A Compete Dance Education

A Compete Dance Education

Thursday, July 17, 2014

Kaitlyn's Biography




            Kaitlyn Burns began taking dance classes at the age of 4.  She began her classical ballet training at age 12, under the direction of Andrea Edwards at Canyon View Arts Center School of Performing Arts, where she earned the Mary Kasai Scholarship.  She was accepted into many ballet and jazz summer intensives through Brigham Young University.  She was a member of the Riverton High Dance Company.  She was a sterling scholar finalist at Riverton High School in Dance.  She also has been a guest dancer for Mountain West Ballet and Academy of Ballet Arts Nutcracker productions, performing lead roles in Spanish, Marlinton, Snow, and Rose.  She is currently a sophomore in the Utah Valley University BS Dance Education program.  Her freshman year she was a member of the UVU Hip Hop Company, MOS.A.I.C.  She is currently a member of the UVU Modern Dance Company, Synergy.  She was an intern for Kinuko Modern Dance Company in the summer of 2012.  She has been a full member for Kinuko Modern Dance Company for three seasons.