2022-2023

Coaches

Gina Terrell

Head Coach

Ginger Davis

Assistant Coach

Seniors

Ashley Miller - Captain

Ashley started dancing when she was four years old and has loved it ever since. She has trained in ballet, pointe, modern, jazz, hip hop, and tap at Canyon View Arts Center. She has also performed in numerous productions with South Pointe Ballet. Ashley was the Dance Sterling Scholar at Bingham this year. Outside of dance, Ashley enjoys spending time with family and friends, traveling, and going to Swig. She is so grateful to be part of Bingham Ballroom Team, and for all the opportunities, memories, and friendships it has given her. Ashley has absolutely loved serving as the Girl’s Captain this year, and would like to thank her teammates for giving her constant love and support. She would like to thank her amazing parents for supporting her through everything she does. She would also like to thank her dance teachers and coaches Andrea Edwards, Gina Terrell, and Ginger Davis, for pushing her to be the dancer and person she is today. Ashley is attending Utah State University in the fall, where she plans to keep dancing as well as majoring in business. She also plans on serving a church mission after one year of school. Ashley will always be grateful for BBT, and will cherish these memories for the rest of her life.

Boston Pond - Captain

Boston is back at it again for his 3rd and FINAL year of being on the ballroom team! He has felt so blessed to be on the team all three years of his high school career. He loves singing, dancing, and napping. Boston’s first experience doing ballroom was during 8th grade at Elk Ridge Middle School, where he learned some basic steps at an after school workshop. He immediately fell in love, and the idea of trying out for Bingham’s Ballroom team began to look more and more appealing. Lucky for him, he made the team. He has been blessed to meet so many people and to make so many different memories and connections. Boston has felt so blessed to be the boys captain this year. He loves leading the team and making everyone laugh. Boston also loves sharing the team with his younger brother Nixon! He has loved watching him grow and to compete with and against him. Nixon is cool. Ballroom is a huge escape for Boston. When he dances, he feels free. After high school, Boston will be heading down south to Brazil to serve a full time mission! After that he plans on attending BYU and to continue dancing ballroom on one of BYU’s teams while he gains an education. Boston is forever grateful for his family for being so supportive of him. And he is especially thankful for his mom for waking up bright and early to help get him to ballroom. He would also like to thank his wonderful officers and captain for sticking on the team with him for these past 3 years. They have impacted his life in so many ways. It will be hard to say goodbye. Boston will never forget his time dancing with BBT

Rebeca Rios - Technique Officer

Rebeca is so grateful to have spent another year on the Bingham Ballroom Team. She feels remarkably blessed to dance with some of the most caring and accepting people throughout her years of high school. She is honored to share memories of knee-buckling laughter fits and cherished friendships with each member. Since the age of four, Beca has been constantly dancing. For fourteen years she has trained in many styles; Cecchetti ballet, pointe, contemporary, and Mexican folkloric ballet. She enjoys organizing, dental/ortho assisting, holding her cat, and laughing with friends and family. This year Rebeca had the opportunity to serve as the secretary for the Bingham Seminary council and as an Ambassador for her JATC Dental Assisting program. She is excited to study Dental Hygiene and to serve a mission for the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day Saints. She wishes to thank Gina Terrell, Ginger Davis, and the BBT officers of past and present years for their love, patience, and encouragement in her training.

Kenna Bean - Technique Officer

Kenna has been dancing 14 years and has dedicated much of her life to the art. She danced at Rocky Mountain Dance for 13 years and is trained in ballet, contemporary, jazz, and hip hop. Kenna also has a passion for singing and acting and has been a part of all the school musicals at Bingham. She is currently in Xanadu, the Musical Theatre class spring musical, and is excited to be playing the lead. Ever since Kenna auditioned for the ballroom team, her passion for ballroom dance has grown tremendously. It is very different from the styles of dance that she has previously been trained in and yet she loves it. She loves having to connect with a partner while dancing and moving her body in ways she has never done before. Kenna is the youngest of five in her family and has two nieces and a nephew. She loves playing games and spending time with her family because they all can make her laugh until she cries. She has loved being the Technique Officer this year and is sad to close this chapter in her life. She is attending UVU in the fall and plans to major in Dance Education. She also plans on serving a church mission after 1 year of college. She would like to thank all of her dance instructors at Rocky Mountain Dance for pushing her to be the best dancer she can be. And she would like to thank all the members of the ballroom team for the best three years she could ask for.

