2025-2026

Officers

Payton Bullock

President

Payton Bullock (President, Senior, 3rd Year Member)
Payton Bullock is so grateful to be serving as this year’s President. She has been dancing her whole life and has always loved it. Her favorite styles are contemporary and modern, but she loves to perform hip-hop and jazz. Payton has a strong passion for choreography and has been able to choreograph many pieces for this team. She also loves to teach and is grateful for the opportunity dance co has given her to do that. She’s also a member of the Bingham ballroom team and loves being able to dance there as well. Payton is so grateful for the years she spent on Bingham dance company and all the memories she’s gained from it. Payton hopes to gain a dance education degree after high school and dance in any way shape or form she is able to.

Addison Thompson

Co Captain

Addison Thompson (Co-Captain, Senior, 3rd Year Member)
Addi is one of this years Co-Captain's! Addi started dancing at the age of 2 and has loved it ever since. She grew up dancing at Synergy Dance Company and started dancing at Tek studios her senior year while being on Dance Co. This experience has been amazing for Addi and she loves this team with her whole heart. Addi plans and hopes to continue on her dancing career in college in the fall of 2026. Although Addi is sad to say good bye to this chapter in her life she is so grateful for all the memories made and the friends she’s made along the way and can't wait to see what the future holds for her.

Kimora Webster

Co Captain

Kimora Webster (Co-Captain, Senior, 3rd Year Member)
Kimora has had such a wonderful experience in the Dance company for the past three years. She loved making connections with the fantastic, hardworking girls. She loves all the fun choreography the dance company gets and loves performing. Kimora's journey started at LiveWire Dance and Tumbling at the age of 6 and has been there since last year. She has trained in most dance genres, and Hip Hop is her favorite. She loved competing and attending conventions. In her free time, Kimora loves going for walks and hikes. She also loves to hang out with her friends and socialize. Kimora wants to thank her Mom and Dad, her teachers, her friends, her coaches, and her old studio for making this possible for her. Dance is Kimora's favorite thing to do in this whole world, and she's so happy that she gets to dance with this fantastic team. Kimora is so excited for her last amazing year with this team!!

Bevyn Deus

Officer

Bevyn Deus (Officer, Senior, 3rd Year Member)
Bevyn started dancing at age six and mostly trained at Empower. She learned all kinds of styles, including jazz, contemporary hip hop, ballet, and many more. Bevyn enjoys hiking with friends, working at Roxberry Juice Co., and watching the movie Twilight. She is so happy to be a part of Dance Company, and is so grateful to all her past coaches and parents for making it all possible.

Oakley Vance

Officer

Oakley Vance (Officer, Senior, 2nd Year Member)
Oakley is so excited to be an officer of the Bingham dance company this year! Oakley has been dancing since the age of 3 and has learned all kinds of genres, including Ballet, Hip Hop, Jazz, Contemporary, and Lyrical. Most of her training has come from Local Motion dance studio, but she also danced at Synergy and UDA when she was younger. Other than dancing, Oakley loves hanging out with her friends, listening to music, and watching movies. She is so excited to get to know her teammates this year and create new lifelong friendships and memories. Oakley is so grateful to her coaches for pushing her hard and for all the help and support they have given her to succeed in dance. Oakley also wants to give a shout-out to her parents and family for all of the love and support they have given her on her dance journey!

Seniors

Taelor Fjeldsted

Taelor Fjeldsted (Senior, 2nd Year Member)
Taelor is so grateful for the opportunity to be back dancing with this team. She had the opportunity to be a part of BHDC her sophomore year, taking a break her junior year, but missed it so much she had to come back to spend her senior year with this wonderful team. Taelor has been dancing since the age of five and began her training at Rocky Mountain Dance, later continuing her ballet education as part of Ballet West Academy’s Professional Training Division. She returned to Rocky Mountain Dance in her junior year, and it felt like she had come full circle, finishing her training where it began. She has had the opportunity to perform in many Ballet West productions, such as Giselle, Snow White, Paquita, and her personal favorite, Nutcracker as Clara with Ballet West and Mountain West Ballet, and has the wonderful opportunity to perform as Snow White in Rocky Mountain Dance's winter concert. She has competed in the Youth America Grand Prix, a prestigious international ballet competition, placing in the top 12, second in the contemporary division, and third in the classical division, and was invited to attend finals in both New York City and Tampa, FL, multiple years in a row. In her senior year, she had the amazing opportunity to attend recruitment weekends with college teams such as Weber State and SUU, and hopes to continue her dance journey at the collegiate level. She is so excited to see what this year brings and is grateful to her coaches and teachers for making the opportunity to be part of Bingham Dance Company possible.

