Mishelle Briggs ~ Starlet Teams, Ballet, Starz on Stage* Musical Theater
Mishelle grew up loving all things performing arts. After years of the stage calling her name, at the age of five, Mishelle started participating in tap and jazz as well as theatre. As she progressed in the world of performance, Mishelle participated in multiple years of state, varsity, and advanced college choirs, voice lessons, and musicals. Her latest show was at Hopebox Theatre in Kaysville where she played the role of Deb in "Elf- The Musical." Mishelle graduated from BYU-Idaho with a degree in Elementary Education. She loves working with children of all ages. Watching the joy on a student's face as they accomplish a difficult task or goal is what makes being a teacher so worth it! Now, as a mom of a dancer, Mishelle looks forward to becoming a part of the Starstruck Staff and helping other kiddos reach their goals. So, whether your child hopes to be a Prima Ballerina or a Broadway Star, Mishelle is excited to help jumpstart their performing arts dreams!
Esther Birth ~ Starlet Teams, Tumbling, Acro
Hadyn Christensen ~ Starlet Teams, Cheer, Tumbling
Hadyn has been dancing at Starstruck since she can remember. Mom says she was "scooting and rolling out onto the floor" as early as 6 months old. Hadyn has grown up in the studio here at Starstruck and on the dance and tumbling floor her entire young life. While at Starstruck Hadyn has studied Ballet, Jazz, Contemporary, Tap, Hip Hop, Character, Tumbling and Cheer; all while making life-long friends. Hadyn enjoys her time on her cheer squad where she serves as Cheer Captain. Hadyn wants to be a Physical Therapist one day and is very driven in school and life. Hadyn is excited to be teaching and looks forward to meeting all the new friends that walk through the doors at Starstruck. In her spare time she loves to swim, tan with her friends at the pool, harass her little brother and hang out with her family. She loves going to the movies, ice cream every day and potato chips.
Junior Assistant Mentors (JAMMERS)
To apply you must be 12 or older. This is a non-paid internship. If you are picked to become a JAMmer you will be assigned to assist another teacher in teaching a class for the 2024-2025 season. This is great way to enhance your teaching and leadership skills and not only grow as a dancer, but as a teacher as well. (Not everyone who applies will be selected to be a part of this years JAMmers).
Gavin McKenna ~ Tumbling Manager
Tumbling, Cheer, Stunting, Acro
Gavin comes to Starstruck with fantastic experience, training, technique and LOVE for the sport. Gavin has a background in Gymnastics, Capoera, Diving, Cheerleading, and Circus Acrobatics. He was a diver at The Mayan Restaurant At Jordan Commons in Sandy, Utah. He did competitive College Cheer for 8 years, winning the National Title with Weber State University in 2009. Gavin has also competed on 2 All-Star Cheer Teams. He is currently doing partner acrobatics with his beautiful wife Mandy. They do various performance across the state. Gavin was also a member of the Utah Jazz Stunt Team.
Robin Romero ~ Children's Tap, Adult Tap, Company Teams, Starlet Teams
Robin started dancing at the age of 4 with her older sister who was 7. Tap, ballet, jazz were the main dance styles "that many years ago." Robin's mother put her in the same classes as her older sister. So if she was going to be able to dance, she had to keep up with the 7 year olds. Tap quickly became her favorite. Robin and her sister became too advanced to tap with kids their own age. These sweet sisters stayed a duo until Robin was 18 years old. Robin's sister went off to college and Robin started a family resulting in 6 boys which kept her from continuing her dancing. However, she learned a lot about the sports world, football, soccer, baseball etc. In her late 30’s, Robin met some ladies that were taking adult tap lessons and her love of tap retuned in an instant. Robin quickly went from "student" to "teacher" with this studio as a favor to the owner. Even with a studio ownership change and company/studio name change Robin has stayed true as a wonderful Tap Teacher ever since. Robin truly enjoys teaching the Adult ladies, and considers them to be her very good friends. The girls; mostly young ladies now, that she has been teaching over the years have become like pseudo daughters to Robin. They have brought her the greatest pleasure letting her teach them, as well as watching them flourish in all the other wonderful styles of dance over the years. Her hope is that they feel the same excitement and joy for Tap Dancing that she has today!
Brandy Christensen ~ Owner - Directress
Brandy began dancing at a young age stomping on the rodeo barrels in her grandparents backyard. She continued her love for dance and movement as a cheerleader in Jr High then on to Dance Company and Drill Team in High School. However, during her Senior Year in High School she was involved in a serious car accident that nearly took her life and her leg. Through extensive physical therapy and hard work for two years, she was finally able to continue dancing and made her way to audition for the Utah Jazz Dancers. Throughout her 8 years on the team she choreographed and performed numerous halftime routines and had the opportunity to perform at many local events as well as the European International Basketball Championships where she choreographed halftime and time-out routines. Brandy also performed in the ceremonies for the 2002 Salt Lake City Winter Olympics.
