Shawntay BucknerOwner / Instructor / Choreographer
Shawntay has danced competitively for 18 years, winning many local and national titles, including Mini Miss Dance/Drill Utah and a Mini Miss Dance/Drill national title. She was a cheerleader at Grantsville High School before founding Dance Sensations.

Her students and teams have excelled on the competition circuit, with the most recent season bringing back multiple consecutive overall high point awards in team, duo, and solo categories.

Shawntay’s dance background includes jazz, tap, ballet, lyrical, cheer, hiphop, and tumbling. She is dedicated and loves to teach, and finds her reward in developing cohesive teams and strong, poised dancers.

 Kristine BucknerOwner / Director of DanceSensations
Kristine has been involved in dance for over 18 years. She oversees the business side of Dance Sensations, and is responsible for scheduling and coordinating competitions. She is friendly and great with children, and keeps the dancers focused on positive growth and development.

 ASSISTENT TEACHERS:

 Hannah Keller/Assistant Teacher
Hannah has been dancing with Dance Sensations for 4 years and is an amazing dancer. She excels in tumbling and has experience in jazz, hiphop, lyrical, tumbling, and cheer. She has competed as a solo dancer and as an integral part of our Senior Elite competition teams.

Trinity Vincent
Trinity has been dancing for over ten years, and has been with Dance Sensations for the past three. She is a beautifully strong lyrical and jazz dancer, and has experience in cheer, hiphop, tumbling, and ballet. She competes as a solo dancer and anchors our Senior Elite teams, contributing to our success with an artistic eye to the choreography and productions.

 Jayci Bogue/Assistant Teacher
Jayci has been with Dance Sensations for two years. She is a strong leader and caring mentor to the students, and a key dancer on our Senior and Senior Elite teams. She has experience in jazz, lyrical, hiphop, tumbling, and cheer.

Allyson SwensenAlly is our newest instructor, teaching our younger classes the basics of movement and form. She has been with Dance Sensations for three years, and a dancer for over seven. She has experience in jazz, tap, hiphop, lyrical, ballet, cheer, and tumbling. She is part of our Teen and Senior Elite teams, and she excels as a soloist, having won five overall high-point trophies in the past two seasons