Biography

Nichole Ortega began her classical ballet training with Sandra Allen and continued her training with Jacqueline P. Colledge, as a member of the Utah Regional Ballet Company. Nichole completed her undergraduate degree in Health and Dance Education at BYU, and earned a Master of Arts in Dance, from CSULB. For ten years, Nichole acted as a secondary dance educator, developing the dance program at Payson High School. Currently, Nichole is in her 16th year at Utah Valley University where she is an Associate Professor and served for six years as Chair of the Department of Dance. She teaches Ballet, and other core courses. Nichole has served as President of the Utah Dance Education Organization and the Utah Academy of Science, Arts, and Letters. She served two years as the Secondary Endorsement Dance Representative for the Utah State Office of Education and has shared her research at several national and international conferences.

Education

Teaching