For the past 25+ years Brandy has worked with several drill teams, dance studios, cheer teams, and soloists across Utah and has been an adjudicator at many state and national dance competitions. Brandy’s passion for dance and teaching led her to open Starstruck, a studio geared towards helping children and teens discover the best in themselves through dance. Since it’s opening in 2008, Starstruck has grown tremendously and has provided dancers with the opportunity to learn in a welcoming and constructive environment. Brandy was the head coach for the Weber High School Drill Team from 2014 - 2020 and enjoyed being able to work with so many dancers both in the studio and at the High School. She is also an Accredited Interscholastic Coach (AIC) for the National Federation of High School Associations (NFHS).
Brandy is passionate about her family, health and nutrition, and helping people discover the best in themselves. Brandy is a wife and mother of 3 beautiful children, two of which are also dancers and her son is a sports and horse fanatic. She has loved being able to work with so many studios, directors, and dancers through Starstruck Dance & Tumbling as well as Starstruck Dance Competitions and hopes that dancers will continue to feel inspired and motivated to continue pursuing their dreams as they work and dance within our studio family.
Starstruck Staff
OUR JUNIOR ASSISTANT MENTORS
* Jocelynn Gardner ~ Junior Assistant Mentor
* Karlee Joos ~ Junior Assistant Mentor
* Sydney Nelson ~ Junior Assistant Mentor
* Leah Wilson ~ Junior Assistant Mentor
* Kate Price ~ Junior Assistant Mentor
Ruby Lemmon ~ Company/Competition Teams,
Discovering the Best in You
Since 2008
Kaylee Wheeler ~ Starz on Stage, Starlet Teams, Company Teams
Kennedy Johnston ~ Starlet Ballet I, II & III, Company Teams, Starlet Teams
I have been dancing since I was 5 years old. I started as a competitive dancer at Elevated Dance Project (Eagle, ID), and then at 14 I switched to Idaho Regional Ballet. I have a strong passion for dancing and teaching. I am currently a Dance Performance Major at Weber State University, with an emphasis in choreography. I love to pass on my knowledge to the kids I teach, not only in dance technique but also in personal character and life skills!
Hannah Frankenfield ~ Company/Competition Teams, Starlet Teams, Tumbling
"Hannah has been dancing since she was 8 years old and has loved competing since then. She enjoys the hard work and dedication that is required. She loves being able to dance with her friends and spend time with them. At age 14 she joined Syracuse's Drill Team and at 15 joined Syracuse's Dance Company. Hannah wants to eventually dance for a college team and then teach dance. Her favorite style of dance is contemporary and she enjoys the memories she makes through dance, the friendships, and cannot wait to keep making more. Outside of dance she loves to read, hangout with friends, and swim."
Isaac Ngatuvai ~ Boyz Crew, Shooting Stars Hip Hop, Junior Premier Hip Hop, Senior Premier Hip Hop
Isaac has loved all forms of urban choreography since he watched “Step Up 3” with his Dad when he was 8 years old. You could frequently find him as a kid watching youtube videos and teaching himself different street styles of dance. Isaac joined his first competitive hip hop team when he was 16 at Empower Dance Academy and has since loved being a part of the studio dance community. He has a strong foundation in Hip Hop, and Funk styles of dance and loves to spread his love for dance wherever he goes. Isaac is a Marketing student in the Huntsman School of Business at Utah State University. In his free time you can often find Isaac watching a wide variety of movies, competing in case competitions with the Huntsman Marketing Association, and going to sporting or student events with friends. He is also a part of the Ambassador program at Utah State helping high school students explore their path to higher education. He is one of Ashley’s Hip Hop students at USU and is excited to work with the students here at Starstruck.
Ashley Richards ~ Studio Manager
Competition/Company Teams and Starlet Teams
Ashley started off her dance career on a Dance Drill Team in Idaho. She then found her passion for Hip Hop when she hit College. She has now been teaching at Utah State University for six (6) years, Weber State University for two (2) years and this will be her third year teaching Hip Hop at Starstruck. She has also choreographed for High School Drill Teams and many other local events. Ashley loves dancing and being able to use what she has learned to teach others.
Ashlyn Christensen ~ Acro, Competition Teams, Starlet Teams, Tumbling
Ashlyn has been dancing since the age of 2. She started off at Starstruck doing KIDZ Tap and advanced into many other genres including, Ballet, Contemporary, Jazz and Hip Hop. Ashlyn loves Contemporary the most of course but does enjoy ALL styles of Dance and expressing movement in every way. Ashlyn participated on Competition Teams for Starstruck until age 15 when she started dancing for Syracuse High School Dance Line (Drill Team) and Dance Company Team. She loves the friends she makes everywhere that dance takes her. Her favorite thing about teaching is "the littles." She loves to watch them grow and discover the BEST in themselves, their confidence, and their LOVE of the art of dance. Ashlyn is looking forward to helping dancers with their solos this year as she ventures into more teaching here at Starstruck. In her spare time she loves to SING, SING SING - this girl can sing anything. She loves hair, nails and makeup, hanging out with her friends, Pinterest, crafting, going to the movies and hanging out with her family.