Staff

IDANCE CO Staff

Meet Ms. Brittany

Miss Brittany started dancing when she was four years old with Kids Edition & Dy.nam.x. in Visalia. For 10 years she performed all over Tulare County with the group, singing and dancing in Christmas parades, at the Visalia Mall, the corn maze, several local churches and even Disneyland. In high school, Brittany was part of the Golden West Dance Team for 3 years and danced hip hop, tap, jazz and ballet at Dance Arts for 2 years. Brittany was also elected as choreographer for the Golden West choirs her senior year of high school where she put together dances for Women’s Choir, Blazer Choir, and Chamber Singers. She also has a love for musical theater. She has performed in numerous musicals over the years such as Peter Pan, Hairspray, Beauty & the Beast, Matilda, Annie and many others; frequently in leading roles. Miss Brittany continued her dance career in college by joining the Jubilation Dance Ministry Club’s advanced ballet class and her sophomore year was selected to join the leadership team for the club as their musical theater instructor. In college, Miss Brittany performed multiple dances in each end of the year recital, student choreography showcases and the Jubilations Dance Ministry showcase as well as travelled with a select group of dancers to the American College Dance Association Regional Conferences. All this, and dance wasn’t her major, it wasn’t even her minor. Post college, she has continued performing in local musicals, and started with iDance Co. in 2016 as a substitute teacher and started on as a regular teacher in fall of 2017.

Meet Ms. Karley

Karley began taking dance lessons at the age of 2 and hasn’t stopped being involved in the dance world since. She danced competitively since she was 9 years old and continued throughout high school. She was also a member of the Fresno State Dance Team. Karley has taught at iDance Company since 2016 when she was just 16 years old. She has won numerous choreography awards at dance competitions throughout the state. Karley has volunteered with the Fowler Pop Warner program since 2017, winning 7 National Championship titles, as well as a State Championship title with her choreography and under her guidance. She also travels to high schools throughout the Valley to do competition song/pep choreography.

Karley has always had a passion for dance and being able to share that with so many young dancers is one reason she loves to teach. Building invaluable relationships with her students and their families and watching them grow into beautiful dancers inspires Karley everyday.

Karley graduated Fresno State in May of 2022 with a degree in Enology and will also obtain her Master’s of Business Administration.

Meet Ms. Lanie

Lanie Murrieta 18yrs old
-started dance lessons at age four for Fresno AllStars
-started dancing at IDance when it opened in 2016
-cheered 5th-12th grade
-Started coaching for FYC cheer in 2019, her team took 2nd at Nationals
-2020 COVID
-2021 her team won 1st at USA Nationals Anaheim
-2022 her team took 1st at USA Anaheim and 1st at Jamz State comp, 1st at Nationals Vegas
-2022 as a senior she was one of a few chosen county wide, to cheer at the Fresno County AllStar game in June. Helped Coach for Reedley Titans cheer camp

Meet Ms. Payton

Payton's dance journey began when she was nine years old in her hometown of Paso Robles, Ca. She began training in ballet, jazz, lyrical, contemporary, hip hop, tap, musical theater and modern. She was a member of the Paso Robles Chamber Ballet Company as well as on competition groups at her home studio. Through her training, she has had the opportunity to travel to Washington, Arizona, Texas, and statewide to attend festivals, workshops, and competitions. Growing up, she also danced in productions of The Nutcracker, Alice in Wonderland, Cinderella, and other original works which not only made her fall in love with dancing but performing as well.

Payton was also a member of the Fresno State Dance Team for three years. During her time on the team, she had the opportunity to travel to the Mountain West Championship in 2022 and Bowl games in Idaho, New Mexico, and Los Angeles. Her experience on the team opened her up to new styles of dance as well as broadened her technique foundation. She still loves any opportunity she gets to cheer on the Bulldogs!

Payton started teaching when she was fifteen years old and was the director of the mini competition team at her home studio for three years. This is where she fell in love with teaching. She feels incredibly blessed to still have dance be a major aspect of her life and that she gets to share her passion and love with young dancers.