Cade Poulter - Spirit Officer

Cade is so excited to be on the ballroom team for his third year in a row, and has been so blessed to have such an amazing experience and to meet so many amazing people. He’s been involved in musicals ever since he was very young and always loved dancing in them, and his first experience with ballroom came when he took after-school workshops in middle school. He auditioned for the team before his sophomore year, and has been thrilled to be a part of BBT ever since. He has learned and grown so much as a dancer, competing in team dances and syllabus events at competitions, and even choreographing dances of his own. Cade has always loved performing, especially singing, and he has been involved in choir ever since he was very young, being on the Bingham Madrigals for the past two years. Along with being an officer on the ballroom team, Cade is the president of the choir program and the Madrigals at Bingham this year. Cade absolutely loves spending time with his friends, playing basketball, watching Star Wars movies, listening to music (especially Harry Styles), and building Legos, which his entire room is covered with. Cade is beyond excited to be serving a two-year mission for the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints in the fall, and he plans on attending either Utah State or UVU once he returns home. He would like to thank his parents Trenda and Craig, for supporting him since day one, along with his siblings and the rest of his family, all of his best friends over the years who have helped him along the way, as well as all his teammates, teachers, and coaches who have helped him progress and have inspired him. He hopes you enjoy this year’s concert! Go BBT!

Ashton Clarke

Ashton started dancing ballroom dance his junior year with the social ballroom classes. He was lucky enough to help the team with one of their dances for last years ballroom concert. He has loved being apart of this team and all of the things he has learned. His favorite styles of dance are Cha Cha, Rumba and Samba. Ashton has had a busy and exciting year by participating with the Ballroom Team, Student Government and Hope Squad. This summer Ashton is excited to serve an LDS mission in Paris, France. Speaking Mandarin Chinese. Ashton would like to thank his family, friends and fellow team members for all the support they have given him, without them he would not be where he is today!

Carter Jensen

Carter has been dancing since 6th grade. He has loved learning many styles of dance. Carter learned to love performance through theater and dance. Theater luckily brought Carter to find my biggest passion, ballroom dance. This is his 4th year dancing ballroom but 2nd year of taking ballroom seriously. Through help from many coaches and choreographers he has had the chance to learn from including Annie Topham, Alex Taylor, Rick Robinson, Kristen Hawkins, and so many others. These leaders and influencers have helped him to become a high level ballroom competitor. While participating with Bingham Ballroom Team, Carter also has maintained a spot on the Quickstep Medley Competition Teams and was graced with the opportunity to compete five dance medleys at the NDCA Ametuer National Competition. In addition to the team success of both Bingham Ballroom Team and Quickstep Medley Teams, Carter has found great success in individual syllabus competition including medaling in American Foxtrot three times, International Waltz twice, American Cha Cha twice, and Paso Doble and Samba once. Carter also enjoyed competing in open taking home ribbons and medals in Rhythm and Ballroom at Gem State. Carter is planning to attend Utah Valley University to major in Hospitality Management and minor in Ballroom Dance. He hopes to dance for UVU’s tour team and join many of his close friends on trips to the prestigious Blackpool international competition. Carter also hopes to dance Amerture Ballroom and Rhythm for the rest of his life. Carter will be serving a mission for the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints beginning this summer and serving in New York City speaking Spanish. Carter would like to extend a personal thank you to Annie Topham and Alex Taylor for continuing to push and correct me to help me grow as a dancer.

Evan May

Evan started dancing in the social ballroom class last year, but has loved learning and growing on the team. He’s been deeply involved with music, playing guitar since he was 8 years old. He plays both acoustic and electric guitar, bass, drums, and is happy to add ballroom dancing to the growing list of music related skills.

Emma Williams

Emma has loved her senior year on the Bingham Ballroom Team. She has made lasting friendships and has learned so much from Gina, Ginger, and the other ballroom team members. She has also loved being on the ballroom team with her sister Eliza. Emma has always loved to dance and learned to ballroom dance and tap dance for her role as a folly in Crazy for You. Emma also loves to perform and has been in Fiddler on the Roof, Cinderella, and was an understudy in Mamma Mia. Emma is a gifted singer and is a member of the Acapella and Madrigal Choirs. Emma has a great sense of humor, has an infectious laugh, and loves to lift people. She loves interior design, baseball, and family vacations. Emma especially loves her family and all the time they spend together. Her Dad calls her kick because he gets a kick out of her. Emma is excited to attend college this fall semester and then serve a mission for The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints. Emma is so grateful for all of her ballroom experiences and memories that have made her who she is today.

