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Amber Henrie -Owner and Director
Amber Henrie was awarded Director of the Year in 2023, 2024, and 2025. She is a member of the All Star All-American team in freestyle, solos, short duet and long duet. Amber has been dancing for 30+ years and teaching for 12 years. Before starting NextStep, she previously taught for Pride & Passion Studio and Extreme Rhythm. Amber is an award winning dancer, instructor and choreographer. She has had the opportunity to perform and compete all over the world including Disneyland, Nashville, Las Vegas, New York City, London, Serbia, Romania and more. Amber graduated from BYU with a Bachelor’s Degree in Elementary Education and a minor in Dance. She is married to a very supportive husband, Austin Henrie, and they have 4 awesome kids (Claire, Jack, Tucker, and Finn). Amber has a passion for dancing and teaching. She strives to help her students see the best in themselves, and to build confidence on and off the stage.
Samantha Allan- Assistant Director
Samantha Allan has been clogging for 23 years and teaching for 10 years. She has danced with Spring Rhythm, Rocky Mountain Express, and High Performance Studios. Samantha has competed in competitions all throughout Utah and has performed in many different shows including BYU’s Christmas Around the World. Samantha has won several awards and is a member of the All Star All-American Team in freestyle. She graduated from Utah Valley University, where she earned her degree in business. Samantha has been part of NextStep since the beginning and is a wonderful teacher!
Heather Beardall- Teacher
Heather has been dancing since she was 2 and clogging since she was 7. She is a member of the All-American Team in acapella duet, winning 3 different years. She has won Master Soloist many times. She was the 4th place overall Champ SuperStar at Nationals in 2024. She has placed in many overall Pro divisions including getting 2nd overall a Capella solo at a competition. Heather has worked as a teacher's assistant for 5 years at the studio and is now in her 3rd year of teaching. She loves young children and teaching so much! She loves choreographing and has award winning choreography in both clogging and jazz. When she’s not dancing she’s probably playing the violin, singing, making bracelets, working out, writing, doing homework, or filming reels with her sister.
Olivia Hawkins- Teacher
Olivia has been clogging for over 10 years and loves it. She is a member of the All American clogging team in line solo and long duet. She has received master soloist many times and has won overalls in her professional level long duet. Olivia traveled with the American Folk Ensemble and performed throughout Germany this past summer! Olivia has been a teacher’s assistant for several years and is on her second year as a teacher at the studio. She loves being able to work with younger dancers and expand her choreography skills. When she’s not clogging, you can find her running, playing violin or piano, and doing homework.
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