Student Division Levels 1 through 8 are designed for students ages 9 and above. Ballet West Academy promotes a healthy and nurturing approach. Classes follow a carefully constructed, comprehensive curriculum, designed to provide the skills necessary to pursue a career in dance. Students perform in the Ballet West Academy Winter, Spring, and Contemporary Showcases.


Ballet West Academy’s Student Division provides year-round training at four campuses: Salt Lake City Ballet Centre, Salt Lake City Trolley Corners, Park City, and Utah County. Promotions within the Student Division are considered on an individual basis and determined in part by an examination demonstrated at the end of the school year and an evaluation by the faculty and Campus Principal. Students in this division can expect to spend more than one year in each level.

Choose A Location

Salt Lake City
Ballet Centre

  • Levels 5-8.

  • Frederick Quinney Lawson
    Ballet West Academy
    Jessie Eccles Quinney Ballet Centre

    52 West 200 South
    Salt Lake City, UT 84101

  • Ages 13 and above, by placement.

  • Student Division classes include ballet, pointe, men’s technique, contemporary, conditioning, character, flamenco, repertoire, and pas de deux.

Salt Lake City
Trolley Corners

  • Levels 1-4.

  • Frederick Quinney Lawson
    Ballet West Academy
    Trolley Corners

    515 South 700 East, Suite 1B
    Salt Lake City, UT 84102

  • Ages 9-13, by placement.

  • Student Division classes include ballet, pointe, men’s technique, contemporary, repertoire, and conditioning.

Park City

  • Levels 1-8.

  • Frederick Quinney Lawson
    Ballet West Academy
    Peggy Bergmann Park City Campus

    2780 Rasmussen Road, Suite B2
    Park City, UT 84098

  • Ages 11-18, by placement.

  • Student Division classes include ballet, pointe, contemporary, jazz, conditioning, repertoire, and performance opportunities.

Utah County

  • Levels 1-8.

  • Frederick Quinney Lawson
    Ballet West Academy
    Utah County Campus

    564 West 700 South, #403
    Pleasant Grove, UT 84062

  • Ages 10 and up, by placement.

  • Student Division classes include ballet, pointe, contemporary, jazz, conditioning, repertoire, and performance opportunities.

    Supplemental classes available in commercial dance.

Our Curriculum

Educating the Whole Child

The Frederick Quinney Lawson Ballet West Academy trains pure classical ballet with a uniquely American syllabus developed by our Academy Director, Evelyn Cisneros- Legate and Associate Director of Curriculum, Stacey Mahan, EdM, utilizing research on milestones in physical, cognitive, and emotional child development. Guided by the vision of our Artistic Director Adam Sklute in conjunction with our world-renowned faculty and artistic staff who share their professional experience with out students. Student Division (Levels 1-8) students refine their work and acquire ballet vocabulary.

Artistic Leadership, Student Division Faculty

  • Evelyn Cisneros-Legate

    DIRECTOR, BALLET WEST ACADEMY

  • Katherine Lawrence

    PRINCIPAL, BALLET CENTRE & TROLLEY CORNERS CAMPUSES

  • Allison DeBona

    PRINCIPAL, PEGGY BERGMANN PARK CITY CAMPUS

  • Heather Thackeray

    PRINCIPAL, UTAH COUNTY CAMPUS

  • Catherine Batcheller

    PRINCIPAL FACULTY AND ARTISTIC ENGAGEMENT COORDINATOR

  • Courtney Hellebuyck

    PRINCIPAL FACULTY AND STUDENT REHEARSAL DIRECTOR

  • Stacey Mahan

    PRINCIPAL FACULTY AND ASSOCIATE DIRECTOR OF CURRICULUM

  • Bridget Payne

    PRINCIPAL FACULTY AND COSTUME COORDINATOR

  • James Payne

    PRINCIPAL FACULTY & TRAINEE COORDINATOR

  • Jeff Rogers

    PRINCIPAL FACULTY AND DIRECTOR OF ACADEMY MEN’S PROGRAM

  • Jordan DeBona

    SENIOR MANAGER OF STUDENT LIFE AND SUMMER INTENSIVE COORDINATOR

  • Eunice Kim Stafford

    ASSOCIATE PRINCIPAL, TROLLEY CORNERS CAMPUS AND STUDENT LIFE MANAGER

  • Michael Waldrop

    FULL-TIME FACULTY & CONTEMPORARY PROGRAM MANAGER

  • Izzy Arrieta

    INSTRUCTOR AT UTAH COUNTY

  • Hannah Argyle

    INSTRUCTOR AT TROLLEY CORNERS

  • Silver Barkes

    INSTRUCTOR AT BALLET CENTRE

  • Jamie Butler

    INSTRUCTOR AT UTAH COUNTY

  • Claire Campbell

    INSTRUCTOR AT TROLLEY CORNERS

  • Dantzel Cherry

    INSTRUCTOR AT UTAH COUNTY

  • Natalie Desch

    INSTRUCTOR AT BALLET CENTRE AND TROLLEY CORNERS

  • Mariah Edmunds

    INSTRUCTOR AT UTAH COUNTY AND TROLLEY CORNERS

  • Isabella Flanigan

    INSTRUCTOR AT PARK CITY

  • Sammy Gomm

    UTAH COUNTY CAMPUS INSTRUCTOR AND ADMINISTRATOR

  • Tyler Gum

    INSTRUCTOR AT BALLET CENTRE AND ADULT CLASSES

  • David Huffmire

    INSTRUCTOR AT BALLET CENTRE

  • Amanda Kindt

    RESIDENT ADVISOR & INSTRUCTOR IN PARK CITY

  • Lindsey Larsen Laford

    INSTRUCTOR AT UTAH COUNTY

  • Katelyn Milner-Packer

    INSTRUCTOR AT UTAH COUNTY

  • Nanette Reimschussel Chertudi

    UTAH COUNTY ADMINISTRATOR, INSTRUCTOR AND ADULT PROGRAM COORDINATOR

  • Ashleigh Richardson

    INSTRUCTOR AT TROLLEY CORNERS

  • Mary Ann Shaefer

    INSTRUCTOR AT PARK CITY

  • Heidi Slagle

    INSTRUCTOR AT PARK CITY

  • Kramer Snead

    INSTRUCTOR AT TROLLEY CORNERS, BALLET CENTRE, AND ADULT CLASSES

  • Kristen Stringham

    INSTRUCTOR AT PARK CITY

  • Samantha Taggart

    INSTRUCTOR AT UTAH COUNTY

  • Jessica Harston Thompson

    INSTRUCTOR AT BALLET CENTRE

  • Rex Tilton

    INSTRUCTOR AT PARK CITY

  • Joshua Trader

    INSTRUCTOR AT BALLET CENTRE

  • Barbara Valles

    INSTRUCTOR AT TROLLEY CORNERS

  • Elizabeth Weldon

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  • Bashaun Williams

    INSTRUCTOR AT PARK CITY

  • Kyohei Yoshida

    INSTRUCTOR AT UTAH COUNTY, BALLET CENTRE, TROLLEY CORNERS, AND ADULT CLASSES

Learn about our faculty

Placement in our Student Division requires an audition for new students.
Auditions are held with an in-studio class or video audition.