Juniors

Tyler Atkinson

Tyler has loved every second of being on the team this year. The team is his probably favorite group at Bingham, and he loves how close they all are. This is his first big experience with ballroom dance, but he has been in musical theatre for years. Tyler is a full time singer, dancer, and actor. Next year he’s looking forward to being on the Ballroom Team (obviously), as well as in Madrigals, and in the Musical Theatre and Theatre 4 classes. On top of his excessively art filled class load, Tyler is on the Bingham Improv Team and still tries to do community musicals as well. His favorite shows he has been in are Catch Me if You Can and 12 Angry Jurors with Bingham Theatre Company and Music Man with South Jordan Arts Council. Tyler’s favorite styles in ballroom are Lindy Hop, Cha Cha, and Jive, or really anything that gets the heart racing and the blood pumping. He would like to thank his parents for supporting him and putting up with his crazy schedule, along with his friends, his girlfriend, his three team brothers (Evan, Dillan, and Ian), and his three cats. He hopes you enjoy the show, and if you did, why not see him and the Musical Theatre class perform Xanadu at the beginning of May? Tyler is the lead! But for real, he hopes you’re thrilled with this amazing concert put on by even more amazing Bingham Ballroom Team!

Triston Brimhall

Triston has done social ballroom classes in 8th and 10th grade where he loved everything about it which led him to try out for the team! He has enjoyed all the competitions and celebrating the accomplishments this team has had throughout the year. He loves how close the team has become and how we are like 1 big family. He wants to thank all his teammates his parents and friends for making it so fun and being supportive.

Chelsea Hansen

Chelsea has grown up dancing and competing at local studios exploring jazz, ballet, pointe, contemporary, musical theatre, hip hop, and tap styles. She has loved being able to expand her knowledge of dance through ballroom and learn new styles while incorporating what she’s learned previous. When not ballroom dancing you can find chelsea performing in musicals and plays year round, as well as playing on Binghams tennis team. She’s so excited to grow more as a ballroom dancer and continue making memories with the team. She is so grateful for where she is today and the opportunity to be on this amazing team. She thanks her family and friends for always supporting her in all that she does!

Grace Holmgren

Grace began dancing at the age of 4 and her love for dance continues to grow. She has trained in various dance styles, including ballet, modern, and Hispanic folklore. When Grace joined the Ballroom Team she overcome with joy. She has loved every moment she has had for the past year with her team. Her favorite things include spending time with friends and family, trying new foods, and of course hanging around with her teammates! Her nickname among her close friends and family is "Gracie." She is so grateful to have been given the chance to be on the this years team and can’t wait for the amazing opportunities ahead! Grace would also like to thank her mom for her unwavering support and encouragement throughout her dance journey. She is also grateful for her teachers and coaches, who have helped her develop her skills and pushed her to be her best.

Grace Huaman

Olivia Kartchner

Liv is overjoyed to have been on the Ballroom team this year. Liv has been dancing since she was 3 years old and has been training competitively at Empower Dance in many different styles including Ballet, Jazz, Contemporary, Lyrical, Hip Hop, Modern, Tap, Improv, Musical Theater, and Pointe. She has loved learning the new styles surrounding ballroom and being able to add more to her dance knowledge. Liv is also on the Bingham Dance Company as a second year member and continues to love every second! Liv would like to thank her parents for being her biggest inspirations and always being there to support her. She would also like to thank her wonderful teammates for the impact they have made in her life. Liv is thrilled to get the opportunity to spread her love for dance to others with her favorite family here at Bingham.

