Jenny Williams was first introduced to the performing arts at a very young age and it has been a major part of her life ever since. She studied at various dance studios across the state throughout her life. She has been trained in creative movement, ballet, jazz, tap, lyrical and tumbling and has had many performing opportunities. She has taken college level classes in both modern and tap that she advanced in quickly and enjoyed thoroughly. She was offered her first teaching job at the age of 18 and has taught many dancers of ALL ages ranging from 2 to 50, both in and out of state. She has choreographed numerous dance routines that were performed on the stage as well as competed and awarded at state wide competitions.
One of the most rewarding experiences of her career was the year she spent in Bemidji, Minnesota where she taught at a local studio. She was asked to take on and teach the majority of the beginning/intermediate classes and she got to work side by side with the owner/director of the studio whom she became close with and learned a lot about how a studio should run and how dancers should be treated.
Jenny has had many great mentors and teachers who have inspired her over the years, and in turn, she has had many opportunities to share her love for the art of dance with so many great aspiring dancers. She gets a huge amount of satisfaction from it and looks forward to many more years of dance ahead.
She want's nothing more than to help cultivate and strengthen each dancer's passion and desire to excel in what moves them! She wants each one to be successful in achieving their personal goals, and believes that this is possible by providing them with a an "uplifting" atmosphere for learning that will encourage, inspire and promote greatness in them, only when it is combined with structure, discipline, quality instruction, team unity and proper studio etiquette.
Jenny and her husband Thayne, live in Cedar City. Together they are managers of a popular off campus, student housing apartment complex of over 250 tenants. Jenny has had a dream of owning and becoming the Artistic Director of her own dance studio for a few years now and she is is fully committed to maintaining the vision, professionalism and overall quality found at Gravity Dance Center…because your dancer deserves more than just the best!
Jessica has been dancing since she was 5 years old and has enjoyed every minute of it. She is from Cedar City Utah and started dancing at many different studios around town where she learned from many different teachers. She has taken jazz, ballet, hip-hop and modern. She also attended many conventions such as Tremaine and The Pulse where she was instructed by many famous choreographers. Jessica was also a member of the Canyon View Talons where she served as the captain of her drill team. She was an All-State dancer and All-Region in 2008. The next year she made the Waukeenyans Dance Team at Southern Utah University where she served as secretary her first year and captain the second and third year.
While one the Waukeenyans Jessica was offered a job to be a USA dance instructor. She has choreographed numerous award winning routines for soloists, studio teams and high school drill team. She also helped the Canyon View Talons drill team win the State Championship Title for the first time in Canyon View High School History, in 2011.
This will be her third year at Gravity where she has taught preschool-8th grade Company teams. She is now the current assistant coach for the SUU Waukeenyans and is excited for the many great opportunities that have come her way. She is also excited for another amazing year teaching at Gravity and couldn't ask for better students.
This is Jordan's first year attending Southern Utah University. She is studying geology and continuing her passion for cheer and hip-hop. Jordan graduated from Hunter High School in West Valley City where she has been raised in a large family. Growing up she always loved traveling, working on her family vegetable farm and outdoor activities.
During her first year of High School, she became a cheerleader and competed for four years on a National level and she also represented her cheer squad as captain for two years. Cheerleading has always been one of her favorite things to do and has pushed her to always do her best. She has felt a sense of accomplishment when hitting a stunt that was challenging for her as a flyer at Nationals. Her interest in hip-hop all started at a very young age and she has performed and competed for over 10 years and has now taught for over 5 years. Jordan is excited to be an instructor at Gravity Dance Center, and knows that it is going to be a great year!
Jayme is excited to be joining the team at Gravity this year! A recent UVU grad, Jayme has studied dance on a college level and has been dancing since she could walk. She has studied various styles, including tap, jazz, ballet, pointe, modern, African, and many more. She was a member of drill team and dance company in high school as well as Waukeenyans at SUU.
Jayme has also had the opportunity to choreograph musicals for Diamond Fork Jr. High for the past three years and to work with the cheerleaders at Payson High. Jayme is excited to share her love of dance with the dancers at Gravity.
Brittney has been dancing since she was 3 years old. She has trained at many studios in many states, but Gravity is her favorite! She is studying and dancing at Southern Utah University where she is a captain of the SUU Waukeenyans.
Brittney lives in Cedar City with her new husband Daniel. She loves to dance and to share her talent with her students.
Bethany Hess is a Senior Exercise Science major at Southern Utah University. She was classically trained at the Salt Lake Dance Center. She is a current member and former president of SUU's student dance company, Orchesis. This past Summer her talent took her to China where she starred in an original production with the Hubei Opera and Dance Drama Theatre.