Christina started dancing at the age of 3.  Growing up, she studied Tap, Jazz, Ballet, Hip Hop, Clogging, Turning Technique, Contemporary/Lyrical, and Character dance, and danced across the U.S. and Europe in touring companies. Later, she danced and competed with the UVSC Ballroom Team where they took 1st at the International Blackpool Competition. She transferred to BYU and became the only student in BYU's Folk Dance history (before or since) to make the "Top-Ten Couple Team" her first semester. Christina received the coveted Pardoe Dance Scholarship given to only one student per year, and was awarded "Most Outstanding Dancer" by BYU's faculty.

Twelve years ago, Christina opened Corner Dance Studio in the basement of her home in Lindon because she wanted to be her daughter's first dance teacher.  

My name is Laci Brewer and I have been dancing since I was 3 years old. I have been trained in Jazz, Lyrical, Ballet, Tap and Hip Hop by Rhonda Sevey-Wood who owns Nexus Dance—a convention and competition dance company. At age 16 I started teaching for Rhonda at the Utah Academy Dance Studio and was dance captain of the Senior Company for 2 years. After my high school graduation, I performed with the Tanzsommer Innsbruck group in Europe dancing in Austria and touring Italy and Germany. I have worked as a dance instructor and choreographer at several studios around Utah and I have choreographed dances that have won awards.

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Currently I work for Nexus Dance, teach and choreograph for Corner Dance Studio, am a Speech Language Pathologist, am married and am a mother of 3. Dancing is an art that develops a person physically, mentally, emotionally and spiritually. I truly love what I do and want to share that with the dancers I teach. I hope to instill in my dancers the team effort, confidence, ownership and work ethic it takes to be a successful person in whatever they choose to do in life.

Raised in Colorado, Francesca has been training in various genres of dance since she was three years old. Her versatility allows her to create a unique movement quality that can be seen through her passion for performance and choreographic achievements. Recently graduated from Point Park University, one of the top ten schools for the arts in the United States, Francesca not only had the amazing opportunity to work with their esteemed faculty, but was also blessed with opportunities to perform under respective choreographers in works such as: ‘Play By Play’ by Penny Saunders, ‘Nightshades’ by Teena Marie Custer and ‘Diversion of Angels’ by Martha Graham. She’s currently under the mentorship of tap dance extraordinaire, Jason Janas, as a five year member in his tap dance company, Co.MITT. Francesca hopes to continue her artistic endeavors and use her gained knowledge to expand and grow upon her time at Point Park University. She continues to perform in theater and dance productions as well as teach.

Melly Gary-Peterson is from Snohomish, Washington.  Her tap training began in 2015 as a freshman at BYU, where she enrolled in as many dance classes as she could. 

She has since tap danced with BYU Tap Club, Rhythm Nation Tap Company, and Percussive Footwork Ensemble, where she has been able to train in advanced technique from fellow dancers, learn and perform many exciting numbers, and choreograph tap dances of her own for the stage.  She has also set choreography at/taught at UVU Tap Company, Utah Tap Fest, as well as other dance studios. She has trained as a teacher and dancer under Wendi Isaacson, assisting in teaching her beginning tap classes at BYU.  She also has a Master’s in Education from WGU and teaches 6th grade at Aspen Elementary.  She loves to snuggle her cat and dance with a kpop cover team.

Tom Durham is a hip hop dancer, instructor, and choreographer. As a teacher, he combines fun exploration with a disciplined approach to fundamentals. He has trained in urban dance, breaking, popping, animation, ballroom, cabaret, ballet, jazz, tumbling, parkour, martial arts, media production and music. With this broad background he's able to add storytelling and innovation to his choreography, pleasing performances, as well as growth opportunities for his students. As a dancer, he's competed and performed in numerous venues, including being featured in an Alex Boyé video, and he's an intense participant in the local breaking scene. You can see his dynamic freestyling and experimental work in his growing online dance channel. Tom loves unlocking the power of dance with students and collaborators.

Katie began her ballet training under the tutelage of Jennifer Barlow, Attila Ficzere, Jamie Butler and Yi Qi Cheng at Barlow Arts Conservatory. 

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She later attended the University of Utah ballet department where she was a recipient of the Willam F. Christensen scholarship and advanced track scholarship entry for the programs high school submission. Katie completed her BFA – ballet emphasis from Utah Valley University.  While at UVU Katie performed as member of the Repertory Ballet Ensemble under the direction of Mark Borchelt, Nichole Ortega and Heather Gray. This awarded her the opportunity to perform soloist and demi soloist in many classical and contemporary works.

Additional performing and training credits, includes intensives and master workshops at Ballet West, Ririe-Woodbury Dance Company, Utah Metropolitan Ballet, University of Utah, Brigham Young University, Regional Dance America, Hale Center Theater Orem and Hale Centre Theatre.  Katie is certified in the Progressing Ballet Technique program and just entered her tenth year of teaching. 

With over a decade of experience in American folk dance, Tori began clogging at age nine and reached the professional level within four years. She trained extensively in clogging and other folk styles as a member of the American Rhythm Folk Ensemble, touring throughout the U.S. and Europe and performing at numerous international CIOFF festivals. While with American Rhythm, she also began teaching and developing her instructional skills.

She continued her training at Brigham Young University, where she was invited mid-season to join the prestigious International Folk Dance Ensemble. She spent two additional years touring nationally and internationally with the team and graduated with a minor in cultural dance. To date, she has performed at 15 international CIOFF festivals across 10 countries. In Tori's own words, "although I’ve studied many cultural dance styles, clogging will always have my heart."

Annie White is currently a dance major at BYU and has been dancing for 20 years now. She has taught all styles of dance for the last 4 years to kids ages 3-16 throughout the Utah Valley and feels passionate about teaching. She grew up dancing competitively for 11 years and won many first-place awards, including "Miss SHowmanship" for the most energizing and entertaining solo of the competition. Currently Annie is a part of the Folk Dance team at Brigham Young University and performs with her husband as her dance partner! Her goal is to help each dancer feel comfortable expressing themselves through their movements in a safe environment.