About Us

Threesa is an accomplished singer, dancer, actress, music teacher, and choir director. She trained in vocal performance under Hedley Nosworthy at El Camino College and Marian Bodnar at Cal State Long Beach. Stage credits include Eliza (My Fair Lady), Dorothy (The Wizard of Oz), Lillian (Cheaper by the Dozen), The Rat King (Nutcracker). She has performed as a soloist in Handel's Messiah and was selected as a soloist in Europe through El Camino College. She worked as associate director with the South Bay Children's Choir, directed many community choirs, and produced theatre productions including The Secret Garden, Little Women, and A Christmas Carol. She also directs the Heart of Deseret Choir (formerly Sanpete Family Choir), an all-ages ensemble focused on uplifting, joyful music.

Maddie discovered Irish step dancing when she saw Riverdance at age ten, and later joined The Power Academy of Irish Dance. While there she performed at many venues and progressed in competition to the championship level. She was a student instructor and gained a love for helping dancers progress and succeed. At BYU she performed on the Folk Dance Team and served as an Irish dance TA. While in college she also trained in Scottish dance with Highland Peaks Dance Studio, performing and competing with them, and dabbled in tap, clogging, ballet, social dance, and more. Maddie loves to promote Irish music and dance, but her favorite part of teaching is getting to know each of her dance students as she helps them gain confidence and performance skills.

Kyra began dancing at a young age, earning lead roles including Lilac Fairy in Sleeping Beauty and the title role in Cinderella. She graduated from BYU with a Bachelor of Fine Arts in Dance, performing with the showcase company and then Theatre Ballet, and studying under teachers from the Balanchine Trust Foundation and the Arpino Foundation. Alongside ballet she has kept up jazz, contemporary, Irish, tap and clogging, finding that each one feeds the others. She began teaching at eighteen and hopes to pass on what dance teaches: passion, dedication and discipline, alongside inspiration and expression.

Ariana began ballet at seven and has not stopped dancing since, later adding jazz, modern, lyrical, tap, hip hop, and character. She performed with Academy of Ballet Arts, particularly enjoying Cinderella (Cinderella), the Snow Queen (The Nutcracker), and a lead in Just Another Day. At ballet summer intensives with Brigham Young University and the University of Utah she caught the attention of the late Professor Maggie Tesch, director of the university’s Ballet Summer Intensive, and began private lessons with her. Ariana started student teaching at twelve and substitute teaching at sixteen. She loves explaining the why behind the what of dance, helping students see how body placement shapes their dancing, and hopes to leave them with a love for what their bodies can do.

Marinda is a born performer. She has extensive performance experience — from acting in stage plays and musicals to singing in choral performances, and much more. She has spent the last three years studying and assisting in SSPA’s Irish Dance Program with Maddie. She continues to hone her dance skills in Irish, ballet, and contemporary dance. Since her teen years, Marinda has spent time learning English Country dance and other folk dance forms, building on earlier instruction in swing and square dance. She has also choreographed productions for the Heart of Deseret Choir and been invited to teach dance at several private events. She is excited to share her love of Irish Dance with people here in Sanpete County!

Brill is SSPA’s Executive Director, overseeing the school’s operations and administration. He founded and runs Brill Hernández Media, and brings that business background to how the school is organized behind the scenes, from enrollment and scheduling systems to the way families hear from us.