About the STARS...
The Southern Utah STARS is a member of the STARS National Dance
Program. This program was founded 36 years ago by Pat Rhodes, who
has just recently retired as the National Director. The new National
Directors are Holly & Kevin Diaz from Santa Clarita, California. The
STARS has over 35 sister teams in the Western United States, including
teams in Utah, Idaho, Colorado, New Mexico, Arizona, Nevada, California,
& Oregon.
The Southern Utah STARS opened in St. George Utah in August 2003 by
director, Julie Colbert. The STARS have performed at many local events
the past 6 years, including the Dickens Christmas Festival, Dixie State
College basketball games, the St. George Art Festival, the Dixie Escalante
Kite Festival, the Holiday Bowl in San Diego California, the Las Vegas All
American Classic Bowl game, the Oakland Raiders vs. New York Giants
football game in Oakland California on New Year's Eve 2005, several
parades and local festivals around Washington County, the Washington
County fair, and several competitions both locally & nationally. The
STARS will be performing with the Jonas Brothers at this year's Stadium of
Fire in Provo, Utah.
We have an awesome staff here at STARS. All teachers are very
experienced in the particular type of dance they teach. Each teacher has
extensive training in technique and teaching skills. Our staff are...
Julie Colbert : Director/Instructor - Julie is the current director of the
Southern Utah STARS Dance Studio. Julie began dancing at the age of 4
and was a student of the STARS dance program for 10 years in Layton,
Utah. While still dancing for STARS she was a cheerleader for Central
Davis Jr. High in Layton. She then went on to become Vice President of
her high school drill team the Layton High Lancelles for 2 years. After high
school she attended college at Weber State University where she was on
their dance team the Chatonelles. In 1993 she performed at the Stadium
of Fire as a back-up dancer for the Beach Boys. She has been a dance
competition judge for 15 years.
Julie also continues her dance education by attending conventions and
workshops and has trained with world class dancers and choreographers
such as Joe Tremaine, Jo Rowan, Joe Lanteri, Sabra Johnston, Mia
Michaels, Finis Jhung, Greg Russell, and many more. She is married to
her wonderful husband, Travis, and has 3 beautiful kids, Natalie, Madison,
& Gavin whom all dance for STARS.
Lisa Ray: Instructor: My name is Lisa Ray. I started dancing at the age of 5
with Dixie Coggins of the Cogginettes in North Ogden. Dixie merged with
another dance company and became C & C Dance Company. I danced
for them until I graduated from Weber High School. After graduating I
attended Snow College for two years on a dance scholarship. Following
my graduation from Snow I went out into the working world and then
married my wonderful husband Chris and we made our first home in
Nephi. I quit working when our family started to grow and we now have
four beautiful children Mylee, Kobe, Bode and Makinlee. Chris had a
wonderful opportunity to come to St. George and begin a business with
his three brothers, so we moved to the St. George area in August of 2005
and we love it. All 4 of my children dance with the Southern Utah Stars and
they love it. We have been so happy with Stars and I am so excited to be a
part of it and share my love of dance with your children.
Kaitlin Ensminger: Instructor: Kaitlin grew up in Draper, UT and is adored
by her family especially her older brother and sister. She has many
hobbies, which include boating, running, hanging out with her friends and
of course dancing. Kaitlin has trained in dance for seven years. She is
trained in jazz, ballet, cheerleading and modern dance. She was a
member of Alta High Schools JV and Varsity cheer squad. She loved
cheering and enjoyed the memories she gained from her experience. She
has had the opportunity to travel to many different places with her family.
She has been to Venezuela, Thailand, Cambodia, Vietnam, several
different islands in the Caribbean and many of the United States. Kaitlin
attends Dixie State College and will receive her associates’ degree in the
spring. She continues her dance education at Dixie State college as a
member of the Dixie State Dance Company. She also continues her
dance education by attending classes in jazz, ballet, modern and pointe.
She will be performing in several pieces in the company’s spring concert.
Kaitlin loves teaching at STARS studio and enjoys watching her students
progress.
Linda King: Ballet instructor: Linda has been teaching ballet & tap for over
30 years in Utah, California, & Arizona. She has been in many
performances & productions including the national tour of "On a Clear
Day" with John Raitt. She has performed with the Los Angeles/San
Francisco Civic Light Opera in productions such as "My Fair Lady",
"Rosalinda", "Dumas and Son", and "The Great Waltz". Her T.V.
appearances include The Smother's Brothers Comedy Hour, The Kraft
Music Hall with Don Knotts & Jimmy Durante, and numerous other
television specials. Her Film credits include "Bye Bye Birdie" and "It's a
Mad, Mad, Mad, Mad World". She performed in Disneyland with The
Golden Horseshoe Revue for 2 years. She has danced with the San
Francisco Ballet in the Nutcracker, and also for the American Ballet theatre
in Giselle, Romeo and Juliet, and Sleeping Beauty. The list goes on and
we are so thrilled and excited to welcome Linda to our staff to teach ballet
for us. She has just moved here from Arizona so we welcome her to St.
George, Utah.
