About

Dance has always been a part of my life in one way or another. I loved taking lessons as a child and an adult. I love watching my kids experience dance. This love for dance and my desire to ensure that others could have dance in their lives led me to take over the 20-year legacy of Canyon Dance Academy. 

Ella (they/she) grew up in the greater Seattle area and trained at various dance studios in the
area. Ella has trained in most dance styles but their favorites are Ballet, Contemporary, and Jazz. Their favorite dance class growing up was Variations Ballet class. Ella holds a B.S. in
psychology from the University of Idaho. Now in Boise, Ella works full-time in human resources and is excited to join the CDA team!
In their free time, Ella enjoys walking with their dog Tino and paddle boarding.

My name Sammi Grant and I am a dance teacher at Canyon Dance Academy. I am a student at Boise State University, and I am pursuing my Bachelor’s degree in Sociology and a minor in Spanish. I love all types of dance, but my favorites are jazz and hip hop. I am a Choreographer and run my own Choreography business, “Amore Choreography.” I am a Disney freak and love all things scary! 

Hi my name is Kaitlyn Fajardo and I am a dance teacher at Canyon Dance Academy. I am a recent graduate from Northwest Nazarene University with a degree in global business and financial economics. I have been dancing since I was in preschool all the way through my senior year of high school and taught dance for a year and a half at my hometown dance academy, Candy’s Dance Academy. I absolutely love tap and jazz and enjoy teaching young dancers to find the passion of dance that my past dance teachers have helped me find. I am so excited to be a part of Canyon Dance Academy and to help the students learn and grow into the best version of themselves.

I am so excited to be teaching dance at Canyon Dance Academy. I have an amazing husband of 21 years, 3 children, and 2 beautiful grandchildren. I started dancing when I was about 10 and it changed my life. My teachers at school and dance made such an impact on me that I knew then, that I would become a teacher myself one day. I wanted to help others feel the love and confidence I felt. I have now been teaching for the last 18 years and have loved every minute of it. I started to think that my dream of becoming a dance teacher would never happen. Then when I least expected it I was asked to teach at Canyon Dance Academy and I feel like a little kid again. I love every minute of it and can’t believe all my dreams have come true.

Brooke grew up in Henderson Nevada, where she fell in love with dancing at a very young age. She started dancing competitively in 2017, and would train over 20 hours a week. Brooke knew that she had a passion for training and teaching dance for a very long time. Her plan in the future is to open up a studio of her own! She loves taking on new dance opportunities whenever they come her way. She danced in the Macy’s Thanksgiving Day parade in New York City in 2023. Brooke enjoys spending her nights teaching students and giving them all of her knowledge that she learned growing up! Her passion for teaching is watching the students grow and make progress over time.