Shannon Mortensen-    Owner/Director-

Shannon has been dancing for 18 years and has extensive teaching experience.  She is trained in ballet, jazz, tap, and contemporary.

High School                                                                                                            

Dance Sterling Scholar                                  

Dance Company President                                                              

Cheerleading Captain                          

College                                                       

Dance Scholarship- University of Utah

Ballet Study- U of U

Member of U of U dance team- Crimson Line

Crimson Line Choreographer 

B.S. Exercise and Sports Science

Board Certified teacher-secondary education

training at Ballet West Academy

Professional

National dance curriculum designer

High School Drill Team Coach

Choreographer for several HS Drill and HS Dance teams

Instructor/choreographer for several private dance studios

Featured Instructor- National convention for dance instructor training

Dance Department Director- Vista Private School

Choreography/Instruction- NBA Halftimes, NFL Halftimes, and nationally televised bowl games

Meghan Honey-         Owner/Director-

Meghan has been dancing for 22 years with 11 years teaching experience.  She is trained in Jazz, Contemporary, Modern, and Hip-Hop.

High School

Dance Company Member/Choreographer- Bingham High School

Drill Team Member/Choreographer- Bingham High School

College                           

UVSC Dance Company                                                               

Studied Modern Dance- UVSC                                            

Full Dance Scholarship- Utah Valley State College                                                           

Professional                                                                                            

Traveled the country performing at various venues

Choreographer for Drill/Dance and Cheer Teams  

Instructor/choreographer for private dance studios

Instructor for national dance convention           

Dance and Arts Program Director       

Professional Dancer for Disney World productions                                                                          

Continuing Education

Synergy staff continues to study from top dance professionals.  This year the Synergy Staff has studied from Mandy Moore, Dee Caspary, Ivan Koumeav, Nick Lazzarini, Travis Wall, and Peter Christie to name a few.

Teresa Colton-     Tumbling Program Director

Teresa is a trained gymnast and USAG coach, she has been teaching tumbling for 17 years.

Professional Experience

Head Instructor for multiple tumbling programs

Developed tumbling curriculum for schools in Utah and Colorado

Received coaching education from USAG

Featured instructor at several tumbling conventions

Assisted in running gymnastic meets for levels 4-10

Joelle Banford- Instructor

Joelle has 20+ years of dance training experience in multiple genres. 

High School                                                                 

Drill Team Captain Junior and Senior year                

All-State Drill Team                                                    

College

Received 3 dance scholarships

3-year drill team member                                          

Dixie College- Rebelette Dance Team

Dixie College- Dance Team

BYU- Studied dance- Dance Teaching Emphasis

Professional

USA Dance Instructor (United Spirit Association)

Toured nationally teaching at multiple conventions/workshops

Competition Judge state-wide
Instruction experience at several dance studios

Toured with professional hip-hop dance company “Street Pro”

Choreographer for multiple high school dance companies and drill teams

Choreographer for Miss Teen Utah and Miss Utah USA pageants

AFAA certified group fitness leader

Andrea Schmaltz (Bio coming soon)


Annie Michaelis (Bio coming soon)





Marnie Denos (Bio coming soon)

Synergy has the best dance instructors and tumbling instructors around.  Our instructors focus on individual attention, skill mastery, and having fun!  Drop by either of our two dance studio locations in West Jordan, UT and try a dance class, tumbling class, or combo-class for free.