08/30/2026
Happy Sunday everyone! We have another alumni spotlight for you: Vicki!🩵⚡️
Vicki was with the studio from the time we opened until she graduated high school. Through her years of dancing she was an assistant, a teacher, and a choreographer, and she came back later to choreograph numbers for recitals.
After high school she auditioned for, and made, the Northern Arizona Dance University Dance Team. With the team, she not only danced at school events like football and basketball games, but also competed at UDA college nationals in Florida and USA college nationals in Anaheim for 3 years! At her time there they earned three national titles in both Jazz and Hip Hop. 🙌
After graduating from college, she then auditioned for the Arizona Rattlers Indoor Football Dance Team the Sidewinders. She made the team and danced for them for 4 years.She auditioned for the Arizona Cardinals dance team and made it to the final round, and used her dance skills to dance for corporate events around the Phoenix area!
Currently, she lives in Gilbert, Arizona and works as a Speech Language Pathology Assistant at a pediatric clinic. She is also both the Audition Coordinator and Assistant Coach for the Arizona Sidewinders. Along with that, Vicki getting married in September!🫶🏼
From Vicki-
“The studio became a place where I learned lessons that have stayed with me far beyond dance. Under the guidance of my teachers, Danielle and Jeanine, I learned the value of discipline, teamwork, leadership, confidence, and perseverance. They taught me how to work hard, support others, stay committed, and carry myself with professionalism both on and off the stage. Those lessons continue to influence my everyday life. “