Toni Olsen: Instructor: Bio coming soon
The Southern Utah STARS is a member of the STARS National Dance
Program. This program was founded 36 years ago by Pat Rhodes, who
has just recently retired as the National Director. The new National
Directors are Holly & Kevin Diaz from Santa Clarita, California. The
STARS has over 35 sister teams in the Western United States, including
teams in Utah, Idaho, Colorado, New Mexico, Arizona, Nevada, California,
& Oregon.
The Southern Utah STARS opened in St. George Utah in August 2003 by
director, Julie Colbert. The STARS have performed at many local events
the past 6 years, including the Dickens Christmas Festival, Dixie State
College basketball games, the St. George Art Festival, the Dixie Escalante
Kite Festival, the Holiday Bowl in San Diego California, the Las Vegas All
American Classic Bowl game, the Oakland Raiders vs. New York Giants
football game in Oakland California on New Year's Eve 2005, several
parades and local festivals around Washington County, the Washington
County fair, and several competitions both locally & nationally. The
STARS will be performing with the Jonas Brothers at this year's Stadium of
Fire in Provo, Utah.
We have an awesome staff here at STARS. All teachers are very
experienced in the particular type of dance they teach. Each teacher has
extensive training in technique and teaching skills. Our staff are...
Julie Colbert : Director/Instructor - Julie is the current director of the
Southern Utah STARS Dance Studio. Julie began dancing at the age of 4
and was a student of the STARS dance program for 10 years in Layton,
Utah. While still dancing for STARS she was a cheerleader for Central
Davis Jr. High in Layton. She then went on to become Vice President of
her high school drill team the Layton High Lancelles for 2 years. After high
school she attended college at Weber State University where she was on
their dance team the Chatonelles. In 1993 she performed at the Stadium
of Fire as a back-up dancer for the Beach Boys. She has been a dance
competition judge for 15 years.
Julie also continues her dance education by attending conventions and
workshops and has trained with world class dancers and choreographers
such as Joe Tremaine, Jo Rowan, Joe Lanteri, Sabra Johnston, Mia
Michaels, Finis Jhung, Greg Russell, and many more. She is married to
her wonderful husband, Travis, and has 3 beautiful kids, Natalie, Madison,
& Gavin whom all dance for STARS.
Lisa Ray: Instructor: My name is Lisa Ray. I started dancing at the age of 5
with Dixie Coggins of the Cogginettes in North Ogden. Dixie merged with
another dance company and became C & C Dance Company. I danced
for them until I graduated from Weber High School. After graduating I
attended Snow College for two years on a dance scholarship. Following
my graduation from Snow I went out into the working world and then
married my wonderful husband Chris and we made our first home in
Nephi. I quit working when our family started to grow and we now have
four beautiful children Mylee, Kobe, Bode and Makinlee. Chris had a
wonderful opportunity to come to St. George and begin a business with
his three brothers, so we moved to the St. George area in August of 2005
and we love it. All 4 of my children dance with the Southern Utah Stars and
they love it. We have been so happy with Stars and I am so excited to be a
part of it and share my love of dance with your children.
Kaitlin Ensminger: Instructor: Kaitlin grew up in Draper, UT and is adored
by her family especially her older brother and sister. She has many
hobbies, which include boating, running, hanging out with her friends and
of course dancing. Kaitlin has trained in dance for seven years. She is
trained in jazz, ballet, cheerleading and modern dance. She was a
member of Alta High Schools JV and Varsity cheer squad. She loved
cheering and enjoyed the memories she gained from her experience. She
has had the opportunity to travel to many different places with her family.
She has been to Venezuela, Thailand, Cambodia, Vietnam, several
different islands in the Caribbean and many of the United States. Kaitlin
attends Dixie State College and will receive her associates’ degree in the
spring. She continues her dance education at Dixie State college as a
member of the Dixie State Dance Company. She also continues her
dance education by attending classes in jazz, ballet, modern and pointe.
She will be performing in several pieces in the company’s spring concert.
Kaitlin loves teaching at STARS studio and enjoys watching her students
progress.
Linda King: Ballet instructor: Linda has been teaching ballet & tap for over
30 years in Utah, California, & Arizona. She has been in many
performances & productions including the national tour of "On a Clear
Day" with John Raitt. She has performed with the Los Angeles/San
Francisco Civic Light Opera in productions such as "My Fair Lady",
"Rosalinda", "Dumas and Son", and "The Great Waltz". Her T.V.
appearances include The Smother's Brothers Comedy Hour, The Kraft
Music Hall with Don Knotts & Jimmy Durante, and numerous other
television specials. Her Film credits include "Bye Bye Birdie" and "It's a
Mad, Mad, Mad, Mad World". She performed in Disneyland with The
Golden Horseshoe Revue for 2 years. She has danced with the San
Francisco Ballet in the Nutcracker, and also for the American Ballet theatre
in Giselle, Romeo and Juliet, and Sleeping Beauty. The list goes on and
we are so thrilled and excited to welcome Linda to our staff to teach ballet
for us. She has just moved here from Arizona so we welcome her to St.
George, Utah.
Toni Olsen: Instructor: Bio coming soon
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| 2008/09 staff standing l to r: Becka Juarez, Julie Colbert, Farah Stout middle row l to r: Kaitlin Ensminger, Lisa Ray, Broklyn Bickmore bottom row, l to r: Holly Nicholes, Toni Olsen |
