

Meet Ella Fankhauser
Hip Hop Dance Director & Co-Director of Projection
We are excited to welcome Ella as the Hip-Hop Director for our convention competing program and is also the Co-Director of our Pre-Professional Adult Company, Projection.
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Ella's dance journey started when she was just 1 year old. Since then, she has trained with AED Dance Studio, UDO Mega Crew, Odyssey Dance Company, Urban Fairytales, and Underground.
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She is a proud graduate of UVU, where she danced on the UVU Dance Team for 4 years, serving as Head Captain her senior year and winning 5 national titles! Ella has choreographed halftimes, concert pieces, and contributed to national routines during her time there.
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Currently, she is a member of the nationally-acclaimed Weber State Dance Team and continues to share her passion for dance as a choreographer, teacher, and mentor. For the past 3 years, Ella has also served as a drill team assistant coach. She's entering her fourth season as an assistant coach at Corner Canyon High School.
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Her love for dance takes her all over the country, teaching and choreographing for studios, drill teams, and individual dancers. Whether she's training, performing, teaching, or creating choreography, one thing is clear- Ella truly loves dance and deeply cares about helping her students achieve their goals.