does.
Colby is the mom to two wonderful children. She is excited to be at Dance Magic (the place she calls home!), teaching such fantastic students!
Kristena Hunsaker
Kristena was raised on a farm in Price Utah with three older brothers. She graduated with honors from Carbon High School where she performed with the Dino Dynamics. On drill team she choreographed and led as drill mistress.
Kristena danced at a young age and performed various rolls in the Nutcracker through CEU’s Repertory Ensemble including Clara, Sugar Plum Fairy, and Cindy Lou Who. She danced with various ballet companies and later returned to Price to assist in starting the Castle Valley Civic Ballet company that performs the nutcracker each year. She has taught dance and ballet since 2008 and previously taught at Encore in Price, Dance Magic in Cedar City, Spot On in Roosevelt where she wrote and directed a production of the Polar Express, and back to Cedar City with Legacy Dance Center. She is involved with the Community Nutcracker and on the board for Festival City Ballet company, working to ensure ballet is available to her three girls. Mckinley, Brielle, and Melody are very involved in dance and she loves sharing her legacy with them and all her dancers. Ballet has a way to connect the past with the present, improve and polish all dancers, and tell stories in the most beautiful way. She is grateful to still be doing what she loves and sharing it with her family! Her husband Regan is supportive and have taken the stage with her many times.
She graduated with her degree in nursing at only 20 years old and works as a nurse in the Emergency Room at Cedar City Hospital. She is currently pursuing her masters at SUU to become a Nurse Practitioner.
Emilee Adams
My name is Emilee Faircloth and this will be my 5th year teaching at Legacy! I was born and raised here in Cedar City and I started dancing at 3 years old! I was on the Canyon View High School drill team for four years and my senior year I made the all state team, received academic all region, and we won the state championship in the 3A division. I am a licensed cosmetologist and am currently attending SUU majoring in elementary education! I was formerly an assistant coach for Parowan High Schools drill team as well as Canyon View High Schools cheer team and loved my time at both! I love teaching others and sharing my passion for dance with young dancers and am so excited for this coming year!
Kristen Briggs
Kristin Chamberlain Briggs has been singing and dancing most of her life. She holds a Bachelor of Science degree from Southern Utah University in Music Education with a minor in dance and a Masters Degree in Voice Performance from Arizona State University. She has been teaching voice, choir, and a variety of music classes at the collegiate level for 10 years.Kristin and her husband, Andrew, were the founding and artistic directors of the Mesa Children Choir. They currently direct and produce, "Music Makers" a musical theater summer camp for children.Some of Kristins favorite roles include The Narrator in "Joseph and the Amazing Technicolor Dreamcoat" Anna in "The King and I" and Millie in "Seven Brides for Seven Brothers"
Kristin was a featured Soloist with orchestras in Utah, Arizona, Texas. She most recently
performed with the Lone Star Lyric in Houston Texas. Cabaret style shows including
"Summer Nights" & "Holiday Spectacle". Kristin was a featured soloist with the Kingwood Chorale and West Lake Houston Musical Society. Kristin has been a certified drill team judge and has adjudicated solo voice and ensemble competitions. She has taught ballet, jazz, tap, & Zumba classes.Currently she lives in Cedar City and teaches at Southern Utah University. She has a wonderfulhusband and 6 beautiful children who are active in school, sports, music, theater, and dance.
Sarrah Keyes
My name is Sarrah Keyes and I am excited to get started teaching cheer at Dance Magic!! I was raised right here in Cedar City! We moved to Wyoming and lived there for about 10 years and we moved back to Cedar 4 years ago. I am so happy to be back! I have coached cheer both recreational and High School. I have attended the most awesome clinics and camps that out wonderful state has to offer. My husband coaches baseball for CVHS and we have 5 adventurous kids that love all the sports. I am bringing a passion for cheerleading and a love for working with children to Dance Magic. I love to watch children grow, learn, and become more confident, while they also fall in love with the sport, like I have.
Sarrah is the current Canyon View Cheer Head Coach!
Jenny Minchey
Dance has been a part of Jenny’s life for as long as she can remember. She began dancing at the age of three and hasn’t stopped since! Growing up she attended various dance, singing and theater classes. She started at a studio with combination classes where she was introduced to Jazz, Ballet and Tap! She was involved in a singing and dancing group named Vocal Works, and she also enjoyed studying Shakespeare and even performed in a few plays in school. She also performed in community plays. It didn’t take long for her to fall in love with the performing arts from a young age. After moving to Southern Utah at the age of 10, she started taking ballet classes at Blue Heron Yoga & Dance and shortly after, began dancing with Southern Utah’s Dance Magic - now known as Dance Magic Studios! She was on a few different teams including the Premier team, which at the time was the advanced competition team! She was trained in Ballet, Jazz, Lyrical, Tap and Tumbling. She competed state wide, traveled with the studio and got to perform at both Disneyland and Disneyworld!
At 16 she enrolled in Jazz and ballet classes at Westside Studio in St. George. She thoroughly enjoyed her training there for a season, but she was thrilled when she was asked to help teach the little dancers, and then was ultimately offered her first teaching job at Dance Magic and the rest is history! She taught several classes including several competition teams. She continued her dance education and enrolled and completed a semester of Tap and Modern classes at SUU with Kay Anderson. She moved away for about a year to Bemidji, MN but it didn’t take long for her to find a way to dance! She danced with the local University’s dancers just for fun, and to help keep her skills
up. She also got to teach at a local studio by the name of First City Dance Studio. She worked closely with the owner and director of the studio and taught several beginning/intermediate combination classes!
