Meet the Staff!
Marianne Co~ Owner
Marianne started dancing at age 6 and won her first national competition as a soloist at age 12. In her youth she had the opportunity to dance with celebrities and travel throughout the Western United States to compete. At age 16 she was able to travel to Japan to compete in an international competition and while there was chosen as a youth choreographer to represent her company. She continued her dance training through high school and also competed with her high school drill team where she was elected as a drill mistress. During those years she, along with the other drill mistresses , were in charge of choreographing and cleaning routines. Marianne had the opportunity to begin teaching a three year old class at the age of 15 and hasn’t stopped teaching since. After 30 yrs she continues to run a studio, as well as help choreograph and clean routines for high school drill teams. Many of her choreographed routine have won national honors. To round out her dance experience she gained a minor in dance at Utah State University and began judging at age 20. Marianne has traveled to Idaho, Utah, Nevada and California to judge at competitions including various National competitions. Recently, she was asked to judge the Miss Idaho Pageant, and thoroughly enjoyed the new judging opportunity. Although she loves dancing ~ she loves her family even more and enjoys being a wife and mom to four boys, one girl and one newly acquired daughter-in-law. She currently co-owns R&M Dance Studios and teaches speech and language to the kids in public schools and had recently returned to graduate school where she is working to gain her masters degree.
As a studio owner, Marianne believes that by participating in a dance group, a child is able to develop their creativity, increase their physical fitness, enhance their mental well-being, and foster team/social skills. Dance develops valuable life skills like discipline, perseverance, and respect for others. It’s not just a form of art and exercise but a comprehensive developmental experience that supports their overall growth and happiness. She also believes that this can be done in a family friendly, modest, age appropriate atmosphere. Her enthusiasm for what dance can offer the youth is the reason she continues to provide dance lessons in Cache Valley.
Kylie Co~Owner
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Kylie started dancing when she was 2 years old and hasn't stopped since! Her mom owned and ran a dance studio so she grew up in the studio. She also was a competitive gymnast until age 12. She was a member of the Logan High School Hi-Lo's all 4 years in high school, helping with choreography and was co-captain her senior year. After high school Kylie was an Aggiette at Utah State University for 2 years before getting married and loved it! She started teaching dance when she was 14, helping out in classes with her mom. She is trained in ballet, lyrical, contemporary, jazz, hip hop, tap and pom. Her favorite style to choreograph and teach is jazz. She loves being with her family and they enjoy going on hikes, skiing, Aggie basketball games, and watching her 2 boys play soccer and basketball! In addition to co-owning R&M Dance Studios, she works full time as a medical auditor for Intermountain Health.​ As a studio owner, Kylie loves to see the girls learn and grow and discover their love of dance! She loves that we have a positive, family friendly environment and believes dance helps students in all aspects of life.
Maile ~ Instructor
Maile started dancing at the age of 4 where she began her love for dance. She danced throughout her childhood and made the High School Drill Team. During her time on drill she was the team Drill Maiden for 2 years and Captain her senior year. Over that time Maile learned that she loved to choreograph routines. She choreographed her own solos and competed them and helped others on her team choreograph and polish solos and duets. When she was 14 she took a group of inexperienced high school teachers and taught them a dance to do at the Homecoming assembly and knew that being a dance instructor was in her future for the long haul! Maile has taught at studios in Salt Lake and Cache Valley while she attended college at UVU, Weber State and USU. She also spent a year coaching the Logan High School Drill Team before the drill program was cut. While coaching drill her team was elected for best sportsmanship! Maile has received various choreography awards and is trained in ballet, jazz, tap, lyrical/contemporary hip hop and pom.
Maile is currently a social worker in Utah and keeps herself busy with camping, traveling, working in her garden and spending time with her family. She especially loves going to concerts with her husband! She is excited to continue teaching her passion with her students and loves that dance allows her to use her artistic side and create movement and stories through music. She firmly believes that music and dance are food for the soul, and their influence on our mental and physical well-being is profound!
Makenna ~ Instructor
Makenna is a dancer, choreographer, and teacher raised in Nampa, Idaho. She began dancing at the age of four at Kennedy School of Dance and was captain of Skyview High School's drill team from 2014-2018. She has trained in many genres such as ballet, tap, jazz, contemporary, lyrical, hip hop, pointe, modern, and world dance. Makenna's love of dance was more than just an after-school hobby, motivating her to study at Brigham Young University - Idaho and earn her bachelor’s degree in Dance with an emphasis in choreography and performance. She enjoyed serving as a member of the National Dance Society & studied the history of dance, choreographic explorations, body anatomy and injury prevention through kinesiology, and dance film classes. She danced with the BYU-I Collegiate and Alliance Dance Companies and received her certification in Yoga as well. Makenna believes our body's are gifts and that learning about them & sharing that gift through movement is beautiful! Her love for dance continues to grow everyday, but the love she has for the children she teaches and seeing them achieve their goals is what brings her the most joy.
Sydney ~ Instructor
Sydney’s love of dance started in the Cache Valley Civic Ballet’s Irish dance class at the age of 6. She switched to ballet soon after, taking classes with the CVCB until joining Move To It Dance (later R&M Dance Studios) in middle school. Throughout high school, she had the opportunity to perform in several dance roles in musical productions. During this time she began to experiment with choreography, competing her own solo routines and submitting a group number to the Utah Reflections program. Sydney has been a teacher with R&M since 2021, and loves working with dancers as they grow and improve in the studio and on the competition floor.
Paige ~ Instructor
Paige has been dancing since she was 2 years old! She went to various studios until she was old enough to make the Mountain Crest rill Team when she was a freshmen. She was selected to compete for all-state drill both her junior and senior year, and was also a captain her senior year! Paige started teaching at R&M after she graduated from high school. She loves teaching and dance has always been a vital creative outlet for her. When she is not dancing she manages a private daycare in Nibley and is currently a Junior at USU as an English Education major for Secondary Ed!
Izzy ~ Instructor
Izzy found her passion for dance at age 8 and since has had many incredible opportunities to dance in some amazing places across Utah and the West. She started teaching preschool age dance at age 14 and quickly fell in love with teaching and choreographing for all different age groups. While dance is her true passion, Izzy is also currently pursuing a degree in history from Utah State University. She believes that dance is an incredible resource for children to develop crucial life skills as well as cultivate their creativity.