Sara Trageser is the owner and primary teacher of Mtn Green Dance Co.  Sara was raised in CA where she started dancing at the age of three. Studying Tap, Jazz and Ballet she took a special interest in ballet. She was invited to join a ballet company at age 16. In high school Sara found her love for singing and musical theater. Her first job as a teacher was developing the ballet department of California Dance Co. (a prominent competitive dance company in northern CA.)  Sara worked in CA as a teacher, choreographer, and performer at studios, high schools, and colleges for the next four years before moving to New York City.  Once in New York, Sara was selected to perform with the USO World Troupe. Performing for the USO gave her the opportunity to sing, dance, and travel the world.  During her travels she met her husband, a pilot with the United States Air Force.  After performing with the USO for three years, she married and traveled with the world as a military wife.  During her first assignment in Italy she taught dance classes to children and adults before deciding to take time off to start a family.  After moving to Las Vegas and Korea, the Trageser family came to Hill Air Force base and fell in love with the area.  Starting out in the Kaysville area, Sara had the opportunity to start teaching again.  They then decided to build their dream home in Mountain Green where Sara looks forward to putting down roots and creating the dance studio she has always dreamed of owning.

Courtney Smith has been ballroom dancing for 13 years and coaching teams of all ages for 6 years. She has trained in a variety of dance styles and has had the opportunity to train with professionals from Dancing With The Stars and So You Think You Can Dance. 

She was the 2012 state Amateur Latin Champion and the 2012-2014 national Standard formation Champion. In her competitive days she competed against dancing with the stars pros such as Witney Carson, Jenna Johnson, and Lindsay Arnold. She also taught a ballroom dance program at a couple of elementary schools in Davis County.

Sydney has been dancing for over 15 years and teaching for 8. She competed on the ProVita drill team for 4 years, and became a 2X region and state champion in multiple dance styles. Her team also trained and performed with the Utah Jazz Dancers. She is known for her award winning choreography, resulting in her students winning the “sweepstakes” award at multiple competitions. The students at Mountain Green Dance Company love Miss Sydney and have excelled under her instruction.

Alyssa Hoyt has been dancing for over 10 years, studying tap, jazz, ballet, and contemporary. While growing up her primary focus of study was ballet. She taught ballet and tap for 2 years at a small studio in Colorado before moving to Utah for school.

Alyssa is currently studying special education at Weber State University. While at Weber State she has had the opportunity to take ballet, tap, modern, and african dance classes. She also performed in the Orchesis dance concert for 3 semesters. After graduation, she hopes to combine her love of dance and special education.

Dustin has almost 40 years of teaching experience in traditional Martial Arts. He holds black belts in 4 different styles. He is excited to share his knowledge and passion for MMA with the kids of Mountain Green.

Nicole danced all growing up and trained mostly in jazz, lyrical, and hip-hop. She took a break after high school to pursue a college degree and family life. After she had her 2 amazing children, she moved into the fitness world and continues to teach a variety of exercise classes. While teaching classes like Zumba, cardio dance, and hip hop fitness classes, she remembered the passion she’s always had for dance and decided to get back into teaching dance to children. She’s very excited to get to know the families at Mountain Green Dance Co. When she’s not teaching classes she’s spends time walking her dog, playing games with her family, and reading.

Elysha Black grew up in the Salt Lake Valley and first Love was Dancing. She started Dance from the age of 6 and in her youth was part of a singing and dancing performing group that traveled, performed, and competed all over the country. In High School she was on the Drill Team and was a Dance Company Officer. As a teenager, she was selected as a ‘sweetheart’ at a Dance Competition where she was able to represent Utah in a National show and train under well known choreographers. In College, she trained under many well known teachers at the University of Utah and attended frequent classes every year at The Edge Studio in LA and Broadway Dance Center in New York. She later went on to create a professional Dance Performing group called ‘Sojourn’ that performed for various well known performing artists and at many local events. She was on O2, a junior company for Odyssey Dance Theatre where she was hired for side performance work for ODT and performed yearly in ‘Thriller’.

She has taught dance technique and choreographed at various studios in Salt Lake and Park City for over 15 years, winning multiple high score awards with her choreography. Movement has always been a big part of her life as she has also taught other various forms of exercise from Dance Cardo, TurboKick, has a red-black belt in Tae Kwon Do and is a Certified Yoga Teacher.

Off the Dance Floor, she is a Mother of 2, lives in Mountain Green where she loves to hike, ski, concerts and works as a Wedding Planner for Michelle Leo Events.