Jenny owned and directed her own dance studio for a year which was a big accomplishment, but decided it wasn’t the direction she wanted to go with her dance career. However, she knew she wasn’t done with dance or with teaching and made her way back to the studio she loved the most and she is grateful to be teaching among some of the best of the best!
Jenny has also worked in the medical field both as a Medical Assistant, as well as a CNA. She enjoyed many years of taking care of others and sharpening her skills in many different settings and had many opportunities and experiences that were incredibly fulfilling, but ultimately decided to hang up her scrubs and fulfill her dream of being an entrepreneur and owning her own business! She is a mother of 4 - 3 girls and 1 boy. She is also incredibly lucky to have such a supportive husband who encourages her and helps her accomplish everything she sets her mind to.
She loves teaching! Her favorite part is seeing her tiny dancers learn to love dance through good music, creative movement and a fun learning environment. She hopes to inspire young dancers and bring quality dance instruction to our community!
Kallie Wood
Hi! My name is Kallie Wood and I was born and raised in Cedar City. This will be my 4th year teaching at Legacy Dance Center. I started dancing at 4 years old and I have loved it ever since. I was on the Cedar High drill team all 4 years and served as a dance captain my junior and senior years and was awarded Academic All-State. I am currently attending SUU pursuing a Bachelor’s degree in exercise science with a dance minor. I have loved teaching and watching young dancers grow and develop their own love and passion for dance. I am so excited for this new dance year.
Kaylee Russell
Hey my name is Kaylee Russell and I’m from Vernal Utah. I have been dancing since I was 2 years old and I’ve loved every minute of it. For the past four years I was on the Uintah High School Drill Team where I was dance captain for the last two years. I'm now currently on the SUU dance team an assistant coach for the Canyon View Talons. Some fun facts about me, I have completed in 6 pageants, I love Diet Dr.Pepper and my favorite movie is Anyone But You. I love choreographing and I can’t wait to continue teaching!
Sariah Ross
Hi! I’m Sariah Ross and I’ve been dancing and teaching for 13+ years. In high school, I was on the drill team for four years. My senior year I was head captain. I was also on the All-State Drill Team and All- Region Drill Team. After graduation, I danced at USUE where I was awarded JUCO Jazz National Champion 2024 at the National Dance Association. After which, I transfer to SUU where I have been on the dance team for 2 years. I have also been given the opportunity to be appointed head captain for my second year.
I love teaching dance and specialize in technique, jumps, turns, and tricks. I also love teaching style and giving all dancer the confidence to try and do things the never thought they could ever do.
Some fun facts about me is that I am 3 of 6 kids. I have an extra bone in my heel. I love Dutch bros and donuts. I also have a bag collection.
I love dance and would love to share that love with your kiddo!
Kenzi Brown
Hi i’m Kenzi Brown and i’ve been dancing for 17 years! I am from Vernal, Utah and I have been dancing since I was two. In Vernal I taught dance at a local studio and danced on the Uintah High School drill team for four years.
During my time on drill team I served as a football captain and drill president my senior year. While on the team I helped maintain the title of region 8 champions, as well as earning awards such as hardest worker, academic all state, dancer of the year, and most coachable.
I’m a junior at SUU where I study strategic communications and event planning. When i’m not at school or teaching dance, I love spending my time at concerts, getting Swig, baking, and spending time with friends and family! I love teaching at Legacy and am looking forward to this upcoming year!
Savanah Rosenbeck
Savanah Rosenbeck is from Nephi, Utah where she began dancing at her family owned studio at the age of two. She is trained in jazz, hip hop, lyrical, and character dance styles. Savanah went on to dance on her high school drill team (Juab) where she was a four year member and three year captain. While on drill she helped contribute to a region title and a 3A state runner up title. She also received an all region award her senior year. Savanah recently married her high school sweetheart Jimmy and is so excited to start their life here in Cedar City. She is a current Cedar High School Drill Team coach and student at Southern Utah University studying elementary education. Savanah has a deep passion and love for teaching and coaching dance and is so excited to be back with the all of the amazing dancers at LDC!
KyLinn Johnson
Hey! My name is KyLinn Johnson, and I am from Monroe, Utah! I’ve been dancing since I was 3 years old! I was on the South Sevier Sensations Drill Team for 4 years, where I lead as captain my senior year and made the 2A All State Team. While in high school, I had the opportunity to take dance classes, perform, and train from professionals in New York City, Hawaii, and California! Some fun facts about me are that I have won many overall solo/duo/trio titles, I love a dirty Dr. Pepper, and absolutely love to travel any chance I get! I have a deep passion for teaching, and I’m so excited to be back here at Legacy!
Hannah Gregrich
Hi! I’m Hannah Gregrich and i’m from Heber City, Utah. I have been dancing since I was 2 years old and absolutely love to dance. In high school, I was on the drill team for 4 years and on the dance company for 3 of those years. For 3 of my years on drill team I got to be a dance captain which gave me many choreography opportunities. My senior year I was head dance captain. I was also on the All-Region team as well as the All-State drill team. I am now on my second year on the SUU dance team and have loved every minute of it. Some fun facts about me are my favorite treat is a chocolate chip cookie, my favorite movies are the pirates of the caribbean, and I love Disneyland! I love teaching and choreographing and can’t wait to dance with Legacy!