Instructors

Sandra Emile established the Cache Valley School of Ballet in 1986. She has combined her love of children and ballet to provide excellent training for a lifetime of dance. Graduating from the North Carolina School of the Arts, she apprenticed with the American Ballet Theatre before coming to Logan. She is accredited in the Cecchetti and Vaganova methods, and the Paris Opera Ballet Syllabus. Her students have been accepted at many university dance programs and professional companies (e.g. Ballet West, Atlanta Ballet, Pacific Northwest, San Francisco Ballet, Pittsburgh Ballet).

 

 

Becky Erickson, a member Cache Valley Civic Ballet, has studied with Sandra Emile and Maggi Moar. In addition, she has taken master classes with Troy Bowles, Eric Harris, and School of American Ballet. She is also trained in Irish Dancing and has performed as the Sugarplum Fairy (Nutcracker), Aurora (Sleeping Beauty), and Swanhilda (Coppelia).

 

 

Karyn Hansen, member Cache Valley Civic Ballet; studied with Sandra Emile and Maggi Moar, and has taken master classes with Troy Bowles, Eric Harris, Marsha Knight, and School of American Ballet. She has danced as the Sugar Plum Fairy in The Nutcracker, Winter Fairy in Cinderella, Little Red Riding Hood in Sleeping Beauty, and Nightingale in Firebird.

Kaitlyn Hughes member of Cache Valley Civic Ballet; studied with Cache Valley School of Ballet for eighteen years with Sandra Emile, Stephanie White, Vivian Taylor, Tami Vernon and Maggi Moar. She has also attended several intensive ballet programs including; Snowy Range Summer Dance Festival, BYU's dance workshop and Dancers of America summer program in Las Vegas, Nevada. She has performed in Cache Valley Civic Ballet's Nutcracker as a Snow Princess and the Arabian Princess, as well as the Spanish Doll, Czardas and Dance of the Dawn in Coppelia.

Tora B. Johnson, director of Cache Pilates Studio, member of Cache Valley Civic Ballet; performed with the Cache Community Theatre and the Festival of the American West; attended Dance West Workshop at Utah State University; studied under Sandra Emile and Maggi Moar.  

 

Debi King has a degree in Dance and Health Education from USU. Over the past 14 years she has taught all levels of ballet in Salt Lake City. She recently moved to Cache Valley with her family where she now is involved with all forms of costume design and sits on the CVCB board of directors.

Sharisa A. Masterson started training at Virginia Tanner and later trained at Clytie Adams School of Ballet and La Rae's Dance Unlimited with instructors such as Heather Thackeray, Kate Crews, and Jason Linsley. She also studied at Brigham Young University in Ballet for a year and half under Sandra Allen, Marsha Russel, and Caroline Prohosky.

Natalie Robbins, member Cache Valley Civic Ballet; performed with the Festival of the American West, Cache Community Theatre, and Sunburst Dancers; attended Dance West Workshop, Ballet West Christiansen Academy, Ririe Woodbury, RDT; studied under Sandra Emile and Maggi Moar. She has perfomed various roles, including Cinderella.

 

Vivian Taylor, member Cache Valley Civic Ballet; attended Dance West Workshop; performed with the Festival of the American West, Cache Community Theatre, and Valley Dance Ensemble; studied under Sandra Emile, Maggi Moar, Jan Jacobsen and Marsha Knight.  
 

Tami Vernon, member Cache Valley Civic Ballet; studied creative movement for children with Virginia Tanner Dance Institute; attended David Howard Teacher's Workshop. Seattle WA., and Dance West Workshop, Utah State University; performed with Cache Community Theatre and USU Opera Company.

Stephanie R. White, member Cache Valley Civic Ballet; performer and assistant director, Festival of the American West; instructor Dance West Workshop, Utah State University; choreographed and performed for the Cache Community Theatre, Usu Sunburst Club, USU Opera Company and USU Theatre.