Olivia Harrell

Olivia Harrell (Senior, 3rd Year Member)
Livy is so grateful to be a part of Bingham Dance Company for her senior year. Livy began competing as a dancer at the age of 3 with Synergy Dance Academy. She loves learning all different styles from tap and pointe to contemporary and acro. She has even had the opportunity to take a choreography intensive from Lindsay Folkman, and loves using these skills to perform with BHDC. She is so excited to get to know her new team and create new memories with this amazing team!

Katie Johnson

Katie Johnson (Senior, 2nd Year Member)
Katie has had the most amazing experience with this team. She is so grateful for all her amazing teammates and all the memories she has made this year in the dance company. Katie started dancing at American Expressions of Dance when she was three. She trained in all styles of dance, but her favorites have always been contemporary and hip hop. Katie is so grateful for her team, loves BHDC with her whole heart, and is very sad to leave, but excited for the next chapter of her life. After high school, Katie plans to attend the University of Utah to pursue pre-med and study psychology.

Alayna Neilsen

Alayna Neilsen (Senior, 1st Year Member)
Alayna is so excited to join this team! Alayna started her dance training at the age of three at Salt Lake Dance Center. Over the years, she has trained at many different places and in many different styles, including ballet, jazz, contemporary, lyrical, hip-hop, tap, and ballroom. She continues to train at American Expression of Dance, Strictly Ballroom, and Tumble Tek. Alayna loves to perform, and in addition to dance co, she is on the Bingham ballroom team and two of the school’s choirs. She looks forward to graduating and continuing her education and dance training in college. She loves this team with her whole heart and has had a fantastic experience being on it. While she is sad to leave, she can’t wait to see what the future holds!

Juniors

Ellie Sintz

Ellie Sintz (Junior, 2nd Year Member)
Ellie started dancing at 3 years old at Local Motion and continued there until 8th grade. For 9th grade, she then switched to Project Dance for the last year before high school. Ellie has trained in jazz, ballroom, contemporary, lyrical, hip-hop, ballet, modern, and more. Ellie has already had so much fun with dance co this year! Like USA camp, the summer practices, football halftimes, and just the whole shabang. Some of the things Ellie does outside of dance include hanging out, boating, traveling, fishing, and some shopping. Ellie wants to thank her mom and dad because none of this would be possible without them. Ellie would also like to thank our coaches for this opportunity and experience. Lastly, Ellie wants to thank all of the dance coaches for making this the best part of high school.

Jordyn Erickson

Jordyn Erickson (Junior, 2nd Year Member)
Jordyn has loved every second of being on this team; it is one of the best things to happen to her. She has made some of her best memories and friends on this team. She first started dancing at 3 years old at Local Motion Dance Studio. She did all kinds of dance at the studio, but her favorite styles are contemporary and hip-hop. Outside of dancing, she loves to hang out with her friends, spend time with family, shop, and sleep or watch movies. She is so grateful to her parents for everything they’ve done to help her improve, continue in dance, and support her. She is grateful for all her siblings who’ve always supported her. She’s grateful for her past dance teachers and directors who have supported her and helped her get where she is. Finally, she is most grateful to Lori for allowing her to be on this team another year. She can’t wait to make even more memories and have more fun on this amazing team!

Sophie Johnson

Sophie Johnson (Junior, 2nd Year Member)
Sophie has had the best time being a part of Dance Company! Sophie started dancing at Rocky Mountain Dance at the age of 3. She has had the opportunity to learn many styles of dance, including ballet, contemporary, jazz, hip-hop, ballroom, tap, musical theater, and modern. Sophie has always loved dancing, from TikTok dances to choreographed routines. She’s always moving! Sophie has enjoyed making so many friends and loves all the great memories they have made together.

Alexa Knadler

Alexa Knadler (Junior, 2nd Year Member)
Alexa has loved every minute of being on this team. She started dancing at Rocky Mountain Dance when she was 3! She trained in ballet, jazz, contemporary, and hip hop. Alexa loves dance company and all the new experiences and friendships that it has given her! She wants to thank her family, friends, and dance teachers for pushing her to be a better dancer and person!

Rhiannon Mandado

Rhiannon Mandado (Junior, 2nd Year)
Bingham Dance Co. is the best thing that has happened to Rhiannon, and she is so grateful for all the memories she has made this past year with Dance Co. She decided she wanted to start dancing at age six when she asked her mom to take her to a dance class. She began with ballet and jazz at Pas De Deux. Rhiannon discovered her love for contemporary, hip hop, lyrical, and modern dance at C&C Ballet Academy. Outside of dance, she enjoys sleeping, hanging out with her friends and family, and shopping. Rhiannon’s so grateful to all her past coaches, friends, and family for encouraging her to do anything she wanted, and, most importantly, to her parents for believing in her since the beginning. She’s so happy for this opportunity and the memories ahead.

