Director/Head Coach Bethany Nielcen grew up in Birmingham, AL, and Tampa, FL, where she studied dance and gymnastics from a young age. She was a member of her middle school, high school, and college dance teams on which she performed and competed at the state and national championship levels. Bethany was chosen as a member of the nationally-recognized American All-Star dance team, and received the honor of performing at the Super Bowl XXXIV Pregame Show alongside Tina Turner, Travis Tritt, and Faith Hill.

Bethany attended Auburn University and Birmingham-Southern College, majoring in Secondary Education and Dance. She was a member of the BSC Southern Stars Dance Team, competing and placing in the Semi-Finalist round at the UDA College Dance Team National Championship in Orlando, FL. Bethany also performed as a member of the AU Flag Line of the Sudler Trophy award-winning Auburn University Marching Band, with appearances at the Sugar Bowl in New Orleans, LA, and the 55th Presidential Inaugural Parade in Washington, D.C. Additionally, Bethany studied ballet and choreography in the Birmingham-Southern Dance Department under the direction of Mira Popovich and Ruth Henry, and she performed as a company member of the LynnTerra Ballet in Auburn, AL. Bethany has instructed students in ballet, tap, jazz, and ballroom at various dance studios and public schools in Alabama and Washington, and has provided choreography and coaching for numerous middle school and high school dance teams, majorettes, and color guards. Bethany has worked for Pacific Northwest Ballet since 2010 and is currently the Operations Coordinator of their Eastside school location in Bellevue, WA. She began coaching the Ballard High School Dance Team in 2015.

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