Our mission is to enlighten children from a young age in the art of appreciating and taking care of their bodies using creativity and movement in dance. Our goal is to teach proper technique in many genres and to create inspiring choreography in a safe environment while boosting self-images and having fun.​ ​

Laura christensen - owner/director/instructor
 intensive teams

 Laura began her dance training and love of the arts at the age of 6 with the Jazzins Dance Company in Rock Springs, Wyoming under the direction of USA Instructor Karla Ryan.  She also studied with Anna Zupence at the Dance Patch and Kim Lippicolo School of Dance.  Classes taken include, jazz, ballet, drill and tap.  Laura continued to study dance in numerous 
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Sarah  robles - office manager/instructor
tap,JBT, and  intensive team

Sarah Robles was born and raised in Herriman, (Utah) a suburb South West of Salt Lake City. During her high school career, Sarah served as a Thespian Officer in the theater department, her junior and senior year, and was a member of the school’s Dance Company and Swing Dance Team. Sarah began teaching dance her senior
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Dawn Crawford - costume director/instructor
ballet, pointe, tap

​Dawn Sheree Crawford began her dance training at the age of 8 in Grand Junction, Colorado at Mesa State College.  Some classes taken include ballet, jazz, modern and tap.  Dawn participated in many summer workshops where she was exposed to many different forms of dance. The workshops brought various guest artists from different parts of the      Read More...

​Amy   Bode -  instructor
jbt-(jazz, ballet,tap) ballet, team technique

Amy started dancing at the age of 4.  She studied various forms of dance including ballet, pointe, jazz, acrobatics, tap, clogging and modern.  At the age of 16 she became a teacher at her home town school, Covington School of Dance.  She performed various roles in the 
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dj sTAUFFER - instructor
MOMMY & ME, tiny tots, and JBT (jazz, ballet, tap)

J is the mother of five children, three of which dance at Artistry In Motion.  She has been bringing her children through the doors of the studio since 2007.  
     In 2011, she began teaching yoga early in the morning at the studio until baby number five arrived.  It was then that she picked up teaching Mommy and  me   Read more...      ​

alainie crawford - instructor
team technique

Alainie started dancing at the age of three with J's Dance Studio and The Dance Connection. She began her time at Artistry in Motion upon opening and she took as many classes as possible. These classes included hip hop, tap, jazz, modern and contemporary as well as ballet classes with her mother, Dawn Crawford.   
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megan  casados - instructor
ballet,  hip hop, and intensive team

Megan was born and raised in Casper Wyoming and has been living in Rock Springs for the past three years with her fiancé, two dogs, and soon to be baby girl, Claire. She started dancing when she was two years old taking a few classes a year, then she started competing at competitions when she was around 
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yadi vicencio - instructor and front office
jazz, hip hop, and intensive teams

 Yadi Vicencio began her love of dance at Artistry In Motion Dance Studio at the age of 4. She studied various genres of dance including, jazz, contemporary, hip hop, ballet and pointe. At the age of 10 she started competing with the studio’s 
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Emma Marsing - instructor
​jazz, lyrical, contemporary, team technique

Emma began her dance education at the age of 3 with Tag West Ballet. At the age of 10, Emma continued her dance education at Artistry in Motion where she progressed through their competitive teams and recreational classes. Throughout her dance education she has studied various form such as ballet, pointe, contemporary, modern, jazz, tap, and hip-hop. Emma loves expanding her dance knowledge and has been to many dance conventions 
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BRIANNA LEIBEE - INSTRUCTOR
​CONTEMPORARY AND JAZZ

Bio coming soon.
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​EMMALEE WILLIAMS -  INSTRUCTOR
CHEER

Emmalee Williams began her love for cheerleading when she was five. She attended all mini cheer camps provided by the Rock Springs High School Cheer Team. She also mini shadowed the team when she was six. She was part of the High School Cheer Team for four years and was coached by Dena Douchant. Emmalee earned her Varsity letter all four years of high school. She has received two 3rd place state titles and one 2nd place state title. She has attended many 
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​JENNIFER RAMOS - INSTRUCTOR
​CHEER

Jennifer was first introduced to cheer when she was much younger. She attended the mini cheer camps that the Rock Springs Tiger Cheer held and loved every second. On top of that, she took dance classes from Artistry In Motion and enjoyed those as well. During her freshman year, Jennifer decided to try out for the cheer team and she made it. She continued to be a RSHS Cheeerleader for the rest of her high school career. She was  
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​​Jordan  erspamer - front desk 

​Jordan is a real asset to the  office staff here at AIM. She is a great fit and we are very pleased to have her!



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HEATHER GONZALEZ - FRONT DESK

Heather is our latest front desk help and we are very grateful she decided to join us here at AIM.