Olivia Smith started dancing at the age of 2 and trained in all styles of dance until the age of 13 when she moved to Ballet West Academy to focus on her classical ballet training. While at Ballet West Academy Olivia had many performance opportunities in classical and contemporary ballets, competing at the Youth American Grand Prix, and was invited to the YAGP New York Finals. After high school, she traveled with Long Beach Ballet to tour China and Japan. Olivia was the First Attendant to Miss Provo, the Distinguished Young Women of Highland and American Fork, and 2nd runner up to the Distinguished Young Women of Utah.
Olivia is currently a dance major at BYU, and will graduate with her Bachelor of Fine Arts with an emphasis in ballet. Olivia has been a member of BYU’s Theatre Ballet Company for 5 years, and had many performing opportunities with the company, including dancing in ballets such as Swan Lake, Giselle, Piquita, George Balanchine’s Serenade, and performing the lead in Gerald Arpino’s Reflections in 2019 and 2023, as well as traveling and performing across the United States and Europe. After graduating from BYU, Olivia plans to receive a Master of Fine Arts in ballet, become a certified personal trainer, and Intuitive Eating counselor and coach.
Olivia started teaching at Lone Peak Dance Studio at age 15 and is so excited for this upcoming year at LPDS!
Megan Furness
Tumbling and Cheer Prep Coach
Hi my name is Megan:) I am 20 years old and a Junior at UVU. I did competitive cheer at Macs Allstar Cheer for 15 years. I have won countless national titles throughout my years of cheer and was lucky enough to compete at the Cheerleading Worlds 2021 at the ESPN sports center in Disney World Florida! My freshman year of college, I was a member of the cheer team at Dixie State University.
I first started coaching when I was 15 years old at Peak Tumbling in Draper Utah. I coached at Mindi’s Tumbling & Cheer in St. George Utah in 2021-2022. I currently coach the AF 9th grade cheer team and at other gyms around the valley. My favorite part about coaching is watching the kids faces when they do their new skill for the first time. I’m so excited to coach here again this year!!
Maria Bailey
Hip Hop and Combo Teacher
Hey! My name is Maria Bailey and I am 22 years old. I'm a junior at BYU studying Experience Design and Management! I have been dancing for 15 years! I trained in jazz, hip hop, ballet, contemporary, tap, and learned some Latin ballroom from my time at BYU. My main studios were the Pointe Academy, Aspire Dance Academy, and the Vibe Hip Hop Studio. With each of these studios I won numerous overall titles with my teams. This last year I specifically won "Best Showmanship" for my Hip Hop solo. I have choreographed for weddings and other events. I love to dance and the confidence it has instilled in me. I'm excited to work with your kid and teach them that they too can dance!
Amy Sanders
Amy started dancing as a little girl and never stopped. She loves music, dance, and fitness and has been teaching for 25 years. She has a bachelor's degree in exercise science and carries over 30 certifications in the dance, fitness, mindset & wellness fields.
Lone Peak Studios was born when she noticed that every studio in her area was competitive. Teachers were focused solely on the competition dance & tumbling teams, leaving the other open enrollment kids feeling inadequate and not good enough to be recognized and belong.
She believes that every student/client should feel loved and accepted while being pushed in a positive atmosphere to reach new levels whether it's dance, tumbling, and/or fitness. Her team follow and teach the 8 core empowerment principles stated below in all of their teaching.