Emily Neilson

Emily Neilson (Junior, 2nd Year Member)
Emily is so excited to continue her journey with Bingham Dance Co this year! Emily danced at Emotion from age 2 until about 4. She stopped dancing for a couple of years to play soccer. While she was on the soccer field, all she did was dance and do tricks! When she was 8, she started to dance competitively at Empower. Emily has been doing all styles of dance ever since she started competing. She loves all styles, but her favorite is jazz or jazz funk.

Sophia Nelson

Sophia Nelson (Junior, 2nd Year Member)
Sophia started at UDA at 3 years old, and at 12, she went to Project Dance. She loves all styles, including jazz, ballet, ballroom, lyrical, modern, etc. However, her favorite genres are hip hop and contemporary. Sophia also loves to read, be outside, bake, and do crafts. Being part of Dance Co has made Sophia so happy, and she has made so many friends and created so many memories. She can’t wait for more to be made!

Avery Reid

Avery Reid (Junior, 2nd Year Member)
Avery has been dancing since she was 3 years old and has been at Synergy Academy through high school! She is trained in jazz, hip hop, contemporary, lyrical, and ballet! Her favorite styles of dance are jazz and hip hop! Some of her other interests outside of dance include shopping, cooking, and watching movies! Avery is so grateful for the dance company and the opportunities and friendships it has provided! Lastly, Avery wanted to thank her previous and current dance coaches for making her the dancer and person she is today!

Keyella Bennett

Keyella Bennett (Junior, 2nd Year Member)
Keyella is so happy she has gotten another chance to be on this team this year! Keyella has been dancing for 15 years. She started dancing at Maximum Dance when she was 2 years old. She began competitive dance at four and has trained in Jazz, Hip-Hop, Lyrical, Contemporary, Tap, and Ballet. Keyella has always loved dancing, though when she was really little, she was scared to perform; she has broken through that shell and loves performing so much. Keyella has many nicknames, some of her favorites being Kiki and Ki/Key. Some of her hobbies besides dance are Cooking, Baking, and Drawing. She would like to thank her parents for encouraging/ supporting her in this sport her whole life. She would also like to thank her sister and all of her coaches for pushing her to become the best she can be. Keyella is ecstatic about this year and all the opportunities she will have with this team!

Molly Scott

Molly Scott (Junior, 2nd Year Member)
Molly is very excited to have the opportunity to be part of the dance company again this year! She has loved dance ever since she was little, and has been dancing at American Expression of Dance since she was 2. Molly has trained in ballet, jazz, hip-hop, contemporary, tap, and pointe, and has been on a competition team for the past 6 years. Molly is so excited to be on this fantastic team and to make many new memories with them. She is so grateful to all of her dance teachers and coaches who have helped her throughout the years, but especially thankful to her parents for supporting her through it all. Molly is absolutely thrilled for the upcoming years with the dance company!

Amber Sumsion

Amber Sumsion (Junior, 2nd Year Member)
Amber began dancing when she was three years old. She started dancing at Local Motion Dance Studio. While she trained in all styles of dance, her favorites were contemporary and jazz. Amber has always loved dancing, but Dance Company has made it even more special because she gets to dance with her favorite people every day! She is grateful for this team, the people on it, and especially the coaches who make this program possible! She is also forever thankful to her parents for their love and support, who have come to every performance and driven her to every dance competition. They are her biggest fans, and Amber loves them so much. She has learned so many amazing things through it and loves it more than words can say! Amber cannot wait to make even more memories on this team next year, too!

Brielle Steadmen

Brielle Steadmen (Junior, 1st Year Member)
Brielle has been dancing for 8 years. Most of Brielle's dance training was at Studio V Performing Arts Center, with a few years at Rocky Mountain Dance. She has trained in a variety of dance styles, including Ballet, Jazz, Contemporary, Hip-Hop, Tap, Ballroom, and Musical Theater. She has loved her opportunity to be on the team this year! Brielle has found so much joy from being on this team because it gives her a community of the sweetest girls who share a common passion. Dance will forever be Brielle’s first love, and she is so grateful for everyone who has made it possible for her. She wants to thank her mom and dad, who have helped her pursue dance, and all of her coaches and all the girls on the team for providing a loving environment that has created a second home for her.

Sophomores

Sadie Christensen

Sadie Christensen (Sophomore, 1st Year Member)
Sadie is excited to share her love of performing. She began competitive cheer at age 3 and discovered her passion for dance at 10. Sadie trained at LMDS for 3 years before moving to Empower, where she danced for 2 years before auditioning for the team. Being part of the Dance Company has been an inspiring and rewarding experience, and she’s grateful for the growth, friendships, and opportunities it has brought her this season. She looks forward to continuing her dance journey and making many more memories with the team.