Dillan Orr

Dillan was first introduced into the world of performing arts in 4th grade through a community arts program, and then really got to experience and dive into the world of musical theatre in 8th grade. Dillan first began his Ballroom adventure in 8th grade when he took a Social Ballroom class, and he loved the energy he felt with it and the fun of performing a dance for an audience. He began this year in the Social Ballroom 1 class, but through divine intervention, he was able to be put on the team 2 weeks before the first performance. Playing catchup and having to learn things on the fly this year has been a constant part of his experience, but he wouldn’t have it any other way! Some of his highlights include both tours (Disneyland and Gem State), the competitions, the bus rides associated with both, and the Saturday practices. He will always cherish how close the team is as it’s a family to him, and the dance room feels like home. His favorite styles are Jive and Lindy, but he also loves Waltz and other Standard styles. Some of his hobbies include Improv, D&D, video games, reading, hiking, hanging out with friends, and playing the piano, which he has been doing for 13 years and counting. His nicknames include Dilly Boy (Cade and Ashley), Dill (Nixon and Boston), Dillajandro (Tyler), Double Stuf (Liv), and Big/Little Bro (Tyler, Ian, and Evan), among many others. He wants to thank his mom for being willing to jump into the world of dance and help fund and support him along the way. He wants to thank his neighborhood and theatre friends for putting up with him constantly being busy and supporting him in his endeavors. He wants to thank God for the miraculous events that allowed him to get onto the team, and most of all, he wants to thank the coaches, captains, officers, seniors, and team members for the amazing environment and family they’ve built, he’s never felt more at home with any group of people, it truly is a second family and he’s going to miss the seniors so much once they leave. He hopes you enjoy the concert and that you bawl your eyes out at La La Land and In the Stars (because he does too, every time).

Nixon Pond

Nixon has loved being on the ballroom team these last two years. His highlights are summer practices, getting to know everyone and their personalities, competitions, performances and tour. Watching how the team joins together, learns dances, and in all of that became a family. Nixon has danced for 2 years with the team and in that time taken many private lessons. He mostly played sports before High School. In middle school he participated in a few musicals, one of those was Cinderella where dancing was taught, he watched, learned and danced and was hooked. Nixon enjoys skiing in the winter, boating in the summer, hiking and spending time in the mountains. He dabbles in blacksmithing when he has time. Nixon also takes lots of naps. Nixon wouldn’t be on the team if it wasn’t for his brother, Boston, he pushes him both physically and mentally to be a stronger person and dancer. He would also like to thank his mom who has supported him tremendously, and she is one of the reasons why he did private lessons for this last year, and as far as he knows she will continue to support and help him this next year.

Zoey Powell

This is Zoey’s second year on the ballroom team and her favorite moments are competing and performing routines to Halloween songs like this year's Smooth Criminal Tango. She and her partner Ashton won 5th place at nationals in cha-cha, which cemented it as her favorite style. Zoey’s early years included hip hop, jazz, and elementary ballroom. She is quite the bookworm and is a 3rd degree black belt in karate. Zoey’s nicknames are Zoe, Zo-Zo, and a new one Zoses (for more info on that one, please ask an officer). Her teachers are her biggest helpers as they understand and are interested in how ballroom is doing. She also receives so much support from her mom and siblings who cheer loudly anytime she performs. Lastly, Zoey’s friends have been a major motivation to push herself to be the best she can be.

Sophomores

Natalie Applegate

Following in her two older sisters’ footsteps, Natalie is thrilled to be a part of BBT this year! Natalie has always had a passion for dancing. She began dancing when she was four years old, and has been specifically trained in Ballet, Pointe, Modern, Jazz, and Hip-Hop at Canyon View Arts Center. Natalie has thoroughly enjoyed participating in and learning additional styles of dance through ballroom this year! She is grateful for all the opportunities that participating on the team has afforded her, including learning ballroom dance techniques, performing, choreographing, and developing new friendships. She would like to thank her incredible teammates and inspiring coaches (Gina Terrell and Ginger Weber) for creating such a memorable and rewarding year. She would also like to thank all her previous dance instructors for pushing her and allowing her to grow. Shoutout to Andrea Edwards who has taught her through all twelve years of her dance experience. Natalie’s family and friends have also played a significant part in her dancing journey and she will be forever grateful for their ongoing encouragement and support!

Lucas Estrada

Levi Keller

Levi has been performing on stage since he was a little seventh grader at Elk Ridge Middle School. He grew a love for musical theatre, doing school and community shows throughout the years. Once he joined the Bingham Ballroom Team, his love for dance grew more than he could imagine. Levi is very ambitious in trying new things as he explores new dance styles like tap and contemporary. Aside from dance, Levi enjoys baking, playing the cello and piano, hanging out with friends, and teaching his dog new tricks. He loves all different styles of ballroom but his favorites include samba, jive and waltz. He would like to thank his parents, Sarah and Chris for being his biggest supporters (driving him everywhere) as well as his close friends and family that continue to show up to all of his performances. He hopes that you enjoy these dances as much as he does, and he is so incredibly grateful to be a part of this amazing family and team who continues to be the best part of his day. Levi is sad to see this year go but is excited for all the opportunities to come.

