Instructors

2026-2027

Abigail Goehring

  • Abigail is a true California girl, born and raised in Northern California.
  • She began her dance journey at the age of three and perused classical ballet for 15 years to the pre-professional level.
  • Abigail trained with The Sacramento Ballet and Capitol Ballet with a combined 13 consecutive years of Nutcracker performances in various roles from Clara to Spanish, Snow to Merliton and Flower.
  • Even as a young dancer Abigail has attended multiple summer intensives including The Rock School, ABT and Joffrey Ballet Contemporary Ballet.
  • Abigail has participated in YAGP in both classical and contemporary performances.
  • She has performed a wide range of repertoire including Swan Lake, Sylvia, Giselle, Paquita, La Bayadere, Don Quixote and many originally choreographed pieces. 

Abigail is passionate about being able to support and encourage young dancers so they can truly feel the joy and beauty of the art form WHILE loving themselves for who they are. Dance is for all! 

Alyssa Robins

I've been dancing at En Pointe Ballet for 4 years now! I just got to start teaching this year and I can't wait to see how this year will go!

Kyrie Ogloza

Bio coming soon!

Andrielle Finch

- Andrielle has 17 years of classical ballet training, primarily in the Cecchetti method

-Andrielle's love of ballet started when she first saw The Nutcracker and was mesmerized by the dancers

- Andrielle first trained with the Columbus Ballet Youth Conservatory in Columbus, Georgia. When her family moved to North Carolina, she continued her training at Sandhills Theatre Arts Renaissance School (STARS Charter) and Carolina Performing Arts Center (CPAC)

- At CPAC, she trained under Diana Turner-Forte, Jessica McCallister, and Heather Waymack Scott

- After completing her studies at STARS under Carmen Jones, she returned to teach pre-pointe and pointe classes with their afterschool dance program

- She has extensive performance experience in both ballet and musical theatre productions

- While earning her BS in Forensic Anthropology at Western Carolina University, she completed several anatomical courses, including Anatomy for Dance

- Andrielle loves incorporating anatomical principles in her classes - Ballet is art, and your body is your medium, so you must understand it!

- She is passionate about empowering her students, and strives for them to each feel seen, heard, and strong in her classes

Abbie Simpson

Abbie Simpson is a Dance Education Major from Utah, who spent two years performing with Synergy Dance Company at Utah Valley University. She is trained in ballet, ballroom, modern, jazz, contemporary, hip hop, and musical theater. Abbie has a passion for teaching and choreography. She believes in somatic dance education practices, student-centered learning, and instilling vital life skills through the practice of dance. She strives to make personal connections with all of her students and act as a mentor in all areas of life. Abbie values community outreach and volunteers for Millie's Princess Foundation, a non-profit focused on providing support for childhood cancer and other diseases. Abbie is also a certified Life Coach with Promethean Spark International, a non-profit that teaches essential life skills to impoverished youth around the world through training in the performing arts. She has worked with notable figures in the dance world such as Nick Bloxsom-Carter, Angela Banchero-Kelleher, Sarah Donahue, Amy Markgraf, Lyndsey Vader, Jeffery Louiza, Amy Gunter Lolofie, Basahaun Williams, Nicholas Cendese, and Shaun Parry. Abbie is also interested in dance research, performing, and always expanding her dance education.

Laine Nesbitt

Laine Nesbitt trained at Ballet Etudes in Mesa, Arizona under the direction of Sharon Seder Meko. She is a classically trained dancer who enjoys the discipline and movement of ballet. She has taught ballet in studios, in a high school setting, and at an after school program. She graduated with her bachelor's degree in psychology from Arizona State University. Currently, she attends Brigham Young University and is a student in their school psychology graduate program. Laine enjoys working with children and helping them to feel successful in all that they do.

 

 Marcus Brown

Bio coming soon!

Mayra Berrios

Born in Venezuela in 1982, Mayra Berríos, began ballet training at the age of 4. Her childhood and formative years were steeped in the world of dance, particularly in the Vaganova ballet method.