Kenzie Evans

Kenzie Evans (Sophomore, 1st Year Member)
Kenzie is so excited to be on Bingham Dance Company this year!! Kenzie started her dance journey when she was three. She trained at Synergy Dance Academy in all styles of dance, including jazz, ballet, lyrical, hip-hop, contemporary, and open. Her favorite styles are modern and open. She’d like to give a shout-out to all her teachers at Synergy for forming her into the dancer she is today. Outside of dance, Kenzie loves to read, watch movies, eat food, go boating, go wakesurfing, go to Lake Powell, and go to Disneyland. She’d like to thank her coaches, Lori and Ella, for allowing her to be a part of Bingham Dance Company this year. She’d like to thank her Mom, Dad, and sisters for supporting her throughout her years of dance. Kenzie loves her team and has had so much fun at football halftimes, creating memories with her new team.

Kemry Kelez

Kemry Kelez (Sophomore, 1st Year Member)
Kemry started dancing at the age of 3. She danced at Local Motion until she was 9, then at Empower Dance Academy until she was 15. She has trained in all styles of dance her whole life. Her favorite is contemporary. Kemry has had the best time on Dance Co already and can’t wait for more. She has made the best of friends. Her favorite part has been bonding with the team and the non-stop laughter. Outside of dance, Kemry loves sleeping, hanging out with friends, and spending time with her family. She wants to thank Lori and Ella for giving her the opportunity to be on this team, and her mom and dad for making everything happen; she wouldn’t be where she is without them. She always wants to thank her amazing officers for everything they have done. Kemry is so grateful for everyone on this team, and she has so much love for them.

Liv Kuehn

Liv Kuehn (Sophomore, 1st Year Member)
Liv is so happy to be on dance company. She has made amazing friendships and has so much love for this team. She has a passion for dance and has been training in all dance styles for two years at Utah COPA, while also training in the performing arts. She is so grateful for any opportunity he has to dance and express herself with the people she loves. She is so thankful and lucky for her family, as well as her teachers and friends, who have been with her through everything. Liv also loves to cook, bake, read, and paint. She is so excited to continue her journey and to make many more memories.

Lucy Lowry

Lucy Lowry (Sophomore, 1st Year Member)
Lucy has been dancing since she was 9 or 10. She danced at Maximum since she was 9. She trained in all styles, including jazz, lyrical, contemporary, ballet, and hip hop. Lucy’s favorite dance style is jazz or modern. Lucy has loved the dance company so much so far. She has made so many new friends and so many new experiences, and can’t wait for the rest of the year! Her favorite part is all of the people and friendships that have come out of dance company. Outside of dance, she loves to hang out with friends and family and go on trips. She would like to thank her mom and dad for always supporting her and giving her all that she has. And she would also like to thank her coaches, Lori and Ella, for this fantastic opportunity and all they do for her! And lastly, her amazing friends for always being there for her, no matter what.

Lily Praag

Lily Praag (Sophomore, 1st Year Member)
Lily started dancing at Rocky Mountain at the age of 4. Over the years, while dancing there, she trained in ballet, jazz, contemporary, and hip-hop. Her favorite style is contemporary.
Outside of dance, Lily loves anything outdoors, like boating, camping, country concerts, riding dirt bikes and razors, and spending time with her family and friends. Lily wants to give a huge thanks to her family for getting her to this point and for always being her #1 supporters throughout her life and her years of dance. Last but not least, she would like to thank our coaches, Lori and Ella, for the opportunity and blessing to be a part of this team. Lily loves her team so much already and is so grateful to be able to dance and go through high school alongside them!

Ellee Rasmussen

Ellee Rasmussen (Sophomore, 1st Year Member)
Ellee has spent her first year on the team growing both as a dancer and as an individual. She began dancing recreationally at Vision Dance Center at age seven and started competing there at thirteen. While she has always loved dance, being part of this team has deepened her passion for the art form. Ellee feels incredibly grateful for the memories she has made and the friendships she has built, and she looks forward to continuing to grow in what she loves most while being surrounded by such supportive people.

Reese Trask

Reese Trask (Sophomore, 1st Year Member)
Reese has loved dancing ever since she was 4. She grew up dancing at American Dance Academy and danced there until she joined a dance company. Her favorite dance styles are hip-hop and contemporary. Reese is so grateful to be part of the dance company and for the best friends she has made. It has been such a blessing to be part of this team and will always hold a special place in her heart!

Brooklyn Yergensen

Brooklyn Yergensen (Sophomore, 1st Year Member)
Brooklyn is beyond excited to be in the dance company this year! Brooklyn has been dancing since she was 4. She has trained with Empower Dance Academy, Vision Dance and Learning Center, and Wasatch Arts Center. Her favorite dance styles are contemporary and hip-hop. Brooklyn is so grateful for the opportunity to share the stage with her best friends! She has felt so much love and support from BHDC, and she is so excited to see what awaits her in the years to come!