Samantha Milar

Samantha Milar has been dancing for 13 years and is currently a member of the Ballroom Team. She has always had a passion for dance and started training at a young age. Samantha's dance journey began with classical ballet, jazz, hip hop and contemporary, but she eventually discovered her love for ballroom dancing and has been focused on perfecting her craft ever since. Joining the Ballroom Team has been a highlight of Samantha's dance career. She has had the opportunity to perform in competitions and showcase her skills in front of audiences. Outside of dancing, Samantha enjoys spending time with her family and friends. She loves traveling and experiencing different cultures, which has inspired her dance style and choreography. Samantha would like to thank her parents for their unwavering support and for always encouraging her to pursue her passion. She is also grateful for her dance teachers and coaches who have challenged her and helped her grow as a dancer.

Mitchell Sadowski

Mitchell was never really serious about dance before this year, but he would do some hip hop and a wicked moonwalk from time to time. Then Mitch found the ballroom team and has loved all of the support and fun you can have with everyone. Besides ballroom, Mitch likes to hang out with friends, draw, read, play the drums, piano, and perform with the Improv team. Mitch’s favorite styles of ballroom include standard and jive. Mitch got inspired to be better from his parents and coaches, Gina and Ginger. Mitch is known as the robot on this team and tried to do his best to keep the dances updated in his “programming.” Mitch has found a love for ballroom and he can’t wait to give even more next year. Mitch would like to thank all of his friends and the little people (in his family) for coming to this concert and congratulate Dance Co. for their performance. Mitch is so thankful for being on this team and is ready for more!

Ian Sliwoski

Ian is so excited to be on the team this year! He is a sophomore and it is his first year on the team! Ian was convinced to do ballroom team by some close friends, and even though it seemed weird, he thought it looked like so much fun! Ian loves to create things in his shop, play football (he’s on Bingham’s football team!) and keeping his muscles nice and toned. Ian’s favorite thing about ballroom team is how close the team is to each other, and he thinks that dancing is a useful skill to have. He is so glad that he chose to do ballroom and to make so many new friends. He would like to thank the wonderful captains for being so patient with him and for how they taught him. He would also like to thank his mom for supporting him in this new fun hobby. He is hoping to make the team again next year, and is up for many new adventures. Enjoy the concert!

Eliza Williams

Eliza has loved to dance since she was just a little girl. She learned ballet and jazz before becoming a member of the Bingham Ballroom Team. Her favorite styles of dance are lindy hop, jive, and cha cha. She has loved the friendships she's made, the competitions, and the trips to California and Idaho. She appreciates all she has learned from Gina and Ginger, and is so grateful for the opportunity to be on the ballroom team with her sister Emma. Eliza is always happy and she loves to bake, sing, play sports, and perform. She sings in the Cantatrice choir, and has performed in Cinderella, Matilda, and the Music Man. She loves her family and little kids. Eliza’s Dad gave her the nickname nuzzy bird because she loved to nuzzle when she was a baby and she is little like a bird.

Sofia Wright

Sof has gone from dance recitals as a little girl to being on Bingham’s Ballroom team and has loved everything about the journey. She has participated in all sorts of dance, gymnastics, sports, shows, and has done years of aerial silks with Aerobatics Circus Center. Through her experiences Sofia had discovered ballroom and was interested in taking a ballroom class in 8th grade. Since then she has fallen in love with ballroom and was so ambitious to make the team once she got to high school. Now that she has been on the team for a year she is so grateful for the dance itself and the friendships and memories she has made. Her teammates are so loving and make her laugh so hard, she is happiest when with them. Sof considers ballroom to be her favorite part of high school so far, and plans to continue it including competing open next year! Outside of dance this girl loves to go camping, see her friends, and play with her cute doggies. Sofia is so appreciative of all that ballroom has brought into her life but would like to give special attention to her coaches Gina Terrell and Ginger Davis, her parents Kadee and Todd Wright, and all those reading this now supporting her and the team's hard work in a successful year.

Meet BBT 2022-2023!