Our Team at Hip Dance Company

Abbi has been dancing for 18 years and competitively for 15 years, Abbi grew up dancing at Salt City Stars and then trained most of my life at Empower Dance Academy. Abbi is trained in ballet, hip hop, jazz, tap, and lyrical/contemporary. Abbi’s junior and senior year...

Tessa Italasano – Fisilau has been dancing since the age of 3. She has been trained extensively in all disciplines. She trained most of her life at Pulse 31 and has been inspired by many teachers and choreographers throughout the years. She was involved with Odyssey’s...

Tayte began dancing when she took her first dance class at the age of one and a half and has been dancing ever since. Throughout the years, she has trained in ballet, pointe, jazz, modern, contemporary, tap, and hip hop.  As a teenager, she went on to train with...

Brooklyn has been dancing for 15+ years and has a passion for dance and creating routines that are fit for each individual. Brooklyn trained at Axis Dance Center & Synergy before going on to be a member of the Taylorsville Drill Team for 4 years. While on the team...

Andie has danced since the age of two years old. She has trained in Jazz, Ballet, Tap, Pointe, Lyrical, Hip Hop and Contemporary. She started her training at Jennifer Hansens Premier Dance Academy, and then moved to Power Plus Academy where she danced competitively....

Katie started dancing when she was 3 years old and immediately fell in love with it. Katie grew up dancing at Hip Dance Co., training in a variety of styles which led to many opportunities, one of them being a 3-year member of the Copper Hills drill team. Katie won...

Brittni’s passion for dance began at a young age. She’s trained in several styles including jazz, ballet, pointe, and contemporary. While attending Canyon view Arts Center she received the Mary Kasai Ballet Scholarship, fueling her passion for ballet and pointe. Upon...

Meagan is excited to be returning to teach at HIP Dance Company for her 3rd year. Prior to teaching at HIP, Meagan taught at her childhood studio teaching preschool dance, jazz, tumbling, and cheerleading for over 15 years, where she also danced until 2020. Along with...

Bailie has danced since the age of two and competitively since the age of four. Her dancing began at Premier Dance Academy, which is now HIP Dance Company; with training in jazz, ballet, hip hop, lyrical/contemporary, tap, and pointe. Her love for dance took her from...

Alisha Lee is from Salt Lake City Utah and has been dancing for 20+ years with extensive training in jazz, hip hop, ballet, contemporary and modern. She has been teaching dance since the age of 16 and her choreography has been recognized on  local and national levels....

Mandy has worked as a gymnastics and tumbling coach for over 11 years as well as 2 years’ experience as a fitness instructor and preschool teacher. She’s always striving to learn and keep up on new techniques of teaching. Her passion for teaching kids started when her...

MaKayla has trained for seventeen years and is on her seventh year teaching at HIP. She has trained in multiple styles of dance including; Jazz, Ballet, Hip Hop, Lyrical, Modern, Contemporary, Military, Character, Kick, and Tumbling. MaKayla has danced with multiple...

Nicole is passionate about mentoring through dance and leadership. She has found joy in supporting others and helping them recognize and reach their highest potential. She has been teaching at Hip Dance Co for 9 years, with a primary focus on our outstanding hip-hop...

Andrea Taylor grew up in St. George and was a member of the Dixie High School Jetettes.  She served as team captain and was named a member of the All-State drill team her senior year.  She graduated from Southern Utah University with a degree in Secondary...

Hip Dance Company offers instruction from beginning to advanced levels, in technique, jazz, ballet, hip hop, breaking, and combo classes for little ones. Under the direction of Mindy Petersen, the studio attributes their success to dedication and commitment in...