About

Our Story

Dance is not a competition, it’s a passion

Hi! I’m Carly Jensen, and I’m so excited to be teaching ballet here in Weston! Ballet has been my passion for most of my life, and I can’t wait to share it with you! My husband, Connor, and I just finished building our home and studio here in Weston and are thrilled to get to know you and your future dancers! I’ll see you at the studio!

Get to Know Miss Carly

I am thrilled to get to know you and your dancers!

Qualifications

  • 1. 15 years dance experience
  • 2. Bachelor′s degree in Exercise Science from USU
  • 3. Training in over 5 genres of dance including ballet, jazz, modern, contemporary, and tap.
  • 4. Sterling Scholar for Dance

Education and Training

Carly trained at Lifehouse Performing Arts Academy for 16 years, dancing in over fifty
performances including The Nutcracker, Sleeping Beauty, Coppelia, DonQuixote, La Bayadere,
and Cinderella. She was on the Dance Company at Salem Hills High school and won Sterling
Scholar her senior year. Additional training was received through summer intensives and dance
camps with Lifehouse, BYU CDT, LADM, JUMP, NUVO, and master classes with various Ballet
companies.
Carly discovered a love of teaching early in life as she substituted and assisted at Lifehouse and
in private lessons, leading her to found Summit Ballet in Weston, Idaho where she teaches and
directs performances. A Bachelor’s Degree in Exercise Science from Utah State University
enhances her ability to teach correct alignment and injury prevention in ballet. Carly loves
many genres of dance and is trained in ballet, jazz, contemporary, modern, tap, and lyrical.
Teaching allows her to share her love for ballet with an emphasis on positive, safe, and healthy
experiences in the dance world.