In 1999 while attending university, she joined the Ballet de Maracaibo, performing under the guidance of esteemed ballet masters Nedo and Sasha Vojkic, two accomplished dancers from Saint Petersburg, Russia, until the 2003. With Ballet Maracaibo she danced in renowned pieces such as the Waltzes of Strauss, Ballet Appassionata, Suite Don Quixote, and The Nutcracker, a performance she reprised each December.

In 2004, she married, and in 2005, she welcomed her first child, a son. She graduated with a degree in journalism in 2008, and embarked on a career in various media outlets and institutions as a journalist. Her family grew with the birth of her daughter in 2015.

In 2017, she earned her second degree, this time in Management Communication, then at the same year, she moved with her family to the United States.

By 2019, she had rekindled her passion for ballet, joining the adult classes at En Pointe School of Ballet.

In 2021, she began teaching ballet at En Pointe, where she continues to both dance and instruct in beloved classics such as Sleeping Beauty, Coppelia, Cinderella, Snow White, and The Nutcracker each December.

In 2019, she began working as a Spanish interpreter for a company dedicated to serving people with hearing loss, facilitating phone calls through captioned subtitles. That same year, she joined Utah Community Action’s Head Start program as a substitute teacher, supporting preschool children in their early development, a role they continue to fulfill.

From 2022 to 2024, Mayra expanded her educational impact by serving as a classroom assistant at Hayden Peak Elementary School. During the first year, she taught the Second Step program, focusing on social-emotional learning, and the following year took charge of the copy room and supervised lunch recess, contributing to a positive school environment.

Natasha Ellis

  • Began dancing at age 3 at various studios in the Salt Lake Valley 
  • Inspired her mom to begin teaching again in 2009
  • Began her training at En Pointe in 2010
  • Volunteered as a Class Assistant for numerous years at En Pointe  
  • Began teaching at En Pointe Fall 2019
  • Performed in numerous Classical Ballets with En Pointe
  • Soloist roles as the Dying Swan, Lucille, Sugar Plum Fairy, Coppélia doll, Snow Queen, Black Cat, Dew Drop, and Evil Queen 
  • Also enjoys doing art, piano, video games, singing, cosplaying, and interior design
  • Her motto is: "People will forget what you said, people will forget what you did, but people will never forget how you made them feel"

 

Selah Johnson


Selah Johnson has been dancing since she was 3 years old, spending the majority of her time studying and teaching classical ballet at Kauai Ballet Academy in Hawai'i. Selah has choreographed pieces for KBA's annual productions of The Nutcracker, Don Quixote, The Phantom of the Opera, and First Dance. She has also choreographed for several of Kauai's theater performances such as Footloose, Anastasia, 101 Dalmatians, and Dickens of a Christmas. Selah is the co-developer of an outreach dance program for children on Majuro Atoll in the Marshall Islands. She is currently a student at Westminster University pursuing her Bachelor of Art degree in dance.

Irina Rahaniotis

Originally from Russia, I started dancing as soon as I arrived here in Utah. I fell in love with ballet when I was 3 years old and it’s been my whole world ever since. I spent the next 15 years training in ballet, tap, and jazz at Utah Dance Center, and I was so happy when I was given the opportunity to start pointe at age 10. One of my favorite memories from those years was performing as a soldier in Ballet West’s Nutcracker. 

In high school, I joined the dance team and was elected a captain my junior and senior year. It was here that I was able to let my creativity come to life. I choreographed many dances for my team to perform including ballet, jazz and contemporary. After graduating from Brighton High School, I moved to St. George for school and got the chance to teach ballet, tap, jazz, and even tumbling at a competitive studio. That’s when I realized how much I genuinely love teaching and helping dancers grow to find their own love for this beautiful art. 

When I’m not dancing, I enjoy hiking, fishing, reading and spending quality time with my friends and family. 

I’m so excited to bring my energy and love for ballet to En Pointe.